Welcome!

The Eastern European and Balkan Institute of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is the only research institute in South Korea, and it has been seeking ways to enhance the relationship between Korea and the Eastern European Balkan region since 1990. 

 As a part of the Korean ‘Nordpolitik’, the College of Eastern European had been established in 1987, aiming education for the strategic regions in Eastern Europe. Polish, Romanian, and Yugoslavian (now Serbo-Croat) departments were the first ones to be established in 1987 to 1988, and then Czech-Slovak, Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Ukrainian followed. Thereby, the Institute was founded based on such specialized education, fostering leading figures in politics, diplomatic, economic and cultural exchanges between South Korea and Eastern Europe. With this, we are proud of our role that has been promoting relations between the two regions.

Welcome!

The Eastern European and Balkan Institute of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is the only research institute in South Korea, and it has been seeking ways to enhance the relationship between Korea and the Eastern European Balkan region since 1990. 

 As a part of the Korean ‘Nordpolitik’, the College of Eastern European had been established in 1987, aiming education for the strategic regions in Eastern Europe. Polish, Romanian, and Yugoslavian (now Serbo-Croat) departments were the first ones to be established in 1987 to 1988, and then Czech-Slovak, Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Ukrainian followed. Thereby, the Institute was founded based on such specialized education, fostering leading figures in politics, diplomatic, economic and cultural exchanges between South Korea and Eastern Europe. With this, we are proud of our role that has been promoting relations between the two regions.