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Seoul education agency partners with Liszt Institute to foster students’ cultural growth

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By Jhoo Dong-chan
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Park Jung-jae, fourth from left, director of the Global Culture and Language Education Center at the Seoul Education Institute for Students, poses with Liszt Institute-Hungarian Cultural Center Seoul Director Istvan Medvigy, third from left, at the Hungarian Cultural Center Seoul Liszt Institute in Seoul, Tuesday. Courtesy of Seoul Education Institute for Students

Park Jung-jae, fourth from left, director of the Global Culture and Language Education Center at the Seoul Education Institute for Students, poses with Liszt Institute-Hungarian Cultural Center Seoul Director Istvan Medvigy, third from left, at the Hungarian Cultural Center Seoul Liszt Institute in Seoul, Tuesday. Courtesy of Seoul Education Institute for Students

The Global Culture and Language Education Center has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Liszt Institute-Hungarian Cultural Center Seoul. The center is an affiliate agency under the Seoul Education Institute for Students, which is a subsidiary of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.

The Seoul Education Institute for Students said Tuesday that the Global Culture and Language Education Center joined hands with the institute to jointly develop language and culture courses as well as training programs for schoolteachers while promoting the institute’s various educational programs.

“The partnership will take cultural exchange between the two countries to the next level,” Park Jung-jae, director in charge of the Global Culture and Language Education Center at the Seoul Education Institute for Students, said during the signing ceremony at the Liszt Institute-Hungarian Cultural Center Seoul in Seoul Tuesday.

“I hope our partnership will help provide more opportunities for Korean students’ academic and career development by helping them understand the value of diversity,” he added.

As part of the signing ceremony, the institute provided a special lecture on Hungary’s history and culture for English teachers and faculty members hired by the Seoul Education Institute for Students.

“We shared our experiences in cultural exchanges and know-how in managing the educational center today,” said Liszt Institute-Hungarian Cultural Center Seoul Director Istvan Medvigy.

“I hope the partnership will contribute to introducing Hungary’s history, culture, art, education and science to Korea.”