Sungshin Women's University pushes flexible education to meet changing social needs
Sungshin Women's University is rethinking how it responds to the demands of the era of artificial intelligence (AI) — not by endlessly adding new departments, but by tearing down the walls between existing ones. President Yi Seong-keun said universities face constant pressure to keep pace with rapidly changing social and industrial needs, but warned that the reflexive response of creating new…
Sungshin Women's University is reimagining its approach to meet the evolving demands of the AI era. Instead of expanding its academic scope by adding new departments, university president Yi Seong-keun advocates for breaking down barriers between existing ones. In an interview with The Korea Times, Yi cautioned against the typical response of creating new departments for every emerging field, arguing that this approach merely substitutes old academic boundaries with new ones.
"Society is constantly asking universities to respond to changing needs, but we cannot do that with rigid ways of thinking," Yi stated. "Just as students must adapt to a changing world, universities must evolve with them."
The university has already begun to implement this philosophy, launching the AI Convergence Department and the College of IT Convergence to delve into AI and other advanced fields. In the future, a new Department of AI Convergence and Semiconductor Engineering will begin accepting students in 2027. This strategic shift reflects Sungshin Women's University's commitment to adapting to the rapidly changing social and industrial landscape.
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