The 13th National Undergraduate (Graduate) Student Russian Language Debate Contest Ceremony Held

On May 26, 2023 (Friday), the Institute of Russian Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Director Pyo Sang-yong) held the 13th National Undergraduate (Graduate) Student Russian Debate Contest Award Ceremony at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Korea.

The ceremony was attended by Kulik, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Korea, Deputy Ambassador Guyenkov, Representative of the Russian External Cooperation Agency, Kolganov, as well as Emeritus Professor Kim Hyun-taek from Sookmyung Women's University and HK Research Professor Kim Joon-seok of the Russian Institute. congratulated the winners.

The competition, co-hosted by the Institute of Russian Studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Korea, is an annual event that has been held since 2011 to raise social interest in learning Russian and to discover talented people in related fields.

Like last year's competition, the 13th Russian Language Debate Contest is specified as 'undergraduate (graduate) student who has stayed in the Russian language for less than 2 years' under the purpose of motivating students who have little experience in training in the Russian language. Interpretation and translation graduate students were also restricted from participating.

Scholarships prepared by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Korea and certificates in the names of the President of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Korea were awarded to the winners.