About Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Visit Official WebsiteHankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) (한국외국어대학교, 韓國外國語大學校) is a prestigious private research university based in Seoul and Yongin, South Korea. Founded in April 1954 in the immediate aftermath of the Korean War by educators Dr. Kim Heung-bae and Dr. Kim Dong-jo, HUFS was created to train international diplomats, linguistic specialists, and trade emissaries vital for South Korea's postwar reconstruction and global engagement. Today, HUFS is celebrated as the nation's premier center for foreign language education and regional area studies, teaching roughly 45 languages—surpassed globally only by INALCO in Paris and MGIMO in Moscow. It is internationally renowned for its postgraduate Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation (GSIT), international law and diplomacy pipelines, global business programs, and its coordinated dual-campus network connecting central Seoul with its expansive Global Campus in Gyeonggi Province.
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