Hankuk University of Foreign Studies


Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. The university currently teaches 45 foreign languages. In addition, it contains studies in humanities, law, political science, social sciences, business, medical science, natural sciences, and engineering.

History

In April 1954, HUFS was founded as a college for studying foreign languages in by Kim Heung-bae with its first students studying English, French, Chinese, German, Spanish and Russian. File:KOCIS Korea HUFS Poland President Lecture 06.jpg|thumb|220px|Polish President Bronisław Komorowski giving a lecture at Hankuk University, October 2013.
In 2012, U.S President Barack Obama, during his visit to Korea, spoke at Hankuk University in Seoul about global progress toward nuclear non-proliferation.
Throughout its history, the university has been visited by numerous foreign dignitaries, including Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Joko Widodo of Indonesia, Viktor Orban of Hungary, Abdullah Gul of Turkey, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj of Mongolia, Bronislaw Komorowski of Poland, and many others.

Education

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies has over 50 departments covering Social Sciences, Eastern European Studies, Humanities, Asia-African Studies, and Natural Sciences. The university contributes to regional studies, with graduate courses in international and regional studies.
Since 2004 the closely associated Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, based at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, has been offering online courses in English, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese, as well as business administration, journalism, and mass communication.
HUFS runs a foreign language examination system. The FLEX Center is developing examinations for 19 languages in addition to the seven languages currently administered. It plans for 26 languages more.
As of October 2014, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies has academic exchange program agreements with 431 universities and 139 institutions throughout 88 nations.

Academic reputation

HUFS regularly ranks among the top universities in South Korea, especially in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
In 2020, eight HUFS students passed the Korean diplomat bar exam, the second most in the country behind only Seoul National University. In 2019, the school ranked third in the country with six successful examinees.

FLEX

Under the foreign language certification system, students who have double majors are required to achieve certain scores on the FLEX test for graduation, apart from graduation certification. In principle, students need to receive certification on their proficiency in foreign language.
There are many languages in FLEX, including English, Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Indian languages, Vietnamese, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch and so on.

Law School

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies has a school of law, making it one of the 25 universities in Korea which have a law school.

Graduate School of TESOL

HUFS Graduate School of TESOL is divided into two concentrations: the Department of English Language Teaching and the Department of ELT Contents Development.
The program offers late afternoon and evening courses for working students who are unable to attend classes during the day.

Other fields

The university is composed of two campuses, the Seoul Campus located in Imun-dong of Seoul, and the Global Campus in Yongin.
The Seoul Campus is focused on major languages, humanities, and social sciences, while the Global Campus teaches additional languages not provided in Seoul, namely Polish, Romanian, Czech, Slovakian, Hungarian, Serbian, Croatian, Ukrainian, Greek, Bulgarian, Central Asian languages and African languages, as well as engineering and natural sciences.
The university is currently planning on building a third campus focused on artificial intelligence and big data in Songdo International Business District, after having secured 300 billion won in investment funding from Korea Investment & Securities, Hyundai Engineering & Construction, and ZINOL D&C.

College divisions

Seoul Campus

  • College of English
  • * Department of English Linguistics and Language Technology
  • * Department of English Literature and Culture
  • * Department of English for International Conferences and Communication
  • College of Occidental Languages
  • * Division of French
  • ** Applied French Linguistics and Literature
  • ** FATI
  • ** French and European Studies
  • * Department of German
  • * Department of Russian
  • * Department of Spanish
  • * Department of Italian
  • * Department of Portuguese
  • * Department of Dutch
  • * Department of Scandinavian Languages
  • College of Asian Languages & Cultures
  • * Department of Malay-Indonesian
  • * Department of Arabic
  • * Department of Thai
  • * Department of Vietnamese
  • * Department of Hindi
  • * Department of Turkish and Azerbaijani
  • * Department of Persian
  • * Department of Mongolian
  • College of Chinese
  • * Division of Chinese Language, Literature and Culture
  • * Division of Chinese Foreign Affairs and Commerce
  • College of Japanese
  • * Division of Japanese Language, Literature and Culture
  • * Division of Integrated Japanese Studies
  • College of Social Sciences
  • * Department of Political Science and Diplomacy
  • * Department of Public Administration
  • * Division of Media & Communication
  • ** Journalism & Information
  • ** Broadcasting∙Film∙New Media
  • ** Advertising∙Public Relations∙Branding
  • College of Business and Economics
  • * Department of International Economics & Law
  • * Division of Economics
  • Business School
  • * Business Administration Division
  • College of Education
  • * Department of English Education
  • * Department of French Education
  • * Department of German Education
  • * Department of Korean Education
  • * Department of Chinese Education
  • Division of International Studies
  • * Division of International Studies
  • Division of Language & Diplomacy
  • * Division of Language & Diplomacy
  • Division of Language & Trade
  • * Division of Language & Trade
  • Division of Korean as a Foreign Language
  • * Division of Korean as a Foreign Language
  • Minerva College
  • * Minerva College - Center for Writing & International Ethics

