Hello! My name is Luisa and I am an intern at VANK and today I will be telling you guys a little bit about Jikji. So far in what I’ve learned about Korean history and culture at VANK, the most interesting thing has been Jikji. And the reason why it’s been the most interesting to…

What do you think about Jikji? I was so amazed when I read the history about Jikji. I think the fact about Jikji is one of Korean history that everyone should know. People who knew about Jikji have to introduce to the world that this is the world’s oldest book printed with movable metal type…

100 million Hallyu(Korean Wave) fans around the world! Foreign Korean Cultural Heritage Ambassadors are astonished by the fact that Korea has invented the very first book with movable metal type printing technology. They are also saying that regarded in America and Europe as one of the greatest achievements in history of civilization, the movable metal…

Having followed the French school system, I have always been taught that the first book ever printed is the Gutenberg Bible in 1455. It is almost 15 years later that I learn by entering at VANK as an intern that this information does not reflect the historical reality, and that our vision of history is…

Many people still believe that the Gutenberg Bible is the world’s oldest book printed with movable metal type because history textbooks around the world do not mention Jikji. So, I launched a campaign to correct misinformation about Jikji and to promote its universal value to influential websites around the world.   During my search, I…

One of my proudest experiences was my participation in VANK’s campaign to correct misinformation about Jikji. For this, I exchanged email with people outside of Korea for the first time in my life. It was strange at first. I wasn’t sure what difference it would make. As much as I was eager to bring change,…

I participated in VANK’s campaign to correct misinformation about Jikji. I found inaccurate information about Jikji on a Japanese history education website called “The Window to World History (世界史の窓).” It provides information about world history to Japanese high school students, teachers, and the Japanese public. In section two of chapter six in world history terminology…

While in university, I participated in VANK’s campaign to correct misinformation about Jikji around the world. As a part of its online and offline Jikji PR campaign, I researched 103 websites about the history of printing and promoted accurate information about Jikji. Besides correcting misinformation, I also focused on adding information about Jikji to the…

I was overwhelmed at first by widespread misinformation about Jikji around the world. I wasn’t sure how much difference I would be able to make as an ordinary university student, not a diplomat or a scholar. However, I mustered up the courage to write and send emails because it would at least bring their attention…

A click on an email led me to a path that changed the world. It was just a regular day of my busy third year in middle school. I checked my mailbox once in a while. My mailbox was full of unopened messages. What caught my attention was an announcement from VANK that invited applications…