LG CNS Expands 'AI Education' to Rural Areas and Special Schools

Students at Cheorwon Middle School in Gangwon-do are experiencing building autonomous vehicles in the AI Genius class. (Photo by LG CNS)

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] LG CNS recently announced on the 26th that it conducted an artificial intelligence (AI) education program called ‘AI Genius’ for students at Cheorwon Middle School in Gangwon Province.

LG CNS provided AI education to 360 students at 10 middle schools in five rural fishing and farming areas this year, including Wando in Jeonnam, Muan in Jeonnam, Mungyeong in Gyeongbuk, and Yeongwol in Gangwon.

‘AI Genius’ is LG CNS’s social contribution program that offers free AI education to nurture IT talents. It is scheduled during regular middle school classes and conducted over six periods in a day. The lessons include ▲ creating AI chatbots ▲ building AI autonomous vehicles ▲ planning MyData services.

LG CNS has expanded educational opportunities so that students at special schools can also experience AI. Starting with Yonsei University Rehabilitation School in June this year, LG CNS visited special schools such as Seoul Narae School, Jumong School, and Seoul Jeongmin School to conduct ‘AI Genius.’ On the 14th, LG CNS participated in the ‘Jeongjin Future Education Festival’ held at Seoul Jeongjin School, operating various experience booths such as ▲ AI robot soccer ▲ AI candy picking ▲ AI robot dance.

LG CNS is also conducting the ‘AI Genius Academy’ for high school students. The ‘AI Genius Academy’ is a DX talent development program that intensively educates AI over one year, from coding education to AI project execution. This year, LG CNS provided basic AI education to 305 students at 29 high schools and selected 44 of them to carry out advanced AI projects.

Since 2017, LG CNS has provided IT education opportunities to 181 schools and approximately 16,000 students.

LG CNS also newly introduced a pilot program called ‘Digital Coding Nonghwal’ this year. Digital Coding Nonghwal is an activity where LG CNS employees in their second year visit local elementary schools to volunteer in coding education. Last month, 26 LG CNS employees visited Gujeong Elementary School in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, and conducted Digital Coding Nonghwal for students in grades 3 to 5.

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