Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted the 40th General Assembly of HUFS International Model United Nations (HIMUN) in Seoul on Aug. 7, 2016.Under the theme of finding peaceful ways to use and develop nuclear energy, more than 1,500 visitors joined the event. First kicked off in 1958, th

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) has hosted English debate contests jointly with the cable news network YTN, inviting middle and high school students to boast their English-debate capabilities.During the 8th Youth English Debating Championship for high school students on July 26, 2016, pa

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Korea Latin America Green Convergence Center (GCC-KOLAC) hosted a joint international academic gathering along with Spain-based Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) on July 13-14, 2016.HUFS also discussed expanding ties with UCLM for the sustainable de

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted a kick-off ceremony for the 18th group of interns heading to overseas offices of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency on July 19, 2016 at the Seoul Campus.At the ceremony, the school gave the interns an overview of the program, as well as a c

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies hosted an opening ceremony of the International Summer Session (ISS) for international students on July 14, 2016 at the Seoul Campus.Through Aug. 11, 165 students from 25 countries around the world will take classes in the summer school.The ISS, first kicked off

On June 20, 2016, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Center for Korean Studies said that the Council of University Presidents of Thailand and the National Institute of Educational Testing Service had agreed to include Korean as one of second-languages of the Professional & Aptitudes Test.Following

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Graduate School of Interpretation & Translation (GSIT) was tapped as the host of the ninth Asia-Pacific Translation and Interpreting Forum (APTIF) slated for 2019, during a gathering held in China in June.Established in 1953, the APTIF is the Asia-Pacific branch

Park Jin, a chair-professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and a former lawmaker, won a special award from Britain-based Oxford University on June 18, 2016 for his contributions to the development of Seoul-London relations.Kicked off in 1997, the Distinguished Friend of Oxford Award is give

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies hosted the 2016 International India-Southeast Asia Summer Academic Seminar jointly with the university's institutions of Southeast Asia, India, Thailand and India studies.During the event held at the Seoul Campus, participants shared their academic achievemen

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) topped the list of South Korean universities without medical schools in the latest research compiled by Chosun Ilbo, the country's most-circulated daily newspaper.According to the Chosun-QS Asia report, HUFS also moved up three notches to rank at the n

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies' (HUFS) hosted the first HUFS-Tube contest on June 14, 2016 in the Global Campus, where students battled with their unique video contents aimed at promoting the university.Five winners were given with prizes during the event, which marked the first of its kin

The Institute of Russian Studies under Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted the 161st academic seminar in the Gobal Campus on June 8, 2016.During the event, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center delivered a presentation on applying big-data on making public surveys.Fourteen profes

The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies' (HUFS) Confucius Institute plans to provide local teachers based near Chinatowns with Chinese language courses through July to help them communicate better with international students.By improving Chinese proficiency of South Korean teachers in such regi

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) named seven honorary ambassadors on June 7, 2016, who will help the university's public-relations affairs.HUFS said the students will assist in the university's advertisements and entrance presentations.The university also hosted the HUFS Students

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted a meeting between a group of students and President Kim In-chul on June 7, 2016 in the Seoul Campus, where 300 students gathered to share their ideas on university affairs.The event, which started with Kim's speech, was to give students opportun

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) and South Korea's top portal operator Naver agreed to publish an online Arabic dictionary.HUFS said the move came amid the public's rising interest on the economy and culture of the Arabic region, and the fact that the language is one of the six of

The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Institute for Taiwan Studies held the 8th International Academic Conference along with Taiwan-based National Chung Hsing University on May 27, 2016.Commemorating the inauguration of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and the new administration, participa

The Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Language Research Institute (HUFS LRI) held the academic seminar for the first half of 2016 on May 27 in the Seoul Campus, under the theme dubbed "the border between fundamental and applied linguistics."Participants delivered presentations on various topics

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) hosted the Brussels-Seoul Security Forum from May 11 to 12 at the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, along with Egmont Institute, the Institute for European Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and the United Nations Universit

Mongolian president receives an honorary doctorate in politics from HUFS. The Mongolian president received an honorary doctorate in politics from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies at the Seoul Campus on May 19, 2016, and also delivered a special lecture to its student."We hope that the cooperati