□ DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) has announced thatin March 2026 it will officially launch the DGIST AI/SW School, a local AI/SW advanced talent education platform that will lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution. With artificial intelligence (AI) and software (SW) emerging as key drivers of national competitiveness, DGIST plans to discover and foster future convergence talents by opening up its research and education infrastructure to the local community.
□ The AI/SW School aims to foster talent with creative problem-solving skills by using DGIST’s cutting-edge convergence technologies and hands-on training-oriented educational competency. The venue for education will be near Dongdaegu Station to enhance student accessibility. The education programs will be in the form of a “creative convergence exploration project.” Target participants are students from 6th to 10th grade within the Daegu and Gyeongbuk region. This school will be non-graded, with students divided by proficiency rather than school year.
□ The core curriculum is structured as a comprehensive growth track divided into five courses: basic, intermediate, advanced, mentorship, and master. Launching in March 2026, the basic course (10 students) will cover the fundamentals of AI and SW, such as Python; the intermediate course (10 students) will expose the students to DGIST’s various AI research fields; and the advanced course (10 students) will provide in-depth studies in applied AI, such as medical and physical computing. In 2027, a mentorship course, centered around professor-student research, and a master course, centered around professor-graduate student collaboration, are slated to be launched. In addition, summer break special lectures and camps will strengthen the students’ exploration and research capabilities.
□ DGIST will also offer a high school joint curriculum to support the university admissions and career development of local high school students. Cognitive science, robotics, and AI/SW courses will be offered in the first semester of 2026, and new biology and MINI MBA courses will be provided in the second semester. Internships and exchange programs with international universities will be implemented to provide students with opportunities to experience global research.
□ The president of DGIST, Lee Kunwoo, stated that “DGIST will share its cutting-edge AI/SW research competency with the local community to help Daegu and Gyeongbuk region students experience world-class research and entrepreneurial culture from an early age,” and that “DGIST will substantially contribute to the strengthening of national competitiveness and balanced regional development through the AI/SW School.”
□ Director of Talent Converged Education, Seok Changwon, stated that “the AI/SW School’s strength is its comprehensive growth curriculum, from basic to master courses,” and that “the school will combine tailored proficiency-based courses and hands-on projects to nurture highly talented individuals in AI/SW who can independently identify and solve challenges.”
□ Meanwhile, DGIST plans to develop the AI/SW School into a core platform for cultivating local innovative talents, establishing a global convergence talent cultivation ecosystem that enables a virtuous cycle of research, education, and entrepreneurship.
