Kosin University고신대학교

Programs

A Christian private university with health, welfare and mission strengths.

Kosin's Christian identity is part of the university's character, especially relevant for theology, mission, Christian education, church music, counseling, social welfare and health-related work. The university also has clear strengths in nursing and medicine-related fields.

Academic Fields

Some undergraduate courses are listed in English in external information, but do not assume regular degree study is mostly English-taught, confirm the language of instruction by department before applying.

Academic Calendar

Admissions

Start at the Office of International Affairs (국제교류팀).

Kosin's OIA splits work between a Dean, an Office Manager and staff for student management, recruitment, overseas programs and institutional agreements. Ask which coordinator handles your route, undergraduate, graduate, Korean language, dormitory, visa/stay, insurance or student support. The official international-student site is the Office of International Affairs (국제교류팀) at https://global.kosin.ac.kr/ia/. The undergraduate international-admissions page sits at http://global.kosin.ac.kr/ia/bbs/board.php?bo_table=contents&wr_id=18 under the menu label Undergraduate Admissions, the required-documents library at https://global.kosin.ac.kr/ia/bbs/board.php?bo_table=docu, and the office's own contact page at https://global.kosin.ac.kr/ia/bbs/board.php?bo_table=contents&wr_id=2. One practical warning. When we checked on 3 August 2026 the OIA site became unreachable repeatedly after the first few page loads, and it is served over both http and https with the https host behaving unreliably. If a link fails, try the other protocol, try again later, or phone the office directly.

From Gimhae Airport

By Subway + Shuttle / Bus / Taxi

1. 01Gimhae Airport Light Rail
2. 02Sasang Station → subway/bus toward Busan Station, Nampo or Yeongdo
3. 03Busan Station Exit 1 → Kosin shuttle / Yeongdo-bound bus / taxi
4. 04Or Daeyeon Station Exit 5 (UN Park direction) → walk ~100 m → shuttle area
5. 05With luggage: taxi straight to the main gate of the Yeongdo Campus

First Stop Checklist

• 1Go to OIA / 국제교류팀
• 2Confirm ARC / residence card and visa / stay management
• 3Check insurance enrolment
• 4Arrange Student ID
• 5Confirm dormitory assignment, room type and meal rules
• 6Ask about Korean language support
• 7Learn the shuttle route from Busan Station or Daeyeon Station
• 8Find the student cafeteria in Happy Dormitory and the campus health clinic

Useful Korean Phrases

Student Life

Quieter, focused, Yeongdo-based.

Kosin feels more campus-based and local than PNU, Kyungsung-PKNU or Seomyeon. The Christian identity, smaller scale and Yeongdo setting suit students who want a more focused environment.

Support for international students

On-Campus Dorms

Kosin has three main dormitories: Happy Dormitory / Rodem Hall (행복기숙사 로뎀관), Shalom Dormitory (샬롬관) and Immanuel Dormitory (임마누엘기숙사). Happy Dormitory holds 744 students (152 four-person rooms, 66 two-person rooms, 4 one-person accessible rooms). Shalom Dormitory has parking, office, conference hall, fitness centre, lounge, laundry and guest house. Immanuel Dormitory (recently remodeled) is operated for international students with 36 four-person rooms plus shared facilities. A standard single-room option for international students is not clearly confirmed.

Meals are not optional here. The dormitory bundles a compulsory meal fee (식비) into the residence fee, and Kosin does not currently publish the amount. The only figure we could trace is 324,000 KRW of 식비 for the second semester of 2021, which is several years out of date and must not be used for budgeting. Current 2026 dormitory room fees are not clearly published in English either. Study in Korea lists roughly USD 125 per month for a four-person room, which also appears to be an older figure. Confirm dormitory assignment, room type, room fee, meal fee, move-in date, vacation stay and international-student rules with the dorm office before arrival. Happy Dormitory Rodem Hall: 051-400-2410, happydorm@kosin.ac.kr, https://kosin.happydorm.or.kr.

Off-Campus Rent

We looked specifically for a Yeongdo-gu one-room (원룸) monthly rent figure in August 2026 and found no citable official statistic or platform aggregate, so we are not publishing a range. Treat any listing you find as a starting point rather than a quote. Search areas: Dongsam-dong, Yeongdo, Wachi-ro area, campus entrance, and bus-access routes toward Nampo and Busan Station. Useful Korean search terms: 고신대 원룸, 고신대학교 원룸, 동삼동 원룸, 영도 원룸, 와치로 원룸, 고신대 자취방. Use Naver 부동산, 직방, 다방 and local real-estate offices.

Students' Cafeteria (학생식당), Happy Dormitory B1

The main student cafeteria is the Students' Cafeteria (학생식당) in the basement of Happy Dormitory. Meals are 자율배식 (self-serve). Two official Kosin pages disagree on when weekday lunch ends. The Office of International Affairs campus-facilities page lists weekday lunch as 11:00 to 13:30, while the Happy Dormitory cafeteria page lists 11:00 to 14:00. We publish the dormitory page's hours because that page belongs to the operator of this cafeteria and it also publishes the weekend and vacation hours the OIA page leaves out. Confirm on arrival. During semester a ramen corner runs 14:00 to 14:25 and again 15:30 to 16:50. No per-meal price is published on any official Kosin page we could reach, so ask the cafeteria or the International Office for the current rate rather than budgeting from a figure found elsewhere online.

Libraries & Sports

• University Library, listed in international student-life information
• Library and Information Center (Study in Korea), public facility
• Information and Communication Center, internet and document writing
• Reading-room and 24-hour study access need checking on campus

Health & Medical

For urgent situations anywhere in Korea, call 119. Bring student ID, residence card (if available), insurance details and a translation app for medical visits.