March 30, 2001

S. Korea Will Offer Scholarships to Study Information Technology in the United States

In a move to increase the number of information-technology experts in the country, South Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication will provide scholarships for more South Koreans to earn graduate degrees in information technology in the United States.

The ministry announced this month that it will increase the number of students eligible for scholarships to 200, up from 50 last year. The ministry said that 120 master's candidates and 80 doctoral candidates would each receive