World · East Asia & Pacific · 1 hr ago
Dong-A University to launch Korean food degree for international students
Dong-A University in Busan is opening a food business department for international students next March.
The new Culinary and Food Business department has begun recruiting students.
All classes will be taught in Korean, and students will receive 300 hours of Korean lessons during their first year alongside basic cooking instruction.
Four food industry experts, including chefs featured in the Netflix series “Culinary Class Wars,” have been appointed as part-time professors.
They will teach Korean and large-scale cooking, European cuisine, Chinese cuisine and fine dining.
The university has prepared practice kitchens and food storage facilities, and plans to work with research institutes and local food companies.
The program aims to prepare graduates to promote Korean food internationally.
Dong-A University plans to open a Korean food and food business department for international students in March next year.
The university has begun recruiting students for the new department.
All classes will be taught in Korean, with 300 hours of Korean language education during the first year.
Four food industry experts have been appointed as adjunct professors.
The university says it aims to develop global talent to promote Korean food worldwide.
- Who
- Dong-A University and prospective international students.
- What
- The university plans to establish a Culinary & Food Business department dedicated to international students.
- When
- The department is scheduled to open in March next year; recruitment has begun.
- Where
- Dong-A University in Busan, South Korea.
- Why
- The university aims to train global talent to promote Korean food worldwide and help students adapt to their studies and life in South Korea.
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Dong-A University announced the new department and said it had begun recruiting students.
The department is scheduled to open.
- Department
- Culinary & Food Business
- Student group
- International students
- Opening
- March next year
- Korean language education
- 300 hours during the first year
- Adjunct professors
- Four food industry experts