On June 14, KSIF signed an MOA with the Department of Government Relations (Executive Chairman Fahim Al Qasimi) in Sharjah, UAE, for the dissemination of Korean, etc. This MOA includes details of cooperation such as ▲ establishment and operation of KSI in the Middle East, ▲ support for the spread of Korean culture in the UAE and learning materials for Korean language institutions, ▲ retraining of Korean instructors in the Middle East to improve their competency, ▲ and use of Sejong Korean Language Assessment (SKA) by KSI. Through this MOA, the spread of Korean in the Middle East will boost in the second half of the year by establishing KSI in Sharjah, etc.