Sejong University career fair draws over 600 international students

Students and employers attend sessions during a career fair for international students at Sejong University campus in Seoul, March 25. Courtesy of Sejong University

Sejong University co-hosted the 7th International Student Futures (ISF) Spring 2026 career fair and startup forum on March 25, attracting more than 600 international students and 60 exhibitors to the Gwanggaeto Hall conference center on the school's Seoul campus.

The event was organized in partnership with Stuvisor, a global platform for international students, and Careertus, a career and entrepreneurship platform for foreign students in Korea.

Pre-registered participants came from 43 countries and 54 universities and institutions. Uzbekistan accounted for the largest share at 20 percent, followed by China at 13.4 percent, Bangladesh at 12.8 percent and Vietnam at 12.5 percent.

By field of study, business and economics accounted for the largest group at 33 percent, followed by STEM at 28.3 percent and culture, media and communications at 12.5 percent.

Exhibitors included hiring and HR companies such as Wonik IPS, Oakwood Premier Hotel and Jeonbuk Bank, along with startup support organizations, settlement service providers and 13 domestic and international universities offering admissions consultations.

Samuel Ang, Regional Partnerships Director at global university ranking firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), delivered congratulatory remarks.

Representatives from the Korean Association of International Educators, Korea Association of Foreign Affairs for Degree Programs and Korean Language Institution Council also delivered welcome addresses.

The 7th edition of the career fair featured what organizers described as the country’s first startup forum dedicated to international students. Held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in sessions conducted in Korean and English, the forum included panels on artificial intelligence-era entrepreneurship and the hiring of international students at startups. The keynote was delivered by Dr. Mohammed Iqbal Khazi, president of Indian Students and Researchers in Korea.

“The ISF is becoming a platform where students, universities, companies and government together build a global education and employment ecosystem, and that a broader model will be presented at the next event in partnership with QS,” said Yang Gil-jun, CEO of Stuvisor and Careertus.

The 8th ISF is scheduled for October 1 at Sejong University.