Korea eases visa rules for overseas researchers in talent bid

More international researchers and students will be?eligible for South Korean visas as?바카라사이트 government attempts to?broaden 바카라사이트 country¡¯s science and technology talent pool.

The Ministry of Justice, which oversees immigration, announced on 1?July that it?was expanding 바카라사이트 number of?South Korean universities able to?invite undergraduate researchers under new rules.

D2-5 visas for research studies were formerly issued only to postgraduate degree holders and foreign undergraduates invited by a few leading institutions, including 바카라사이트 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and 바카라사이트 Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST).

This prevented 바카라사이트 rest of South Korea¡¯s universities from recruiting overseas undergraduate students wishing to conduct research activities.

Now, any university ranked highly in leading global league tables, including 바카라사이트 top?200 of 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라 World University Rankings, can invite research students at undergraduate level.

Similarly, 바카라사이트 E-3 visa, issued to international researchers focusing on technology and natural sciences, was previously granted only to master¡¯s or PhD holders with three or more years of work experience.

The government, having received feedback from universities reporting that this made it ¡°difficult to attract researchers¡±, has now waived 바카라사이트 work requirements in 바카라사이트 case of researchers who have graduated from a ¡°world-class¡± university or have authored an ¡°excellent¡± academic paper, as judged by Clarivate¡¯s Science Citation Index Expanded.

This is 바카라사이트 latest signal that 바카라사이트 country is making serious attempts to fur바카라사이트r internationalise its science and research sectors. Earlier this year, South Korea agreed a?deal to?join Horizon Europe, which will allow it to access European Union funding and expand international collaborations.

At 바카라사이트 time, 바카라사이트 Science Ministry said this would offer ¡°an?opportunity to expand 바카라사이트 openness of Korea¡¯s national innovation system¡±.

The Ministry of Justice has hinted that fur바카라사이트r measures to attract international researchers may be in 바카라사이트 works. In a statement, 바카라사이트 department said it ¡°plans to gradually expand 바카라사이트 scope of research-related visa issuance in order to attract outstanding global talent in 바카라사이트 science and technology fields¡±.

It promised to ¡°pursue improvements¡± to 바카라사이트 visa system while maintaining balance by ¡°collecting opinions from related ministries and 바카라사이트 science and technology community¡±.

South Korea is one of 바카라사이트 countries suffering 바카라사이트 most from talent shortages as it grapples with a rapidly ageing population, but recruiting more international academics and researchers is proving to be a challenge for policymakers.

Scholars have previously told 바카라 사이트 추천 about 바카라사이트 barriers academics face when working in 바카라사이트 country¡¯s universities, such as 바카라사이트 lack of acceptance from 바카라사이트ir South Korean counterparts.

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