King's College London

The King's-SNU Graduate Programme in International Affairs offers successful applicants the chance to complete their qualification through study at both King’s College London and Seoul National University (SNU) in South Korea.

Students will be able to apply for the qualification through a linked programme and spend their first year at King’s, including programmes in the School of Politics and Economics, School of Global Affairs and School of Security Studies.

After completing their first year at King’s, students will then be able to study their second year on one of a series of programmes offered by the Graduate School of International Studies at SNU in Seoul.

Applications to join the first cohort of students taking the programme are now open, with successful applicants due to begin in September 2025.

Professor Ramon Pacheco Pardo, head of the Department of European and International Studies at King’s, said: “We are tremendously proud to be partnering with Seoul National University to offer this unique programme, which offers students the chance to study at two world-leading universities which sit at the heart of truly global cities.”

The linked programmes at King’s College London are:

• Conflict, Security and Development MA (School of Security Studies)
• Emerging Economics and International Development MSc (School of Global Affairs)
• European Studies MA (School of Politics and Economics)
• Global Affairs MSc (School of Global Affairs)
• International Political Economy MA (School of Politics and Economics)
• International Relations MA (School of Security Studies)
• Political and Strategic Communication MA (School of Security Studies)
• Political Economy MA (School of Politics and Economics)
• Political Economy of Emerging Markets MSc (School of Politics and Economics)
• Politics and Contemporary History MA (School of Politics and Economics)
• Politics and Economics of the Middle East (School of Politics and Economics)
• Public Policy MA (School of Politics and Economics)
• Russian and Eurasian Politics and Economics (King’s Russia Institute)
• War Studies MA (School of Security Studies)

Bursaries, funding and opportunities

King's College London is offering a bursary of £7,500 in the academic years 2025/6, 2026/7 and 2027/8 to support students. The bursaries will be offered to the two students achieving the highest average grades at the end of their first year at King's, once results have been ratified in the autumn. Eligibility for the bursary is open to any student who completes one of the qualifying MA programmes at King’s and will be confirmed after they have moved on to their second year at SNU. In case of two or more students having the same average grade, the bursary will be distributed evenly. 

Seoul National University is offering admission to its 2025 GKS Global Network Programme. To find out more about eligibility, visit the website here: 2025 GKS Global Network Programme. 

Find out more and apply

For further information and entry criteria, contact Professor Ramon Pacheco Pardo.