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□ Educational Goal in Our department
JeonBuk National University's Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies is training human resources that meet the social needs of professional manpower in the Spanish field. In the era of globalization and the global era, the status of Spanish as a second language is improving, and at this point, it can be said that the value and importance of Spanish cannot be overemphasized. Through open student-centered education, this department aims to cultivate Spanish and Latin American culture, literature, and regional studies necessary for the global era by understanding not only language but also culture, literature, and regional studies in Spanish-speaking areas.
□ About Our department
Jeonbuk National University's Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies is the nation's top Spanish, Latin American regional education and research institution covering literature, politics, economy, trade, society, and culture in Spain and Latin America, which are used by more than 500 million people in the world. Jeonbuk National University's Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies boasts the best educational conditions in Korea in Latin American and Spanish as well as Spanish literature through constant research and educational activities by faculty members who play a pivotal role in Spanish literature and Latin American regional studies.
Spanish Language, Spanish and Latin America are very important regions in terms of practical as well as academic value. In particular, Latin America and the Caribbean region, consisting of 33 countries, are regions where trade, politics, and diplomatic relations with Korea are expanding day by day, and require many experts in related fields. In order to meet the social demand for professional manpower in Spanish, Spanish and Latin American regional studies, 10 to 15 students are dispatched to leading universities in Spain and Mexico every year as exchange students, providing opportunities to explore overseas companies and find jobs. In addition, Jeonbuk National University's Spanish and Latin American departments participated in national financial support projects such as "College Self-Capacity Reinforcement Support Project (ACE+)" and "Humanities Competency Reinforcement Project (CORE)" and operated and supported various education, research and employment-linked programs.