I listen to K-pop and watch "Korean ♥" rather than K-drama..King Sejong Institute has more than 230,000 students a year

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The Sejong Institute Foundation (Chairman Choi Hyun-seung) announced on the 25th that the total number of students at Sejong Institute in 2025 was 239,020, exceeding 230,000.

This is an increase of about 28,000 from the previous year, and online and offline education has been evenly expanded, especially with more than 110,000 students attending King Sejong Institute online. Amid growing interest in the Korean language and culture abroad, King Sejong Institute is continuously strengthening its role as a Korean language learning platform.

According to the "2025 Sejong Institute Learner Satisfaction Survey" released on the same day, the overall satisfaction level was 93.1 points, rising for six consecutive years to the highest ever. This is an increase of 0.6 points from the previous year, indicating that learners' evaluation of educational quality is steadily improving along with the expansion of the student size. The satisfaction survey has been conducted for about four months since September, and 18,128 learners from Sejong Institute in 83 countries around the world participated. In this survey, in parallel with the Korean language survey, in addition to the experience of taking classes at King Sejong Institute, the reason for the influx of learners, the intention to purchase Korean products, and changes after taking classes at King Sejong Institute were analyzed from various angles.

First of all, learners responded that Sejong Institute is contributing to the spread of the Korean language and culture (95.2 points), showing high satisfaction with 93.7 points for the "cultural curriculum and program." This was followed by 'use facilities and environment' (91.8 points) and 'Korean language curriculum' (91.0 points). In particular, the "Cultural Curriculum and Programs" recorded the largest increase, up 1.5 points from the previous year, and the expansion of cultural experience-type programs and reinforcement of customized education for each learning purpose are analyzed as a result of matching learner demand.

For the first time, "Korean content such as K-pop, dramas, and movies" was the highest at 53.4%. They then responded in the order of interest according to 'academic and occupational needs' (10.9%), 'language learning and self-development purposes' (10.7%), and 'planning to stay and visit Korea, such as travel and study abroad'.

In addition, Sejong Institute learners were up to 1.7 times more willing to purchase Korean products than non-learners, and more than 90% of respondents said they were willing to visit Korea in the future and spend up to 3.77 million won on average. This suggests that the learning experience of King Sejong Institute is acting as a basis for expanding consumption of Korean culture and visiting Korea beyond simple language education.

Learning Korean and Korean culture was also found to have a positive effect on academic and career paths. Among the respondents who have learned Korean, 46.3% said it is "helpful for studying local majors," followed by "employment at local Korean companies" (22.4%) and "employment in Korea" (16.2%).

Choi Hyun-seung, acting chairman of the King Sejong Institute Foundation, said, "The results of this survey show that King Sejong Institute is faithfully playing its role as a key base by expanding the size of students in response to the growing demand for learning Korean language and culture abroad, while continuing to enhance learner satisfaction," adding, "We will continue to increase the international competitiveness of King Sejong Institute by strengthening the quality of education centered on learners and operating customized programs reflecting regional demand."

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