Named after the king who made Hangeul
King Sejong created Hangeul, the Korean alphabet. Sejong's president writes that the school wants to carry on the king's spirit of challenge and innovation.
Sejong University
Sejong · Seoul
A university in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, named after King Sejong, who created Hangeul, the Korean alphabet. It started in 1940 and became a university in 1987. Exchange students study at its one campus, next to Children's Grand Park.
- Founded
- 1940 a university since 1987
- Campus
- Seoul Line 7, Children's Grand Park (Sejong Univ.)
- Dorm
- From ₩1,071,200 a semester. Sejong's two pages differ, see Housing
- Course load
- 6 to 18 credits from undergraduate courses only
Yohan Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedWhat Sejong is like
Things Korean students all know that are new when you arrive.
From a women's college to a university
Sejong began in 1940 as the Kyung Sung Humanities Institute. It became a women's college in 1947 and a university in 1987.
Hotels and tourism
Sejong's hospitality and tourism programme places high in world subject rankings, and its Global Hospitality and Tourism Management track is taught entirely in English.
The park next door
The Line 7 station by campus is named after the park and the school: Children's Grand Park (Sejong Univ.). Take Exit 6 for campus.
Korean buddies
Korean student volunteers are matched with international students. Together they have a welcome party, an MT (an overnight trip) and sports days.
- Words you'll hear
- Sejongdae 세종대 What Koreans call Sejong University
- Gunja 군자 The transfer station one stop away, on Lines 5 and 7
- MT 엠티 An overnight trip with your club or department
- Sugang 수강신청 Course registration
From Sejong's official English pages (history, the president's message and the English track) and its exchange pages, checked on 26 October 2026.
People
Clubs and help for international students at Sejong.
Sejong Global Buddy
Matches Korean students with international ones. Each monthly buddy group is one Korean student with two or three international students, and there are four official events a semester, among them a welcome party and an MT.
- When they recruit
- Korean buddies are picked in January and July.
- Fee
- Yes
ISA
International Students Association, which Sejong calls the only official student body for international students. It runs a sports day, trips to see Korean culture, movie nights and a culture night.
- How to join
- Sign up for each event by Google Form, linked from its Instagram. Its Facebook group has over 4,100 members.
Sejong University for International Students
Sejong's Instagram for international students.
@sejong_univ_intInstagram accounts checked on 19 October 2026.
Country chats
Country chats are for everyone from that country studying anywhere in Korea, not only at Sejong.
Netherlands
Germany
France
Spain
Italy
Sweden
Finland
PolandGoing with friends? Make a group in A-CHA for your own crew and send them the invite link.
A-CHA events
All eventsOpen to every international student in Korea, not only at Sejong.
Flash meetups. Anyone can start or join a short meetup in the app, like dinner tonight or a hike on Saturday.
Around campus
Sejong has one campus, in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.
Address in Korean
서울특별시 광진구 능동로 209
209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006
Also on Kakao Map and Google Maps. Naver and Kakao work best in Korea.
- Subway
- Children's Grand Park (Sejong Univ.) Station, Exit 6 on Line 7. Gunja Station, where Lines 5 and 7 meet, is one stop away.
- From Incheon Airport
- AREX to Gimpo Airport, Line 5 to Gunja, then Line 7 one stop to Children's Grand Park (Sejong Univ.) and out of Exit 6.
- Bus
- Seoul Children's Grand Park stop: 721, 119, 3216 and 4212. Hwayang-ri: 240, 302, 2222, 3217, 3220 and 102. Back gate (Sejong Elementary School): 240, 2012 and 2013.
- Airport pickup
- Sejong's support centre for international students points to mamapapabear, a private company, for pickups at Incheon. Sejong doesn't run it.
- International Office
- Exchange students are looked after in room 209 of the Student Union.
- SOS Center
- Sejong's support centre for international students, on the second floor of the Student Union. sos@sejong.ac.kr, +82-2-3408-2620.
- Prayer room
- There's a prayer room on campus. The nearest mosque is Masjid Noor Sejong University Mosque at 동일로56길 11.
- Where students eat
- Mostly by the main gate on Neungdong-ro and on the streets towards Gunja Station.
- Hwayang-dong
- The side streets of Hwayang-dong sit between the Konkuk and Sejong campuses, and students from both schools eat and drink there.
Children's Grand Park and the Han River within 5 km of campus, and every place to eat nearby.
2,234places to eat near SeoulRestaurants 1,400 · Cafés 484 · Bars & pubs 350 · Vegetarian options 185 · · Open late 576Each place shows the menu in English and Korean and walking directions.
