Introduction to accommodation conditions for studying in Korea

South Korea has very little land and most of it is high mountains. Therefore, the housing conditions in South Korea are very tight. If international students go to study abroad, it is fine if they are lucky enough to live in a dormitory. If there is no dormitory, they will have to rent a house. Experienced. In response to this situation, 86 has compiled an introduction to the accommodation and accommodation conditions for studying in South Korea. They are very different from those in domestic universities. The food and accommodation conditions for studying in South Korea are introduced as follows:

1. There are few dormitories. Dormitories in most universities in South Korea are very tight. Basically, there are few dormitories and too many students, and you have to reapply before the start of each semester. Those who are lucky enough to be able to stay are basically students with excellent academic performance in each department. student. Therefore, unlike Chinese universities, there are not many people in the same dormitory in Korea who know each other well. Basically, the roommates who live in the same dormitory are not from the same major or grade.

2. The dormitory canteen does not provide self-service. Korean universities have special dormitory canteens and external canteens. The dormitory canteen is not open to the public, and the dormitory fee includes accommodation and three meals. Many canteens in domestic universities are basically semi-self-service, with many dishes available for students to choose from. When I was studying in college in China, I often worried about what to eat because there were so many choices. In South Korea, it's just the opposite. Many dormitory canteens (including external canteens in schools) basically have nothing to choose from, just one main dish, two side dishes, and one soup. Those are the things you want to eat or not. Of course, some external cafeterias may have several other options, but compared to domestic university cafeterias, there are really too few options.

3. Male and female dormitories are prohibited from entering each other. In domestic universities, it is basically a school rule that male students are not allowed to enter female dormitories. But in many cases, girls can enter and leave the boys' dormitories at will (they are not allowed to stay overnight). In South Korea, both of these behaviors are prohibited (except under special circumstances). Although this is not a strange thing, the self-discipline attitude of Korean students towards this rule is very admirable. In China, it occasionally happens that girls stay in boys' dormitories (or boys stay in girls' dormitories), and many students are expelled from school because of this. In South Korea, this kind of thing basically doesn't happen. If you are in the dormitory, you see a group of boys sitting on the stairs, girls standing under the stairs, and several people chatting. Because there is a girls' dormitory on one side of the first floor, and a boys' dormitory on the other side and upstairs. Even so, when they chat, they will not go too far. In Korean university dormitories, there is a dormitory open day every semester, which lasts for a week. During this period, male and female students can visit each other's dormitories, but not later than 8 pm.

4. The dormitory building was unusually quiet. Many international students who have just arrived in South Korea may be a little uncomfortable with the quietness of Korean dormitories. Because the people in the dormitory are not very familiar. It is rare for Korean students to make loud noises in the corridors. Except in summer, the door is almost always closed. When walking in the corridor, I usually go to the toilet, take a shower, or eat. There was rarely a time to stop in the corridor and stand and chat. This is in great contrast to what many people in China see as Korean international students, but it is indeed the case.

5. Some dormitories are not open during school holidays. Some Korean universities do not open their dormitories during the holidays. All students are leaving. Or it may only be open for a certain period of time, and additional fees will need to be paid during this period. Not opening dormitories often brings great inconvenience to international students from various countries. However, most schools still take good care of international students and allow them to stay in the dormitories during the holidays.

6. The dormitory has weekly meetings. Some university dormitories have regular meetings. During the regular meetings, names are called and some news and regulations from the dormitory management department are conveyed. Don't underestimate this regular meeting. If someone fails to be called three times without any reason, the accommodation qualification may be cancelled. All kinds of electric heaters are also prohibited from being used in the dormitory. If found, points will be deducted. Once the points are deducted to a certain level, the accommodation qualification will be cancelled.

7. Separation of dormitories and colleges. There is no counselor to run a Korean university, but each department has a teaching assistant who specializes in managing chores. But even so, the management of the dormitory has nothing to do with the department and belongs to an independent department. Even if the student does not perform well in the dormitory, the dormitory management department will only interview the student directly. Even if he is dismissed, it will not have much impact on his performance in the department.

8. There is no electricity in the dormitory. University dormitories in South Korea basically have 24-hour power supply. Students decide when to go to bed. So there are often students playing games and watching movies until very late. But as long as you don't affect others, no one will care. Therefore, at two or three o'clock in the middle of the night, you can often see people washing their faces, fetching water, and going to the toilet.