20 Japanese students take intensive course on comics, webtoons at Sejong University
Sejong University offered 20 Japanese university students an intensive program focused on comics and webtoons — one of the university’s areas of expertise — from Aug. 10 to 23, the university said Tuesday. The short-term undergraduate course followed the National Institute for International Education’s selection of Sejong University as a participating institution in the 2026 Korea-Japan Joint…
From August 10 to 23, Sejong University welcomed 20 Japanese university students for an intensive program centered on comics and webtoons. This short-term undergraduate course was one of the university's specialties, according to a statement made on Tuesday. The course came after Sejong University was chosen as a participant in the 2026 Korea-Japan Joint Higher Education Student Exchange Program by the National Institute for International Education in February.
Throughout the course, the Japanese students engaged in hands-on training in accordance with the curriculum of Sejong University's Department of Comics and Animation Technology. They experienced the entire webtoon production process, which included intellectual property (IP) development and character design, storytelling, direction, storyboarding, and manuscript production.
The university noted that the students devised their own webtoon intellectual properties and produced storyboards and manuscripts through five core classes and related hands-on sessions. Instead of merely experiencing Korean webtoon content, the program was designed to assist students in transforming their own ideas into original works.
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