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| Jonathan Kydd, dean of the University of London |
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the London School of International Studies (LSIS) plan to launch bachelor's programs for Korean students in March next year in cooperation with Woosuk University's new campus in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province.
LSIS offers a three-and-a-half-year undergraduate course composed of an intensive one-and-a-half-year foundation program and a following two-year further program either in international relations or international finance. Their medium of instruction is exclusively English.
On graduation, students will receive two bachelor's degrees: one from the LSIS itself in international studies, and the other from the University of London either in politics and international relations or economics and finance.
Admissions will be given to 100 Korean and 20 international students, LSIS's first intake in 2014.
All academic direction is by the LSE with the whole curriculum set by its professors. Students will learn with textbooks written by LSE professors and sit for annual examinations in May or June, which are given, managed and marked by the school.
Students will find difficulty earning higher grades, but passing the examinations not so hard with the passing score set at 40 out of the total 100 for each exam.
LSIS will run special courses for the examinations taught by visiting professors from the LSE in the summer and winter of the second and third years.
"The University of London and the London School of Economics have a wide range of international partnerships but we have not yet developed strong partnerships in Korea which will surely be at the center of the years to come," said Professor Jonathan Kydd, dean of the University of London.
"Our goals over time are to grow the number of students, to ensure that their academic performance is strong, and to expand the range of courses provided in Korea and Asia. We're sure that LSIS will be one of the most prestigious universities in Asia and beyond sooner rather than later," he said.
LSIS offers a three-and-a-half-year undergraduate course composed of an intensive one-and-a-half-year foundation program and a following two-year further program either in international relations or international finance. Their medium of instruction is exclusively English.
On graduation, students will receive two bachelor's degrees: one from the LSIS itself in international studies, and the other from the University of London either in politics and international relations or economics and finance.
Admissions will be given to 100 Korean and 20 international students, LSIS's first intake in 2014.
All academic direction is by the LSE with the whole curriculum set by its professors. Students will learn with textbooks written by LSE professors and sit for annual examinations in May or June, which are given, managed and marked by the school.
Students will find difficulty earning higher grades, but passing the examinations not so hard with the passing score set at 40 out of the total 100 for each exam.
LSIS will run special courses for the examinations taught by visiting professors from the LSE in the summer and winter of the second and third years.
"The University of London and the London School of Economics have a wide range of international partnerships but we have not yet developed strong partnerships in Korea which will surely be at the center of the years to come," said Professor Jonathan Kydd, dean of the University of London.
"Our goals over time are to grow the number of students, to ensure that their academic performance is strong, and to expand the range of courses provided in Korea and Asia. We're sure that LSIS will be one of the most prestigious universities in Asia and beyond sooner rather than later," he said.
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