Cho Hwa-rim, left, director of Jeonbuk National University’s office of international affairs, and Han Young-soo, director of the Namwon City Childcare Support Center, pose after signing a memorandum of understanding to provide Korean language education for foreign residents on June 26. Courtesy of Jeonbuk National University

Jeonbuk National University has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Namwon City Childcare Support Center to provide Korean language education for foreign residents and support their settlement in the region.

The university said the agreement was signed by Cho Hwa-rim, director of the university’s office of international affairs, and Han Young-soo, director of the municipal center, on June 26.

Kim Tae-yeon, director of the university’s division of language education, and other officials from both sides attended the signing ceremony.

The agreement calls for cooperation in providing tailored Korean language education for foreign children and their parents, as well as play-based educational programs for children, through the Korean Language Institute to be established at the university’s Namwon Glocal Campus.