Changwon National University Hosts '574th Hangeul Week Festival'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Changwon National University will hold the ‘Changwon National University Hangeul Week Festival’ to commemorate the 574th Hangeul Day.

Hosted by the Department of Korean Language and Literature of the College of Humanities and the Institute of Creative Convergence Education at Changwon National University, the event will be held from the 6th to the 12th and conducted online in a non-face-to-face format to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Under the theme ‘574th Hangeul Day: Spreading the Wings of Our Language and Script,’ the 8th Changwon National University Hangeul Week Festival will be held through the Department of Korean Language and Literature’s website, featuring events such as ▲Hangeul Day Commemorative Writing Contest ▲Acrostic Poem Contest ▲Hangeul Day Commemorative Poetry and Painting Exhibition.

The writing contest will select six winners in each category, including one grand prize winner each for prose and poetry, and award certificates and scholarships along with a ceremony.

For the acrostic poem contest, students can submit their writings directly on the Department of Korean Language and Literature’s website, and prizes will be awarded through a lottery. The poetry and painting exhibition will display works by students of the Department on the website.

Yoon Ae-kyung, head of the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Changwon National University, said, “We hope that the 8th Changwon National University Hangeul Week Festival will be a time to foster and expand interest in our language, script, and spirit.”

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