Tran Thi Huong, Dean of the Faculty of Korean Language and Culture at the University of Languages & International Studies (ULIS) in Hanoi, Vietnam, along with Professor Nguyen Thi Van and Professor Hải Đường, paid a visit to the Foundation on May 11. During the visit, the Dean of the Faculty of Korean Language and Culture shared insights on the evolving objectives and significance of learning the Korean language in Vietnam with KSIF President Lee Hai-young and explored potential avenues for supporting Korean language education in Vietnam through the King Sejong Institute.

*(From left to right) Nguyen Thi Van and Hải Đường, Professors of ULIS, Hanoi, Lee Hai-young, President of KSIF, Tran Thi Huong, Dean of ULIS, Bae Jong-min, Secretary General of KSIF, and Choi Yoon-jung, Director of Management Planning, KSIF

Pamela Whitten, President of Indiana University, and Kim Seung-kyung. President of KSI Bloomington, visited the Foundation on May 19. During the visit, President Pamela Whitten, Hannah Bucksbaum, Vice President for International Affairs, and Martin Baud, Director of Development and International Expansion at Indiana University, introduced the Foundation"s initiatives to back the King Sejong Institutes, discussed possible collaborations between the Foundation and Indiana University to broaden the reach of the Korean language at Indiana University, and deliberated on the future progression of KSI Bloomington with President Kim Seung-kyung.

*(3rd from the left) Kim Seung-kyung. President of KSI Bloomington, Lee Hai-young, President of KSIF, Pamela Whitten, President of Indiana University, Hannah Bucksbaum, Vice President for International Affairs, and Martin Baud, Director of Development and International Expansion at Indiana University

On May 19, the President of Prince Sultan University, Dr. Ahmed Al-Yamani, and the Director of The Community Service & Continuing Education Center (CSCEC), Ibrahim Al-Jemras, paid a visit to the Foundation. During their visit, KSIF President Lee Hai-young discussed the current state of the students at KSI Riyadh with Prince Sultan University"s President Ahmed Al-Yamani, who oversees KSI Riyadh, and sought advice on how the Foundation can offer support to Korean language educators in the future.

*(3rd from the left) Ahmed Al-Yamani, President of Prince Sultan University, Dr. Lee Hai-young, President of KSIF, and Ibrahim Al-Jemras, Director of The Community Service & Continuing Education Center at Prince Sultan University