Yoon In-chon Visits Sejong Institute: "Korean Language Promotion System Must Be Strengthened and Solidified"

Inspection of Business Innovation Plans and Related Matters

Yoo In-chon, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, visited the Sejong Institute Foundation on the 12th to review the current status of innovations in the overseas Korean language dissemination project. He received reports from Lee Hae-young, Chairman of the Foundation, on the spread of the Korean language, cases of learners growing into Korean language and culture teachers, and examples of Korean language education utilizing new technologies such as the metaverse and AI.

Yoon In-chon, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is delivering opening remarks at the Regulatory Innovation Promotion Meeting for the Promotion of Free and Creative Culture, Sports, and Tourism Industries held on the 4th at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jo Yong-jun jun21@

He also examined the Sejong Institute work innovation plan currently being established to reflect global digital environmental changes. The improvement measures are expected to include ▲expansion of key Sejong Institutes ▲strengthening teacher capabilities ▲post-management of graduates ▲providing customized curricula reflecting local opinions ▲establishing remote Sejong Institutes for learners with limited access to classes, such as residents of overseas provincial small towns and persons with disabilities. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will specify the details through the 'Sejong Institute Innovation Forum' and announce them in the second half of the year.

Minister Yoo said, "Since the Sejong Institute is the forward base for spreading the Korean language, the Foundation's role is very important," and urged, "Please strive for innovation to systematize and solidify the dissemination of the Korean language."

He also encouraged foreign students who graduated from the Sejong Institute and Korean language dispatched teachers, saying, "I expect you to play a great role as ambassadors promoting the Korean language and Korean culture worldwide. We will support you to demonstrate your expertise well through improving treatment and strengthening re-education."

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