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Academic Exchange

Purpose

A. Strengthening academic competitiveness through increasing exchanges among domestic universities and academic research institutions.

B. Improving quality of education and promoting the institution prestige by facilitating exchange and cooperation with research institutions and universities both foreign and domestic.

Domestic Academic Exchange

- Regulation on credit exchange

Regulation Content
Qualification to Apply
  • Degree holders from National Security College or the Graduate School of Defense Management.
  • Graduates from colleges or recipients of commissioned education that have scholastic exchange agreement with KNDU.
Application Date
  • Prior to start of normal semesters (Feb, Aug).
Application Process
  • Requires permission from the head-professor or an advisor; must be granted permission from the college after submitting the application.
Credit & Grade
  • Cannot take courses from another graduate school that overlaps with the applicant’s graduate school.
  • Maximum 3 credits per semester allowed from another college and 6 credits per year.
  • However, under the dean of faculty's permission, exchange and the range of credits can be increased/decreased when necessary.
Number of Applicants
  • No limit on the number of students, except when deemed necessary by the professor due to excessive number of students.
credit recognition and grade evaluation
  • credit from other universities are transferable but not calculated into grades.
  • grades are evaluated through absolute evaluation, and in accordance with university evaluation policy.
School Regulations
  • Students must adhere to school regulations. Violations may result in academic disqualification.
Use of Library
  • Students qualified for credit exchange and have been issued IDs may read or borrow books according to the library regulations.
Use of Facilities
  • Students qualified for credit exchange can use school facilities.

Domestic Academic Institutes in Exchange Agreement with KNDU

University Date University Date
Korea Univ. 2000. 1. 24 Ehwa Women's Univ. 2000. 2. 11
Yonsei Univ. 2000. 2. 14 Kyonggi Univ. 2000. 3. 16
Sogang Univ. 2000. 5. 25 KDI IPC 2000. 10. 25
Sungkyunkwan Univ. 2000. 10. 31 Korea Aerospace Univ. 2002. 1. 29
Myungji Univ. 2002. 1. 31 Sookmyung Univ. 2002. 2. 15
Chodang Univ. 2002. 5. 31 Inha Univ. 2002. 10. 4
Seoul National Univ. 2003. 1. 8 Kyunghee Univ. 2003. 1. 16
Gachon Univ. 2003. 6. 16 Kwandong Univ. 2003. 6. 16
POSTECH 2004. 7. 12 Hansung Univ. 2005. 1. 24
Hanlim Univ. of Graduate Studies 2005. 2. 25 Handong Global Univ. 2005. 3. 18
Dongyang Univ. 2005. 8. 22 Chungang Univ. 2005. 11. 21
Youngnam Univ. 2006. 3. 6 Chosun Univ. 2006. 4. 17
Cheongju Univ. 2006. 10. 25 Daejeon Univ. 2006. 10. 26
Chungnam National Univ. 2006. 10. 26 Seoul Cyber Univ. 2007. 12. 13
Soongshil Univ. 2008. 2. 26 Ajou Univ. 2008. 7. 23
Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies 2008. 8. 26 Kookmin Univ. 2009. 4. 10
Sungshin Women’s Univ. 2009. 4. 15 Gyeongsang Univ. 2010. 2. 26
Hanyang Univ. 2010. 12. 2 Soonchunhyang Univ. 2011. 9. 16
Sejong Univ. 2011. 10. 27 Mokwon Univ. 2013. 6. 26
Hannam Univ. 2013. 7. 4 Konyang Univ. 2013. 7. 4
Dongkuk Univ. 2014. 4. 9 Wonkwang Univ. 2015. 5. 18
Jeonbuk Univ. 2015. 6. 17 KAIST 2016. 2. 2
Kongju Univ. 2016. 4. 26 Chungbuk Univ. 2016. 11. 28
Kangwon univ. 2019. 10. 11 Korea Polytechnics univ. 2019. 10. 24
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) 2020. 1. 21 Seoul Science and Technology univ. 2020. 2. 5
Korea National Univ. of Cultural Heritage 2020. 3. 31 Joint Forces Military univ. 2020. 7. 6
Total of 52 Univ.
Organization Date Organization Date
Sejong Institute 2000. 5. 30 National Assembly Library 2001. 4. 28
Seoul City Gangnam-gu Office 2003. 8. 8 Korea Institute for National Unification 2004. 5. 11
Korea Defense Industry Association 2008. 12. 3 Korea National Diplomatic Academy 2010. 9. 9
Korea Database Agency 2011. 3. 30 Korea International Cooperation Agency 2011. 10. 6
Financial Supervisory Service 2013. 5. 8 Press Arbitration Commission 2013. 9. 12
Korea Association of Information Management 2014. 2. 4 The Academy of Korean Studies 2014. 3. 18
Central Officials Training Institute 2014. 5. 29 Chungcheongnam-do provincial Government 2017. 9. 26
Nonsan city 2017. 9. 26 Goyang city 2018. 3. 8
Agency for Defense Development(ADD) 2018. 7. 18 Electronics and Telecommunitions research in institute(ETRI) 2018. 8. 22
Chungcheongbuk-do Provincial Government 2018. 11. 23 National Civil Defense and Disaster Management Training 2019. 3. 21
Defense Agency For Technology and Quality 2019. 10. 24 Korea Defense Diplomacy Association 2019. 11. 5
Taekwondo Promotion Foundation 2020. 2. 13 JFKN 2020. 4. 16
KDI 2020. 10. 21 KIST 2020. 11. 19
Gyeryong City 2021. 1. 26 Korea Institute for Maritime Strategy 2021. 4. 7
War Memorial Business Association 2021. 6. 25
Total of 29 Organizations

