KT&G Opens 'Korean Language Institute' in Kazakhstan

Global Talent Development through Korean Language Education and Scholarship Support

KT&G announced on the 7th that it has opened the ‘KT&G Korean Language School’ in Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan.

Lee Sang-hak, Head of Sustainability Management at KT&G (third from right), Park Nae-cheon, Consul General in Almaty (first from left), and Ra Jong-eok, Chairman of the Unification Culture Research Institute (third from left), along with other officials, are taking a commemorative photo.
[Photo by KT&G]

Currently, about 100,000 descendants of Koryo-saram who migrated from Primorsky Krai to Central Asia in 1937 reside in Kazakhstan. Through the establishment of the Korean Language School, KT&G plans to support the development of global talents by providing Korean language education and scholarship support to local Koryo-saram and Kazakhstani people.

Previously, KT&G established its first ‘KT&G Korean Language School’ in Indonesia in 2014, where it has provided Korean language education to over 2,800 students to date. In 2017, KT&G founded ‘Sangsang Univ Jakarta’ locally in Indonesia, promoting Korean culture by supporting cultural and artistic experiences and capacity-building activities for local university students.

Lee Sang-hak, Vice President of KT&G, stated, “As a global corporate citizen, the company has carried out various social contribution activities in overseas countries such as Indonesia and T?rkiye. Moving forward, we will strive to serve as a bridge to enhance exchanges and friendship between the two countries through the ‘KT&G Korean Language School’ established in Kazakhstan.”

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