Editing Korean language (section)

===King Sejong Institute===
Established pursuant to Article 9, Section 2, of the Framework Act on the National Language, the [[King Sejong Institute]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sejonghakdang.org/home/instituteInfo.do |access-date=19 January 2021 |script-title=ko:누리-세종학당 |archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121083807/https://www.sejonghakdang.org/home/instituteInfo.do|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a public institution set up to coordinate the government's project of propagating Korean language and culture; it also supports the King Sejong Institute, which is the institution's overseas branch. The King Sejong Institute was established in response to:
* An increase in the demand for Korean language education;
* a rapid increase in Korean language education thanks to the spread of the culture (''[[hallyu]]''), an increase in international marriage, the expansion of Korean enterprises into overseas markets, and enforcement of employment licensing system;
* the need for a government-sanctioned Korean language educational institution;
* the need for general support for overseas Korean language education based on a successful domestic language education program.
King Sejong Institute has 59 in Europe, 15 in Africa, 146 in Asia, 34 in the Americas, and 4 in Oceania.<ref>[https://www.ksif.or.kr/ste/ksf/hkd/lochkd.do?menuNo=20101800&lang=eng KSIF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219122629/https://www.ksif.or.kr/ste/ksf/hkd/lochkd.do?menuNo=20101800&lang=eng |date=19 February 2024 }} - KSIF</ref>