About the College

History

College of Languages and Cultures
2025

2025~

  • College of Languages and Cultrues established.
College of International Culture
2010 ~ 2024

2019. 02

  • Approved as a Korean Language Teacher Training Organization by the Korean Language Institute

2018. 12

  • Awarded by the Minister of Culture
  • Sports and Tourism

2017. 12

  • Selected as an Excellent (A) grade in the evaluation of the Korean Language and Culture Center Support Project by the Korean Language Institute

2017. 03

  • Renamed the Department of Japanese Language and Culture to the Department of Japanese Studies
  • Renamed the Department of French Language and Culture to the Department of French Studies

2017. 07

  • Adjustment of departmental personnel
2000 ~ 2009

2008. 03

  • Independence from the departmental system
  • Department of German Language and Culture merged with the Department of German Language and Literature
  • Seoul National University of Arts and Sciences

2005. 03

  • Renamed the Department of Chinese Language and Culture to the Department of Chinese Studies

2004. 03

  • Separated the Department of Oriental Languages and Cultures into the Department of Chinese Languages and Cultures (70 students) and the Department of Japanese Languages and Cultures (50 students)
  • Established a major in cultural contents within the Colleg
1990 ~ 1999

1999. 10

  • Changed the name of the College of Letters to the College of International Culture
  • The Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures was reorganized into three departments. [Department of Oriental Languages and Cultures (120 students)/Department of Englis

1997. 03

  • Consolidated eight departments of the College of Letters into two faculties [College of Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • College of Humanities]. [Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures - Department of Chinese and Chinese Literature/Department of J

1996. 11

  • Established undergraduate majors [Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures - Department of Chinese/Japanese and Korean Literature/Department of English Literature/Department of German Literature/Department of French Literature] [Faculty of Humanities
1970 ~ 1989

1979. 12

  • Established language departments - Department of English Language and Literature/Department of Japanese Language and Literature/Department of German Language and Literature/Department of French Language and Literature

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