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An '''insei''' is an official student in [[Japan]] studying [[Go (board game)|Go]], seeking to become a professional player. Insei study at the [[Nihon Ki-in]] (Japanese Go Institute), and once a year 3-4 players who qualify in the yearly qualification tournament become professional players.

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A '''go apprentice''' {{nihongo|insei|院生|insei}} is a student learning to play [[Go (game)|Go]] at an institution, typically with the aim of becoming a [[Go_professional|professional player]]. In [[Japan]], such a student is called an ''insei'' (literally, "institution student"). Institutions for insei include the [[Nihon Ki-in]] (Japanese Go Association) and the [[Kansai Ki-in]] (Kansai Go Association). The equivalent of Go insei in [[Korea]] is "Yeon gu saeng" ({{ko-hhrm|연구생|硏究生|Yeon(-)gusaeng}}), read "Ken kyū sei" in Japanese and "Yán jiū shēng" ({{zh|c=硏究生}}, also meaning "graduate student") in Chinese.

== Qualifications and study ==

Asian players are required to become a professional before the age of 18 while studying as insei, but foreigners have the chance up to the age of about 30.

In Japan, once a year 3 or 4 apprentices who qualify in a yearly tournament become professional players.

East Asian players are required to become a professional before the age of 18 while studying as insei, but foreigners have the chance up to the age of about 30.

To become an insei, a person requires a professional to sponsor them, and an application to the Nihon Ki-in. There is no official way to contact a professional for sponsorship.

While insei, many people live with their professional sponsor, who tutors and supports them. Some insei just visit their professional sponsor several times a week. The professional sponsor acts as a mentor for the insei.

====Additional Notes====

An insei in [[Korea]] is a '''kenkyūsei'''.

===External Links=links==

* [http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/index-e.htm Nihon Ki-in]

* [http://igowww.resurse361points.com/Go/Inseiinseidetails/ Insei in Japan]

* [http://insei-league.com/ Korean-style Insei League online]

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Insei also means a [[graduate school]] student in Japan.

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