Professor Sung Dong Ki, a co-researcher at Inha University's K-Academic Diffusion Research Center, visited Russia in April 2025 and carried out various diffusion activities.

Professor Sung met with Park Jeong Gon, director of the Korean Cultural Center in Russia and officials, and introduced the purpose and main contents of the K-Academic Diffusion Research Project. Director Park expressed his willingness to cooperate with our center by emphasizing that he would actively promote this project in Russia.

Then Professor Sung visited the Korean Embassy in Russia and met with Cho Sung Kwan, Consul General. He promised to support the K-academic project with deep motivation.

In addition, Professor Sung met with Professor Pavel Rishakov of the Department of Korean Language at the Russian Higher School of Economics, Professor Yoo Mi Jung of the Wonkwang School in Moscow, and officials on the purpose of not only introducing the K-Academic Diffusion Research Project based on K-MOOC, but also explaining how to access and use the courses in detail. The Higher School of Economics and Wonkwang School showed keen interest in the K-Academic Diffusion Project and expressed their intention to actively utilize the K-MOOC courses in higher-grade classes.

This visit was an opportunity to confirm whether Korean social science contents can spread in Russia or not, and it is expected that the use of K-MOOC will begin in earnest through students from the relevant institution.

Interest in Korean studies in Russia is very high. The number of students at King Sejong Institute, run by Wonkwang School, is about 1,000, and more than 5,000 people participate in the Korean cultural event hosted by the school. However, concerns have been raised that it is difficult for the school to operate continuously as Korean companies' sponsorship has decreased in the fallout of the recent war. Now, it is time to continue to restore mutual relations through 'Korean studies'.

The K-Academic Diffusion Research Center plans to keep making efforts to promote the international diffusion and status of Korean studies as well as expand cooperation with researchers and educational institutions around the world.