Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Selected for 2026 University AI Basic Curriculum Project

Development of AI Curriculum Supported by the Ministry of Education

The Institute for Educational Innovation at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies announced on May 8 that it has been selected as the final implementing institution for the “2026 University AI Basic Curriculum Development Support Project,” organized by the Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education. The total project budget amounts to 600 million won over two years.

Campus view of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

The “University AI Basic Curriculum Development Support Project” aims to enhance university students’ fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) literacy and practical skills, and to expand the foundation for AI education within universities. The project’s goals are to bridge the AI education gap by developing a basic AI curriculum and strengthening AI competencies among instructors.

Through this project, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies will focus on the following key initiatives: developing and operating a basic AI curriculum, strengthening instructors’ AI competencies, establishing a dedicated organization for AI basic education, and sharing and spreading exemplary educational models. Based on these efforts, the university plans not only to cultivate students’ foundational AI competencies, but also to build a sustainable AI education ecosystem at the institutional level.

In particular, as a university with a strong focus on the humanities, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies intends to implement the “Breadth x Depth AI Education Model,” which combines its accumulated expertise in languages and the humanities with multilingual and global data literacy, as well as AI-based international problem-solving capabilities. The university will also establish a presidentially affiliated AI Education Innovation Task Force to concentrate its resources and strengthen the project’s implementation system.

Kim Sahoon, Director of the Institute for Educational Innovation, stated, “Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is striving to become a ‘Global Knowledge Innovation Hub University’ by integrating data-driven competencies with its tradition in languages and the humanities. With this project selection as a catalyst, we will not only effectively implement the Ministry of Education’s policies, but also develop a differentiated educational model that enables a humanities-focused university to lead in the AI era.”

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