Information About the Exchange Students Program Is Lacking

Students are less interested in being exchange students

Cub-reporter Park Se-jin

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the overseas employment rate of Busan University of Foreign Studies has been the highest in the country for eight years, and there are lots of exchange student programs. However, the number of applications for the exchange student program has been lower due to COVID-19. After two long years, the strict restrictions of COVID-19 have begun to be relaxed and, as a result, students' interest in going to study abroad has begun to increase. However, the decision to take an exchange course program is a big one for many students, since they often cannot easily adapt to studying abroad. As students became less interested in going on exchanges, the school began to provide less information regarding opportunities to go abroad and study.

If you try to apply for an exchange student program, the only thing that you know is which country the school is in, when you will go, and what score you need to get from that school. It is very difficult to know how to get good scores when abroad and exactly what subjects should be taken. For example, The Semester Abroad Program is a semester language training course that divides levels into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels. The school provides financial support to those who do not have confidence in speaking English and want to learn English properly at a foreign school.

However, it is not that there is no information about the student exchange program at all. Students who want to go to English-speaking countries, Japan, and China can go to the International Affairs Team to ask about student exchange programs, or apply by searching on the school website. Exchange student programs in Arabic-speaking and other countries are promoted on each department's website. For students who want to see reviews or feedback from students who have been abroad, as well as pictures of the many activities at our school, you can do so by visiting the website of the International Affairs Team. Furthermore, the website of each of the majors is also managing the reviews in various ways.

Overall, it is true that our school does not give students enough details about the study abroad program. However, it is also true that students do not challenge themselves enough, even if the school promotes the program. As such, the school has to provide more details about the program and students also need to participate more actively.