Notices

“I know that you would not think so, after all those tears, but it was an amazing experience! It was a very important start of a journey I have to make. I am so thankful that I got the opportunity to do this in your good care.”    - 2013 Summer Camp participant Jose Vos -

Date: May 23th -  June 2nd, 2014

Every year, InKAS gladly invites 40 overseas Korean adoptees to join our summer camp in South Korea. All the participants will have an opportunity to learn the history and heritage of their motherland. By visiting 7 most astonishing cities of South Korea (Seoul, Gongju, Hapcheon, Jinju, Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongju) and engaging in many inspiring activities(Workshop, Homestay, Local Organization Visits, etc), every camp member will reconcile with his or her home country. 

Requirements: Overseas Korean adoptees over 18 years old

Airfare: Sponsored by Korean Air!

Camp Expenses: All lodging, transportation, activities, and meals will be covered by InKAS

Applying: Fill out an application through http://www.inkas.org/en/myservices/application/46/.  If you are not an InKAS member, please sign up first and pay the annual membership fee (30 USD).

* As you may know, a large number of Korean adoptees all over the world apply for Summer Camp participant positions, but there are limited number of positions. So not every applicants or everyone who got the Summer Camp email are going to join the camp.

We will contact only successful candiatates for the camp after reviewing all applications. We will contact only successful candiatates for the camp after reviewing all applications.

Fee: FREE (A nonrefundable registration fee of 100 Euro/150 USD, as well as certain airlines taxes/fees must be covered by the participant)

Application Deadline:  March 10th, 2014, 24:00 (KT)

Contact Information

email: motherlandtour@inkas.org

phone: 82-2-3148-0258

Summer Camp Coordinators:  Ahyoung Kim

Happy Lunar New Year's Day!

As you may know, Seollal holiday, one of the biggest holidays in Korea, begins from tomorrow.
Thus, our office will be closed from January 30th to Feburary 2nd.

Thank you,

Language Bound: Searching for Korean Adoptee English Instructors

 Language Bound is a social enterprise that teaches English to children from impoverished backgrounds. As much as knowing English is an asset measured for today’s success in Korea, affording English courses are often reserved for the upper class. By offering higher education of English to low-income children, Language Bound’s goal is to offset Korea’s educational social imbalance while creating more jobs dedicated to Korean adoptees.

What Language Bound is looking for?

 Unlike most English institutes many experienced English teachers are familiar with, empirical experience shows that our program differs greatly.

1.     Prepare to be patient with many of these children for it may be their first time receiving extra-curricular education apart from school.

2.     Acknowledge the difference of the working environment in comparison to other teaching experiences. Language Bound is an institutionalized combination of educational and humanitarian group effort to help expose children to the larger global world.

3.     We look for one’s maturity, dependability and commitment not only as employees to Language Bound, but also as teachers to young children in classroom settings.

4.     Lastly, we are looking for someone with the heart and enthusiasm working with children. 

What you will find with Language Bound?

No previous teaching experience is needed. Language Bound will train instructors to become competent teacher with our newly adopted teaching method.

If you choose so, we will offer 3 specific work benefits. Hired Language Bound instructors will receive

1) 600,000 KRW per month (16 teaching hours)

2) free Teacher’s Training course, especially on storytelling

3) priority acceptance in all service offered by InKAS

Further details can be shared via email at languagebound@inkas.org.

Qualifications:

- Korean adoptee from overseas

- Proficient English Speaker

- Being able to work 2pm-6pm weekdays; 4 teaching hours per week (Class schedule is not fixed yet)

- Committed and dependable work attitude

Required Documents:

- Resume

- A letter of introduction(Write in either English or your native language)

- Document which is reliable proof of the highest level of educational attainment (e.g high school diploma)

- 1 letter of recommendation (Download template docx-file or pdf-file)

Application Process

1) Resume and other documents submission → 2) Interview → 3) Training

* The training will consists of 1 night and 2 days of Training Camp and 1 week of Training and Preparation. Both of them will be held in February and will be non-paid (Therefore, hired Language Bound instructors will be paid from March). During Training and Preparation, the teachers will develop teaching materials for the first semester, give a lecture in front of other teachers based on what they learn at Training Camp, and do pre-visiting local children welfare centers in their location.

How to Apply

Please submit 1) resume, 2) document proving your highest educational attainment, 3) 1 letter of recommendation to languagebound@inkas.org.

Application Filing Deadline: February 2, 2014

*Please choose one of the following areas that you want to work and show it on your resume

- Seoul, Gyunggi, Incheon, Busan

* InKAS will respond only to those candidates who meet the qualifications and requirements of the position.

* Prior to beginning work for InKAS/Language Bound, and as a condition of employment, all instructors must go through medical checkup as well as provide a copy of criminal history record(Reference: further details are offered at your national embassy)

For questions and/or additional information, please contact Hyuk Ray Park, languagebound@inkas.org

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With the new InKAS website design, some people might have some display issue.
This is due to the cache navigator.
Here is a really simple way to fix it: just press the CTRL+F5 keys at the same time.
The page would reload and the problem should be solved.
So now you can enjoy the new website!

We are working on a new InKAS website. 

So it would be not able to access to the website for a while. 

From December 7th to December 8th, InKAS website will be shut down.

Please understand it.

Thanks.

