Inha University selected for government AX graduate school, to receive 16.25 billion won
In short
Inha University said it was selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT's AI Innovation (AX) Graduate School project and will receive 16.25 billion won in government funding, Yonhap reported. The university plans a total investment of 19.5 billion won with KG Steel and Samsung Heavy Industries as joint research institutes, and will run cross internships with 37 partner companies in manufacturing, logistics and robotics. The project is aimed at training master's and doctoral-level talent to apply AI in industry.
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Inha University said on October 6 that it was selected for the AI Innovation (AX) Graduate School project run by the Ministry of Science and ICT, and will receive 16.25 billion won in government funding, according to Yonhap. The project is aimed at training master's and doctoral-level talent who can apply artificial intelligence at industrial sites and change work and production methods. [ 2 ]
The university said it will put in a total of 19.5 billion won, including government, school and city funds, and will work with joint research institutes KG Steel and Samsung Heavy Industries to reflect industrial tasks in its teaching and research, Yonhap reported. It also plans cross internships with 37 partner companies so that AI transformation cases can be developed for manufacturing, logistics and robotics. [ 2 ]
Inha University President Choi Ki-young said the selection would be a chance to connect the university's accumulated AI education and research capabilities and its industry-academia cooperation experience to on-site innovation, and that the university would actively support students in building expertise by solving real corporate problems, according to Yonhap. [ 2 ]
Kukmin Ilbo's headline described the same effort as training master's and doctoral talent to lead AX in the manufacturing, logistics and robotics industries, matching the fields named in Yonhap's report. [ 1 , 2 ]
Newsis also reported the selection and published a photo caption from a joint launch ceremony for the 'AI-centered University and AX Graduate School', which it said the Ministry of Science and ICT held on September 29. The caption listed Inha University Graduate School Dean Lee Jang-hyun, KG Steel advanced research team leader Jung Chun-ho, Inha University President Choi Ki-young, AX Graduate School project head Park In-kyu, KG Steel technology research institute director Bae Seon-woo and Samsung Heavy Industries shipbuilding and marine research institute group leader Bae Kyung-won. [ 3 ]
The documents do not state how many students the programme will take in or when it starts, and only Yonhap reported the 19.5 billion won total budget and the 37 partner companies. [ 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The selection places Inha University inside a national programme that pairs universities with manufacturers to train AI specialists for factory, logistics and robotics work. For readers outside Korea, it illustrates how government funding is being directed at applied AI skills rather than only research. The documents give no figures on how many students will be trained or when the programme starts.
Key facts
- Inha University was selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT's AI Innovation (AX) Graduate School project, according to Yonhap and Newsis. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Yonhap reported the university will receive 16.25 billion won in government funding. [ 2 ]
- The university said it will invest a total of 19.5 billion won, including government, school and city funds. [ 2 ]
- KG Steel and Samsung Heavy Industries are joint research institutes for the project, Yonhap reported. [ 2 ]
- Yonhap reported the university will operate cross internships with 37 partner companies in manufacturing, logistics and robotics. [ 2 ]
- Kukmin Ilbo's headline said the programme targets master's and doctoral talent for AX in manufacturing, logistics and robotics. [ 1 ]
- Newsis published a photo caption from the September 29 joint launch ceremony for the 'AI-centered University and AX Graduate School'. [ 3 ]
- Inha University President Choi Ki-young said the selection would connect the university's AI capabilities and industry-academia experience to on-site innovation. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Inha University was selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT's AI Innovation (AX) Graduate School project. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The project aims to train master's and doctoral-level talent to apply AI at industrial sites and change work and production methods. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Inha University will receive 16.25 billion won in government funding, Yonhap reported. [ 2 ]
- The university is working with KG Steel and Samsung Heavy Industries as joint research institutes. [ 2 ]
Still unclear
- The exact size of the total budget and how much comes from government, school and city funds. Only Yonhap reported the 19.5 billion won total and its components; Newsis and Kukmin Ilbo did not mention it.
- The September 29 joint launch ceremony and its participants. Only Newsis mentioned the ceremony, in a photo caption; no other document refers to it.
- The number of partner companies involved in the cross internships. Only Yonhap reported the figure of 37; no other outlet confirms it.
- How many students the programme will enrol and when it begins. No document states enrolment numbers or a start date.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- The Ministry of Science and ICT holds the 'AI-centered University and AX Graduate School' joint launch ceremony, according to a Newsis photo caption. [ 3 ]
- Kukmin Ilbo publishes its headline on Inha University training master's and doctoral talent for AX in manufacturing, logistics and robotics. [ 1 ]
- Yonhap reports the selection and the 16.25 billion won government grant, citing the university. [ 2 ]
- Newsis reports the selection and publishes the launch ceremony photo caption. [ 3 ]