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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

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

University of Seoul student wins world’s top 3 design awards

An undergraduate student at the University of Seoul has won three of the world’s most prestigious design awards, demonstrating the school’s international competitiveness in design. The university said Thursday that Cho Seung-min, a senior in the department of design, achieved the so-called “Design Grand Slam” by winning Germany’s iF Design Award 2026 and the Red Dot Design Award: Design Concept 2025, as well as the U.S.’ International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2025. The three design awards are internationally renowned competitions entered by global companies such as Samsung Electronics and Apple. It is rare for an individual student project to sweep all three. Cho’s signature design project, “Flock,” has drawn even greater attention in that his achievement was made through his individual work rather than by a large team or corporation. Flock is a sloped fermentation container designed to improve the usability of traditional kimchi jars, while enhancing visibility, hygiene and comfort. According to the university, the project received high scores for addressing prac

May 22, 2026By Park Yoon-bae
University of Seoul student wins world’s top 3 design awards

Far-right Koreans rally around Starbucks, use AI-generated dictator to promote coffee chain

Far-right Korean online users began posting artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images and videos in support of Starbucks after the coffee chain’s controversial “Tank Day” promotion on May 18 drew criticism for appearing to insult the Gwangju Democratic Uprising. What appeared at first to be a marketing blunder soon turned into a political flashpoint, with Starbucks becoming a symbolic rallying point for far-right users. As insulting posts targeting the May 18 Democratization Movement and messages supporting the coffee chain spread online, concerns grew over the potential for secondary victimization of survivors and bereaved families. AI-generated former dictator promotes Starbucks Multiple posts spread on X Wednesday featuring Starbucks products alongside former President Chun Doo-hwan. Chun ruled the country under a military dictatorship from 1980 to 1988 and violently crushed the Gwangju Democratic Uprising in 1980. In one video, Chun is seen drinking coffee from a Starbucks tumbler and complimenting its taste before stopping mid-sentence after mentioning the words “Gwangju

May 21, 2026By Hankookilbo
Far-right Koreans rally around Starbucks, use AI-generated dictator to promote coffee chain

Jeonbuk National University selected for state-funded humanities, social sciences research project

Jeonbuk National University has been selected for a state-funded humanities and social sciences research project as part of an effort to foster regional universities for balanced national development, the school said Wednesday. With a total budget of 20 billion won, the “Support Project for University Research Institutes in Humanities and Social Sciences” is a key initiative aimed at establishing regional hubs for basic research in the humanities and social sciences at flagship national universities and nurturing talent in nonmetropolitan areas. The Ministry of Education plans to provide three selected universities, including Jeonbuk National University, with 4 billion won each annually for five years. Jeonbuk National University said it has earned recognition for its differentiated strategy and research capabilities by presenting a detailed plan to build a humanities and social sciences research institute focused on Honam studies and to cultivate future convergence talent in the era of artificial intelligence (AI) transformation. Honam studies is an academic field that examines the

May 21, 2026By Park Yoon-bae
Jeonbuk National University selected for state-funded humanities, social sciences research project

Korea mobilizes diplomatic outposts for youth employment

Facing a shifting global economy, the Korean government is leaning heavily on its diplomatic network to pave new career paths for its young professionals abroad. The Ministry of Employment and Labor, in tandem with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced Thursday the launch of a two-day convention involving overseas employment officers from 17 diplomatic missions across 11 nations, including the United States and Japan. The initiative signals an institutional push to transition state-sponsored youth employment programs from simple local job matching to strategic international career placement. According to state data, approximately 7,700 young Koreans participated in government-backed global employment initiatives last year. While past efforts primarily focused on predeparture language training and initial job scouting, the new framework heavily prioritizes long-term safety, legal security and sustainable career advancement once workers are on the ground. By utilizing embassies and consulates as active career hubs, authorities intend to help young expatriates navigate complex local

May 21, 2026By Lee Kyung-min
Korea mobilizes diplomatic outposts for youth employment

