Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

private university in South Korea
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Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Summary

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is a university[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (767 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's field of work was foreign language research[3].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies was a member of Korean Council for University Education[4].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies was a member of KESLI Consortium[5].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies was a member of Agence universitaire de la Francophonie[6].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is located in Seoul[7].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is in the country of South Korea[8].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's instance of is recorded as university[9].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's instance of is recorded as language school[10].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's child organization or unit is recorded as Institute of British and American Studies[11].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's child organization or unit is recorded as Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies[12].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's Commons category is recorded as Hankuk University of Foreign Studies[13].
  • 1954 marks the founding of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies[14].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.597215, 'lon': 127.058537}[15].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's parent organization or unit is recorded as Dongwon Yookyoung Association[16].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's official website is recorded as https://www.hufs.ac.kr/[17].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's official website is recorded as https://hufsenglish.hufs.ac.kr/[18].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hankuk University of Foreign Studies[19].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '한국외국어대학교'}[20].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '한국외대'}[21].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HUFS'}[22].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '韓国外大'}[23].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's category for alumni of educational institution is recorded as Category:Hankuk University of Foreign Studies alumni[24].
  • Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's category for employees of the organization is recorded as Category:Academic staff of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies[25].

Body

Founding

1954 marks the founding of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies[14].

Identity

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '한국외국어대학교'}[20]. Short names include {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '한국외대'}[21], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HUFS'}[22], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '韓国外大'}[23].

Operations

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's parent organization or unit is recorded as Dongwon Yookyoung Association[16]. Subsidiaries include Institute of British and American Studies[11], a research institute[26], in South Korea[27] and Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies[12], an autonomous private high school[28], in South Korea[29], founded in 2004[30].

Industry

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies's field of work was foreign language research[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hankuk University of Foreign Studies include Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station[31], a railway station[32], in South Korea[33].

Why It Matters

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies ranks in the top 3% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (767 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station[31], a railway station[32], in South Korea[33].

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  1. [8] . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [4] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . kesli.or.kr. Retrieved . kesli.or.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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