Gwangju National University and Nam-gu Family Center Join Hands to Support Settlement of Multicultural Families

The Department of Korean Language Education at Gwangju University recently signed a business agreement with the Gwangju Namgu Family Center to support the settlement of foreign residents and multicultural families. Photo by Gwangju University

Gwangju University (President Kim Dongjin) announced on the 9th that the Department of Korean Language Education recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Gwangju Namgu Family Center (Director Jang Miyeong) to support the settlement of foreign residents and multicultural families.

With this agreement, both institutions pledged to work together to strengthen Korean language communication skills for foreigners in the Gwangju area and to create a stable ecosystem for foreign residents.

The agreement includes: ▲ Operation and support of Korean language education programs ▲ Joint events to promote multicultural understanding ▲ Provision of information on social adaptation and employment support ▲ Joint development of educational materials for daily life adaptation ▲ Operation of mentoring programs. In addition, as part of the Korean language teacher qualification curriculum of the Department of Korean Language Education, the two sides discussed cooperation on class observation and mock teaching practice. Jang Miyeong, the center director, was also invited as a special lecturer for the "Master’s Program in Korean Language Education" and the "Doctoral Program in Korean Language and Culture Education Content" on the 8th of next month.

In this special lecture, Director Jang will introduce the main roles of the Namgu Family Center and its programs for foreign residents and multicultural families in the region, and will lecture on the direction of promoting multicultural understanding to help families from diverse cultural and social backgrounds settle harmoniously in the local community.

Kim Yunhee, head of the Department of Korean Language Education, stated, "Through this agreement and special lecture, we expect to strengthen organic connections with the local community and broaden multicultural sensitivity and practical competence in the educational field," adding, "We will continue to actively plan and implement multicultural programs that people from various cultural backgrounds can participate in, as well as extracurricular programs to create a stable settlement environment for foreign residents."

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