Hankuk University of Foreign Studies held an inaugural dinner meeting on Dec. 8, 2016 at the Seoul Campus, inviting foreign students who had graduated from the university.The first International Alumni Dinner Meeting, which brought together around 80 foreign students worldwide, was featured by vario

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) clinched an agreement at the Global Campus with China's Alibaba.com, the largest B2B online shopping mall, on Dec. 8, 2016, seeking to provide students with courses on the e-commerce industry.Under the deal, HUFS and Alibaba will run a joint project du

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted an event at a Seoul hotel on Dec. 6, 2016 to brief a group of donors and alumni on how much its project to refurnish its library has been making progress.The event, which gathered donors and some 320 alumni, came after the school held a ceremony to

Vladimir Popovic, Serbia's vice education minister, visited Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Global Campus on Dec. 1, 2016, meeting students studying South Slavic Studies.Prior to the meeting, Popovic also held talks with the Vice President of HUFS to share ideas on expanding educatio

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) won an award from South Korea's leading daily Dong-A Ilbo on Nov. 29, 2016 for its stellar performance in providing students with excellent career education.HUFS, designated as "Best-Practice University for Youth's Dream," received the award from

Jong Youl HONG, a professor of Minerva College at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), has been named as one of key intellectuals by a British organization, the university said.Hong gained entry into the latest edition of the 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21th Century published by th

HUFS President Kim In-chul attended an international conference of senior university officials at Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) of Malaysia which ran from Nov. 22 to 24, 2016, the university said.The conference, known as the 12th QS-Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education (

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies hosted the 2nd Global Citizens Day at the Seoul Campus on Nov. 15, 2016, inviting 75 students from three neighborhood middle schools and providing them with opportunities for cultural exchanges.With the previous event being held in May, the event allows participa

The Institute of Russian Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted a ceremony to celebrate the publication of a Russian version of the institute's Korean book "From Sabatin to Pushkin: the 150 Years of the Russian History in Korea" at the Embassy of Russia in Seoul on Nov.

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted a career exhibition at the Seoul Campus on Nov. 11, 2016 with global recruiters, helping students find job opportunities overseas.The job fair provided students with opportunities in Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam. More than 10 compa

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) invited Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour to the Seoul Campus on Nov. 1, 2016, who delivered a special lecture to students from the Department of Arabic and the Division of International Studies.During the lecture, the minister gave a presentation

Nine departments under the College of International and Area Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) and its "Locality" project team kicked off a joint academic forum at the Global Campus on Oct. 31, 2016."The 2016 Academy Week of the College of International and Area Studies" was

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted the 4th National Bilingual Competition on Oct. 29, 2016 along with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and Mirae Asset Daewoo.The event came after the parties clinched a memorandum of understanding in 2015.South Korea's education minister

The Institute of Russian Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) held an international conference on "Rethinking Russia’s pivot to Asia: Context, Perception, and Prospect" from Oct. 28 to 29, 2016 as a part of the Humanities Korea project.The event, marking the sixth of its kind, wa

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and the Seoul Metropolitan Government hosted the 2016 Career Hackathon at the Seoul Campus for a two-day run on Oct. 28-29, 2016, sharing ideas on solving the unemployment of the youth.The Seoul government said the term "Hackathon" refers to an event in which p

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted a get-together at the Global Campus on Oct. 27, 2016, bringing students, professors and staffers together in line with the university's push to improve students' satisfaction.The university said the event was intended to tear down walls amon

The Department of Thai at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS), which was launched in 1966, celebrated its 50th anniversary of its founding through a variety of events held on Oct. 27-28, 2016, the university said.The department hosted an academic conference under the theme "Thai Language Ed

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies hosted a two-day job fair from Oct. 26 at the Global Campus, providing students with opportunities to learn more about their desired careers.The Global Job Fair 2016 event was organized and sponsored by governmental and provincial organizations as well as private

The Korea Latin America Green Convergence Center (GCC-KOLAC) at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted a joint international forum on maritime studies in South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju from Oct. 18 to 19, 2016 along with Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology.Und

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) moved up four notches from a year earlier to emerge as South Korea's 10th most reputable university in 2016, a recent survey conducted by JoongAng Ilbo said, one of the country's major dailies.The survey was conducted on the country's 69 major