Sunchon National University Trainees Achieve 100% Pass Rate in MS International Certification Exams

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon National University (President Ko Young-jin) announced on the 14th that all trainees participating in this year's ‘Data Youth Campus BigEye (BigData·IOT·AI) Advanced Talent Development Project,’ selected in April and started at the end of last month, took the Microsoft Certified Fundamentals (hereinafter MCF) international certification exam from Microsoft (MS) and achieved the great success of all passing in the fields of artificial intelligence and big data.

Suncheon National University stated that as a result of conducting acquisition of ▲AI field international certification ‘AI-900 (Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals)’ and ▲big data field certification ‘DP-900 (Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals)’ for the trainees, all 37 trainees who took the exams passed both tests.

The 39 Suncheon National University students who took the MCF exam showed their potential capabilities in artificial intelligence and big data fields by achieving high scores of an average of 883 points (AI-900) and 820 points (DP-900) out of a perfect score of 1000 points, where 700 points are required to obtain the certification.

‘Data Youth Campus’ is a human resource development project hosted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and organized by the Korea Data Agency (KDATA). Suncheon National University, the only operating university in the Honam region, is conducting the ‘BigEye Advanced Talent Development Project’ aimed at nurturing young talents for company-customized AI personalized service development.

The training participants were selected through a 3 to 1 competition among 3rd and 4th-year students majoring in computer-related departments, and they will complete a total of 350 hours of classroom education and project education (including field training) from April 27th to the end of next month.

To ensure practical education linked to employment, the curriculum was developed in collaboration with Suncheon National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Education Center (Director Professor Shim Hyun), and with active cooperation from Suncheon City, which is proactive in nurturing local young talents, the full cost of the certification exam fees is supported, showing that both the university and local government are paying close attention to the overall operation of the education program.

Professor Ko Jin-kwang (Department of Computer Engineering), the project leader of this initiative at Suncheon National University, said, “In an era where data is a core driving force and an important resource for future industries, nurturing professionals who can handle it and proving their capabilities are very important factors in human resource development,” adding, “Since MS’s international certification is recognized worldwide, obtaining the certification is expected to be the first step in strengthening the capabilities of young talents and nurturing professional personnel.”

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