Chosun University’s "Understanding Japanese Food Culture" Selected as Blue Ribbon Course by Ministry of Education

K-MOOC ‘Understanding Japanese Food Culture’ Lecture Summary. Provided by Chosun University

Chosun University announced on September 8 that Professor Jeong Euisang from the Department of Japanese Language at the College of Global Humanities had his course, "Understanding Japanese Food Culture," selected as a "Blue Ribbon Course" in the 2025 Korean Massive Open Online Course (K-MOOC) program, which is overseen by the Ministry of Education and the National Institute for Lifelong Education.

The "Blue Ribbon" is the highest-level certification awarded to only 15 courses out of a total of 1,038 K-MOOC courses operated over the past year, following a rigorous evaluation process that includes learning data analysis and expert review.

Professor Jeong Euisang's "Understanding Japanese Food Culture" is a liberal arts course that explores Japanese history, society, and culture in depth through the lens of food. It was selected after overcoming fierce competition, with an acceptance rate of about 1.4%, thanks to top ratings in various aspects such as learner satisfaction, completion rate, and the outstanding quality of its content.

The course goes beyond simply introducing Japanese cuisine, offering sociocultural context and humanities-based insights embedded in food. It has consistently received praise from learners as "a course that opens up new perspectives," and has established itself as one of K-MOOC's most popular courses, maintaining high satisfaction and completion rates.

Chosun University has demonstrated its excellent educational capabilities nationwide with this achievement. This recognition is the result of continuous investment in developing high-quality online educational content for learner-centered educational innovation, and is particularly meaningful as K-MOOC has certified it as a "trusted, premium course."

Building on this accomplishment, the university plans to continue developing premium K-MOOC courses in specialized fields such as artificial intelligence, future energy, and the humanities and social sciences, thereby leading the online higher education ecosystem in South Korea.

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