On 9 October, Dr. Laura Tamošiūnienė, an Associate Professor at the Institute of Humanities at the Faculty of Human and Social Studies and director of the King Sejong Institute in Vilnius, was presented with a letter of appreciation and a commemorative badge by the Han Seong-Sook, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea in Seoul, for her significant contribution to the preservation, promotion and development of Hangeul, as well as her academic research in this field.
The Korean Ministry selected 10 individuals (including organisations) who had made outstanding contributions to the development of Hangeul and the Korean language.
The awards ceremony took place in the King Sejong Event Hall to mark the 580th anniversary of Hangeul Day and was broadcast on national television channels.
