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KAIST will shorten its master’s and doctorate programs from next year. The decision came after KAIST President Suh Nam-pyo called for students should become active players in society as fast as possible rather than staying in school.
KAIST on Wednesday said the master’s program will be shortened from five to three years and the doctorate program from seven to five years for those who register from 2009. Combined master’s and doctorate programs will be shortened from eight to six years. Those who need an extension can apply to the school for a one-year extension permit once.
Currently students pay W420,000 a semester for the first four years of their doctorate program, equal to those who receive a government-funded scholarship, but W1.785 million a semester from the fifth year. But now those in the master program and doctorate program will be expelled from school unless they finish their course within the four years and six years including a one-year grace period.
A KAIST spokesman said the measure came because some 300 students out of the total 4,600 graduate students who remain in programs beyond the duration of their course can no longer be accommodated.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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