The KOICA-YU Master’s Degree Program in Water Resources Management is delivered by KOICA and Yeungnam University’s Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul in Gyeongsan, South Korea. It prepares public-sector professionals to develop water policy and management capacity for their home countries.
The in-person curriculum covers hydrology, hydraulics, water governance, climate change, water quality, sustainable urban water management, field study, and thesis or research work. The latest verified cohort began in August 2025, and no later opening date is published.
Benefits & funding
- The 2025 official KOICA Guatemala call described the scholarship as covering round-trip economy airfare, accommodation, meals, full tuition, medical insurance, and a monthly stipend.
- It also listed student-visa processing, full medical examinations, and eligible thesis-research expenses.
- The 2025 cohort had 15 places and a 17-month stay at Yeungnam University, followed by the remaining academic completion period.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be citizens of countries designated annually by KOICA from the OECD DAC list of ODA recipients; the current list must be confirmed with the relevant KOICA office or Korean embassy.
- Applicants must be government officials and receive an official nomination from their government.
- A recognized bachelor’s degree equivalent to a four-year Korean degree is required.
- Strong spoken and written English and good physical and mental health are required.
- Prior recipients of a Korean-government degree scholarship are generally ineligible for another master’s scholarship, subject to KOICA’s stated exceptions.
- KOICA describes being under 40 as a preference, not a universal hard age limit.
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Eligible nationalities
Ghana · Nigeria · Rwanda · Morocco · Mozambique · Senegal · Algeria · Egypt · Uganda · Cameroon · Côte d'Ivoire · Kenya
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Tanzania · Tunisia · DR Congo · Gabon · Gambia · Niger · Lesotho · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mauritius · Burkina Faso · Benin · Burundi · Sierra Leone · Angola · Zambia · Central African Republic · Zimbabwe · Togo · South Sudan · Liberia · Mali · Mauritania · São Tomé and Príncipe · Comoros · South Africa · Botswana · Guatemala · Dominican Republic · Bolivia · Ecuador · El Salvador · Colombia · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Honduras · Jamaica · Costa Rica · Guyana · Grenada · Dominica · Belize · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Nepal · Timor-Leste · Laos · Mongolia · Bangladesh · Vietnam · Sri Lanka · India · Indonesia · Cambodia · Pakistan · Philippines · Thailand · Fiji · Nauru · Niue · Marshall Islands · Vanuatu · Samoa · Solomon Islands · Kiribati · Tonga · Tuvalu · Papua New Guinea · Palau · Azerbaijan · Uzbekistan · Ukraine · Jordan · Iraq · Kyrgyzstan · Tajikistan · Georgia · Kazakhstan · Turkmenistan
Education required
Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Confirm that the applicant’s country and employing institution are eligible through the local KOICA office or Korean embassy.
- 2Obtain the required government nomination and submit the KOICA application package through that office or embassy by its local deadline.
- 3Complete KOICA document screening and the local interview.
- 4If advanced, submit Yeungnam University’s required materials electronically and complete its document review, health check, and interview or examination.
- 5Successful candidates submit original documents through the KOICA office or embassy and complete visa, vaccination, and final medical procedures.
Program timeline
Latest verified local deadline for the 2025 cycle in Guatemala; deadlines differed by country office.
Jan 18, 2025
KOICA country-office submission, document screening, and local interview.
February 2025
Yeungnam University selection stage.
March–June 2025
Arrival and start of the latest verified cohort.
Aug 19, 2025
Pre-course began.
Sep 1, 2025
Regular coursework began.
Sep 29, 2025
Stay period and scheduled departure ended.
Dec 24, 2026
Academic duration ends and degree completion is scheduled.
Feb 22, 2027