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FAQ (English)
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1. General Description ............................................................................................ 1
2. Application and Selection Procedure .................................................................... 1
3. How to write the Application Form ......................................................................... 3
4. Further information ................................................................................................ 5
1. General Description
Q1. Can an Individual student apply?
A. No. Only paired students can apply through the Korean institution. Individuals
wishing to take part in exchanges are advised to contact the relevant offices (e.g.
International Relations Offices) of your institution.
Q2. How can I find a partner student?
A. Individuals need to check with the relevant offices in your institution for assistance.
Please be informed that the ASEM-DUO Secretariat is not involved in finding
partners or partner institutions.
Q3. How many times does DUO-Korea open for applications?
A. The call for applications of DUO-Korea is announced ONLY once a year. So if you
are interested in an exchange in the fall of 2022 or spring of 2023, you should apply
for DUO-Korea 2022.
Q4. How much is the amount of the fellowship?
A. 4,000 euros will be given for 1 semester (4 months, 120 days). If a semester or
stay period in the destination institution is longer than 4 months, fellowship will be
given only for 4 months. However, if it is shorter than 4 months, the fellowship will be
adjusted on a pro-rata basis.
2. Application and Selection Procedure
Q5. Who should submit the application?
A. On behalf of two institutions, ONLY the contact persons of the Korean institutions
can fill out and submit the application through the website of the ASEM-DUO
Secretariat. Therefore, individuals who wish to apply need to provide all information
and documents to the designated contact persons of your institution.
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. Who is the “Contact Person” indicated in the application form?
A. The contact person means a regular staff of institutions who arrange the exchange
projects and is willing to communicate with the Secretariat in such event as verifying
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application details, monitoring exchanges, and providing further information on the
status of the exchange. In most cases, international relations office staffs in
educational institutions are in charge.
Q7. What are the required documents to apply?
A. Along with the online application form, the following documents are required and all
documents should be submitted written in English;
a. A valid cooperation agreement (MOU) between paired institutions or declaration of
intention to set up a new cooperation agreement
b. A copy of passport of paired applicants (valid one)
c. A copy of transcript of paired applicants (including the grades until fall semester
2021) *Grading scale of the institution is required as well.
d. A motivation letter of paired applicants (max. 2 pages, A4)
Q8. How to apply?
A. 1) For students who wish to apply
a. Consult with the relevant offices in your institution whether you could apply for
the program.
2) For contact persons of Korean institutions
a. The contact person of a Korean institution ONLY can fill out an online
application form on the ASEM-DUO website on behalf of two institutions.
b. For details, you may refer to the 3. Instructions for Application Form in the
General Description.
3) For contact persons of European institutions
a. European institutions shall cooperate fully with the Korean institutions in
providing precise information of European applicants.
b. For details, you may refer to the 3. Instructions for Application Form in the
General Description.
Q9. For DUO-Korea, who select exchange projects?
A. The DUO-Korea Selection Committee consists of Korean experts in the field of
educational exchange and it selects successful applicants.
Q10. How long does the selection procedure take?
A. Approximately in 4 to 6 weeks, the selection will be made. As soon as the selection
result is announced on ASEM-DUO website, the selected applicants and their
contact persons will be informed by the Secretariat through e-mail.
Q11. What are the selection criteria?
A. This program aims to support a variety of exchange projects. Therefore, new
exchange projects shall be given priority in selection. For more information, you may
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refer to 2.6. Selection Criteria in the General Description.
3. How to write the Application Form
Q12. Should the periods of exchange and field of exchange coincide for pair?
A. Not necessarily. However, the exchange should be carried out from August 1, 2022
until July 31, 2023.
Q13. Should the academic years of the applicants coincide?
A. Not necessarily. If the exchange project is executed under the same MOU,
undergraduate students and graduate students are both eligible for exchange.
(Application page 1)
Q14. If we do not have an ID in the online application page, how can we apply?
A. Please contact the Secretariat and ask to add your institution to the list and get an ID.
Please be informed that ONE institution will have ONLY ONE ID.
(Application page 2)
Q15. If we could not find our European partner institution on the application page,
how can we apply?
A. Please contact the Secretariat and ask to add your partner institutions. Also, you
need to provide the official name of the partner institutions in English, their official
website, and the country where it is located.
