• 2022-03-18 - This year's lecture will be: Zhi Chen, "Binomes, Idioms, and Tetrasyllabic poetry in Light of Paleography." For more information, and to register, click here.  
  • 2020-11-10 - The Spring 2021 Korean Placement/Proficiency test will be administered online, using Canvas with remote proctoring  as follows: Date: Friday, January 15 2021 Time: 9:30 a.m. - Noon [CST] Before signing up for this placement/proficiency...
  • 2020-10-09 - The global success and recognition of BTS, a seven-member South Korean music group, demonstrates that their artistry and message has captured the attention of millions. In addition to providing music and entertainment, BTS inspires their global fandom, ARMY, to engage in a myriad of actions...
  • 2020-01-28 - Los Angeles Career Forum 2020 March 21 & 22 (Sat. & Sun.) https://careerforum.net/en/event/los/ At the Los Angeles Career Forum, there will be a Kickoff Breakfast, where students will be able to network with company reps...
  • 2020-01-28 - The recruiting seminar will be held: Date: February 20th, Thursday Time: 11:00AM – 3:00PM Place: 2090B Foreign Language Building        Bond Consultants will be holding a recruiting seminar at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign again...
  • 2020-01-23 - Elementary KOR courses (KOR 201 & 202) will be offered online during summer term II 2020. Anyone can register, as there is no senior or graduate student restriction on summer KOR registration. Please feel free to contact Jeeyoung Ahn Ha (j-ahn3@illinois.edu...
  • 2020-01-22 - The Second Midwest Korean Speech Contest will be held at Northwestern University on Saturday, April 18 from 1:00 to 6 pm. All participants will have opportunities to experience Korean culture, followed by Korean dinner. [Eligibility]  The winner in each level...
  • 2019-07-01 - Actus Consulting Group is recruiting Japanese speakers for various entry positions in Japanese companies in the U.S. Click here to see...
  • 2019-03-05 - Students are invited to participate in the Fourth Annual Korean Speech Contest on Thursday, April 4th. This event is open to all, and will be co-hosted by the Korean language program in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Korean Students Association (KSA). Here is...
  • 2019-01-24 - Korean Conversation Table is an informal weekly gathering where participants get to practice their spoken Korean with native speakers of Korean. All who would like to practice speaking in Korean is welcome, so please join us.  For more information, please contact Jeeyoung Ahn Ha, director of...
  • 2018-09-19 - PASONA has been organizing a Two-month Summer internship program at a Japanese company in JAPAN named “PASONA International Exchange Program” since 1987 and it marked the 30th anniversary this year. This summer internship program...
  • 2018-08-28 -   Date & Time: Friday, Oct 5, 2018, 2:00 pm (Talk 2:00-3:30 pm; Reception 3:30-4:30 pm) Location: Levis Faculty Center, Room 300 (919 West Illinois Street, Urbana) Dr. Roald Maliangkay discusses the cultural impact of shows and nightlife at the Seoul Walker Hill...
  • 2018-08-28 - The next Korean placement/proficiency test will be administered on Friday, January 11 2019. For more information on where to sign up online for the test, please contact Ms. Debbie (debrice@illinois.edu) in November.
  • 2018-08-27 - Unfinished business and life after death are the themes of The Afterlife of Kenzaburo Tsuruda, a haunting tale of redemption by Elisabeth Wilkins Lombardo (BA, Asian Studies 1990), a 47-year-old rising Maine writer, who died in 2015, and whose debut novel will be...
  • 2018-04-09 - Bond Consultants will be holding a recruiting seminar at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and they are looking for students who are interested in the Japanese language/culture and/or would like to pursue a career within a  Japanese company in the US market.  The recruiting...