Korean word

국제화

Pronunciation

Romanizationkukjjehwa

Meaning

  • nouninternationalization

Example

이 대학은 국제화를 추진하고 있다.i tae ha geun kuk jje hwa reul chu jin ha go it tta

This university is promoting internationalization.

Illustration for 국제화 (internationalization)

More examples

한국 기업들은 국제화를 통해 해외에 진출하고 있다.han guk ki eop tteu reun kuk jje hwa reul tong hae hae oe e chin chul ha go it tta

Korean companies are entering overseas markets through internationalization.

Core concept

Something moves from a country-specific way of working toward shared international standards and wider cross-border activity.

Common phrases

  • 국제화를 추진하다kuk jje hwa reul chu jin ha da

    promote internationalization

  • 국제화 정책kuk jje hwa cheong chaek

    internationalization policy

  • 국제화 시대kuk jje hwa si dae

    age of internationalization

Similar words

글로벌화keullobeolhwa: The spread of markets and cultures across the world.
표준화pyojunhwa: The process of making products or methods follow one agreed standard.
세계화segyehwa: The growing worldwide connection as people, products, ideas, and information cross borders.
국제교류kukjjegyoryu: Contact among countries or regions through people meeting and exchanging information and culture.

Definition in Korean

국제화는 제도·교육·사업 따위를 국제적 기준에 맞추어 운영하거나 그 범위를 외국으로 확장하는 과정 또는 상태를 이른다.kuk jje hwa neun che do kyo yuk sa eop tta wi reul kuk jje jeok ki ju ne mat chu eo u nyeong ha geo na keu peo mwi reul oe gu geu ro hwak jjang ha neun kwa jeong tto neun sang tae reul i reun da

Word origin

The word is formed from the Sino-Korean element for international and a suffix that expresses change, so its structure points to the process of becoming international.

Usage tips

  • It commonly appears in discussions of universities, companies, and public systems, where the focus is on planned institutional change rather than a single overseas event.

Other meanings

  • globalizationnoun

Opposites

  • 국내화kungnaehwadomesticationnoun
  • 지역화chiyeokwalocalizationnoun

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