Sungkyunkwan Judo Association held the ‘1st National Examination for Foreigners in Korea’ on the 5th.

Sungkyunkwan Judo Association held the ‘1st National Examination for Foreigners in Korea’ on the 5th.

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Go Mi-hye = About 200 foreigners recreate past exams at Sungkyunkwan dressed as scholars from the Joseon Dynasty.

The Sungkyunkwan Judo Association Headquarters announced on the 2nd that it will hold the '1st National Civil Service Examination for Foreigners in Korea' to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Judo Association in the area of ​​Sungkyunkwan Myeongnyundang and Bicheondang in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 5th.

Foreign participants will sit on a cloth spread on the floor of the test room, wearing Confucian robes and dopo, and write their answers with a modified brush on Korean paper according to the given tense. A total of 12.5 million won in prize money will be awarded to 33 people, including Jang Won.

At Sungkyunkwan, the highest national educational institution during the Joseon Dynasty, the Alseongsi (謁聖試), a civil service examination administered after the king visited Munmyo (文廟), was held. Bichundang, the event venue, is a building that was once used as an exam hall, and Myeongryundang is a place where Confucian students studied.

Yudohoe explained that the civil service examination system has been a system that has crossed national borders since ancient times. There is a record that when Gwangjong of Goryeo first introduced the civil service exam, Ssanggi, an official from China's Later Zhou, suggested it, and Choi Chi-won of Silla made his name known by passing the Binggonggwa, a civil service exam opened separately by the Tang Dynasty for foreigners.

Through this past exam experience, the Yudohoe said, "We will help foreigners residing in Korea deeply understand Korea's traditional culture and history and settle down stably in Korean society, while also discovering global talent with knowledge of Korean culture."

On the day of the event, additional events will be held at Sungkyunkwan, such as the 'Daedong World' multinational food feast, where 10 countries, mainly African countries, will introduce their own food and culture, and multinational samulnori performances.