Program Schedule
| Session | Date (YYYY.MM.DD) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Preparatory Session (Pre-Courses) | 2025.08.15-2025.09.07 | Basic Economics (online) Basic Statistics (online) Basic Korean (online) |
| 2025.08 | KOICA Orientation | |
| 2025.08.28 | Arrival in Korea | |
| 2025.09 | Medical Check-up | |
| 2025.09 | DCPP Entrance Ceremony & Orientation Campus Tour | |
| Fall Semester (1st semester) | 2025.09-2025.12 | 3 courses (9 credits) Basic Korean course (held separately) Seminar on International Development Policy (2-3 times) Korean Culture Experience Program (1-2 times) 1st Thesis Workshop (Central Library Tour) Education on Sexual Harassment Prevention & Crime Prevention |
| 2025.10 | Mid-term Exam | |
| 2025.11 | Course Registration for Winter Semester (2nd semester) | |
| 2025.12 | Final Exam | |
| Winter Semester (2nd semester) | 2025.12-2026.01 | 2 courses (6 credits) Basic Korean course (held separately) |
| Winter Break | 2026.01-2026.02 | Field Trip & Industrial Visits (1 time) |
| Spring Semester (3rd semester) | 2026.03-2026.06 | 3 courses (9 credits) Korean Language and Culture1, substitute foreign language course for Thesis Qualification Examination (held separately) Seminar on International Development Policy (1-2 times) Korean Culture Experience Program (1-2 times) |
| 2026.03 (1st week) | Application for Thesis Qualification Examination (TQE) | |
| 2026.03 (2nd week) | Thesis Qualification Examination (TQE) | |
| 2026.03 (2nd week) | 2nd Thesis Workshop (Abstract and framing plan review) | |
| 2026.04 (2nd week) | Midterm Exam | |
| 2026.05 (2nd week) | Course Registration for Summer Semester (4th semester) | |
| 2026.05 | Thesis Proposal | |
| 2026.06 (1st week) | Final Exam | |
| Summer Semester (4th semester) | 2026.06-2026.07 | 1 courses (3 credits) (Summer classes can be held if necessary) |
| 2026.06 (3rd-4th week) | Field Trip & Industrial Visits (1 time) | |
| Summer Break | 2026.08 (2nd week) | Register courses for Fall Semester (5th semester) |
| 2026.08.01-2026.08.31 | Write thesis | |
| Fall Semester (5th semester) | 2026.09.01-2026.12.09 | 2 courses (6 credits) Seminar on International Development Policy (2-3 times) |
| 2026.10 (3rd week) | 4th Thesis Workshop (Guideline for thesis format, submission and binding) | |
| 2026.10 (3rd week) | Midterm Exam | |
| 2026.11 | Thesis Defense | |
| 2026.12 (1st week) | Publish thesis | |
| Wrap-up Session | 2026.12 (3rd week) | Graduation Ceremony (Diploma issued in Feb 2027) |
| 2026.12 (3rd week) | Departure |
*The above schedule is subject to change.
**A detailed Program Schedule will be provided upon arrival.
***Arrival in Korea & KOICA orientation (offline) / the schedule above is tentative.
