DGIST Establishes 'AI·SW Education and Research Center' ... Supporting Daegu ABB Industry

DGIST held the opening ceremony of the ‘AI·SW Education and Research Center’ on the 25th.

The event took place at the ‘Daegu Smart City Center’ located in Daegu Suseong Alpha City, attended by key figures including DGIST President Yang Guk and Daegu Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs Lee Jong-hwa.

The DGIST AI·SW Education and Research Center, established on the 3rd floor of the Daegu Smart City Center, is equipped with a 200-pyeong (approximately 661 square meters) real-time interactive lecture hall, research rooms, shared offices, meeting rooms, and seminar rooms.

The center supports the training of outstanding talent and collaborative research and development with related companies in the ABB (AI, Big Data, Blockchain) industry sector, which Daegu City is focusing on fostering.

DGIST President Guk Yang (center) and Chu Gyogwan, Advisor of the Daegyeong ICT Association (left), along with Lee Jonghwa, Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs of Daegu City, are cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony of the 'AI SW Education Research Center.'

It offers specialized artificial intelligence (AI) education (core AI education based on AI+Manufacturing, AI+Smart City, etc.) and semiconductor education (design, systems, software) targeting students, industry workers, and R&D personnel from institutions and companies. It also plans to promote joint industry-academia-research demand-driven technology R&D with institutions and companies located in Suseong Alpha City, as well as support student (club) startups and corporate technology in AI, SW, and semiconductor-related fields.

DGIST President Yang Guk said, “At a time when ABB-based technologies are gaining attention, cooperation with Daegu City holds great significance. The DGIST AI·SW Education and Research Center will nurture outstanding talent in the ABB industry sector and support collaborative research and technology commercialization with related companies, making Daegu a core hub for the ABB industry.”

Deputy Mayor for Economic Affairs Lee Jong-hwa stated, “We expect DGIST to collaborate in the major transformation of the industrial structure centered on ABB-based future digital technologies and regional industry development. We will continue to strengthen support for industry-academia-research cooperation to promote innovative growth of local companies and activation of the ABB industry.”

DGIST recently signed a business agreement with Samsung Electronics to establish a ‘Semiconductor Contract Department’ and is emerging as a regional semiconductor-focused university by building a Daegu-type semiconductor manufacturing facility by 2026. It is also contributing to the development of the regional industrial ecosystem through AI talent training and research infrastructure support.

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