Hoban Group is moving in earnest to train science talent that will lead industrial innovation in Korea.
Hoban Group said on the 26th that it held a vision proclamation ceremony for the "K-science talent academy" at the Shilla Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. The plan is to build a cooperative structure that brings together industry, academia, and research institutions to create a new platform for training future science talent.
The event was arranged as a venue for domestic and international science and technology experts, academia, and industry figures to discuss directions for nurturing science talent to lead the future. World-renowned scholars, including Professor Randy Schekman, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and Professor Omar M. Yaghi, winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, took part to explore strategies for training global science talent.
The "K-science talent academy" is a project personally led by Kim Dae-heon, head of planning at Hoban Group. The academy will run a step-by-step program consisting of a camp for high school students and projects for university students. The university student projects will focus on team-based research and presentation evaluations and are designed to provide real research experience in cutting-edge fields such as AI, physics, and chemistry. Outstanding teams will receive research funding, awards, and opportunities linked to startups.
The camp for high school students will be held at Seoul National University and will focus on strengthening both basic research capabilities and career design skills by running experiment- and practicum-centered projects, mentoring, and career consulting. The overall program features the organic consolidation of learning, research, and field experience to systematically support the growth pathway of future science and technology talent.
At the vision proclamation ceremony that day, Hoban Group pledged to build a cooperation system with Seoul National University to run programs for training outstanding talent. The two sides will jointly operate programs to discover and educate excellent science talent and plan to present a new cooperation model in which corporations and universities train future talent together.
Kim Dae-heon, head of planning at Hoban Group, said, "We will develop this into a science talent academy that represents the country and a practical talent training platform through cooperation between corporations and universities."Hoban Group is moving in earnest to train science talent that will lead industrial innovation in Korea.
Hoban Group said on the 26th that it held a vision proclamation ceremony for the "K-science talent academy" at the Shilla Hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul. The plan is to build a cooperative structure that brings together industry, academia, and research institutions to create a new platform for training future science talent.
The event was arranged as a venue for domestic and international science and technology experts, academia, and industry figures to discuss directions for nurturing science talent to lead the future. World-renowned scholars, including Professor Randy Schekman, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and Professor Omar M. Yaghi, winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, took part to explore strategies for training global science talent.
The "K-science talent academy" is a project personally led by Kim Dae-heon, head of planning at Hoban Group. The academy will run a step-by-step program consisting of a camp for high school students and projects for university students. The university student projects will focus on team-based research and presentation evaluations and are designed to provide real research experience in cutting-edge fields such as AI, physics, and chemistry. Outstanding teams will receive research funding, awards, and opportunities linked to startups.
The camp for high school students will be held at Seoul National University and will focus on strengthening both basic research capabilities and career design skills by running experiment- and practicum-centered projects, mentoring, and career consulting. The overall program features the organic consolidation of learning, research, and field experience to systematically support the growth pathway of future science and technology talent.
At the vision proclamation ceremony that day, Hoban Group pledged to build a cooperation system with Seoul National University to run programs for training outstanding talent. The two sides will jointly operate programs to discover and educate excellent science talent and plan to present a new cooperation model in which corporations and universities train future talent together.
Kim Dae-heon, head of planning at Hoban Group, said, "We will develop this into a science talent academy that represents the country and a practical talent training platform through cooperation between corporations and universities."