Korea Wants 300,000 Foreign Students By 2027. But There’s A Catch

South Korea wants 300,000 international students by 2027. And it wants more of them to stay after graduation. The government hopes more international graduates will stay to help tackle labour shortages and a shrinking population. Graduates can now remain in South Korea for up to three years on a D-10 job-seeking visa. But building a life and career takes more than the right visa — language remains one of the biggest barriers to integration. 24-year-old Maeve Jourand is in South Korea on an E-6 visa, issued to foreign nationals who wish to work in performance-related activities. But she soon found that without Korean language skills, opportunities in her field remain limited. Watch the full episode: Beyond BTS And K-Pop Gloss: Migrant Workers' Reality Living In South Korea | Insight    • Beyond BTS And K-Pop Gloss: Migrant Worker...   00:00 What the D-10 Visa does 00:53 The college where lessons are taught in English 01:27 What really draws international students to Korea 03:18 Don't speak Korean? Inside the daily struggle ========= ABOUT THE SHOW: Insight investigates and analyses topical issues that impact Asia and the rest of the world. ================== #SouthKorea #KoreaImmigration #StudyInKorea #Seoul #LivingInKorea #Documentary Also watch: Is Seoul To Blame For South Korea's Population Crisis? | Insight | Full Episode    • Is Seoul To Blame For South Korea's Popula...   China's Shrinking Population: How Will It Cope With Fewer Workers? | Insight | Full Episode    • China's Shrinking Population: How Will It ...   An Inside Look At Japan's Growing Immigrant Population | CNA Correspondent    • An Inside Look At Japan's Growing Immigran...   For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Telegram: https://t.me/CNAInsiderSG Instagram: / cnainsider Facebook: / cnainsider Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider