"Providing Optimized Solutions for the Online Private Education Field"

EduTem Selected as Supplier for K-Non-face-to-face Service Voucher... Supporting Academies and Study Rooms with Infrastructure Shortages

Representative Shin Jeong-hoon

Last year, Shin Jeong-hoon, CEO of Edutem, witnessed firsthand the urgency faced by the education market, which was hit hard by COVID-19. Having been closely connected to the frontline of education through services like 'Boragu Chinese,' and experiencing situations such as the suspension of his children's attendance at academies, he saw the challenges up close. Academies, unsure of how to immediately operate online classes, sought help from Edutem, and through many discussions, he felt the urgency. For teachers and instructors unfamiliar with IT, the barriers to online classes were high, and if the quality of education declined, the damage would inevitably fall on the students. This was the impetus for his dedication to providing non-face-to-face education solutions.

On the 9th, CEO Shin stated, "Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the term 'non-face-to-face education' has become familiar," adding, "We are focusing on supplying solutions urgently needed in educational settings due to strong measures such as academy attendance bans." Founded in 2016, Edutem specializes in research and development (R&D) in the 'Edutech' field and offers English and Korean education services, including 'Boragu Chinese.' In particular, they are enhancing competitiveness by developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology and applying it to their services.

This focus on non-face-to-face education solutions led Edutem to be selected as a supplier company for the government's 'K-Non-face-to-face Service Voucher' program. CEO Shin explained, "This program is a support system for small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners, assisting businesses lacking online infrastructure," and introduced, "Edutem has been certified as a supplier in the English and Chinese learning sectors." To this end, Edutem recently launched its English learning solution 'SpeakingTop,' which is evaluated as optimized for use as an online education solution in private education settings such as academies, study rooms, and tutoring centers where attendance is difficult.

Through the administrator menu provided for each academy, all student assignment histories can be managed, and content is systematized by embedding passages analyzed from textbooks to enable preparation for school exams and advanced learning. CEO Shin explained, "Assignments can be given considering each student's learning level, and especially, the AI algorithm provides immediate evaluation during assignment completion, stimulating learning motivation and reducing instructors' evaluation workload." To reduce investment costs for academies facing crises due to COVID-19, Edutem offers SpeakingTop as a rental-type solution that can be used without installation.

Edutem's non-face-to-face education solutions also fully reflect the know-how and technological capabilities accumulated through Edutem's Chinese online education services. CEO Shin said, "'Boragu Chinese' has about 1,000 daily users on average," and added, "The reason it continues to receive much love is that it is a new concept learning method differentiated by the fusion of AI technology and video."

Based on this, CEO Shin and Edutem have set a goal to introduce smart learning solutions that go beyond online education solutions after COVID-19. He emphasized, "We plan to develop and launch AI teaching and learning support solutions for smart schools in domestic and international markets," and added, "The goal is to develop a truly 'smart' smart learning system that alleviates the inconveniences and difficulties instructors face in delivering their knowledge to others, and enables students to receive high-quality education."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.