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University of Seoul showcases communication convergence technologies at KOBA 2026

The University of Seoul showcased next-generation communication convergence technologies in collaboration with the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) at the Korea International Broadcasting, Media, Audio and Lighting Show (KOBA) 2026 held at Coex in southern Seoul from May 12-15. The event highlighted advanced technologies designed to meet growing demand for automation and intelligent systems in broadcasting production, attracting significant attention from professionals in the broadcasting, media and communication industries. The university said the technologies unveiled were developed through a project-based learning (PBL) regular curriculum run by the university’s Next-generation Communication Convergence and Open Sharing System (NCCOSS) program. Broadcasting technology experts from KBS took part in the development process as mentors, working alongside students to solve real-world industry challenges. A school official noted that the initiative is regarded as a leading example of industry-academia collaboration in talent development, combining practical expertise from working professi

1d agoBy Park Yoon-bae
University of Seoul showcases communication convergence technologies at KOBA 2026
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Kookmin University research team selected for state-funded nanomaterials technology project

A Kookmin University research team has been selected for a government-supported nanomaterials technology development project, the school said Thursday. The five-member team consists of four professors in the department of applied chemistry — Kim Young-hoon, Do Young-rag, Joonyoung Francis Joung and Chun Ho-je — and professor Cho Ki-sub in the department of materials science and engineering. Under the project funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea, the team will carry out a program to develop national strategic future materials technologies. The program is aimed at establishing a data hub for metal-halide color conversion materials for next-generation displays and developing artificial intelligence (AI)-based intelligent design technologies for materials and processes. The team, led by Kim, is set to conduct joint research and development with Sungkyunkwan University, Chungbuk National University, the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) and the Korea Photonic

1d agoBy Park Yoon-bae
Kookmin University research team selected for state-funded nanomaterials technology project
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Kookmin University-led joint team wins Bosch Future Mobility Challenge 2026

A joint team of students from Kookmin University and other Korean universities won the top prize at Bosch Future Mobility Challenge (BFMC) 2026, an international autonomous driving and connectivity competition, held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, from May 16-20. Kookmin University said Wednesday that the team outperformed competitors during the five-day event in which 57 teams from around the world participated. The event brought together undergraduate and master’s students who developed their own self-driving algorithms. The participants competed fiercely to demonstrate their technical skills using 1:10-scale autonomous model cars on tracks designed as miniature smart cities that simulated real road conditions. The Korean team consisted of students participating in a global talent development program jointly run by Kookmin University and the Volkswagen Group WE: Foundation. The program, called Software Engineering in Automotive and Mobility Ecosystems (SEA:ME), operates under the Convergence and Open Sharing System (COSS) Future Mobility Consortium to provide selected students with mobility

2d agoBy Park Yoon-bae
Kookmin University-led joint team wins Bosch Future Mobility Challenge 2026
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Jeonbuk National University reopens art hall after extensive renovation

Jeonbuk National University has reopened an art hall following extensive renovation work, transforming it into a safer and more comfortable space for culture and the arts, the school said Tuesday. Yang O-bong, president of the university, held a reopening ceremony in the lobby of the Geon Ji Art Hall, a small theater at Jeonbuk National University's Samsung Art Center in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, on Friday. The university said the renovation project was made possible through an 8 billion won donation from Kim Jeong-ok, chairperson of the Kim Hee-kyung Scholarship Foundation for European Humanities. The school noted that 6 billion won was invested in renovating the art hall as well as the Youngsan Hall, the main theater of the Samsung Art Center. “Geon Ji Art Hall was reborn thanks to Chairperson Kim’s valuable vision and dedication,” Yang said, “I hope the (reopened) art hall will become an open venue where members of our university as well as local residents can come together to enjoy culture and the arts.” Kim, senior school officials, professors and administrators of the

May 27, 2026By Park Yoon-bae
Jeonbuk National University reopens art hall after extensive renovation
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Sejong University launches Asia’s largest university-run AI virtual media studio

Sejong University has opened Team Studios Sejong, the largest artificial intelligence (AI) virtual media studio at a university in Asia, the school said Tuesday. The studio, equipped with state-of-the-art devices and facilities, was created by renovating a 990 square meter theater in the university’s Gwanggaeto Building. The studio opening was the result of an industry-academia cooperation agreement the university signed with SK Telecom, the largest mobile carrier in Korea, in November 2023. Since then, the school has carried out a range of joint research and collaborative projects with the company in the field of virtual media. During the process, SK Telecom donated large-scale LED walls and other advanced equipment previously used at its virtual studio in Pangyo, just south of Seoul, to the university. A school official said the donation was intended to support media research and industry collaboration by professors and students in the university’s comics and animation technology program, paving the way for the establishment of the studio. Team Studios Sejong is an AI-powered virtual

May 27, 2026By Park Yoon-bae
Sejong University launches Asia’s largest university-run AI virtual media studio
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InterviewHow shy Cambodian student became AI developer in Korea through GKS