0.3 km from campus
Children's Grand Park
Located in Neung-dong and easy to reach. The zoo inside runs 10:00-17:00.
1.7 km from campus
Seongsu Cafe Street
Plenty of large warehouse-style cafes. Individual shops are often closed on Mondays.
2.4 km from campus
Ttukseom Hangang Park
Home to the Jabeolle (자벌레) observatory. Tents and canopies rent for 5,000-10,000 won.
3.0 km from campus
Seoul Forest
The butterfly garden and the deer enclosure are free. It is at its best during cherry blossom season and when the ginkgo trees turn.
4.9 km from campus
Lotte World Adventure
Booking online takes 30% off. The indoor Adventure section means rain is not a problem.
- Coffee & dessert 347
- Korean BBQ 223
- Pocha 181
- Soups & stews 180
- Pub & Bar 169
- Korean home food 163
- Western 161
- Japanese 143
- Chinese 109
- Street food 106
- Seafood 101
- Bakery 74
Checked by A-CHA
- 오스테리아현
Italian place with brick-oven pizza and pasta near Children's Grand Park Station; parking available.
- 터벅하우스(Teobeok House)Try: Sausage Platter, Honey Butter Popcorn Chicken, Cajun Fries Combo
Cocktail bar suited to drinking alone or dates, between Children's Grand Park Station and Gunja.
- 도새기집
- 하이난
- 또래끼리
- 롬곡
- 사대분식
- 화심 중식퓨전포차Try: Hwasim Seafood Jjamppong Soup, Brisket Jjamppong Soup, Malatang
- 속초빈대떡순대Try: Seafood Chive Pancake, Mung Bean Pancake, Kimchi Pancake
- 쿠시노아 세종대점Try: Korean Beef Yukhoe, Pork Neck Skewer, Grilled Korean Beef Large Intestine
- 은혜즉석떡볶이
- 신사골감자탕어린이대공원점
Good-value pork bone hangover soup and stew near Children's Grand Park Station.
Before you come
0 / 4For Spring 2027. The emails from the school come first. Use this list to check nothing is missing. Ticks stay in this browser only.
Not an official Sejong page. Dates and rules change. Check the details on Sejong's official site before you apply or book anything. Sejong exchange programme ↗ Checked on 19 October 2026
Your home university nominates you. Sejong's International Office then emails you how to apply, and you send your documents. Exchange students pay no Sejong tuition, and you can stay one semester or a full year.
You need a D-2-6 visa. Sejong sends every student the certificate of admission, the letter of acceptance and its business registration at the same time, and you don't need a visa issuance certificate.
Travel insurance with medical cover is required before you come to Korea.
Last spring you could move into the dorm from 19 February to 6 March. Classes started on 3 March and exchange orientation was the next day. Sejong hasn't published the spring 2027 dates yet.
Other dates
- 29 OctoberKorean Folk Village trip
- 15 to 21 DecemberAutumn finals
- Last spring: 19 February to 6 MarchDorm move-in
- Last spring: 3 MarchSemester starts
After you arrive
Residence card
Register within 90 days of arriving.
Sejong registers exchange students as a group on campus, so you don't go to an immigration office yourself. Instructions come before the semester starts.
You need the card to open a phone contract in your own name, open a bank account and sign up for most Korean apps.
Booking the immigration visit. Papers, fee and HiKorea screens step by step. Read the guide
- Documents
- Among them your passport and a copy, a colour photo 3.4 × 4.5 cm on white taken within six months, and an enrolment certificate, which you can get from the first day of classes.Residence card guide ↗
- Health insurance
- Since 1 March 2021, international students join National Health Insurance once they register.
- Fee
- The government fee for the card is ₩35,000.
- Trips abroad
- Don't travel to other countries until your card is out. Sejong says leaving before you register ends your visa and your place in the exchange.
- Changes
- Report a new address within 15 days of moving, at your local community centre or at immigration. Report a new passport to immigration within 15 days as well. Both are free.
- Immigration helpline
- Call 1345 with visa or residence card questions. It answers in English and other languages on weekdays from 9:00 to 22:00. From abroad, dial +82-2-1345.
Going to Sejong with a friend? Send them this page.
Housing
Exchange students live in Gwanggaeto Building on campus. Women share triple rooms on the 13th floor and men quad rooms on the 14th.
Gwanggaeto Building
₩1,071,200 to ₩1,247,200a four-month semester, on the exchange page
- Rooms
- Women share triple rooms on the 13th floor and men quad rooms on the 14th.
