{
  "id": 10605396,
  "title": "Jeonbuk National University offers AI training for Lotte Energy Materials employees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/jeonbuk-national-university-offers-ai-training-for-lotte-energy",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260929/jeonbuk-national-university-offers-ai-training-for-lotte-energy-materials-employees"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jeonbuk National University is offering tailored artificial intelligence (AI) training to employees at Lotte Energy Materials to aid in the company's digital transformation efforts and enhance their AI skills. The university's Regional Innovation System and Education (RISE) Project Group has been conducting a four-week AI training program for staff at Lotte Energy Materials' Iksan plant in North Jeolla Province, from September 11 to October 13. The program aims to boost employees' proficiency in using AI within their roles. Lotte Energy Materials is one of the largest companies operating in the province, producing copper foil used in rechargeable batteries. Lotte Energy Materials is a subsidiary of the Lotte Group. Jang Tae-il, director of the university's RISE Project Group, emphasized that this training exemplifies collaboration between regional government, industry, and academia, with the university's skills closely matching the region's and industry's needs. The university intends to build upon this partnership with Lotte Energy Materials and develop more targeted plans for industry-academia cooperation in the future.",
  "summary": "Jeonbuk National University is providing customized artificial intelligence (AI) training for Lotte Energy Materials to support its digital transformation and strengthen employees’ AI capabilities. The university said Monday that its Regional Innovation System and Education (RISE) Project Group has been conducting a four-session AI training program for employees at the company’s plant in Iksan,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Jeonbuk National University offers AI training to Lotte Energy Materials employees.",
    "Four-week program runs from September 11 to October 13 at Iksan plant.",
    "Training aims to enhance AI skills for digital transformation."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Jeonbuk National University's tailored AI training for Lotte Energy Materials employees signifies a strengthened collaboration between regional academia and industry, enhancing workforce skills and supporting local economic development.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Jeonbuk National University offers AI training for Lotte Energy Materials employees",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/jeonbuk-national-university-offers-ai-training-for-lotte-energy-10608834",
        "published": "2026-09-29T04:47:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}