Studying, finding employment and settling down in a foreign country is rarely a smooth process — even for recipients of the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), a government-funded program that covers tuition, living costs and language training for outstanding international students. What it cannot guarantee is that they stay. Sereimony Sek, a GKS alumna who arrived from Cambodia at 17 and now works as an artificial intelligence (AI) developer at a Seoul telecommunications company, says the difference often comes down to something simpler: whether students ask for help. “I think it’s important to seek help when we need it because I’ve seen some GKS students give up their scholarships and return home for various reasons,” she told The Korea Times in a recent interview. “Because we come here through the GKS program, we already have a strong support network around us, so students shouldn’t be afraid to reach out to others or ask for help.” Sek believes that such support systems and alumni networks can play an important role in helping international students adapt to life in Korea

May 27, 2026By Jung Da-hyun
How shy Cambodian student became AI developer in Korea through GKS
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Handong Global University showcases future of AI education

Handong Global University hosted a showcase of artificial intelligence (AI)-based education initiatives earlier this month, drawing more than 100 university faculty, staff and administrators from across the country to the Kim Young-gil Grace School Chapel on campus. The event, organized by the university's AI Innovation Center under its broader Glocal University project, featured five sessions covering AI-integrated curriculum design, competency-based education models, AI courseware applications, personalized learning support systems and security protocols for generative AI tools in academic settings. Two international experts delivered keynote presentations. Dale Johnson, director of digital innovation for the University Design Institute at Arizona State University, outlined structural shifts in the learning environment in the AI era, drawing on nine months of joint development with Handong on the High Touch High Tech education model. Philippa Kim, director of partner programs for Asia at the Minerva Project — an educational organization that licenses its rigorous, seminar-style curri

May 26, 2026By Jhoo Dong-chan
Handong Global University showcases future of AI education
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Chungnam National University opens Korean language center in Tashkent ahead of campus launch

The Ministry of Education said Monday that Chungnam National University (CNU) has opened a Korean Language Education Center (KLEC) in Uzbekistan, marking the first step toward launching a full campus in Tashkent later this year. CNU signed a memorandum of agreement in April with two Uzbek institutions — Tashkent Perfect University and Bukhara Innovation University — to operate a program under the CNU name. The planned Chungnam National University in Tashkent (CNUT) is scheduled to open in the second half of 2025, with all courses taught in Korean. The newly opened KLEC will help incoming and enrolled students build the Korean proficiency needed to follow university-level instruction. CNUT students will complete their first two years in Uzbekistan using CNU's curriculum, textbooks and learning management system. Students who achieve Level 4 or higher on the Test of Proficiency in Korean will be eligible to complete their third and fourth years at CNU's main campus in Daejeon and graduate with a CNU degree. The ministry said CNU's Uzbekistan push grew out of five years of agricultural

May 26, 2026By Jhoo Dong-chan
Chungnam National University opens Korean language center in Tashkent ahead of campus launch
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KAIST, Gangnam Severance Hospital use AI to streamline psychiatric interviews

The standard intake interview in a psychiatric clinic is a delicate, time-consuming calculus: A clinician must extract highly structured medical histories while simultaneously evaluating a patient’s emotional state. Now, researchers in Korea are outsourcing the administrative half of that equation to artificial intelligence (AI), attempting to solve a chronic bottleneck in mental health triage. A joint team from KAIST and Gangnam Severance Hospital has developed a generative AI assistant designed to conduct preliminary psychiatric interviews. Built on a large language model, the system engages patients before they ever step into a doctor's office, mapping out symptoms and medical histories in real time to build a comprehensive clinical dashboard for the attending physician. The research — led by Lee Ui-chin and Lee Tak-yeon of KAIST, alongside Kim Eun-joo, a professor of psychiatry at Gangnam Severance Hospital — was presented this month at ACM CHI 2026, a premier international conference on human-computer interaction. Unlike rigid digital questionnaires, the conversational agent a

May 24, 2026By Jhoo Dong-chan
KAIST, Gangnam Severance Hospital use AI to streamline psychiatric interviews
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Kwangwoon University agrees to expand cooperation with Tashkent State Technical University

Kwangwoon University and Tashkent State Technical University (TSTU) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen bilateral cooperation. The MOU was signed between Cho Sun-young, chairperson of the Kwangwoon Educational Foundation, and Sadritdin Turabdjanov, rector of TSTU, during Cho’s visit to Uzbekistan on May 13. Kwangwoon University said Friday that under the agreement, the two institutions will explore the establishment of a Korean Language Center, promote joint research projects, organize academic seminars and training programs, and expand faculty and student exchanges. A university official said the partnership is expected to lay the foundation for deeper collaboration between the two institutions and help strengthen academic and cultural ties between Korea and Uzbekistan. He said that Cho and Turabdjanov held a meeting to explore opportunities for expanding cooperation in higher education, research, and innovation. He added that the two discussed a broad range of collaborative initiatives, including academic exchange programs, joint research projects an

May 22, 2026By Park Yoon-bae
Kwangwoon University agrees to expand cooperation with Tashkent State Technical University
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