✽ Above list is subject to change due to the condition of the university.✽ Grading will be pass/fail.✽ We issue an official transcript upon the completion of the program. Please check with your home university for the credit transfer.✽ All participants are to take ONE of the classes above.

Gachon University is a model for the future, educating up and coming leaders in a multitude of fields.

Founded as Gachon University in 2013 by merging two comprehensive universities located in Seongnam and Incheon, GU is the third biggest private university in Korea with a student enrollment number of about 20,000.

Just as you strive for success, so do we as the university aspire to not only become one of the top educational institutions in the nation, but also the world.

The Gachon Short-Term Education Program (G-STEP) provides an exciting opportunity for you to learn the Korean language, Taekwondo, and many other courses while enjoying the culture by exploring Korea with our cultural excursion program.

Duration : 15 ~ 27 January 2017 (2 weeks)Class list

Location Class Credit Hours Language Number of places

Global campus Korean Language 2 30 Korean 125

Global campus Taekwondo 2 30 English 125

Global campus Management Information System 2 30 English 30

Global campus Introduction to Biotechnology 2 30 English 30

Global campus Understanding of Information & Communication Technology 2 30 English 25

Medical campus Health Assessment Practicum & Medical Terminology 2 45 English 25

2016 Winter G-STEPGachon Short-TermEducation Program

Program Schedule

Exit is directly connected to the Vision TowerTo Jamsil

Bokjeong Station Taepyeong Station

SeongnamdaeroTaepyeonggogye

IntersectionGachondae StationBundang

LineBundang Bundang

Taepyeongro

To Bundang

Seoul Ring Expressway

Contact InformationEmail gstep.gu@gmail.comWebsite http://oia.gachon.ac.krOffice of International Affairs Unit 613 Global Center, Gachon University

1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do, Korea, 13120TEL. +82-31-750-5114

70 minutes

30 minutes

15 minutes

10 minutes

Gyeonggi-do

IncheonSeoul

Seongnam-si

JamsilStation

GangnamStation

Incheon Airport인천국제공항 Seohyeon

Station

Korean LanguageThis course will provide the students with the knowledge of Korean language with the themes such as Korean phonics and alphabet, self-introduction, greeting, asking questions, and ordering & purchasing an item. The topics which will be taught during the second week include asking times, simple conversations with people on street, shopping, and how to get to tourist destinations.

TaekwondoThis course provides the knowledge and exercises of basic Taekwondo Poomsae and sparring, smashing pine boards, freestyle & extreme Taekwondo, and traditional etiquette & rehabilitation skills.

Management Information SystemThis course outlines the fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship to seek opportunity in technological and business solutions when presented with what others see as insurmountable problems. Technology entrepreneurship is a spirited approach to business leadership that involves identifying high-potential, technology-intensive commercial opportunities, gathering resources such as talent and capital, and managing rapid growth and significant risks using principled decision-making skills. Through a collection of case studies, lectures, workshops, and projects that cover high-growth ventures in various industries, this course provides the student with the tools necessary to successfully identify a true business opportunity, and to start and grow a technology enterprise.

Introduction to BiotechnologyRapid developments of modern genetic engineering greatly influenced

the all aspects of medicine and life sciences. In this course, students will encounter various technological and scientific milestones in sciences, medicine, and industries from biotechnology. Topics will cover overall knowledge in cellular molecular biology, biochemistry and the convergence with Nanotechnology. Through this course, student will understand the concepts of biotechnology, such as omics (genomes, proteomes, metabolomes, carbohydrates, and lipidomics), genetic engineering, cloning, protein therapeutics, stem cells, clinical genetics, various imaging techniques, and ethical issues from the expansions in sciences. Students will learn to apply the skills to monitor and to identify the latest trends and issues in biotechnology. Objectives are: 1) The general understanding of biotechnology: what is biotechnology; 2) What are the trends and cutting-edge biotechnology developments; 3) Convergences of industry and academic researches and life for an individual scientist.

