[3][4]After a series of name changes due to organizational shifts over the years, Seoul National University of Education was endowed with its current name in 1993.It also promotes various fields and specialties, continuing education, and the improvement of academic abilities for elementary school teachers.The course was designed to give both native and non-native English teachers the skills to teach effectively in the classroom.While this has some disadvantages, such as a limited opportunity for broader social engagement, students often form a tight cohort within their class.SNUE made headlines when President Song Kwang-yong was quoted in the October 28, 2009 edition of The Korea Times as claiming that teachers from Western nations "are not qualified and are often involved in sexual harassment and drugs".