Kookmin University research team presents paper at international AI conference

A Kookmin University research team presented a paper at the 29th Annual Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS) held in Morocco, the school said Wednesday. The team, led by assistant professor Kim Jang-ho of the College of Computer Science, includes Chung Jin-woo, a master’s student, and two undergraduate students, Lee Hyeon-jun and Jo Hyeon-sik, both from the department of AI, big data and management. The school highlighted the significance of presenting the study at AISTATS 2026, which took place in the Moroccan city of Tangier from May 2-5. Since its inception in 1985, AISTATS has been regarded as a premier international conference covering both theoretical and applied research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). The university said the paper, titled “SQuaT: Self-Supervised Knowledge Distillation via Student-Aware Quantized Teacher Features,” proposes a novel method for improving the performance of quantized models without requiring training labels. A quantized model is a machine learning or deep learning model that uses lower-precision numerical

May 21, 2026By Park Yoon-bae
Kookmin University research team presents paper at international AI conference

AI-generated fake news leave Koreans confused, angered

“AI-generated images have become so realistic that it is nearly impossible to tell them apart,” Yoon, 33, said with a deeply concerned look. His parents recently showed him a YouTube video, saying they wanted to buy supplement pills promoted by a doctor in the clip. The doctor’s speech and facial expressions appeared so natural that even Yoon almost fell for it, only realizing at the last moment that the video had been generated by artificial intelligence. “A quick search was enough to show that the advertised pills had no scientific basis, but I worry my parents may fall for AI content again,” he said. Yoon’s case is one example of the growing dark side of AI technology, as the boundary between reality and fake content becomes increasingly blurred. AI-generated content is beginning to pose a real risk of deceiving people by featuring figures presented as professionals or mimicking television news broadcasts. Reports of financial and other harm caused by deceptive ads and fake news that conceal their use of AI-generated images continue to emerge, fueling public concern and ca

May 20, 2026By Hankookilbo
AI-generated fake news leave Koreans confused, angered

Kookmin University student’s paper on AI accepted for presentation at ICML 2026

A research paper on artificial intelligence (AI) co-authored by a Kookmin University student has been accepted for presentation at the 43rd International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), the school said Monday. Kim Min-woo, a senior in the university’s department of software engineering, is the first author of the paper titled “Memory as Dynamics: Learning Reliability-Guided Predictive Models for Online Video Perception.” The university said the paper presents a new framework in the field of online video perception that reinterprets video memory as a “dynamic latent process” rather than a “static buffer.” In the paper, Kim introduced reliability-guided predictive memory (RPM), a framework that explicitly regulates when and how predictive dynamics should influence online video perception. His research demonstrated that the new framework utilized temporal information in video sequences more accurately and efficiently. By dynamically estimating the reliability of each video frame and incorporating this assessment into memory updates and predictions, the study showed that

May 19, 2026By Park Yoon-bae
Kookmin University student’s paper on AI accepted for presentation at ICML 2026

University of Seoul to host Harvard Model Congress Asia 2027

The University of Seoul will host the Harvard Model Congress Asia (HMCA) 2027, a globally recognized debate program for high school students, according to the institution. The school said Friday that it plans to hold HMCA 2027 for three days from January 11 at its campus in northeastern Seoul, adding that it signed an agreement with HMCA organizers to support the event. The congress is expected to bring together approximately 520 participants, including some 30 students from Harvard, around 470 high school students from across Asia and about 20 students from the University of Seoul. The university noted that participants will engage in English-language debates, crisis response simulations and negotiation activities focused on pressing global issues and policy challenges under the guidance of Harvard students HMCA, a nonprofit education program run by Harvard students, is a global conference that brings together high school students from across Asia to take part in English-language debates and mock parliamentary activities on international affairs and public policy issues. Since its debut

May 19, 2026By Park Yoon-bae
University of Seoul to host Harvard Model Congress Asia 2027
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