CU students and the public can learn Korean at the King Sejong Institute












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            * CU students and the public can learn Korean at the King Sejong Institute
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            Following a steep rise in demand for learning Korean in the Czech Republic, the King Sejon

            opened, in cooperation with the CU Faculty of Arts and the Embassy of the Republic of Kore
            a new branch in Prague. The first Korean lesson, which took place in the Šporka Palace, wa
            in person by the ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Moon Hayong, and the ambassador of t

            to Korea, Jaroslav Olša.
            “I would like to begin by thanking those who helped set up the King Sejong Institute in Pr
            of Charles University, Václav Hampl, the Head of the Department of Korean at the CU Facult

            docent Miriam Lowensteinová and others,” said ambassador Moon Hayong, noting that there ha
            increased interest in the Czech Republic in Korean culture and films, and the Czech Republ

            a rise in the number of people who want to learn Korean. At the same time he expressed his
            who learn Korean at the Institute can contribute to the further development of both countr
            whole speech)

            The King Sejong Institute is names after King Sejong the Great, who, in the 15th century, 
            original Korean script, contributing to the spread of education across the whole country. 
            is largely financed by the government of the Republic of Korea, and currently has more tha

            across the world. The Institute’s chief goal is to develop cultural exchange and spread th
            as a second or other foreign language, thus developing worldwide awareness of Korea and it
            language.

            Qualified courses in Korean and Korean culture are open to both students of Charles Univer
            wider public.