International Academic Exchange (22 countries, 28 organizations)

Organization Content Date
USA Naval Postgraduate School
  • Academic exchange of professors and researchers
  • Exchange of programs for Master’s degree students
    - Freshman : Education at KNDU
    - Sophomore : education and degree at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
  • Academic research and mutual exchange of publications
 2003.9.23
The Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University
  • Academic exchange of professors and researchers
  • Joint research & co-hosting academic seminars
 2004.9.17
National Defense University
  • Academic exchange of professors and researchers
  • Educational exchange for foreign students
  • Joint academic research and exchange
 2004.10.13
(first contact)
2016.2.14
(recontact)
RAND Corporation
  • Academic exchange of professors and researchers
  • Joint research and academic exchange
  • Educational exchange for foreign students
 2005.3.1
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
  • Educational exchange for foreign students
  • Mutual visits and personnel exchange
  • Joint research, seminars/exchange of publications, education, and training
  • Support for APCSS Korean alumni
 2014.9.2
People’s Liberation Army National Defense University
  • High-ranking school officials conference: mutual biannual visits
  • Student delegation visits to promote mutual understanding
  • Mutual visits and lectures by professors and researchers of both institutions
 2004.4.22.
Australian Defence College
  • Joint research and academic exchange
  • Student delegation visits to promote mutual understanding
  • Mutual visits and lectures by professors and researchers of both institutions
 2005.9.20
Israeli National Defense College
  • Mutual exchange and visits of university heads
  • Student delegation visits to promote mutual understanding
  • Mutual visits and lectures by professors and researchers of both institutions
 2008.12.14
Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission
  • Academic exchange
  • Facilitating student and professor exchange
 2011.10.30
Columbia War College
  • Mutual visits by student delegation and faculty heads
  • Exchange of lectures by professors and researchers
  • Exchange and cooperation with regards to PKO center
 2011.11.10
Swedish Armed Forces
  • Opportunity for Swedish officers to lecture at KNDU
  • Mutual cooperation in the area of PKO
  • Sharing knowledge and curriculum of PKO education
 2011.12.12
Vietnam National Defense Academy
  • Academic exchange of professors and researchers
  • Mutual visits by high-ranking officials and student delegation
 2012.9.25
Defense University of Mongolia
  • Host conferences, seminars, discussions in areas of mutual interest
  • Mutual academic support for master’s degree and Ph.D. degree programs
  • Exchange of data related to training, research, and academic courses
 2012.10.16
Geneva Centre for Security Policy
  • Exchange and visits by professors and researchers as well as academic exchange
  • Student exchange and training
  • Cooperation with regards to research center administration and operation
 2012.11.16
National Defence University of Warsaw
  • Talks between representatives
  • Mutual visits by student delegations
  • Lecture exchange by professors and researchers
  • Mutual exchange of academic research, publication, and data
  • Joint research and co-hosting academic seminars
 2013.10.23
Universitas Pertahanan(UNHAN), Indonesia
  • Exchange of professors and researchers
  • Exchange of books, publications, documents
  • Mutual participation in meetings, workshops and programs in the area of interest
