He began at UST as a master's student in February 2009, with the intention of studying astronomy. Like Inha University, UST formed a committee of professors, titled "Song Yoo-Geun Project," and Song was given private lessons in lieu of classroom lectures. The topics of the lectures varied from quantum field theory, nuclear physics, astronomy, and topology. The university set aside 100 million Korean won (approximately US$80,000) for Song's classes and research. In February 2010, UST announced that Song was accepted to its combined master's and Ph.D. program, with the goal of obtaining a Ph.D. in 2012.