{"id":16989,"date":"2026-10-05T14:32:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T06:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/?p=16989"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T06:41:39","slug":"2026-gachon-international-winter-school-giws-open-for-applications-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/16989\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Gachon International Winter School (GIWS) \u2013 Open for Applications!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf1f <strong>[2026 <\/strong><strong>Gachon International Winter School (GIWS) \u2013<\/strong><strong> Open for Applications!]<\/strong> \ud83c\udf1f<br \/>\n\ud83d\udccd <strong>Location:<\/strong> Seoul, Korea \u2014 Gachon University<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcc5 1<sup>st<\/sup> Session <strong>Dates:<\/strong> 2026\/12\/22 \uff5e 2027\/1\/4 &gt; Students who do not have classroom final exams in Week 16~18 may apply.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcc5 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Session <strong>Dates:<\/strong> 2027\/1\/6 \uff5e 2027\/1\/19 &gt; Students who do not have classroom final exams in Week 18 may apply.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcc5 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Session <strong>Dates:<\/strong> 2027\/1\/21 \uff5e 2027\/2\/3<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcda <strong>Program Highlights<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2714 Korean Language Courses<br \/>\n\u2714 K-wave cultural experiences<br \/>\n\u2714 On-campus dormitory<br \/>\n\u2714 Airport pickup service<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1cn5RtrUh9mY9p0ViXepQ_XfOoQngaasO\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GISS Winter Program Leaflet<\/a><br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 2025 Gachon International Winter School (GIWS):\ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xtqJdusTocg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 GIWS Program \u2013 video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf93 <strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MCU undergraduate \/ graduate degree students (no enrollment limit)<\/li>\n<li>Open to all years and majors<\/li>\n<li>Recommended English proficiency: TOEIC 500+ conversational level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd <strong>Application Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Submit the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1OFuPV0pdQ593ZPo0t28kaCWqQlJt0xPx\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Letter of Deposition<\/a>\u201d to the Division of International Education and Exchange (IEE) by <strong>October 19<sup>th<\/sup> (Mon)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Admission results will be notified by email within 3 days after the deadline.<\/li>\n<li>Accepted students must complete GIWS\u2019s online registration before October 23<sup>rd<\/sup> deadline, submit required documents, and make payment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb0 <strong>Special Discounted Fee<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Program Tuition Fee (including dormitory fee): KRW 600,000 (approx. USD 400)<br \/>\n\ud83d\udc49 Payment must be remitted to GIWS\u2019s designated account (details to be provided) before October 23<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>Additional Notes<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2708 Round-trip economy airfare to Korea: approx. NT$10,000\u201320,000. Tickets may be purchased through the MCU-affiliated travel agency (3F, Tourism Building, Taoyuan Campus) or other travel agencies by yourself.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udec2 Visa: Holders of Taiwan passports enjoy a 90-day visa-free stay (passport validity must exceed 6 months). Holders of other passports should contact <a href=\"https:\/\/overseas.mofa.go.kr\/tw-zh\/index.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Korean Mission in Taipei<\/a>.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf5c Meals on your own expenses: Estimated NT$200\u2013300 per meal.<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfe0 Meeting Point: Incheon International Airport (designated location).<br \/>\n\ud83d\udee1 Insurance: Participants must purchase overseas insurance (accident\/travel\/medical). Coverage must be valid from departure until return.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udce9 <strong>Contact Information <\/strong><strong>\u2014<\/strong><strong> Division of International Education and Exchange (IEE)<\/strong><br \/>\n\ud83d\udce7 ivy@mail.mcu.edu.tw<br \/>\n\u260e Ext. 3705<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Open to all, no registration limit!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Tag your friends who love Korean language and K-culture, and sign up together!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf1f [2026 Gachon International Winter School (GIWS) \u2013 Open for Applications!] \ud83c\udf1f \ud83d\udccd Location: Seoul, Korea \u2014 Gachon University \ud83d\udcc5 1st Session Dates: 2026\/12\/22 \uff5e 2027\/1\/4 &gt; Students who do not have classroom final exams in Week 16~18 may apply. \ud83d\udcc5 2nd Session Dates: 2027\/1\/6 \uff5e 2027\/1\/19 &gt; Students who do not have classroom final exams in Week 18 may &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/16989\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":16987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":{"x":0.5,"y":0.5}},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16989"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16989"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16996,"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16989\/revisions\/16996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iee.mcu.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}