A booking confirmation will only be sent when
full payment or a deposit has been received.
The remaining balance should be sent within
14 days of invoice issuance. Bank details are
provided on the invoice. Payment must include
all bank transfer charges (including
intermediary bank charges).
For late payments RK reserves the right to
charge a late payment fee of KRW 100,000.
Any promotional offers or discounts confirmed
at the time of booking are subject to payments
being made on time, and not reducing the
length of the booking.
Cancellations must be made in writing,
addressed to the RK office. For students
cancelling 50 days or more prior to the course
start date, RK will refund fees received in full
less non-refundable charge. Cancellation or
refund after arrival or the course start date is
not available.
The following fees are Non-Refundable where
applicable: Registration fee, Deposit, Visa
document fee, Courier fees and
Accommodation placement fee
Cancellations 50 days before the start date:
Non-Refundable fees only
Cancellations 30 days before the start date:
Non-Refundable fees + 30% of the fee
Cancellations 8 days before the start date:
Non-Refundable fees + 60% of the fee
Cancellations 7 days or less before the start
date, any cancellations or refund is not
available
Cancellations 50 days before the start date:
Non-Refundable fees only
Cancellations 30 days before the start date:
Non-Refundable fees + 30% of the fee
Cancellations 29 days or less before the start
date: No refund
Fees will not be refundable if a student arrives
late, “No Show” or leaves before the end of
their course. Refunds will be made within 8
weeks after the refund is officially accepted by
the administration office.
General cancellation and refund rules may not
apply if the students get the special discounts.
In the case of semester/year course,
cancellation, refund or change is not possible
after registration is complete.
Even after registration is complete,
accommodation may not be assigned to the
preferred accommodation due to local
circumstances and may be canceled or
changed.
RK does not provide visas to students. RK can
only provide students with relevant documents
to obtain a working holiday visa, K-ETA, and
other visas, but RK is not responsible for
whether the documents are suitable for visa
issuance.
When visa issuance is not possible or delayed,
the general cancellation and refund policy will
also apply. No exceptions to cases when
admission is difficult due to natural disasters,
Covid 19, or personal illness.
RK reserves the right to charge an
administration fee of KRW 100,000 each time
course type, start date or type of accommodation
is changed or postponed after RK has confirmed
the initial enrollment. Students changing the plan
must give notice in writing 4 weeks prior to the
change. There is no refund for downgrades in
course duration, course type and
accommodation. In the event of a change of
course start date, the cancellation conditions will
be applied to the original start date. If students
have registered for a group lesson, they cannot
change to a private lesson.
To receive the course certificate, students
maintain an attendance level of a minimum of
80%
Purchased Activity Credits for non-included RK
activities must be used during the course and
will not be refunded if unused at the end of the
course.
RK reserves the right to reduce the number of
lessons in a class due to insuffieient number of
students.
RK will be closed on Public Holidays. Depending
on the school schedule, holidays may be
substituted for other dates. RK does not make
up for lessons missed on these dates.
Exceptions are made for One-to-One lessons,
which will be made up. There is no refund for
lessons missed due to a public holiday.
All published course start dates that fall on a
Monday, however, if this day is a public holiday,
the course will begin on th
Flight details including: arrival time, flight numbers,
airline and point of origin must be advised 7 days
prior to arrival in order for RK to provide airport
transfers. No refunds will be granted on transfers
if flight details are not sent to RK at least 7 days
prior to arrival. If several students are picked up at
the same time, there may be a waiting periods
before the transfer.
Students agree that photographs, videos,
artwork or other works, as well as recorded or
written testimonials; may be used, stored or
transferred internationally by RK, or by a
third-party agent, for promotional purposes
including printed and online marketing
materials and on any social media network
without further consent or notification.
If students do not wish to participate, RK will
respect their wishes but it is the student’s
responsibility to absent themselves from the
photograph/video.
RK reserves the right to expel students for
unacceptable or unlawful behaviour or lack of
attendance. No refund will be given and any
unpaid fees become immediately payable.
Repatriation is at student’s own expense.
When a student behaves in violation of the
accommodation rules, the person in charge of
the accommodation has the authority to expel
the student. In this case, the student must
follow the rules of the accommodation, and
there will be no refund.
