Korea Open Cyber University (OCU) and Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands jointly held a global cultural exchange workshop focused on K-culture and AI.
OCU hosted the "Fontys-OCU Intercultural Workshop: Netherlands × Korea, Connected Through Culture" on Sunday and Monday at the university's ninth-floor auditorium. About 100 students and faculty from the two countries attended, and the event was also streamed live on YouTube.
The workshop brought together Korean and Dutch students for programs centered on K-culture, AI and Korean traditional culture. Four OCU departments participated — the Department of Integrative Healing, the Department of Beauty and Health Design, the Department of AI Convergence, and the Department of Child and Family Welfare — each running hands-on activities tailored to their respective fields.
On the first day, participants took part in an arts-based healing experience organized by the Department of Integrative Healing and a K-beauty program run by the Department of Beauty and Health Design. The second day featured a generative AI-based digital art creation program from the Department of AI Convergence, followed by a traditional Korean food-making session and a hanbok, or traditional Korean dress, experience led by the Department of Child and Family Welfare.
The event was structured as a collaborative experience for Korean and Dutch students, with participants engaging in a range of activities around culture and technology.
In the AI program, students used generative AI tools to create digital content incorporating elements of Korean culture. The traditional culture sessions gave participants a firsthand experience of hanbok and Korean food culture.
OCU President Jang Il-hong said the program offered an opportunity to introduce Korean culture and technology through exchange with an overseas university. "We plan to continue developing international exchange programs that draw on the strengths of each department," he added.
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