Hangeul and Computer, Novelist Baek Si-jong, and Others Receive Sejong Cultural Award

Kim Seul-ong, Director of Sejong Korean Language and Culture Institute, Lee Chan-hae, President of Phnom Penh International Arts University, and CJ Cultural Foundation Also

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 4th that this year's Sejong Cultural Award recipients have been selected as follows: Hangul and Computer (Korean Culture), novelist Baek Si-jong (Baek Su-nam, Arts), Kim Seul-ong, Director of the Sejong Korean Language and Culture Institute (Academics), Lee Chan-hae, President of Phnom Penh International Arts University (International Cultural Exchange), and CJ Cultural Foundation (Cultural Diversity). The Sejong Cultural Award is a presidential citation established in 1982 to honor the achievements of King Sejong and to continue his creative spirit. It is awarded to individuals and organizations with outstanding contributions in various fields, including the promotion of Korean culture.

Hangul and Computer developed 'Hangul Word Processor 1.0,' the Korean software that best implements Hangul, and contributed to the overseas dissemination and exchange cooperation of the Korean language. Novelist Baek Si-jong has published about forty novels over more than 50 years. He has also served as chairman of the Korean Novelists Association, head of the novel division of the Korean Writers' Association, and president of the Kim Dong-ri Memorial Project Association. Kim Seul-ong, Director of the Sejong Korean Language and Culture Institute, reissued the first facsimile edition of the original Hunminjeongeum Haerye and left various related writings. Lee Chan-hae, President of Phnom Penh International Arts University, established the comprehensive arts university in Cambodia and contributed to strengthening friendly relations with Korea. Since 2006, the CJ Cultural Foundation has supported over 600 creators in marginalized genres such as traditional and independent arts, leading to diversity and expansion of the cultural ecosystem.

Meanwhile, recipients of awards and citations for contributions to the development of Hangul include the late Ahn Sang-soon, former head of the dictionary team at Geumseong Publishing (Preservation Culture Medal), Kim Chil-gwan, former vice principal of Incheon Seongdong School (Flower Culture Medal), artist Kang Ik-jung, KBS announcer Yoon In-gu, and Sherikulova Minara, president of the Central Asian Korean University (Cultural Medal). The award ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. on the 8th at the National Museum of Korea.

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