Vietnam ranks second in number of students in the RoK
Seoul (VNA) – The number of Vietnamese students in the Republic of Korea (RoK) ranks second, behind China, with 37,490 students as of April 1, according to statistics
released by the Korea Educational Development Institute (KEDI).
The figure not only
comprises students in tertiary and post-tertiary establishments but also those in
non-degree, language, and exchange courses.
The KEDI also
reported that the total number of foreign students at universities in the RoK reached
a record high of 166,892, which is predicted to continue rising in the near
future.
The proportion of Vietnamese
students in the RoK increased from 19% to 22.7% last year. However, the
majority of them only enrolled in short-term non-degree courses. Among the
42,089 students in non-degree courses in all Korean universities, Vietnamese
students made up the most with 11,025 people.
According to Korean experts, Vietnam is a place where many Korean corporations have invested, along with Korean cultural factors such as "K-pop" and the former
coach of the Vietnamese national football team Park Hang-Seo, which also
contributed to the steady increase in the number of Vietnamese students who
love and come to the country.
The RoK's Ministry
of Education (MOE) is building the "Study Korea Project" to attract
foreign students. At the same time, it will also promote the establishment of a
new agency in charge of supporting the attraction of foreign talents.
At present, Hanyang
University records the largest number of foreign students with a total of
6,999, followed by Kyunghee University (6,912), Sungkyunkwan University (6,676),
Yonsei University (5,926), and Korea University (4,739).
Nine out of ten
universities in the RoK with the highest number of international students are
in Seoul capital city./.