Home » News » St. Mary’s University partnership creates a Korean language and culture center
December 21, 2020
Seongbae Lim
St. Mary’s University has launched the King Sejong Institute, which fosters and supports education in Korean language and culture through academic and non-academic courses and programming. The Institute is supported by the South Korean government and is in partnership with Dongseo University of South Korea.
There are 213 King Sejong Institutes in 76 countries around the world, but only 13 locations in the United States, including the newest institute at St. Mary’s.
“The St. Mary’s King Sejong Institute, by providing Korean language and culture educational and programming opportunities for our campus and for the community, will play a major role in improving our students’ ability to understand cultural diversity and how to collaborate with people from different backgrounds,” said Professor Seongbae Lim, Ph.D., of the Greehey School of Busines