Korean Language Course Archives

Number of Foreign Students Learning Korean Tops 115,000

SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign students learning the Korean language outside the Korean Peninsula swelled by over 50,000 from 2011-2016 to top 115,000, government data showed Friday. A total of 1,309 elementary and secondary schools in 27 foreign countries were operating Korean language courses as of 2016, up 88.3 percent [...]

Korean Language Courses Coming to Military Schools in Myanmar

SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Minister of National Defense, Han Min-goo, who is now visiting Malaysia, agreed with the Myanmarese Minister of National Defense, Sein Win, to open a Korean Language course at the military school of Myanmar. The meeting marked the first time that Korea and Myanmar held defense ministerial talks. [...]