(Application page 3)
Q16. If the applicant engages in the exchange for a whole year, how should we write
the exchange duration?
A. The applicants need to choose a semester and specify the exchange period.
(Application page 4)
Q17. Any guidelines for the exchange details?
A. Please be informed that you need to list the courses for one semester. If you would
study abroad for a whole year, please choose one semester to apply and write the
courses that you will complete during that semester.
a) On a semester basis, a minimum of 10 credits/20 ECTS must be taken up at the
destination institution. If your purpose of the exchange is other than Transfer of
Credits, please specify in detail on page 3.
b) For Korean students, please write the courses (with ECTS) you would take at the
European institution. For European students, please write the courses (with Korean
credits) you would take at the Korean institution.
N.B. If actual courses happen to differ from the courses listed on the application,
the contact persons or awardees are responsible for informing the Secretariat for
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approval; if this procedure is not taken beforehand, fellowship award to both
students is subject to cancellation or consequently reimbursement.
Q18. Do I need to take courses in the field of my major when I study in the destination
institution? And is there any priority to specific fields of majors?
A. Not necessarily. And there is no priority to a specific major. However, taking ONLY
language training courses* or sports courses is not acceptable.
*The major-related courses are allowed, such as German Literature, History of the
Language, etc. However, language training courses/sports courses are NOT counted
such as Korean speaking, Spanish 1, Tennis, etc.
Q19. I have not received any course list from the destination institution. How can I fill
out the application?
A. You may refer to the course list of the previous semester. If some courses are not
provided during the exchange semester, you need to find other relevant courses and
get approval from the Secretariat. Please note that the alternative courses should not
be less than credits (ECTS) written on the application. You may change the course
list after your application is selected.
Q20. Is it possible to receive a fellowship from another organization?
A. Support from your institutions is allowed. However, if you receive a fellowship from
other private institutions or governments, you need to specify the detail, so that the
Selection Committee will take this into consideration. If double-funded cases are
found without informing the Secretariat after the selection, the Secretariat may still
reserve the right to cancel the fellowship of both Korean/European students and
request the reimbursement of the fellowship in full.
(Application page 5)
Q21. If the passport is expired, what should I submit?
A. A copy of the national registration card for Koreans or a citizen card for Europeans is
acceptable. However, if it is not written in English, an applicant needs to provide the
English name same as the passport along with a copy of the document.
Q22. Are there any guidelines for the transcript?
A. Please submit the transcript including the Grading Scale Table.
a. If your institutions do not provide the English version, you need to submit the
translated version in addition to the original.
b. In case your institutions does not adopt the ECTS grading system, you should
attach the Grading Scale Table showing the calculation for conversion to ECTS.
Also, please write the transferred ECTS on the application.
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Q23. Are there any guidelines for the Motivation letter?
A. You may write on the topic indicated on the cover page. Also, please DO NOT write
your name and name of institutions in the main text.
Q24. Should we also send the original application?
A. No. Only when your exchange project has been selected, the contact person of the
Korean institutions should submit the original version including the signatures and
official stamp of Korean institutions on behalf of two institutions.
4. Further information
Q25. Will the Secretariat provide flight tickets or accommodations? Are there any
restrictions in using the fellowship?
A. No, you need to prepare flight-tickets or accommodation on your own or ask the
contact person of the destination institutions for assistance. There are no restrictions
on the usage of fellowship. It can finance tuition and living or travel expenses.
Q26. When do I receive the fellowship?
A. The first fellowship (50% of fellowship) will be transferred in 2 weeks prior to the
expected arrival date in the destination country. The rest will be paid at the start of
the 3rd month of the exchange period. Please be informed that each installment will
be transferred upon receiving the required documents. For details, the
Implementation Guideline will be given after selection.
Q27. What are the obligations of the fellowship awardees?
A. Awardees should carefully read the notification letter and Implementation Guideline,
and submit the relevant documents accordingly.
a) Documents for initial fund request: Original application, Letter of Acceptance,
Transcript, Flight schedules, and Request for Initial transfer
b) Documents for final fund request: Proof of arrival, Certificate of Course
registration, Modification of Class Schedule (only for the changed course), and
Request for final transfer
c) Final Documents: Essay, Proof of departure and Transcripts from both
institutions