  • Joint research and promotion of publishing joint research results
  • Mutual academic visits and support scholarship
 2015.7.6
National Center for Higher Studies, Republic of Peru(CAEN)
  • Mutual research and exchange of research
  • Participation in meetings, workshops in the area of interest
  • Exchange of publications
 2015.11.23
S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies(NTU-RSIS)
  • Exchange of professors and researchers
  • Exchange of publications, documents
  • Participation in meetings, workshops and symposium in the area of mutual interest
 2016.1.26
National University of Public Service(NUPS)
  • Mutual visits of university heads
  • Exchange of professors and researchers
  • Exchange of research results and joint publications
 2016.5.20
General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University(KDU), Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
  • Mutual visits to develop cooperative relationships
  • Presentation and discussion on issues of mutual interests by exchange of students
  • Exchange of teaching staff and researchers
 2016.10.4
National Defense College of the United Arab Emirates(NDC)
  • Cooperation of academic and research area
  • Exchange of publications, research results, information and experience
  • Exchange of training and educational program
 2016.11.22
Royal College of Defense Studies, United Kingdom
  • Mutual visits to develop cooperative relationships
  • Presentation and discussion on issues of mutual interests by exchange of students
  • Exchange of teaching staff and researchers
  • Exchange of publication materials
 2017.6.24
Swedish Defense University(SEDU)
  • Mutual visits to develop cooperative relationships
  • Presentation and discussion on issues of mutual interests by exchange of students
  • Exchange of teaching staff and researchers
  • Exchange of publication materials
 2017.9.13
French Institute for Higher National Defense Studies(IHEDN)
  • Promotion of academic networking and exchanges, as well as reciprocal access to the libraries of Participants
  • Provision of reciprocal study visits
  • Joint strategic research in the field of defense and security studies
 2018.5.25
National Defense University of Cambodia
  • Mutual visits to develop cooperative relationships
  • Mutual visits of students with strategic discussion and presentation session
  • Exchange of professors and researchers for invitational lecture and research
 2018.11.12
National Defense University of Malaysia
  • Mutual exchange of publication, academic research and data
  • Establishment and initiation of joint academic program
  • Support for overseas study program
  • Organization of joint research program
 2019.3.7
Academy of Armed Forces of Uzbekistan
  • Mutual visits to develop cooperative relationships
  • Development of remote learning system such as teleconference and online lectures
  • Mutual visits of students with strategic discussion and presentation session
  • Exchange of professors and researchers for invitational lecture and research
 2019.9.5
University of Indonesia
  • Mutual visits to develop cooperative relationships
  • Mutual visits of students with strategic discussion and presentation session
  • Exchange of professors and researchers for invitational lecture and research
 2019.11.17
National Resilience Institute of The Republic of Indonesia
  • Mutual visits to develop cooperative relationships
  • Mutual visits of students with strategic discussion and presentation session
  • Exchange of professors and researchers for invitational lecture and research
  • Exchange of publication materials
 2020.8.3