Inha University Opens 'Sejong Institute' in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan... Operating a Total of 3 in Central Asia

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Inha University will establish Sejong Institutes in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan in the second half of this year. Including Dnipro in Ukraine, Inha University will operate a total of three Sejong Institutes in Central Asia.

Inha University was jointly selected as the operating institution for the '2021 New Sejong Institute Project' along with 'Inha University in Tashkent (IUT)' in Uzbekistan and Baku Engineering University in Azerbaijan, and will operate the 'Tashkent2 Sejong Institute' and 'Hirdalan Sejong Institute' starting in the second half of the year.

According to the Sejong Institute Foundation, the competition for the 2021 New Sejong Institute Project was intense, with 85 institutions from 43 countries applying for 26 available spots.

Notably, Inha University is the only institution selected to operate more than two Sejong Institutes. Inha University explained that this reflects the language institute’s excellent know-how in Korean language/Korean culture education, the professionalism of its Korean language administrative staff, and its organic cooperative system with prestigious overseas universities and educational institutions.

For this year’s project application, Inha University visited overseas partner universities in advance to directly verify the demand for Korean language/Korean culture in the surrounding areas and the educational facilities and equipment provided by the local partner universities. Based on this, agreements were signed between institutions, and the Sejong Institute project has been prepared over a long period.

President Jo Myung-woo of Inha University said, "Operating overseas Sejong Institutes is an opportunity to further strengthen Inha University’s international capabilities and a demonstration of our commitment to fulfilling the university’s international responsibilities." He added, "We will spare no human or material support to ensure that the Sejong Institutes achieve their goal of educating and spreading Korean language and Korean culture."

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