Honam University Actively Hires Foreign Professors to Enhance Its Status as a 'Global University'

Prof. Pham Hong Phuong (left in the photo) and Prof. Galanova Dilnoza (right in the photo), foreign professors at Honam University.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Honam University (President Park Sangcheol) is actively expanding the recruitment of outstanding foreign faculty members, accelerating its leap toward becoming a ‘global university’ through strengthening foreign language education.

According to Honam University on the 7th, there are currently 22 full-time foreign faculty members, with the majority being from China (18), and one each from Canada, Japan, Vietnam, and Uzbekistan.

In the first half of this year, professors from Vietnam and Uzbekistan were hired, focusing not only on improving lecture quality for international students from Southeast Asia and Central Asia but also on enhancing domestic students’ foreign language education capabilities.

Pham Hong Phuong, a Vietnamese full-time professor appointed this year (Department of Korean Language and Literature, pictured left), is a well-known Korean language education expert who completed her doctoral program majoring in Korean language education after receiving the SNU President Fellowship (SPF) scholarship from Seoul National University in 2015.

Professor Pham Hong Phuong said, “I will strive to provide practical knowledge and experience to students aspiring to become Korean language teachers or Korean-Vietnamese interpreters and translators, serving as a guide for their career development. For Vietnamese international students, the focus will be on mastering Korean fluently and deeply experiencing Korean culture, while Korean students will concentrate on acquiring Vietnamese language skills and cultural understanding to broaden their international perspective.”

Professor Galanova Dilnoza (College of Creative Liberal Arts), who earned her doctorate in multicultural education at Inha University Graduate School after graduating from Uzbekistan National University, stated, “Through the ‘Basic Uzbek’ course for foreign students and the ‘Media Korean’ liberal arts course for Korean students, I will help broaden their understanding of Uzbekistan and Central Asian cultures. Since local students are also very interested in studying in Korea, I hope to contribute to the activation of exchanges between the two countries.”

Park Sangcheol, President of Honam University, said, “Following a step-by-step plan for internationalization, we will expand our excellent foreign faculty and improve the educational environment to enhance the status of a ‘global university.’”

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