Soongsil University to Promote University-Wide AI and AX Specialization

Accelerating Educational Innovation with a 2 Billion KRW Investment Over Four Years

Soongsil University is establishing a specialized AI and AX (AI Transformation) strategy at the department level and will promote a large-scale convergence project with a total support of 2 billion KRW over four years from 2026 to 2029.

Soongsil University is establishing a specialized AI and AI Transformation (AI·AX) strategy at the department level and will promote a large-scale convergence project with a total support of 2 billion KRW over four years from 2026 to 2029. Soongsil University

Through this initiative, Soongsil University plans to build a department-centered AX specialization model and systematically nurture AI convergence talent tailored to each academic field.

The project focuses on cultivating "field-specialized AI talent" by integrating AI into the unique expertise of each department to meet the demands of industry and society.

Soongsil University has already proactively established university-level AI infrastructure and governance by launching the AI College, the AI Graduate School, and the AI Committee this year.

Building on this foundation, the university aims to accelerate department-specific AI convergence specializations, thereby achieving both the widespread adoption and advancement of AI across the entire institution.

In line with this, Soongsil University held a signing ceremony for interdepartmental agreements and an unveiling ceremony for participating departments on December 8 to promote AI and AX specialization.

During the event, the university formalized the system of interdepartmental collaboration and publicly demonstrated its commitment to educational innovation and AI-based talent development by displaying the "Faculty Innovation Declaration," signed by all professors in the participating departments.

This event is expected to serve as a symbolic starting point for spreading department-centered innovation throughout the university’s entire educational system, going beyond the mere launch of a new project.

For this AX specialization initiative, four departments were selected based on their unique strengths and the high demand for future technologies: the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Physics.

The Department of Chemical Engineering will focus on "AI New Energy," the Department of Mechanical Engineering on "Physical AI Talent Development," the Department of Economics on "AI-Based Climate and Energy Finance," and the Department of Physics on "Quantum AI."

Each department’s specialization will be concretized through curriculum reform, expansion of AI convergence courses, and the strengthening of industry-academia-research collaboration projects.

Additionally, the university plans to connect graduate schools and research groups to expand an AI convergence system that encompasses education, research, and industry.

Lee Yoonjae, President of Soongsil University, stated, "This year, we established the AI College, the AI Graduate School, and the AI Committee, laying the foundation for national-level talent development in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Now, we will focus on department-specific specialization in combination with AI to promote university-wide AI adoption and talent training."

Through this project, Soongsil University aims to connect department-level innovation to structural changes across the entire university and to continuously produce advanced talent with both deep expertise in their major and strong AI convergence capabilities.

Furthermore, Soongsil University plans to actively participate in various AI research and talent development projects led by the government and the Ministry of Education, alongside its AX specialization efforts.

Based on university-level AI capabilities and department-specific specialization models, the university is preparing to secure large-scale national projects and expand its research ecosystem in line with the country’s AI strategy.

Through these efforts, Soongsil University aims to enhance both educational innovation and research competitiveness, establishing itself as a key university for cultivating practical AI convergence talent required by industry and the nation.

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