Korean language teachers will be fostered for the first time at a U.S. university.

The Korean Education Center in Los Angeles and the California State University’s Los Angeles campus signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, local time, on the curriculum that focuses on nurturing Korean language teachers for middle and high schools.

Under the new accord, the California State University’s Los Angeles campus will set up a Korean department, which will kick off during this year’s fall semester. Starting from 2016, the college will establish a specialized program that develops Korean language teachers, with the objective of producing around a dozen teachers every year.