■The National Academy of Engineering of Korea will hold a "30th anniversary ceremony" at 2 p.m. on the 29th at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas in Samseong-dong, Seoul. The event will look back on the past 30 years of achievements by The National Academy of Engineering of Korea and share visions and commitments for the next 100 years. In the midst of global technological hegemony competition, it will reexamine the role and responsibility of engineering as a national strategic asset and newly declare its vision as an "engineering think tank for an innovative Korea." About 500 major figures and members, including Chair Yoon, will attend the ceremony.
■Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) will launch a full-scale development fund campaign to realize its mid- to long-term development strategy, "Vision 2050." The first contributor is President Park Jong-rae of UNIST, who donated a personal asset of 100 million won to the development fund at a handover ceremony held at the main administration building on the 27th. UNIST will use this as a starting point to begin a small recurring donation campaign, "HamkkehaeU 2050 (Together U 2050)," through which anyone can contribute to the development of science and technology and the cultivation of outstanding talent with a monthly donation of 2,050 won. Meanwhile, UNIST will open an official gift shop, "UNIQUE STORE," on the first floor of the Academic Information Center on Nov. 7. Part of the operating revenue will be reinvested in supporting youth startups and regional public utilities.
■The National Science Museum will hold the "15th International Symposium of Science Museums (ISSM)" at the National Science Museum from the 30th to the 31st under the theme "Values and roles that science museums should pursue in the age of artificial intelligence (AI)." This year's key agenda includes AI-based exhibitions and education, communication strategies using AI, and the social and ethical issues of AI. The event will also adopt the "ISSM 2025 Daejeon joint statement." Reflecting the opinions of science museums worldwide, AI experts, and the general public on the values and roles of science museums in the AI era, it will be used for future science museum operations and policy making.
■Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) said it has published a book documenting the construction process of Ieodo No. 2, titled "The vanguard of marine territory research, Ieodo No. 2 construction white paper." Ieodo No. 2, which entered service in May this year, is a successor research vessel built to replace Ieodo, which was retired in November last year. Comprising eight chapters, the book captures the construction process that led to the successful build of Ieodo No. 2 despite poor construction conditions and technical challenges, along with the KIOST researchers' challenge and achievements in creating a research lab at sea.
■Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said the National AI Research Lab (NAIRL), co-hosting with the Global AI Frontier Lab, held the "Global AI Frontier Symposium 2025" on the 27th at Seoul Dragon City. About 500 domestic and overseas experts from industry, academia and research, as well as government officials, including Bae Kyung-hoon, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT, and Hong Jin-bae, president of the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation, attended. Yann LeCun, a Turing Award laureate and professor at New York University, and Choi Ye-jin, a professor at Stanford University and senior director at NVIDIA, delivered keynote speeches on the future of AI governance and Generative AI.