IUB to host King Sejong Institute

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is all set to host the King Sejong Institute (KSI), a global language and cultural outreach centre of Korea.

The King Sejong Institute Foundation handed over the KSI designation certificate to IUB Vice Chancellor Tanweer Hasan during a ceremony in Seoul on August 9, said a press release.

Earlier this year, IUB became the first private university in Bangladesh to receive the prestigious Window on Korea grant, also from the Korea government.

With this grant, as part of its community engagement strategy, IUB is setting up an open-to-all Korea Corner on campus which is a community hub of knowledge and information on the culture, heritage and language of Korea.

As a continuation of that, IUB has received the designation as a King Sejong Institute. At this institute, which is currently awaiting approval from the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, there will be opportunities to learn Korean from native speakers. Korean Ambassador LEE Jang-keun said he hopes that this partnership will help strengthen the friendly relationship between the two countries.