Cheongam College Establishes 'Webtoon Content Department' to Train Webtoon Experts

Established Specialized Department for Professional Writers and Webtoon Artists

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Cheongam University (President Seo Hyung-won) announced on the 22nd that it will establish a Webtoon Content Department to train webtoon experts who create content for webtoon-related platforms, which are emerging as knowledge information trends in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution.

The Webtoon Content Department, which will recruit 30 new students for the 2021 academic year, aims to cultivate creative professionals centered on fieldwork in webtoon content areas such as webtoon storytelling, web video, web creation, character design, calligraphy, and one-person creator activities.

It was explained that the department was established to improve the skills of students aspiring to become webtoon artists by composing the faculty with active industry artists, enabling immediate employment after graduation and fostering webtoon experts who can demonstrate their skills in the webtoon field.

To realize field-centered education, Cheongam University plans to equip the Webtoon Content Production Studio with programs such as ‘one-on-one author mentoring, one-on-one webtoon company field training, webtoon contest challenges, webtoon artist debut, and employment/startup support,’ and will provide creative spaces with the latest PCs and individual LCD tablets.

Reflecting the popularity and interest in such webtoon content, Suncheon City has opened the Webtoon Content Global Center to expand the base for webtoons and supports webtoon experience facilities and the creative activities of webtoon artists.

The Jeonnam Content Korea Lab, operated by Jeollanam-do, guarantees employment for up to two years through the ‘Reshoring Program,’ ensuring stable creative activities and employment for emerging webtoon artists.

Oh Mi-sung, Director of Planning, who oversees the department restructuring, said, “At a time when interest in platforms and cultural content related to webtoons is increasing, the department was newly established to discover local cultural talents and cultivate professional personnel in webtoon content,” adding, “By establishing an industry-academia cooperation system with related organizations, Cheongam University will become a specialized model of field-centered education in the webtoon content field.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.