Six Universities Selected for AI Education Enhancement Support Project for Pre-service Teachers

Selected: Daegu National University of Education, Chuncheon National University of Education, Kongju National University, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul National University, Ewha Womans University

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Six universities have been selected for a project supporting the enhancement of artificial intelligence (AI) education capabilities for prospective teachers.

On the 22nd, the Ministry of Education and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity announced the universities selected for the "2021 AI Education Strengthening Support Project for Elementary and Secondary Teacher Training Universities." The selected universities are Daegu National University of Education, Chuncheon National University of Education, Kongju National University, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul National University, and Ewha Womans University, totaling six institutions.

The Ministry of Education will provide financial support of 200 million KRW annually for three years to the selected universities. They will develop and apply AI education curriculum models according to teacher qualification types to enhance AI capabilities for all prospective teachers and to be used in professional development training for in-service teachers.

The Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity will operate an AI Education Capability Enhancement Support Group to assist with policy research by AI experts, curriculum consultation, and strengthening the expertise of the selected universities.

In the field of elementary AI education, curriculum reform will be promoted to cultivate elementary teachers' AI capabilities and interdisciplinary competencies across various subjects. Advanced AI education will restructure the completion system to equip secondary school information and computer teachers with advanced AI education capabilities. The goal is to expand teacher expertise for customized talent development in connection with industry. In the AI convergence education field, the focus is on establishing a teacher training foundation for instructional innovation using AI across various subjects.

Lee Sangsoo, Director of the School Innovation Support Office at the Ministry of Education, said, "We expect teacher training universities to develop specialized curricula utilizing software and AI foundations to nurture excellent teachers specialized in AI education."

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