{
  "id": 12274769,
  "title": "Sogang University selected for government-led AI training project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/sogang-university-selected-for-government-led-ai-training-project",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T01:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20261006/sogang-university-selected-for-government-led-ai-training-project"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sogang University has been chosen for a government-backed AI training program aimed at cultivating professionals to spearhead the AI transformation within the manufacturing sector. The Ministry of Science and ICT, through the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP), is spearheading this initiative. Professor Cho Sung-in, from the university's Department of Artificial Intelligence, will oversee the project. Over a five-year period, the university is set to receive 16.25 billion won ($12 million) in government funding, with the final disbursement occurring by December 2031. The project's focus is on developing master's and doctoral-level students who possess a comprehensive understanding of manufacturing processes, coupled with the skills to design, develop, and validate AI models for industrial applications. University officials emphasize that the overarching goal of this project is to cultivate a new breed of AI transformation students, equipped to steer the future of Korea's manufacturing industry through the lens of cyber-physical processes.",
  "summary": "Sogang University is stepping up efforts to foster professionals capable of driving the artificial intelligence (AI) transformation of the manufacturing industry under a government-led initiative. The university said it has been selected for the AI innovation skills development project, which is promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and administered by the Institute of Information &…",
  "key_points": [
    "Sogang University chosen for government-led AI training project.",
    "Ministry of Science and ICT leads initiative with IITP.",
    "16.25 billion won funding over five years for AI development."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This government-backed AI training project solidifies Sogang University's role in shaping Korea's manufacturing industry by producing professionals equipped to drive AI transformation and cyber-physical processes.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Sogang University selected for government-led AI training project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/sogang-university-selected-for-government-led-ai-training-project-12278212",
        "published": "2026-10-06T02:12:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}