Overview

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

Choose Your Track

Students can choose their preferred course track: either the on-site Korean Language course or the online Community Innovator course. Regardless of the choice, all participants will stay in Korea during the program. Students in the online course must complete all lectures before the program ends, while students in the on-site course will attend intensive Korean Language classes.

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.

Online Course

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	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.

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.