- Exchange page
- Triple ₩1,047,200 plus ₩200,000 upkeep, so ₩1,247,200. Quad ₩871,200 plus ₩200,000, so ₩1,071,200. No semester is given.
- SOS page
- Triple ₩1,770,800 and quad ₩1,506,800, for six months from autumn 2025. The two pages differ, so ask Sejong which applies to you.
- Curfew
- The doors are locked from 24:00 to 6:00.
- Kitchen
- No cafeteria in the building, so you eat at the campus cafeterias. The shared kitchen has a microwave.
- Laundry and bedding
- There are washing machines. Only a mattress cover is provided.
- Contact
- dormitory@sejong.ac.kr or +82-2-3143-8220. The SOS Center gives sjdorm@sejong.ac.kr for exchange students.
Before you apply
- Apply with your application. You ask for a room in the exchange student application.
- Moving in. You can move in from one week before classes. Check-in isn't possible at weekends, on holidays or after 17:00.
- Health papers. A negative hepatitis B test, a negative TB test, and a measles antibody test or proof of two measles shots. Hepatitis B vaccine records don't count. Every paper must be issued within two months before you move in.
- Paying. Pay the invoice by bank transfer in Korean won. Cards and paying ahead aren't accepted.
- Refunds. Leave after the regular move-in and 30% of your refund is kept as a penalty. With less than 15 days left there's no refund.
Sejong's exchange page for the dorm (no semester given) and the SOS Center's dorm pages (autumn 2025). Checked on 19 October 2026.
Room search sites in English
Korean universities point exchange students to these. They're private companies with no tie to any school. Don't send a deposit before you've seen the contract.
Finding a room. Browse rooms near campus in the app. If nothing fits, tell us what you need and we'll ask local agents for you, free.
Courses
- How much
- 6 to 18 credits a semester, from undergraduate courses only.
- Course list
- Sejong posts the list about a month before the semester. Some majors have an English track. Past course lists are on the exchange page, so you can check each course's language before you choose.
- Korean classes
- The Korean Language and Culture Center at Daeyang Humanitas College teaches levels 1 to 6 and runs a TOPIK class. These classes don't give credit.
- Autumn 2026
- Finals are 15 to 21 December and winter break starts on 22 December.
2 more
- Last spring
- Classes started on 3 March and add and drop ran 4 to 9 March. Midterms were 21 to 27 April and finals 16 to 22 June.
- Calendar
- Sejong's calendar for exchange students, with move-in, orientation and exam weeks.Sejong calendar ↗
Questions exchange students ask
How much is the dorm at Sejong?
Gwanggaeto Building · On campus
From the last semester₩1,071,200 to ₩1,247,200
A four-month semester, on the exchange page
Does the Sejong dorm have a curfew?
The doors are locked from 24:00 to 6:00.
What do I need for the visa to study at Sejong?
You need a D-2-6 visa.
Sejong sends every student the certificate of admission, the letter of acceptance and its business registration at the same time, and you don't need a visa issuance certificate.
How do exchange students meet Sejong students?
Sejong Global Buddy
Matches Korean students with international ones.
Each monthly buddy group is one Korean student with two or three international students, and there are four official events a semester, among them a welcome party and an MT.
Is there a group chat for Sejong exchange students?
Yes.
Sejong has a room on A-CHA where exchange students meet, and you can join before you land.
When should I arrive at Sejong?
Last spring you could move into the dorm from 19 February to 6 March.
Classes started on 3 March and exchange orientation was the next day.
Sejong hasn't published the spring 2027 dates yet.
How do I get my residence card at Sejong?
Register within 90 days of arriving.
Sejong registers exchange students as a group on campus, so you don't go to an immigration office yourself.
Instructions come before the semester starts.
Do exchange students at Sejong need health insurance?
Since 1 March 2021, international students join National Health Insurance once they register.
How many credits can I take at Sejong?
6 to 18 credits a semester, from undergraduate courses only.
How do I apply to Sejong as an exchange student?
Your home university nominates you.
Sejong's International Office then emails you how to apply, and you send your documents.
Exchange students pay no Sejong tuition, and you can stay one semester or a full year.
Who do I contact at Sejong?
Official links and help
Office of International Affairs+82-2-3408-3659
exchange@sejong.ac.krStudent life
- Korean Folk Village trip
- The International Office takes international students to the Korean Folk Village on Thursday 29 October, from 8:00 to 17:00. It costs ₩80,000 with lunch and transport included. Sign up by Friday 23 October. Places go first come, first served.
- Exchange programme
- Dorm information
- Calendar for exchange students
- Residence card
- SOS Center
- Directions