On 8 October, an event dedicated to Hangeul Day was held at Azerbaijan University of Languages (AUL), organised by the Korean Studies Centre with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Azerbaijan.

At the opening of the event, Professor Banovsha Mammadova, Dean of AUL’s Faculty of Translation, welcomed the participants.

Various competitions were held among students studying Korean as part of the event. In the calligraphy competition for first-year students, Nuray Tagizade and Fatima Huseynli stood out in the Azerbaijani-language section, while Fatima Baghirova and Maryam Azizova were recognised in the Russian-language section.

In the essay competition for second-year students, Yagut Mammadova won first place and Madina Gasimova took second place. In the speaking competition for third-year students, the team of Fidan Sultanli and Roya Zeynalli won first place, while the team of Nazrin Zamanzade and Nigar Yaraliyeva came second.

In the consecutive interpreting competition for fourth-year students, Aqshin Mammadov won first place and Aydan Afandiyeva took second place.

The winners were presented with awards by Associate Professor Nilufer Mammadzade, Head of the Department of Oriental Language Translation, and Gunel Abasova, Director of the Korean Studies Centre.

During the event, students wore hanbok, Korea’s traditional national costume, explored examples of Korean calligraphy and visited a Korean book exhibition. Calligraphic works featuring the names of other AUL students written in the Korean alphabet were also presented to them.