The Ministry of Science and ICT announced universities that would specialize in educating software and AI.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced universities that would specialize in educating software and AI.: 유호은 / 기사승인 : 2021-04-24 08:58:21

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced 9 universities that focus on software education and R&D, Artificial Intelligence graduate school and Star Labs. Earlier this year, these universities were divided into a general track and a specialized track. The general track is the same as for the existing software university and the application requirements.

As many as 208 universities reportedly applied for this project, and Gachon University, Kyungpook University, Sungkyunkwan University, Soonchunhyang University, Chonnam University, and Chungnam University were selected.

2 Universities were newly selected as the AI Graduate School, while 11 colleges applied for this. Seoul National University and Chung-Ang University were finally selected. The two universities presented unique operating plans for the establishment of in-depth and specialized training courses in expanding the number of major faculty members with a capacity of 40 or more AI masters and doctors. The AI graduate program began in 1991 and is being operated by a total of 12 universities. Software StarLab has newly selected six laboratories.

SW StarLab secures basic technology in five major fields and supports the talents with master's and doctoral levels who will lead the innovation of software. This year, 34 laboratories have applied, and Seoul National University System Software and Structure Laboratory, Sungkyunkwan University Automation Laboratory, KAIST Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Laboratory, KAIST Software Security Laboratory, and Dankook University Network. Guidance Staff Lab Guest Interaction Lab has been selected. Landscape style. Ministry of Science and ICT.

In recent years, voices that it is difficult to find people in the growing industry, and the government said that it will expand the support for nurturing human resources to meet the demands of the industry and the efforts to innovate software education at each university.