A go apprentice insei ( 院生 , insei ) is a student learning to play Go at an institution, typically with the aim of becoming a 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" ( Korean : 연구생 ; Hanja : 硏究生 ; RR : Yeon(-)gusaeng ), read "Ken kyū sei" in Japanese and "Yán jiū shēng" ( Chinese : 硏究生 , also meaning "graduate student") in Chinese.
1-477: 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
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