Won Yong-kul, sixth from right in the front row, University of Seoul president, poses with student volunteers, faculty and staff members at a ceremony marking the launch of the 2026 Summer Kyrgyzstan Global Volunteer Team at the Centennial Memorial Hall on its campus in Seoul, Tuesday. The team is scheduled to depart for Kyrgyzstan on July 4 for a 12-day volunteer program in Bishkek. Courtesy of University of Seoul

The University of Seoul will dispatch a summer global volunteer team to Kyrgyzstan on July 4 to provide Korean language and cultural programs as well as sports activities in Bishkek, the university said Wednesday.

The university held a ceremony to launch the 2026 Summer Kyrgyzstan Global Volunteer Team at the Centennial Memorial Hall on its campus in Seoul, Tuesday.

The team, consisting of 25 students and three faculty and staff members, marks the university’s 23rd overseas volunteer dispatch to the Central Asian country.

During their 12-day stay in Kyrgyzstan, the volunteers will provide Korean language education for local students and ethnic Koreans in Bishkek as well as specialized programs based on their majors and expertise.