Sejong Academy Competitors

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) is a leading global institution established in 1954. Since its founding, HUFS has pioneered the way forward for Korea, leading the country’s economic growth and globalization. HUFS is recognized as the best university in Korea for education foreign languages and area studies. The mission of the university is to foster creative experts on the international stage, who can contribute to world peace and the exchange of cultures. HUFS teaches 45 major languages of Asia, Europe, the Middle East and other regions of the world, combined with studies in the humanities, social sciences, business, law, engineering, natural and computer sciences. HUFS produces global leaders equipped with both professional knowledge and excellent language skills. HUFS has educational exchange ties with 538 universities and educational institutes in 99 countries worldwide. HUFS operates student exchange and study abroad programs where each year more than 2,000 students are sent all over the world, while over 3,300 international students are studying at HUFS. http://hufsenglish.hufs.ac.kr/

Korea International School, Jeju Campus (KISJ) is South Korea's first international boarding school. The school is a sister campus to Korea International School and an affiliate of YBM, a pioneering publishing and English-language education services company. Founded in 2010 and first opened in 2011 as part of the Jeju Global Education City, the school's first senior class of 52 students matriculated in May 2016. KISJ is a proprietary, nonsectarian school offering an internationalized American college preparatory curriculum from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12, with a boarding program starting in Grade 6. The high school has been approved to implement AP Capstone™ in 2017-18. Korea International School, Jeju Campus is one of few international schools in South Korea where students can enroll without holding a foreign passport or having studied abroad for more than 3 years. The school received a six-year full accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in August 2015, and is also accredited by the South Korean Ministry of Education; Korean nationals graduate with both a U.S. and South Korean high school diploma. 10 Magazine ranked Korea International School's three campuses collectively as the second best international school in Korea in August 2017. Korea International School, Jeju Campus is a member of the Korea Council of Overseas Schools (KORCOS) and the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS). Additionally, the school maintains associations with a number of international organizations (Thinking Collaborative™, St. Mark's School, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, World Youth Adventures); participates in national KISAC, KIAC, KIMEA and JAC athletic conferences, as well as international Model United Nations and robotics conferences; and collaborates with other international schools in providing professional learning opportunities through the Just Learning conference.