| The Korean Language Institute was established on April 1st, 1959 as the first institute in Korea to provide intensive Korean Language courses to foreign students, professors, missionaries and diplomatic officials. The KLI offers courses in Korean language as well as courses in Korean culture and history. As the oldest prestige Korean training Institution in Korea, the KLI has produced over 70,000 students from 128 countries for half a century. |
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The KLI will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2009 with events and activities planned throughout the calendar year. In marking our 50th anniversary, we aim to strike a balance between academic achievement and celebration, respect the past, celebrate the present and leave a legacy for the future.
We also take this opportunity to thank students (past and present), their families and staff for their contribution towards making the KLI what it is today.
For more anniversary events, please check the below.
Calendar of Events
April 1, 2009
- The 50th Anniversary Day of the Establishment of the KLI
May 22, 2009
- A Feast to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the KLI @ Centennial Hall
- A Dinner to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the KLI @ Alumni Center
- 『A 50-Year History of the KLI』 publication
- Exhibition Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the KLI @ Centennial Hall & Institute of Language Research and Education
October 8, 2009
- The 18th Annual National Korean Language Writing Contest @ Amphitheater
- Exhibition Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the KLI @ Amphitheater & Institute of Language Research and Education
November 13, 2009
- The 5th Academic Symposium @ Institute of Language Research and Education
- Exhibition Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the KLI (~ Nov 14) @ Institute of Language Research and Education & New Millennium Hall |