Apple Holds First Graduation Ceremony for 'Developer Academy'... "Paving New Paths"

Attendees are taking a commemorative photo after the graduation ceremony of the 1st Apple Developer Academy held on the 12th at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) located in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] Apple announced on the 13th that it held the graduation ceremony for the first class of the 'Developer Academy' and the 'Manufacturing R&D Support Center' event at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) located in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do.

The 'Developer Academy' and 'Manufacturing R&D Support Center' are part of Apple's projects aimed at mutual growth with Korea. Apple opened a facility within POSTECH this year.

Susan Prescott, Apple's Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations, said, "The Developer Academy graduates demonstrate various forms of collaboration that Apple has contributed to Korea," adding, "Together with business leaders who have honed advanced technologies and success cases at the Manufacturing R&D Support Center, the graduates will pioneer new paths in business operations."

The 'Developer Academy' provides education not only on the basics of coding but also on various professional fields such as project management and marketing. At the Developer Academy graduation ceremony, applications developed by the students themselves were introduced. Student Lee Jun-young unveiled a social gaming app that encourages collaboration by allowing users to communicate face-to-face in real time through an ice-breaking style game.

The 'Manufacturing R&D Support Center' offers free education to small and medium-sized enterprises and startups as defined by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. The support center provides cutting-edge training on the latest smart and eco-friendly technologies. Participating companies receive tools to evaluate the enhancement of product quality by optimizing their manufacturing assembly processes and maintenance systems through various lab courses, and create customized machine learning algorithms.

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