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40 Pandora’sBox
Let There Be Light
ByJeonSeong-jin
Firstly, as far we understand, HUFS has not made a
clearplantodeterminewhichcollegesoftheuniversity
EditorofCampusSection
willhostthenewninedepartments,howmanystudents
y the time this semester ends, every HUFSan
willbeenrolledandwhatcurriculumwillbefollowedto
must have had experienced a lot of changes,
teachstudents.ExcepttheonesusedinHUFS,inKorea
treasured a lot of memories and cherished
there are no specialized curriculum for foreign studies
numerous unforgettable moments. On campus, while
or languages. The university, therefore, is the only
there were various festivities providing fun and
one that can set a standard for the new foreign studies
entertainment to the HUFSans; our university also
curriculum, so it is important that HUFS prepares and
tookpartinagrandinternationaleventasaflagbearer
suggestsitsplansbeforeanyotherinstitutiondoes.
of globalization and harmony among all Korean
Secondly, it seems like some other related problems
universities. Off campus, the university upheld its
can arise due to the absence of the preparations
commitment as a responsible institution by providing
mentioned above. If HUFS does not prepare for the
ahelpinghandtotheoneswhoarehungry,joblessand
changes and improve the infrastructure accordingly,
homeless- the ones who have the will and potential to
suitableprofessorsandmentorstoteachthespecialized
study but cannot owing to their financial condition.
foreign languages may not be able to deliver their
HUFSalsosignedanMOUwiththeGyeonggiprovince
best at the university. Also, without proper planning
to create opportunities for the youth in Korea to have
and curriculum, new students enrolled in these newly
employmentabroad.HUFSisalsoplanningonmaking
introduced programs at HUFS may go through some
the HUFSans’ potentials stronger than ever before by
difficultiesinstudyingfortheirmajors.
creating new majors and courses of foreign studies and
Although HUFS sometimes suffers at the beginning
languagesforthem.
of a new change, most of them turn out to be huge
On the 19th of May, President Park Chul unveiled the
improvements representing the true global perspective
plans for some new courses at HUFS. The university
the university is known for. The founding of the new
is going to introduce nine new specialized foreign
departments is surely a good news, and it can make
language majors in the next three years. The new
this school better place for those who dream to be
program will initially constitute new departments
professionalsingloballyspecializedculturesorsocieties.
for Burmese, Cambodian and Lao in 2011, in the
The professionals educated at HUFS surely make an
followingyearthedepartmentsofBengali,Macedonian
impact on the global front by enabling unimpeded
and Albanian will be created, and finally by 2013
communicationandbyprovidingabetterunderstanding
Lithuanian,EstonianandLatvianlanguagecourseswill
of other countries and cultures. In order to continue
betaughtatHUFS.Thisplancanbolstertheidentityof
this professionalism and to make further advances the
HUFSasacenterofforeignlanguagestudiesinKorea.
universityoughttothinkaboutthebestwaystoeducate
However,itisnotclearhowthesenewmajorsinforeign
theHUFSansandtherebytodevelopHUFS.
languagesaregoingtobeimplementedandhowHUFS
ispreparingwiththegroundworksforthenewmajors.
richard@hufs.ac.kr
www.theargus.org

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