[Hallyu People] Meet the director of King Sejong Institute Surabaya, selected as "Best KSI of 2024"

Indonesia is one of the largest consumers of Korean culture in Southeast Asia showing one of the highest favorabilities towards Korean cultural content according to surveys in recent years.

No wonder then, that interest in learning the Korean language is also high.

For today’s “Hallyu People” we connect live to Herwindy Maria Tejaatmaja, the director of the Sejong Institute Surabaya, to listen to the current status of Korean language learning in Indonesia. Hello Herwindy!

Q1) First of all, congratulations to your King Sejong Institute having been chosen as one of the five best King Sejong institutes in 2024. How do you feel about this achievement?

Q2) KSI Surabaya celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and has so far around 6,000 graduates. Any memorable moments or stories of students you would like to share?

Q3) Indonesia has the fourth largest number of King Sejong Institutes in Asia, after Vietnam, China and Japan. What are the reasons behind people in Indonesia enrolling in Korean culture or language classes? (Majoring in Korean at universities is also popular we heard?)

Q4) In addition to teaching Korean, we heard KSI Surabaya also works with the local community to organize Korean culture lectures. What kind of events have been held recently and how was the response?

Q5) At the beginning, I mentioned that Indonesia has been found to be a country with one of the highest interests in K-culture in the world. Do you see that happening around you? Tell us about your own experience.

6) Lastly, for Indonesian fans of the Korean wave, what role can the King Sejong Institute Surabaya play in the future? What are your plans and goals?

Is there any upcoming K-culture event (drama, movie, concert) you (Indonesians) are looking forward to this year?

Thank you for connecting with us today Herwindy we wish you and the Sejong Institute Surabaya the best and keep in touch.

Thank you Bella as always, we'll see you back tomorrow.