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Korean Speech Contest

Meet the world through language and culture!

  • The Institute of International Education at Kyung Hee University and Yonhapnews held the first World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners in 1998 to commemorate the 600th anniversary of King Sejong’s birth(1997) to provide a place for the world to communicate in Korean.
  • With the national image and the culmination of the new Korean Wave, it motivates foreigners learning the Korean language around the world to study it and provides a place for mutual exchange and understanding.
  • As the home of the Korean language and culture, it provides a venue to publicize Korea’s status and the excellence of the Korean language and culture both at home and abroad.
  • As the place where Koreans and people from around the world build mutual understanding and exchange through the Korean language, it aims for internationalization, globalization, and multiculturalism.
  • As public diplomacy of the Korean language, this contest provides an opportunity to promote friendship between Korea and participating countries.
  • Kyung Hee University is ranked the No. 1 in Korea for global status. The Institute of International Education contributes to globalization by promoting Korean language and culture education worldwide as a world-class Korean language and culture educational institution.
History of the Korean Speech Contest
2022
  1. October 2022       
    The 24th World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/WhereKyung Hee University Crown Auditorium, October 6, 2022
    Topic Our daily lives after COVID-19 / Why I learned Korean
2021
  1. July 2021      
    The 23rd World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/WhereOnline, Jul 15, 2021
    Topic How to Cope with Climate Change / Everyone's Right to be Respected
2020
  1. 2020.     
    The 23rd World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    Cancelled due to COVID-19
2019
  1. May 2019
    The 22nd World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/Where      Kyung Hee University Crown Auditorium, May 14, 2019
    Topic      Why Korea is Special to Me / The Path of Peace, Living Together in the World
2018
  1. May 2018
    The 21st World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/Where Kyung Hee University Crown Auditorium, May 15, 2018
    Topic Korea on the Global Stage / Korea’s Hidden Charms
2017
  1. June 2017
    The 20th World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/Where Kyung Hee University Crown Auditorium, June 13, 2017
    Topic Korea Reborn / Korean Taboos that No One Told Me
2016
  1. May 2016
    The 19th World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/Where Kyung Hee University Crown Auditorium, May 12, 2016
    Topic My Wish to Korea / Korean Cultural Experience
2015
  1. May 2015
    The 18th World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/Where Kyung Hee University Crown Auditorium, May 14, 2015
    Topic That Only Exists in Korea! That Doesn’t Exist in Korea! / Korean Cultural Experience
2014
  1. May 2014
    The 17th World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/Where Kyung Hee University Crown Auditorium, May 15, 2014
    Topic Introducing Korea / Korean Cultural Experience
2013
  1. May 2013
    The 16th World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/Where Kyung Hee University Crown Auditorium, May 15, 2013
    Topic My Korean Teacher / Korean Cultural Experience
2012
  1. May 2012
    The 15th World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/Where Kyung Hee University Crown Auditorium, May 17, 2012
    Topic My favorite K-pop / Korean Cultural Experience
2011
  1. May 2011
    The 14th World Korean Language Speech Contest for Foreigners
    When/WhereKyung Hee University Crown Auditorium, May 15, 2011
    Topic My Favorite Korean Food / Korean Cultural Experience