Gwangju Artificial Intelligence Academy Recruiting 180 Trainees, 609 Applicants Apply

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that 609 people applied for the recruitment of 180 trainees at the Artificial Intelligence Officer School, showing a competition rate of 3.38 to 1.

By region, 400 applicants came from Gwangju, accounting for 65.7%, with 32 from Seoul, 37 from Gyeonggi, 9 from Incheon, as well as applicants from the metropolitan area and nationwide including Jeonnam and Jeonbuk with 31, Busan and Gyeongnam, Daegu and Gyeongbuk, Daejeon and Chungnam, and Jeju.

The reason the application rate from the Gwangju area, which accounted for 50% last year, is higher this year is interpreted to mean that since local government funds are invested, the recruitment proportion for the Gwangju area was increased to more actively connect employment with local AI-related companies and to allow local talent to benefit more.

By major, related fields such as computer engineering, software, information and communication, electronics, mathematics, and statistics accounted for 351 people (57.6%), showing high interest in science and engineering fields.

Humanities and arts fields such as language and design also accounted for 258 people (42.4%), with many applicants considering a transition to natural language processing or web design.

The first-round successful candidates will be announced on the 15th after reviewing application documents, and from the 19th to next month’s 14th, the first-round successful candidates will undergo an online pre-course, aptitude test, and coding test, with the final 180 selected on June 4.

The final selected trainees will start with an entrance ceremony on June 14 and receive on-site education at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology until December, covering theory-centered intermediate and advanced courses such as artificial intelligence algorithms, machine learning, deep learning, big data analysis, and cloud computing services, as well as project practice courses themed on regional specialized industries (automobile, energy, healthcare) and the public sector.

On-site education will be conducted in parallel with online education according to response guideline levels, considering the COVID-19 situation.

In particular, this year’s second term has been improved to enhance employment connections between trainees and companies and strengthen practical AI experience.

To increase start-ups and employment, from the beginning of the education, an employment support committee involving about 30 local companies will operate to provide recruitment matching and employment mentoring between trainees and companies. Reflecting opinions that the previous six-month education period was somewhat short, the program has been reorganized into a total seven-month course by adding one month.

Jo In-cheol, Deputy Mayor of Culture and Economy, said, “The second term of the Officer School has undergone careful review and preparation to respond to the interest and expectations for regional artificial intelligence,” and added, “We will thoroughly prepare so that the second-term trainees who applied with hopeful dreams can have an opportunity to be part of the infinite future of ‘The Start of Dreams, Gwangju.’”

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