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KoreanNationalsOverseasSufferHardship
ⓒGlobalOne-StopServiceCenter
International students who come to HUFS include
Korean nationals from overseas. They have Korean
citizenshipandKoreanbloodbutwerebornandraisedin
a foreign country. First of all, they come to HUFS after
beingencouragedtobytheirKoreanparents.Mostofthe
time, they come to find their Korean identity. However,
theyaretreatedasforeignersinKoreaandhereatHUFS
as well. This makes them more lonely and feel that
they do not belong anywhere. One international student
▲International students visit Global One-Stop Service Center to get school
information.
from Department of Spanish cried with tears during the
whodropoutduringthesemesterthanthatofChinaand
interview, “Both of my parents are Koreans. But I was
Japan. Students from Chile dropped out at the rate of 50
born in Russia and grew up there. Korea is my parents’
percent, Turkey 17 percent, Saudi Arabia 100 percent,
home country and I like K-Pop, so I decided to come to
and Brazil 50 percent. Contrast this with China and
HUFS and settle in Korea. Still, life at HUFS has not
Japan at four percent each. These high rates reveal how
been as easy as I thought. Back in Russia, I was treated
much they suffer. Students from China have the Chinese
like a stranger because I look Asian. Here, I am a same
InternationalStudentsCommittee,whichissupportedby
strangerbecauseofmybadKorean.”
theChineseEmbassy.Thankstothiscommittee,Chinese
InternationalStudentsDreamofaTrueGlobalHUFS
students are able to share not only overseas information,
butalsotheycantakecareofeachother.UnlikeChinese,
one or two students come from countries such as
HUFS should help international students become
Guatemala, Belarus, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan,
accustomed to campus life. In the case of KyungHee
Ethiopia,Austria,Ukraine,Iran,Egypt,Indonesia,Chile,
University, a system for international students is well
established.IthasTestofProficiencyinKorean,TOPIK,
ColumbiaandCroatia,andinformationexchangeisnota
simplework.Studentsfromthesecountriestendtobeleft
lectures for international students, and to help lessen the
isolatedanddonothavesomeonearoundtheycandepend
financial burden of the students, it gives back money to
upon.
thestudentswhentheirattendanceisgood.Notonlythat,
While it is true that Chinese and Japanese students are
they have a 1:1 seminar and orientation for freshmen
not free from racist eyes, the case of those students who
students. Additionally, for those who seek jobs in Korea,
come from countries in small numbers is more serious.
the students can attend a job market seminar designed
Some of international students from the United States,
for international students. Park Dong-ryul, a professor in
Britain, or Europe do not have any problem with Korean
Department of International Economics and Law, said
students or with people in Korea. American student A
of highlighting the importance of support in system, “In
stated, “My Korean friends treat me really nice and are
order for the University to help international students to
veryfriendly.Theprofessorshereareniceaswell.”
haveabetterenvironmentfortheirstudies,anorientation
In contrast, the situation for those from countries who
intended for international students is needed at the same
comeinsmallnumbersthoughtthatKoreanstudentsand
time with one targeted for students generally before
professors here do not seem to give them any helping
their first semester starts. Also, each department and
hand. They report that only a few Korean students
college should have one academic adviser in charge of
and professors are willing to help them, and that is not
international students in his or her department. Korean
enough. In the end, they lose interest in Korean studies
students who want to become friends with international
andcometoasadending.OnestudentfromSaudiArabia
studentsshouldbeencouragedtodothis.”
mentioned, “I think Korean students do not really want
General Student Council should protect the rights of
togetclosetointernationalstudents.”And,thisshowsin
international students. KyungHee University is the first
howdifferentinternationalstudentsaretreated.
university in the national capital region that elected
JUNE 2012

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