American University of Central Asia - AUCA - KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY

KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY

Since its inception, Kyung Hee University has endeavored to advance the cause of peace and mutual understanding through excellence in education and an international perspective. In 1984, the "Committee for and Office of International Exchanges(CIE)", now the Center for International Exchanges, was established to promote the international education exchange program for students and faculty members, as well as to coordinate various other international activities at Kyung Hee. The activities of CIE include financial support programs for faculty members for their research abroad, student exchange program, language programs, cultural exchange programs with sister universities, and support for international conference and activities of KHU.

 

Through the student exchange program, which was initiated in 1991, more than 290 students had opportunities to study at sister universities of Kyung Hee with credits exchanged. The universities with which Kyung Hee maintains exchange agreements include the University of North Carolina at Wilmington(U.S.A), the University of New South Wales(Australia), Nihon University(Japan), Moscow State University(Russia), and Southeast University(P.R. China) among many others.

Requirements for the Exchange Program Applicants:


1. You should be a full time sophomore or junior student at AUCA 
2. You must be nominated by AUCA 
3. You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 
4. Exchange students should be proficient in English to follow courses successfully and complete coursework (equivalent to minimum PBT TOEFL score 550).

 

Admission Deadlines

Admission to KHU is carried out each academic year at AUCA.  Depending on the number of students participating in the exchange, the call for an exchange is announced either each semester (Spring and Fall) or once per academic year (Spring or Fall).  All AUCA students are notified through their institutional emails of the call for applications.  Furthermore, you can also obtain information about the opening of an exchange program through this website.  The site will be updated each time before the call for application.  

 

Application Process

All students, willing to apply for exchange programs, must do so through http://abroad.auca.kg/The system will require students to login through AUCA account only. The recommendation letters are now must be filled in by AUCA professors only using a form within the electronic system. The AUCA students have to send a link to professors' AUCA emails, who will fill in a recommendation form for a student.  

If you have any questions regarding the program, please send your questions to international@auca.kg

The application will require students to upload/complete the following documents by Sunday 5 PM on September 29, 2024. After the deadline, the system will be closed automatically, and students will not be able to complete the application.  

 

I. Statement of purpose, explaining why you want to study at KHU, how it will benefit your studies at AUCA, and what you hope to achieve through this experience.

II. Transcript (non-official can be uploaded, too)
III. 2 (two) Recommendation forms from Professors (online submission)
IV. Resume/CV
V. Study Plan for the semester 

 

More information here

 

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