Students expelled from an RK course are no
longer eligible for RK housing. Housing refund
policies will apply. RK has a zero-tolerance
policy for discrimination, bullying and
harassment in the workplace and the classroom;
Discrimination, bullying and harassment
of any kind is unacceptable, against the law,
and will not be tolerated. RK expects students
to behave in a manner that is considerate of
those around them. Inappropriate conduct
includes, but is not limited to:
1. disruptions to the learning environment (i.e.
use of profanity, harassment, etc.);
2. deliberate destruction, misuse, or theft of RK
property or the property of fellow classmates;
3. violence or threats of violence towards
persons or property of students or school staff;
4. improper use of email or Internet access;
5. failure to comply with copyright laws and
6. use of drugs or alcohol on RK premises
and/or when underage
Students must pay the full cost of any damage
they cause to property. Damage deposits may
apply to certain accommodation options. These
are payable upon arrival, or the first day of
school.
Any information provided to RK may be held on
computer and shall be used in accordance with
its data protection registration and the national
data protection laws applicable.
RK may disclose appropriate personal data,
including sensitive personal data of a medical
nature, to relevant RK staff and third parties
where there is a legitimate need or obligation
to do so and where disclosing the information
and the manner of disclosing the information
complies with national privacy laws. We will not
share sensitive information about students
with any third party, including parents, legal
guardians, caregivers, next of kin, or relevant
government agencies without the student’s
consent unless there are reasonable grounds
to believe the health, safety and/or welfare of
the student and/or others is at risk, if any identified special needs are affecting the
student’s ability to participate, learn and
achieve in an RK programme and/or where
the law requires us to do so.
RK shall not be responsible for any failure to
comply with any of its obligations if the failure
is occasioned by any cause beyond RK’s
reasonable control and despite the exercise of
reasonable diligence and without incurring
additional costs, cannot be prevented or
avoided. Force majeure events shall include but
shall not be limited to, act of government, war,
threat of war, riot, civil strife, general labour
disturbance, such as a boycott, strike, lockout,
or ‘go slow’ directives’, terrorist activity, natural
or nuclear disaster, unusually adverse weather
conditions, closure of an RK, infectious diseases,
viruses, plague, epidemic or pandemic
health crises (caused by viruses such as Ebola,
H1N1, H5N1, Zika, COVID-19, and other
communicable diseases), or any action taken
by a government or public authority, including
prohibition of entry into a country or region of
a country, promulgation of quarantine
measures, ordering the “lockdown” of the
whole or part of a country.
It is acknowledged that the epidemic health
crisis in connection with COVID-19 and any
related quarantine and actions of
a governmental authority shall be considered a
force majeure event for the purpose of these
RK Terms and Conditions, even though the
health crisis has arisen prior to the effective
date.
RK and its staff and representatives will not be
liable for loss, damage or injury to persons or
property howsoever caused, except where liability
is expressly imposed by law. RK will not be liable in
the event that any service contracted to be
supplied by RK becomes impossible to supply for
any reason or any cause outside the control of RK.
At the time of booking, it is recommended that
students choose to disclose any mental or
physical illness, allergy, disability or condition
that may interfere with their ability to
successfully complete their programme, that
may impact the wellbeing of any other student
or staff member, that may require monitoring,
treatment or emergency intervention during
the student’s period of enrolment,
or that may require special accommodation.
Students may be required to show COVID 19
vaccination confirmation upon arrival. Students unable or unwilling to confirm vaccination will
be required to undergo weekly rapid testing at
the student’s cost. Testing kits will be provided
at the center and students unwilling to test or
those who test positive will not be able to enter
classes until a negative test (or mandatory
quarantine period for those who test positive)
has been completed. RK will not discriminate
on the basis of any above-mentioned
conditions and will provide reasonable
accommodation to meet all students’ needs.
Nevertheless, RK reserves the right to
terminate a student’s enrolment if the
student’s participation represents a risk to
their, other students’ or staff members’ health
and safety, or if, notwithstanding reasonable
accommodations, in the opinion of RK, the
student’s physical or mental condition makes
the student unable to successfully complete
their programme. Refunds will be provided
based on refund schedules as per terms and
conditions
RK Terms and Conditions are applicable to all
students and agents
The current RK Terms and Conditions supersede
any previous Terms and Conditions that were
applicable at the time of student’s booking.
