Dong-Eui University Operates 'Vacation SW·AI Education Camp'... Selected as Operating Institution for 'Digital Saessak Camp'

Dong-Eui University.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Dooyul] Dong-Eui University will conduct a 'Software and Artificial Intelligence Education Camp' for about 1,300 local elementary, middle, and high school students during this winter vacation.

On the 12th, Dong-Eui University was finally selected as the operating institution for the vacation SW·AI education camp 'Digital Sprout Camp,' supported by the Ministry of Education, the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity, and the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education.

The university will receive approximately 1.1 billion KRW in project funds through this selection and will operate the education camp from mid-December to the end of February next year.

The Digital Sprout Camp is a project conducted by the Ministry of Education to stimulate interest and enthusiasm in software and artificial intelligence among elementary, middle, and high school students nationwide and to expand opportunities for experience and education.

A total of 75 institutions, including 59 universities nationwide such as Dong-Eui University and 16 companies, were selected for the project.

Professor Kwon Oh-jun, majoring in Computer Software Engineering at Dong-Eui University, participates as the project leader of the host institution, and the education will be provided to about 300 upper-grade elementary students, 350 middle school students, and 600 high school and prospective university students, totaling about 1,300 students, in cooperation with Coding Mom School Cooperative, a social enterprise specializing in SW education.

The university plans to form an expert council of current teachers and instructors from elementary, middle, and high schools and design a curriculum that combines algorithm-based SW and AI technology with physical computing to conduct the camp.

Participation in the camp can be applied for by region on the Digital Sprout website starting from the 19th, and any elementary, middle, or high school student can participate free of charge.

Professor Kwon Oh-jun said, “Based on Dong-Eui University’s excellent resources and education system, we will do our best to realize high-quality SW·AI education so that many students can acquire digital competencies.”

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