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History of the Education Center for Korean as a Foreign Language
| 1992 | International Education Center opened. |
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| September 2000 | Designation changed to Korean Language Center |
| July 2002 | Appointment of the 2nd Director, Professor Jae-Yoon Jo. |
| January 2004 | 1st Korean Language Education Teacher-Trainer course Korean Language Teacher Training Course for Korean Education as a Foreign Language |
| June 2004 | Appointment of the 3rd Director, Professor Jeong-Soon Choi. |
| June 2005 | 2nd Korean Language Education Teacher-Trainer course |
| November 2005 | 1st international conference held - International Conference marking the 120th anniversary of the foundation of Pai Chai Hak Dang |
| January 2006 | 3rd Korean Language Education Teacher-Trainer course |
| April 2006 | 3rd Korean Language Education Teacher-Trainer course |
| September 2006 | 2nd international conference held - Pai Chai Education Center for Korean as a Foreign Language International Conference in Beijing |
| November 2006 | Training for Korean language teachers working with immigrants (International Korean Language Foundation) |
| January 2007 | 4th Korean Language Education Teacher-Trainer course |
| October 2007 | Sejong Culture Education Award (Presidential Award) |
| November 2007 | 3rd international conference held -Pai Chai Education Center for Korean as a Foreign Language International Conference in Shanghai |
| January 2008 | 5th Korean Language Education Teacher-Trainer course |
| November 2008 | 4th international conference held - Korea/Japan Korean Education International Conference |
| January 2010 | Establishment of the Sejong Education center in Mutare (Pai Chai University / University of Zimbabwe) |
| March 2011 | Appointment of the 4th Director, Professor Seok-Joon Park |
| April 2011 | 2011 meeting of foreign experts in Korean language (National Institute of Korean Language) |
| March 2012 | Social Integration Program (Ministry of Justice) |
| March 2012 | Pilot course for Korean language campus lectures by International students (Daejeon Metropolitan City) |
| April 2012 | Establishment of the Sejong Education center in Algiers (University of Algiers, Algeria) |
| April 2012 | 2012 meeting of foreign experts in Korean language (National Institute of Korean Language) |
| September 2012 | Establishment of the Sejong Education center in São Leopoldo (Unisinos University, Brazil) |
| March 2013 | Establishment of the Sejong Education center in Makassar (Hasanuddin University, Indonesia) |
| September 2013 | Appointment of the 5th Director, Professor Mun-kwon Jeong |
| July 2015 | Establishment of the Sejong Education center in Tianjin ( Tianjin Industrial University, China) |
| September 2015 | Appointment of the 6th Director, Professor Hyeon-Sook Ji. |
| October 2015 | 2015 meeting of foreign experts in Korean language (National Institute of Korean Language) |
| October 2016 | Appointment of the 7th Director, Professor Seok-Joon, Park |
| October 2018 | Appointment of the 8th Director, Professor Nak-Cheon, Baek |
| August 2020 | Appointment of the 9th Director, Professor Hye-ryoung Shim |