Recognized for his 27 years of contribution to academic and cultural exchanges with Hungary and efforts in promoting the Korean language
On Monday, May 9th, Dankook University President Hosung Chang received the Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit, which is the highest honor that can be presented to a foreign civilian by the Hungarian government.
Dr. Hosung Chang went to the Budapest University of Technology and Economics as a visiting professor in 2010. President Chang signed cooperative agreements with Hungary’s first national university, ELTE, and Semmelweis Medical School in 2011, as well as with the University of Pécs in 2015. He has played a key role in facilitating cultural exchanges between the two countries, for example when he led the Dankook University Traditional Dance team to perform at the Hungarian Palace of Arts in 2014.
Dr. Chang has also taken the initiative to spread the Korean language. Some of his endeavors include going to ELTE University as a visiting professor in the department of Korean language in 2013, delivering Korean language textbooks prepared by Dankook University in 2014, and hosting the ‘Dankook University President Korean Language Speaking Contest’ in 2015.
Upon receiving the merit, Dr. Chang commented that he “will work even harder in the future for practical exchanges between Korea and Hungary across various fields, including economics, politics, science, sports and culture, etc.”