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Korean Education Centers

Overseas Koreans Education Portal

Introduction

Legal Foundation

Article 28 of 「the Act on the Educational Support for Overseas Korean Nationals

1) The Minister of Education may establish a Korean education center in a foreign country, in consultation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs when it is deemed necessary for providing lifelong education and other educational activities to overseas Korean nationals.

Background

교육원아이콘

1963 ~

Japan
교육원아이콘

1970~1989

France, Germany, UK,
Canada, New York,
Chicago, Houston,
Argentina, Sydney
교육원아이콘

1990~2010

CIS,
Russia
교육원아이콘

2012

New Zealand,
Thailand,
Ho Chi Minh City
교육원아이콘

2017

Atlanta,
Ukraine
교육원아이콘

2020

Hanoi,
Malaysia
교육원아이콘

2024~2025

Seattle, Mexico,
Indonesia, India

[1970~80s] Growing number of Koreans starts to live abroad following the country's economic

More Korean Education Centers established overseas(Europe, SEA, Americas)

Importance of identity education for overseas Koreans highlighted

Installation Type

설치형태그래프

Korean Education Centers - Roles and Functions

1
Education for overseas Koreans
  • Korean language courses
  • Courses on Korean history and culture and events
  • Textbook provision support for overseas Korean Schools
  • Support for Korean Schools
    * Textbook and scholarships
2
Adoption of Korean as a foreign language
  • Promotion of Korean for local primary/secondary schools
  • TOPIK (Korean Proficiency Test)
  • Korean courses by proficiency level
3
Attraction of international students
  • International student attraction activities
  • Information on studying in Korea
  • Increased TOPIK preparation courses
  • MOUs with Korean universities;
    student support
  • Promotional events such as the Study in Korea Education Fair
4
Global educational cooperation
  • Hub for international educational exchanges
  • Collection and reporting of information of local education - Used as reference when developing Korea's education policies (*measured as an agency performance index)