KMA to Host 'Youth Supercomputer Experience Camp' on August 24

Recruitment of Participants from July 14 to 26
Supercomputer Center Tour and Practice

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) is recruiting participants for the "Youth Supercomputer Experience Camp" targeting high school students nationwide from the 14th to the 26th.

Now in its 6th year, this experience event will be held on August 24 at the National Meteorological Supercomputer Center located in Ochang-eup, Cheongju-si, Chungbuk. It is designed to provide youth with career exploration opportunities in meteorological science and to nurture talent in the supercomputer field.

The experience event consists of tours of the Duru, Guru, and Maru supercomputers, hands-on practice with supercomputer programs, and sessions introducing the concepts of meteorological and climate numerical forecast models and the weather forecast production process.

Any high school student nationwide can apply. Applicants must download the application form from the KMA website and submit it via email along with a school principal's recommendation letter. Thirty applicants will be selected, and the participant list will be announced on July 29 on the KMA website and via individual emails to participants.

Yoo Hee-dong, Administrator of the KMA, said, "We hope that the youth participating in this experience will have a valuable time directly experiencing supercomputers on site and, through this, nurture their dreams in promising advanced technology fields such as parallel computer technology, artificial intelligence (AI), and big data."

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