U-LINK Platform

“It is resilient who outshines the smart one.”

This sentence is well-known but less understood. This perfectly fits my journey of jumping the ladder in Korean Corporate culture and one of the pivot role steps was provided by the U-Link UST program.

I graduated in March of 2022, I bagged a handful of research skills during my master’s degree and even got them backed up by well-reputed international publications. Unfortunately, the one pre-requisite for entering the Korean Industrial sector “fluency in the Korean language” was missing. I started with the toddler steps and just after graduation, I ended up getting shortlisted for the startup company but got hit by unexpected visa issues which resulted in taking the offer off the table Thanks to “Fast-Track Naturalization of UST graduates” I ended up with an F-2 -7s visa and started working. It was in September 2023, when the U-Link program updated me with this intriguing opportunity which had an excellent resemblance with my experience and intrinsic aptitude. After the step-to-step helping hand of the UST U-LINK team, I was fortunate to become a part of Chunbo Chemicals. It ended up with me jumping from a startup to a medium-level company which is making progress my lips and bounds in the field of batteries.

I'm Sachin K Chitale, and I earned my Ph.D. in Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering from the University of Science and Technology (UST-KRICT campus) in February 2021.

As an international student, I was fortunate to be offered the opportunity to pursue a Ph.D. with a scholarship, granting me access to state-of-the-art laboratories and world-class research facilities, an extensive e-book library, and fully equipped dormitories. UST also offers Korean language classes to enhance our experience in South Korea. Moreover, the university organizes various cultural activities and food festivals, while also providing support for attending overseas conferences. UST is committed to providing personalized attention to each student, addressing living and research-related challenges, and ensuring a smooth path towards graduation.

U-LINK is an exceptionally active program designed to assist foreigners in securing jobs in Korea, where they often face challenges due to language barriers. The program regularly informs us about matching job opportunities via email and provides continuous reminders. Furthermore, they make concerted efforts to arrange interviews and support graduate students in their job search.

I have had a fantastic experience with the U-LINK program. When I was searching for a job, they consistently sent me job opportunity emails and followed up after I applied. Additionally, they personally reached out to me about existing job openings and any challenges I might face. Their direct involvement in arranging interviews with companies was incredibly encouraging and boosted my confidence. I genuinely appreciate the U-LINK program, and I'm confident that it will greatly benefit graduate students in securing jobs in Korea.

I am truly thankful to U-LINK for supporting me throughout the entire job process, and I highly recommend joining the U-LINK program, to fresh graduate students and former graduates who wish to pursue a career in a Korean company. I wish you all the best.

My name is Tran Anh Vy; I received my Ph.D. degree in Industrial Technology (Green Catalysis) from the University of Science and Technology (UST-KITECH campus) in August 2020.

For starters, UST provided me with the opportunity to study there. It is an excellent university with outstanding research facilities, an excellent curriculum, well-trained professors, research support programs, cultural diversity consisting of international students, student clubs, a huge e-book library, and a comfortable dormitory facility. Overall, it’s a wonderful environment for graduate students. Moreover, UST also provides great support for students and helps them achieve their career goals.

The U-LINK program is a fantastic career-matching program for UST international students and connections with Korean companies. U-LINK allows students to easily access recruiting information on different platforms like the UST homepage, Instagram, LinkedIn... Moreover, U-LINK also hosts many useful events such as Career Seminars, U-LINK 1 on 1 Interviews, Meet UST & U-LINK Camp Job Fair. They strive to help students in preparing for interviews. They also help guide students to have clarity when choosing the direction of their careers.

I am so thankful for the U-LINK program because through their efforts I was able to get a full-time job as an R&D Researcher at Aekyung Chemical company. They guided me through the interview process from the first to the last round of the job screening process. I received great support from U-LINK instructors. All the advice and tips from UST Career Seminars are designed to build confidence, especially through each round of the interview process.

For newly graduated students, I highly suggest joining the U-LINK program and focusing on your job goals and how well your skills match up with what you want to do once you have graduated. The U-LINK program can help guide one in taking the right steps toward getting a career-building future.

Life is 80% perseverance and 20% luck!

Hi, this is Riky, one of UST alumni graduated in February 2020.

Enrolling in UST allowed me to experience working in a top notch national research facilities equipped with modern and latest technologies. It also opened up tons of opportunities such as participating in a national conference worldwide. The support provided by UST team to us UST-ians from curriculum, library, language school, student activities to cultural trip is second to none. Couldn’t highly recommend it more!

The most fascinating part is that, the support doesn’t end upon graduation, as there is this program called U-Link that serves as a connection bridge between Korean company and UST graduates who wish to look for an employment in South Korea. I came across a job opportunity sent by U-Link to my personal mail and decided to participate without any expectations. The whole process is quite straight forward and hassle free (just prepared all the required documents). After few rounds of interview, I was lucky enough to be accepted at my current company at LG Energy Solution as a Global Utility Engineer. The support doesn’t end there, as they will monitor the whole process until your very first day of work. I did encounter some problems during my visa issuance process, and U-Link helps tremendously to solve all of my worrisome during that period. All I can say is, please don’t hesitate to participate in this program for those who are seeking an employment in South Korea. I bet there’ll be no better service provided out there as much as U-Link. The only tips I can give is, just be yourself and do practice the language as it will help tremendously. To other UST-ians, I wish you the very best of luck :)