Gangdong District Signs Agreement with Sejong Korean Language and Culture Center for "Proper Use of Public Language"

Cooperation to Promote a Culture of Using Easy and Correct Korean

On January 23, Gangdong District in Seoul (Mayor Soohee Lee) announced that it had signed an agreement with the Sejong Korean Language and Culture Center (Director Seulong Kim) to promote the correct use of public language and to spread a culture of easy and proper Korean language usage.

Soohee Lee, Mayor of Gangdong District (third from the right), and Seulong Kim, Director of Sejong Korean Language and Culture Institute, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement. Provided by Gangdong District.

The agreement, signed on January 21, was established based on the two organizations’ joint participation in the “2025 Korean Language Officer Support Project,” as well as their experience collaborating to explore improvements in public language.

Under this agreement, Gangdong District and the Sejong Korean Language and Culture Center will cooperate from this year on consulting and education for the proper use of public language, as well as promotional activities to encourage correct use of Hangeul. The district expects that this collaboration will raise the standard of public language, improve residents’ understanding and access to district information, and lay the foundation for Korean language cultural welfare.

Soohee Lee, Mayor of Gangdong District, emphasized, “This year marks the 580th anniversary of the proclamation of Hunminjeongeum and the 100th anniversary of Hangeul Day, making it a truly meaningful year. We will put into practice King Sejong’s spirit of caring for the people-who sought to share knowledge and information through easy-to-understand script-in our administrative work.”