Yonsei University's international student house, the International House (Gukje Haksa) has all the equipment and facilities required in this day of information, technology, and globalization. It can accommodate up to 240 students in double rooms. The house is available to undergraduate students, graduate students, and KLI students with separate wings for men and women. A mixture of Korean and non-Korean students live in the house providing an international atmosphere. The primary language in the house is English. Every room is equipped with LAN connections for Internet use.

The house has shared refrigerators for student use, lounge areas, study areas, a recreation area, a lecture room, a computer room, and laundry facilities (washing machines and dryers). Laundry facilities are not coin operated and are free of charge for unlimited laundry use. The house has central heating and an air conditioner in each room.

Dorm rooms are western-style, with twin beds. In addition to a bed, each person is provided a wardrobe closet, a desk, and a small bookcase. Each room has a window shade, an overhead light and desk lamps. One set of sheets, one blanket, a pillow, and a pillowcase are provided, but students are responsible for laundering their own sheets and pillowcase. Students should bring their own towels and slippers. Furniture must remain in the rooms. Lofts are not permitted. There is no space for additional furniture in the room. Lamps, stereos, clocks, and hair dryers are permitted. Hot plates, irons, toasters, rice cookers, space heaters and other such appliances are not permitted.

Neither smoking nor drinking are allowed in the house building. Under no circumstances is cooking permitted in the house rooms, as it is both a fire and sanitary hazard.

Students are responsible for purchasing their own meals. There is no meal plan, but there are many alternatives. Students may buy their meals in one of the college cafeterias, or in the university area's many restaurants. There is a shared-refrigerator space for storing milk, bread, or other perishables. Nearby bakeries have coffee and rolls for breakfast and both pizza and Chinese food can be delivered to the dorm. Many meals cost as little as the equivalent of US$4. Most students can eat adequately with a food budget of US$360 per month.

The noise will be loudest during the Ground work and Frame work of the construction. Please understand that it is impossible to eliminate the noise and dust pollution.

Order of Construction
   1. Site clearing construction
   2. Ground work (Digging and flattening the land etc.)
   3. Frame work (Concrete construction)

1) After being admitted to the program you will receive your admission number.
With your admission number complete the International House online application.

2) E-mail the completed application form with your photo file (a standard headshot of the face), the signed copy of the Regulations Contract and the payment receipt to the International House (or fax 82-2-363-9476).

3) Send an e-mail notification to the International House(dorm@yonsei.ac.kr) after your application and payment has been sent, including your name, admission number and your payment date.

4) Upon receiving your dormitory application and full payment, we will inform you by e-mail confirming your dormitory reservation status. Please save the receipt.
* No forms will be accepted without all the required documents.
* Personal checks are not acceptable.

Yonsei International House does not accept personal checks for any payment. For the dormitory fee, only secure instruments will be accepted: bank/cashier's checks or bank/international money orders. If a representative in Korea is available, he or she can make the payment(s) direct to Woori Bank.

BANK INFORMATION (For Telegraphic Transfer (T/T))
*Name of Bank : Woori Bank, Yonsei Branch
*Name of the Receiver : Yonsei University International House
*Swift Code : HVBKKRSE
*Account Number : 126-000017-18-825 (USD or KRW)
*Address : Yonsei Branch (Yonsei University) 134 Sinchon-dong Seodaemun-gu Seoul 120-749 Korea
Fees sent online through Woori Bank should be sent with the APPLICANT'S NAME.
After transferring the money send us the payment receipt by email(dorm@yonsei.ac.kr) or fax (82-2-363-9476).

1) If space is not available at the International House, the dormitory fee will be refunded to you in full. Refunds take 4 weeks to process.

2) Your payment does not guarantee a room at the International House. Rooms are given to fully admitted students on a first-come, first-served basis, determined by the receipt of the full payment of the dorm fee.

3) Refunds will be administered as follows depending on when the student’s official notice of housing cancellation arrives.
  1) The date of check-in: housing fee minus a cancellation fee(70,000 KRW)
  2) 1 week after the check-in date: 80% of housing fee will be returned.
  3) 2 weeks after the check-in date: 60% of housing fee will be returned.
  4) 3 weeks after check-in date: 30% of housing fee will be returned.
  5) 4 Weeks after check-in date: no refund
  ** Refunds will be minus postage

4) “Move in” and “move out” dates must correspond to housing periods.

If you have any questions regarding the dormitory, please feel free to contact us by e-mail at dorm@yonsei.ac.kr or by phone (+82 2 2123-4616).

We have a 24-hr duty guard on the first floor. If your arrival is too late or early in the day, however, please contact our International House staff in advance.

Muak, the largest and main dormitory, consists of four buildings (8 blocks) and houses 1,970 residents. Undergraduate and graduate students, coming from cities other than Seoul, stay at Dorm #1 and #2. Muak Dorm #3 is also used by medical, dental, and nursing students. The Muak Dorm #4 is built for foreign instructors and students who are studying for the National Qualification tests and lawschool students.

1. ELIGIBILITY
Undergraduate colleges, graduate & professional graduate school students with a GPA of over 2.7/4.3 in the previous semester, as well as new incoming students from outside of the Seoul area, are eligible.

2. COST FOR 2009: 742,000 KRW / semester
※ The housing fee is raised annually according to price inflation.

3. APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Detailed selection policies and schedules will be posted on the Muak Dormitory homepage every year around December (for current enrollees) and January (for freshman).

A. How to apply

① The online application is available at Muak Dormitory homepage
(http://web.yonsei.ac.kr/housing)
② Submit a copy of your alien registration card to the Housing office
※ Address : The Housing Office of Yonsei University 262 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Korea
③ Check the Web site (above) to see whether you have been added to the housing list.
Inclusion on the housing list will be determined by lottery.

B. Bring your alien registration card or passport, and an ID-sized photo to the Muak Dormitory Office on move-in day.

※ Once accepted, you can stay for the full academic year. However, during the summer and winter breaks, you must vacate the dorm room. If you want to stay during the vacation periods, you must fill out a Application Form for Summer/Winter Break Housing and pay additional fees.
※ Move-in Date : from one day before the semester begins
※ Move-out Date : within one day after the semester ends
※ For more details, please contact the Housing Office by phone at 82-2-2123-3622 or by email at muakdorm@yonsei.ac.kr.

4. ROOM FACILITIES:
Two students in one room, each provided with a desk(including chair), a bookshelf, a wardrobe, and a bed (Bed clothes are not provided). Room comes with an air conditioner, a phone(only incoming calls), and wired LAN
※ To make outgoing calls, you must use a pay phone or a personal cell phone.

5. PUBLIC FACILITIES:
Study room, seminar room, computer room, video room, chapel, oratory, lounge with a refrigerator, gym, laundry room, toilets and shower rooms on each floor

OTHER FACILITIES :

A. Cafeteria (at Muak #2)
Breakfast (2,500 KRW): 7:00 a. m. - 9:30 a. m., Monday through Sunday
Dinner (2,500 KRW): 5:45 p. m. - 7:45 p. m., Monday through Sunday
Lunch (3,000 KRW): noon - 1:30 p. m., Monday through Friday and Sunday
B. Electric Power
All electric outlets in the dorms only provide 220V. (110V appliances are not compatible)

C. Cash
There is an ATM machine located in the lobbies of Dorm #1 & #2. They operate during the day. Students must open a domestic bank account in order to use the ATMs.

D. Dry Cleaning
A dry cleaning shop operate in the basement of Muak #2. The dry cleaning shop offers the following service : Dry cleaning and Laundry, Shirts service, Mend clothes.

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