Closure of Baduk Department at Korean University

[VikingKoala]

Has anything happened with the proposed closure of the world’s only Baduk Department in Korea?

Korea's only university department teaching 'Go' faces closure

Baduk Department on the verge of being abolished

[Atorrante]

No news as far as I know.

Opinion Poll: Plan to Abolish Myongji University's Dep. of Go Studies

Hello, Today I’m writing to you with an urgent matter. Myongji University, which established the first department of Baduk (Go) Studies in 1997, decided to abolish the department in the process of restructuring the university. Even though we had suggested expanding the department to a mind sports department by including chess and bridge, they evaluated the future of our department as low and therefore concluded the abolishment. It would be of great help if you could voice your opinion on the va…