Honam University Celebrates 44th Anniversary, Strengthening Its Position as an AI-Specialized University Fulfilling Students' Dreams

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Honam University (President Park Sangcheol), celebrating its 44th anniversary, is further solidifying its position as the only ‘AI-specialized university’ in Korea and is dedicated to creating a ‘happy university where young people achieve their dreams’ by generating leading models of industry-academia cooperation.

On the 14th, at the joint meeting of executives, Honam University President Park Sangcheol stated, “As a prestigious private university representing Honam, we will spare no effort to support students in finding quality jobs locally and enjoying a stable and happy life by strengthening the future competitiveness of the nation and local communities in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution and nurturing customized AI-convergent talents.”

On this day, nine individuals including Lee Seong-o, Director of Planning, Professor Yoon Inmo of the Department of Future Automotive Engineering (Director of Industry-Academia Cooperation Foundation), Professor Jang Dooyoung of the Department of Business Administration, Professor Shin Junyoung of the Department of Counseling Psychology, Professor Hyun Woonggeun of the Department of Electronic Engineering, Section Chief Park Sangtae of the Accounting Department, Section Chief Yang Cheolgyu of the Academic Information Department, Assistant Manager Park Changwoo of the Planning Coordination Department, and Assistant Manager Lee Chaesu of the General Affairs Department were awarded long-term service awards for 30 years of dedication.

Since its founding in 1978 with the establishment philosophy of ‘Yukyoung Boguk’ (育英報國, Educate the Youth to Serve the Nation), Honam University has cultivated practical talents needed by the nation and society through innovative education ahead of its time for half a century.

To lead the ‘AI Korea’ in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, the university is accelerating AI convergence education for all students by strengthening the AI capabilities of its members, as well as AI-based industry-academia-research cooperation and AI popularization education for the entire nation.

In particular, through the long-term development plan ‘DREAM 2028,’ the university is striving to solidify field-oriented artificial intelligence education tailored to each college’s major this year to nurture ‘exceptional’ AI convergence talents who will lead the Metaverse era beyond academic boundaries.

Following the establishment of the AI Big Data Department in 2022, the university is actively reflecting student preferences and future societal changes in workforce demand trends by newly establishing the Department of Robot Drone Engineering (Department Head Kim Gwangtaek) in the 2023 academic year, focusing on educational innovation.

Honam University has achieved significant results in various national support projects, including winning the ‘University-AI Specialization Division Grand Prize’ for two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021 at the prestigious ‘National Service Awards’ hosted by the Industrial Policy Research Institute (IPS), known as the ‘best think tank in Korea.’

Selected as the Ministry of Education’s Information and Communication Specialized University (1997) and the nation’s top university in comprehensive university evaluations (1999), Honam University has produced outstanding talents who built ‘IT Korea.’ It has also successfully completed or is currently pursuing national projects such as ▲Local University Specialization (CK-1) Project 6-time winner (2014) ▲Leading University for Industry-Academia Cooperation Activation (PRIME) Project (2016) ▲Leading University for Customized Industry-Academia Cooperation (LINC+) Project (2017) ▲4th Industrial Revolution Innovation Leading University (2018) ▲University Innovation Support (PILOT) Project (2018) ▲Humanities and Social Science Research Institute Support Project (2019) ▲AI Convergence University Support Project (2021) ▲Regional Innovation Platform (RIP) Project (2021).

Additionally, it is a top small but strong university selected as an autonomous improvement university in the 3rd cycle university basic competency diagnosis evaluation (2021). This year, it was also selected for the Smart Manufacturing Advanced Human Resources Development Project and the Leading University for Industry-Academia Cooperation (LINC3.0) Project, accelerating AI convergence specialized education.

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