Government to Expand King Sejong Institutes Worldwide to 350 by 2030
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo announced a plan to promote the Korean language and culture more widely across the globe during the recent Hangeul Day commemorative ceremony. As the number of foreigners wishing to learn Korean continues to grow, the government plans to further strengthen the educational infrastructure.
The government's goal is to increase the number of King Sejong Institutes worldwide to over 350 by 2030. King Sejong Institute is a leading educational institution that teaches Korean language and culture to foreigners. The plan is to establish institutes in more locations than currently exist to create an environment where anyone can easily learn Korean.
Furthermore, the government stated that it would expand the number of countries that teach Korean in their regular school curricula to over 70. To achieve this, it intends to foster experts who translate Korean literature into other languages and provide generous support for Korean language education.
This announcement reflects the global interest in the Korean language. The government emphasized that it will continue to pursue various policies to ensure that Korean establishes itself as an even more important language on the world stage.