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. In addition, the two sides will develop customized family-oriented programs and build a cooperative network with local partner organizations. The university said that going beyond language instruction, the initiative aims to establish a practical Korean language education