    Global Campus

  • College of Interpretation and Translation
  • * School of English for Interpretation and Translation
  • ** English-Korean Interpretation and Translation Studies
  • ** Interpretation and Translation for International Trade and Relations in English-Speaking Areas
  • ** English Literature and Translation
  • ** TESOL & English Linguistics
  • * Department of German Interpretation and Translation
  • * Department of Spanish Interpretation and Translation
  • * Department of Italian Interpretation and Translation
  • * Department of Chinese Interpretation and Translation
  • * Department of Japanese Interpretation and Translation
  • * Department of Thai Interpretation and Translation
  • * Department of Arabic Interpretation and Translation
  • * Department of Malay-Indonesian Interpretation and Translation
  • College of Central and East European Studies
  • * Department of Polish
  • * Department of Romanian
  • * Department of Czech and Slovak Studies
  • * Department of Hungarian
  • * Department of South Slavic Studies
  • * Department of Ukrainian Studies
  • College of International and Area Studies
  • * Department of French Studies
  • * Department of Brazilian Studies
  • * Department of Greek Studies and Bulgarian Studies
  • * Department of Indian Studies
  • * Department of Central Asian Studies
  • * Division of African Studies
  • ** East African Studies
  • ** West African Studies
  • ** South African Studies
  • * Department of Russian Studies
  • * Department of Korean Studies
  • * Division of International Sports and Leisure
  • College of Humanities
  • * Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Science
  • * Department of Philosophy
  • * Department of History
  • * Department of Knowledge and Contents
  • College of Economics and Business
  • * Division of Global Business and Technology
  • * Department of International Finance
  • * Department of Management Information Systems
  • College of Natural Science
  • * Department of Mathematics
  • * Department of Statistics
  • * Department of Electronic Physics
  • * Department of Environmental Science
  • * Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology
  • * Department of Chemistry
  • College of Engineering
  • * Department of Computer Engineering
  • * Department of Information Communications Engineering
  • * Division of Semiconductor and Electronics Engineering
  • * Department of Industrial and Management Engineering
  • Division of Biomedical Engineering
  • Minerva College
  • * Minerva College - Center for Writing & International Ethics - not an official college nor a division but offers a variety of lectures. Based on these, students choose to take a course to fill out the credits. HUFS undergraduates are supposed to take "Minerva Liberal Arts Lecture, Minerva Liberal Arts Lecture", which are mandatory courses for graduation as well as "Freshmen Seminar" in each department. They contain information on history, linguistics, communications, philosophy, politics, discussion, debates, and report and essay, all of which are based on Humanity Studies.

    Graduate school

  • Humanities
  • * English Linguistics
  • * English Literature
  • * English Translation
  • * French Language and Literature
  • * German Language and Literature
  • * Russian Language and Literature
  • * Spanish Language and Literature
  • * TESOL
  • * Japanese Language and Literature
  • * Chinese Language and Literature
  • * Middle East Languages and Literature
  • * Central and East European Languages and Literature
  • * Korean Language and Literature
  • * Comparative Literature
  • * Linguistics and Cognitive Science
  • * Philosophy
  • * History
  • * Information and Archival Science
  • * Global Culture & Contents
  • * Turkic·Central
  • Social Science
  • * International Affairs
  • * Political Science and International Relations
  • * Public Administration
  • * Law
  • * Communication and Information
  • * International Economics and Law
  • * Economics
  • * Management
  • * Management Information Systems
  • * International Business
  • Natural Science
  • * Mathematics
  • * Physics
  • * Chemistry
  • * Statistics
  • * Environmental Science and Engineering
  • * Bioscience and Biotechnology
  • Engineering
  • * Information Communications Engineering
  • * Electronics Engineering
  • * Computer and Electronic Systems Engineering
  • * Industrial and Management Engineering