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[pocariboy73]

Anybody have info. regarding working/living condtions at Gyeongsang National University in Jinju? Both postive and negative comments are welcome.

Thanks in advance.

[Tiger Beer]

GyeongSang in JinJu?

[just because]

Jinju is in Kyeongsangnamso Tiger Beer.

Kyeongnam university is in masan but they have a smaller one in Jinju. I know absolutely nothing else except it is apparently very reputable because it draws some famous Korean professors so if you get your degree from there it is considered a little prestigious.

[Tiger Beer]

DOH.. the original poster edited the request and wrote in JinJu.

I was going to add that I worked at a summercamp at Gyeongsang in JinJu. Its a nice campus.. and I quite liked JinJu as a city too. THe people were nice.. there is a very small section of restaurants right outside the front gate.. and all around its not too bad.

Also I met some of the teachers as some hung around to teach the summer camp.. and they quite seemed to like the place as well.

The only thing I recall though is that when the weekends came around I was sometimes quite anxious to leave that small campus area just because I'm not use to living like that compared to Seoul (where you're in the middle of everything all of the time).

But overall.. I liked JinJu quite a bit. Here is a thread where I went off in detail regarding JinJu:
http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=1559

[curiouswd]

I just got really short acceptance email from GSNU that was written in poor english (no offense). It was almost difficult to decipher whether or not it was spam since it came from a differnet email address. I haven't even done a phone interview. Can this be trusted? Of course I haven't accepted any conditions nor have I even received a contract. I just found it a little strange. For the ones who have worked with GSNU before, was that the standard protocol? To be accepted without an interview?

-curiouswd

[dzeisons]

I worked there in 2003- I had a phone interview with the foreign director and Korean office lady (who I believe is still there) before I got the job. That email sounds dodgey to me- I'd get into contact with the mob at Gyeongsang.

[sheeon]

From what I know and understand, it is a good university. If you are an elementary school teacher in Gyeong nam area (biggish cities like Masan, Changwon, etc...) almost 90 % of them have graduated from Gyeongsang National University. The young teachers that I train, here in Masan, have excellent speaking skills, so I'm guessing that GNU are doing something right. (may be it's their selection process, I don't know...). Personally I wouln't mind working there, if it weren't for the three year limit clause.

[anyway]

Standard protocol....in Korea? Gads...

Is the offer for the institute only or for the English Zone? If you have applied for their teaching staff, I would say it is unusual to get the offer before the interview (but not from another email nor poor english).

If you applied to work for their wack TESOL Cert. Program or to work nights (6-9pm) in that program, then anything goes...

I am sure you could do worse than GSNU and Jinju, but I would give their TESOL Cert program a wide berth unless they are paying you at the same time...

Definitely call them up and find out from the head teacher. Don't believe anything without a contract. And even with a contract, only believe about half...

[curiouswd]

[Milwaukiedave]

[kitekid]

i can only speak to working the madness that is being their summer camp director for 2+ months

[excitinghead]

Never worked there, but lived in Jinju for 4 years and went to the University quite a bit...come to think of it, my first ever job was in Han-Mi hogwan across the road, no longer there as it has been smited by bad karma out of existence (although the bulldozers making way for apartments helped).

Anyway, be warned curiouswd! Last time I was there 2 years ago, "cafeteria food" meant a grand total of TWO choices of complete Korean crud. And I say crud not because it was Korean, but because even the Uni students said it was amongst the worst food they'd ever had, but they were too poor to buy anything else. Come to think of it, no wonder they got so annoyed with the smell of my Kim-bap in the classrooms.

[curiouswd]