Culture & Exchange

We help international students experience Korean culture first-hand and settle happily into life in Korea alongside students from many countries.

Korean Culture Experience

Once a month, experience Korean culture first-hand on campus.

Alongside Korean classes, students learn about Korea hands-on through activities such as wearing hanbok, cooking traditional food and experiencing seasonal holidays. It is a chance to pick up Korean and everyday life outside the classroom, held once a month.

International students in hanbok experiencing a traditional tea ceremony
Hanbok experience · Traditional tea ceremony
International students trying on hanbok and helping each other with the ribbons
Hanbok Experience
Try on traditional hanbok and learn about Korean etiquette and culture.
Students in aprons shaping songpyeon rice cakes
Traditional Cooking
Make Korean dishes such as songpyeon and kimchi together while experiencing seasonal and holiday traditions.
Students practising Korean conversation in pairs
Korean Speaking
Speaking and presentation activities that put what you have learned into practice.
Students walking a mountain trail together
Cultural Excursions
Visit nearby landmarks such as Wolchulsan in Yeongam and experience the local culture.

International Events

Once each semester (twice a year), students of many nationalities come together.

We run exchange events such as the World Culture Festival and Global Friendship Day, where Korean and international students share their cultures, along with community volunteer activities, once each semester (twice a year).

World Culture Festival with country booths on the campus lawn

World Culture Festival · Booths introducing each country’s culture and food

Culture festival booths on the campus lawn
World Culture Festival
A festival where students from many countries introduce their culture and celebrate together.
Korean and international students playing together on the lawn
Global Friendship Day
A day for Korean and international students to mingle and make friends.
Students in volunteer vests picking up litter along a road
Community Volunteering
Join volunteer work across Yeongam and Jeonnam, putting sharing and community values into practice.