The National Science Museum announced that it will recruit participants for the 'Science Museum-Community Linked Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hackathon' from the 7th to August 25. This competition will take place at the National Science Museum's Science Hall and seminar room from September 11 to 12. Anyone interested in AI and storytelling can apply, regardless of region, major, profession, or age. A total of six teams, each consisting of four members, will be selected to compete. The selected teams that pass the preliminary screening will hold an online briefing session on September 4.
The Gwacheon National Science Museum has launched the '2025 Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp' for the first time this year. This program, conducted in conjunction with KT, provides AI theory and practical training for students and offers the opportunity to take the AICE (AI Certificate for Everyone) certification exam based on this training. The third session (August 12-13) targets middle school students (or elementary school students in 5th to 6th grade with AI education experience) and will offer more advanced education along with the chance to take the AICE Future Level 2 certification exam. The final fourth session (October 18-19) will be held for elementary school students who did not participate in the first and second sessions, providing the most basic level of education and certification exam opportunities to encourage broader participation among elementary school students, concluding this year's bootcamp program.
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 6th that it held the '3rd Research Site Discussion Meeting for R&D Innovation' at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST). This discussion, held under the theme of 'R&D Evaluation and Research Facility Equipment Utilization Innovation,' was attended by around 30 participants, including Ha Jung-woo, chief of AI future planning at the presidential office, alongside emerging and mid-level researchers from the Southeast region, including Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam, and personnel related to research facility equipment. During the meeting, topics of high interest to researchers in the field were discussed, including the improvement of the R&D evaluation system, support for research facility equipment, and collaborative utilization measures.
Seoul National University announced on the 6th that its College of Engineering's collaborative program in artificial intelligence was finally selected for the 'AI Star Fellowship Support' project, overseen by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Information and Communication Planning and Evaluation Agency. With this selection, Seoul National University will receive approximately 11 billion won in large-scale support from the second half of this year until December 2030.