The International Winter School is a 10-day, on-campus program where students fully immerse themselves in Korean language and culture. Depending on their track, they take intensive Korean classes or the online course while enjoying fun cultural activities that let them experience Korea firsthand.

Dates

Dorm move-in date February 1, 2026
Orientation February 2, 2026
Classes & activities February 2 ~ February 11, 2026
Dorm move-out date February 12, 2026

Korean Language Course

Days   4 days
Times 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Hours Total 15 hours of classes
Placement test On the orientation
Credit 1 credit
Credit transfer To transfer credits, students are advised to consult with an academic advisor at their home university
and obtain pre-approval to receive credits for coursework from DKU.

Optional Online Course

  • You can take an optional online course if you’d like to earn additional credits.
Subject Roadmap to Community Innovator (CI-50)
Duration   1 month
Times Flexible / convenient time slots
Hours Approximately 11 hours of video lectures (25 minutes each)
Completion Requirements Complet to watch 25 out of 50 video lectures and submit 2 reports
Credit 2 credits
Credit transfer To transfer credits, students are advised to consult with an academic advisor at their home university
and obtain pre-approval to receive credits for coursework from DKU.

Cultural Activities

  • 2-day ski camp (includes resort stay,  lesson, meals, and gears), Ice-skating & Seoul Sky (Observatory Tower), Everland (amusement park), Kimchi Making, K-POP Dance, NANTA (non-verbal musical)
  • Program fee includes all activity fees
  • Activites are subject to change without notice.

Ski Camp

Ice skating

K-POP Dance

Kimchi Making

Non-verbal Musical "NANTA"

Everland (Amusement Park)

Seoul Sky (Observatory Tower)

Myeongdong Tour

Bukchon Village Tour