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Young Researchers' Exchange Programme

Now Open!

The Leading House Asia launches the 2023 Call for Young Researchers' Exchange Programme with South Korea for a funded 3-month stay at a research institution in Korea. Open to doctoral students of all disciplines and employed at Swiss HEI. The application deadline is on 31 March 2023.

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Science Club

The monthly Science Club highlights cooperation in S&T between Switzerland and Korea by inviting researchers developing joint projects, experiencing research exchange between the two countries or to share their latest developments.
Participants from Korea, Switzerland and anywhere else are all welcome to join!

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Students Exchange

We establish students exchange programs between Swiss and Korean universities.

Students from both countries join courses together, visit the other country for validation and case studies, and exchange with each other!

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Seminars & Workshops

We host Open Talks, Seminars/Webinars and Workshops on diverse topics.

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[OPEN] Application Deadline: 31 March 2023

Young Researchers’ Exchange Programme

The instrument funds 3-month research stays in the partner country.
Switzerland-based researchers can apply to ETH Zurich for a stay in South Korea and South Korean researchers to the NRF for a stay in Switzerland.

Eligibility
Doctoral and early career postdoctoral researchers from Swiss universities, universities of applied sciences and public research institutes are invited to apply. The call is open to all disciplines including social sciences and humanities.

[OPEN] Application Deadline: 15 February 2023

SNSF-NRF Call for Joint Research Projects

In the context of the Korean-Swiss Science and Technology Programme, the SNSF and the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Korea launch another call for Joint Research Projects (JRPs).

Joint Research Projects (JRPs) enable researchers in Switzerland to conduct a joint project together with a Korean partner. The projects will have a duration of three years, with funding on the Swiss side amounting to a maximum of CHF 250,000 per project. The costs covered by the grants are comparable to those covered in national SNSF projects (equipment, research funds, salaries).

Call opens: February/March 2023

Industry Internship Scholarships

Internships in South Korea provide Switzerland-based students from universities and universities of applied sciences with first-hand work experience in an innovative company environment.
Students from any discipline can gain intercultural and practical experience and become competent of working in and with an Asian environment. In exchange, the students will provide their host companies with their particular knowledge and expertise, new ideas, time and interest to learn and work. The companies shall profit from the intercultural exchange likewise.

The programme supports the internships with small scholarships to cover travel and living allowance.

Call opens: Summer 2023

Research Partnership Grants

Research Partnership Grants support the deepening of an existing partnership through a joint research project or activities in the field of education.
The call is open to all scientific disciplines and fields of research, including social sciences and humanities.

Professors, senior scientists and postdoctoral researchers of Swiss federal and cantonal universities, universities of applied sciences and universities of teacher education, as well as public research institutes, are eligible to apply. The Switzerland-based scientist is the main applicant.

Call opens: August 2023

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship

The Swiss Government provides 3 Excellence Scholarships for outstanding young Korean researchers and artists.
The calls for for the academic year 2024-25 will open in August and close in November 2023.

Supported by Leading House Asia

Industry Internship Scholarships

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Internships in South Korea provide Switzerland-based students from universities and universities of applied sciences with first-hand work experience in an innovative company environment

Our Alumni Community

We foster a network of ambitious and innovative graduated entrepreneurs and collaborators of the STO, and regularly organize events for our alumni and by our alumni.
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Testimonials

I went from specialized in French rap in March 2020 to rediscovering Korean TV a year and a half later to suddenly having the opportunity to take a complete U-turn in my career path. It is possible, apparently, and the opportunities that I found here have been plentiful and unexpected. Is it mad that I'm doing a postdoc in a country that I hadn't study for a very long time and never visited prior to 2022? Yes. But now that I'm here, everything fits into place. Academically it's been brilliant and rewarding and the overall experience has been fantastic.

Paroma Raya Ghose NRF Korea Exchange Fellow, Yonsei University | IHEID

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Photo credit: STO Seoul

Dr. Alessandra Apicella

Head, Science & Technology Office

Ji Yeon Lee

Project Officer, STO

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