Dong-A University Selected for "Digital Saessak" for Second Consecutive Year...Nurturing AI Talents

AI Education for 1,500 Elementary, Middle, and High School Students
Utilizing Robots and Games for Learning

Dong-A University (President Lee Haeu) announced on May 7 that its Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, in consortium with Enrich Human Resources Education Center Co., Ltd. and Jeongin Edu Co., Ltd., has once again been selected as the leading institution for the Gyeongsang region in the "2026 Digital Saessak Program."

The Digital Saessak Program, overseen by the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity, is a national educational initiative that provides elementary, middle, and high school students across the country with opportunities to experience software (SW) and artificial intelligence (AI) and to develop their digital competencies.

The program aims to reduce the digital education gap caused by differences in region and educational environment, and to help students grow into future talents who can properly utilize the latest digital technologies.

This project will be conducted from this month until the end of December, with a government budget of approximately 600 million won. Dong-A University plans to offer these programs completely free of charge to students, utilizing a dedicated training center at its Bumin Campus and also providing on-site educational visits to local elementary, middle, and high schools.

The university has set the core objective of this year's project as "AI Logic & Creative: Solve with Robots, Create with Games!" and will run tailored AI-focused programs for more than 1,500 elementary, middle, and high school students.

The detailed programs include: ▲ Exploring Our Daily Life with AI (for 1st to 4th grade elementary school students); ▲ Problem-Solving Robot Project Based on AI Decision-Making (for middle school students); and ▲ Our World of Games Created with AI (for 5th to 6th grade elementary and high school students).

Professor Han Saeok, the project director (Department of Public Administration and Head of the Digital Saessak Program Center), said, "Based on Dong-A University's accumulated digital education infrastructure and know-how, we will strive to resolve regional educational disparities and foster creative future talents." He added, "We will also contribute to building a healthy digital education ecosystem where students and teachers grow together."

Professor Han is also the Director of Dong-A University's Artificial Intelligence Government Research Center. After earning a Ph.D. in Public Administration from Seoul National University, he worked at Samsung Electronics and the Korea Information Society Development Institute before joining Dong-A University in 2003. He has served as president of the Korean Association for Regional Informatization and has been recognized as an expert in the field of digital innovation, receiving the Prime Minister's Commendation and the Minister of the Interior and Safety's Commendation.

Dong-A University Bumin Campus.

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