2014 InKAS Korean Language Scholarships for Spring Semester

InKAS provides Korean language scholarships to overseas Korean adoptees as an opportunity to learn the Korean language at a prestigious university in South Korea. In association with a grant from the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs and the participating universities, scholarship grantees can study at any of these language institutes: Ewha Womans, Korea, Kyunghee, Seoul National, Sogang, Sangmyuung, Sookmyung Women’s and Yonsei University.

1. Required Documents and Terms

A. Documents

- One on-line application form (inkas.org)

- One photocopy of adoption document with your Korean name

- One photocopy of your passport with valid passport number

- One photocopy of your high school diploma or higher

- One photo (3x4cm)

B. Terms

- For students re-applying for a second semester, only an application form needs to be resubmitted, but some documents might be requested by InKAS or the university.

- If you have any problems or issues from previous semesters at the Korean language school, your application can be rejected or your acceptance may be cancelled by personal notification.

- An applicant must be at least 18 years old.

- Only fully-completed applications along with all the required documents will be accepted.

- Selections will be made entirely on a first-come first-served basis.

2. Application Deadline

- For all universities: 24:00, December 6th (Korean time)

3. How to apply

- Sign up or log into InKAS website ▷ Log in ▷ Our service ▷ Scholarship ▷ click on ‘Apply for scholarship’

- Fill out application form for 2014 spring scholarship ▷ Submit the completed form with all proper required documents

4. University information for language scholarships available through InKAS

* Classes run from 9a.m to 1p.m Monday through Friday

* The university information above can be changeable by university’s decision

* We do not offer scholarships for alternative language programs (evening or shorter-hour classes)

5. Fee

- InKAS Application fee: 82,000KW (77.00 USD) : It's non-refundable. Please don't pay before receiving an official scholarship award e-mail.

- University registration fee: Different terms apply for each university.

- Tuition fee: 50% covered for 7 of the universities.

Only 30% covered for Yonsei University.

* Any previous scholarship cancellations can have a negative impact on your ability to receive another scholarship for 2014 spring semester. 

* Please check the university websites for spring semester schedule once again.

* Please check the university websites for tuition pricing. All universities will confirm spring semester tuition rates on their websites by mid-January, 2014, so the prices may change slightly from winter semester rates. 

* If you are a recipient of a scholarship for the 2014 spring semester, you will receive payment instructions and more information about this course by email.

For further inquiries regarding InKAS Korean Language Scholarships, please email or contact InKAS.

contact@inkas.org

02-3148-0258

A Belgian adoptee, Jung Henin, will present his film "Approval for Adoption" at the Bucheon Animation Film Festival.  His animation tells the story of his adoption into a Belgian family and later his return to Korea. 

Film will be shown Friday, November 8th at 20:00.  The festival is located near Sognae Station on Line 1 or Samsan Gymnasium Station on Line 7.  

If interested please contact InKAS at contact@inkas.  We are trying to get a special discount for group tickets.

2013 InKAS Korean Language Scholarships for Winter Semester

InKAS provides Korean language scholarships to overseas Korean adoptees as an opportunity to learn the Korean language at a prestigious university in South Korea. In association with a grant from the Ministry for Health & Welfare and the participating universities, scholarship grantees can study at any of these language institutes: Ewha Womans, Korea, Kyunghee, Sangmyung, Seoul National, Sogang, Sookmyung Women’s and Yonsei University.

1. Required Documents and Terms

A. Documents

- One on-line application form (inkas.org)

- One photocopy of adoption document with your Korean name

- One photocopy of your passport with valid passport number

- One photocopy of your high school diploma or higher

- One photo (3x4cm)

B. Terms

- For students re-applying for a second semester, only an application form needs to be resubmitted, but some documents might be requested by InKAS or the university.

- If you have any problems or issues from previous semesters at the Korean language school, your application can be rejected or your acceptance may be cancelled by personal notification.

- An applicant must be at least 18 years old.

- Only fully-completed applications along with all the required documents will be accepted.

- Selections will be made entirely on a first-come first-served basis.

2. Application Deadline

- For Seoul National University: 24:00, September 22th (Korean time)

- For all other universities: 24:00, September 29th (Korean time)

3. How to apply

- Sign up or log into InKAS website ▷ Log in ▷ Our service ▷ Scholarship ▷ click on ‘Apply for scholarship’

- Fill out application form for 2013 Winter Scholarship ▷ Submit the completed form with all proper required documents

4. University information for language scholarships available through InKAS

* Classes run from 9a.m to 1p.m Monday through Friday

* The university information above can be changeable by university’s decision

* We do not offer scholarships for alternative language programs (evening or shorter-hour classes)

5. Fee

- InKAS Application fee: 82,000KW (77.00 USD) : It's non-refundable. Please don't pay before receiving an official scholarship award e-mail.

- University registration fee: Different terms apply for each university.

- Tuition fee: 50% covered for 6 of the universities.

Only 30% covered for Yonsei University.

* Any previous scholarship cancellations can have a negative impact on your ability to receive another scholarship for 2013 winter semester. 

* Please check the university websites for winter semester schedule once again.

* If you are a recipient of a scholarship for the 2013 winter semester, you will receive payment instructions and more information about this course by email.

For further inquiries regarding InKAS Korean Language Scholarships, please email or contact InKAS.

contact@inkas.org

02-3148-0258