Seoul National University Renames Russian Language Major for Broader Eastern European Studies

Seoul Nat'l University renames Russian language major to broaden Eastern European studies

Seoul National University's Department of Russian Language and Literature will be renamed the Department of Russian and East European Languages and Literatures, according to local media reports Tuesday. The change was approved by the university's academic council on June 18 and is expected to take effect in 2028, pending final approval by the university's board of trustees. It will mark the department's first name change since it adopted its current name in 1984. Originally established in 1946 f

By The Korea Herald