Yeungnam University’s "Korean Culture Through K-Content" Selected as Blue Ribbon Course, Ranking in the Top 1.93%

Yeungnam University announced on October 2 that its K-MOOC course, "Korean Culture Through K-Content," has been selected as a 2025 K-MOOC Blue Ribbon Course by the National Institute for Lifelong Education.

The K-MOOC Blue Ribbon Course is an excellent course certification system that recognizes outstanding courses based on comprehensive evaluations of quality and operational excellence as determined by annual reviews. For the 2025 K-MOOC annual review, a total of 1,557 courses were considered, and among them, only 30 courses nationwide (1.93%) were selected as Blue Ribbon Courses.

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"Korean Culture Through K-Content," which has been selected this time, is a global open course that offers an in-depth exploration of various aspects of Korean culture, primarily aimed at international learners. The curriculum features a diverse array of topics such as characteristics of Hangul and the Korean language, mindsets and traditional holidays of Koreans, history and regional heritage, traditional lifestyles, and both classic and contemporary literature.

One notable feature of this course is the use of globally influential K-content—including films, animation, K-POP, dramas, and webtoons—as learning materials, which enhances learner engagement and understanding. Through this wide range of cultural content, learners can gain insights into Korean society and culture, naturally acquire practical Korean language expressions, and develop cultural sensitivity that can be applied in real-life situations.

This course also offers a Vietnamese-language track, providing educational content that helps local students in Vietnam and those planning to study abroad in Korea to deepen their understanding of Korean culture.

Choi Younguk, Director of the AI Smart Education Center at Yeungnam University, said, "This achievement is the result of our faculty and staff continuously raising quality standards by focusing on learners’ perspectives," and added, "We will continue to develop high-quality global online educational content linked with K-culture to meet the diverse needs of learners both in Korea and abroad."

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