Understanding of Information & Communication TechnologyThe course introduces students to the future multimedia technology including a digital signage, a drone camera, holography, virtual reality, and the robust multimedia streaming technologies that deliver moving images and audio over the wireless network. With introducing those future technologies, this course covers several fundamental principles including a server and client’s system architecture, most recent video coding standards (H.265/HEVC, SHVC), and error protection/concealment schemes. The pros/cons of various streaming options as well as system demonstration will be discussed in this course.

Health Assessment Practicum & Medical TerminologyThis course will provide the students with the knowledge and skills of health assessment across the life span. It will include health history and physical examination of an individual’s body systems in a variety of settings across

Notes- Program fees are non-refundable.- All participants are required to take one class.- Cultural excursion is selective and you may choose not to take it. Note that

there will be NO cultural excursion program on the medical campus.- One bed in triple or quad room and 3 meals/day (except Saturday and

Sunday) at the on-campus cafeteria are included in the room & board fee. The program fees for the medical campus DOES NOT include meals.

Details

Tuition & Fees

✽ Students can choose the payment currency at the time of application submission.

✽ The program fee for the medical campus is 500,000 KRW. (It covers dormitory and DOES NOT cover bedding materials and meals.)

Discounts- Exchange students from sister universities: application fee and tuition

waiver. Thus the total amount of payment for exchange students is 1,200,000 KRW.

- Group application: please contact the OIA at your home university- Note that there is no discount for the medical campus.

Benefits- Free travel insurance for all participants during the program period- Free airport pick-up & sending bus

1st week

Time 15 Sun 16 Mon 17 Tue 18 Wed 19 Thu 20 Fri 21 Sat

09:00 ~ 12:00

Arrival

Orientation / Campus tour Class Bears Town (Skiing) Class Class

Free time12:00 ~ 13:00 Lunch

13:00 ~ 16:00 Class Korean Folk Village Bears Town (Skiing) Tteok & Kimchi Museum (Insa-dong) Class

2nd week

Time 22 Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri

09:00 ~ 12:00

Free time

Day Trip Class Class Class

Departure12:00 ~ 13:00 Lunch

13:00 ~ 16:00 Day Trip Class KBS Suwon Drama Center

Class & Farewell Ceremony

Schedule (Global campus)

✽ Above schedule is subject to change without prior notice due to weather or local conditions.

1st week

Time 15 Sun 16 Mon 17 Tue 18 Wed 19 Thu 20 Fri 21 Sat

Morning

Arrival

Health Assessment Practicum (09:00 ~ 12:00)

Free time

12:00 ~ 13:00 Lunch

Afternoon Medical Terminology (13:00 ~ 15:00) Health Assessment Practicum

2nd week

Time 22 Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri

Morning

Free time

Health Assessment Practicum (09:00 ~ 12:00)

Departure12:00 ~ 13:00 Lunch

Afternoon Medical Terminology (13:00 ~ 15:00)

Schedule (Medical campus)

✽ Above schedule is subject to change without prior notice due to weather or local conditions.✽ Cultural excursions WILL NOT be held on the medical campus. The participants are to enjoy their free time after class.

the life span. Medical Terminology deals with working knowledge and word building skills of the language of health professions. It also covers medical and nursing terms relating to human body structure and function, pathology, diagnosis, and clinical intervention.

Introduction of the Classes

We accept group applications through OIA at sister universities only. Please contact the OIA at your university for the application process. Individual applications are also welcome and they are accepted through sending the application form directly to gstep.gu@gmail.com. Please contact us about the details of application process and required documents. The application deadline is 25 November 2016.

How to ApplyClassification

FeesRemarks

KRW USD

Application fee 50,000 50

Class 800,000 800 Mandatory

Cultural excursion 700,000 700 Selective

Room&board 500,000 500

Total 2,050,000 2,050