Jeonbuk National University partners with SK AX to become leading AI hub university

Jeonbuk National University signed an MOU with SK AX to become a leading AI hub university, aiming to build an AI industry ecosystem and nurture industry-ready professionals. The partnership will drive innovation in AI education and industry-academia collaboration.

Jeonbuk National University has forged a strategic partnership with SK AX, an artificial intelligence AI -focused technology firm, to strengthen its position as a leading AI hub university and cultivate industry-ready AI professionals. The university said it signed a memorandum of understanding MOU with the company Monday to build an AI industry ecosystem and collaborate on the AI hub university initiative. The agreement was signed by Yang O-bong, president of the university, and Kim Wan-jong, president of SK AX, an affiliate of SK Group, at the university’s campus in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. Under the MOU, the two sides will set up a cooperative framework to drive innovation in AI education and promote industry-academia collaboration. “AI capacity is a critical driver of a nation’s future competitiveness,” Yang said. “Building on this partnership, we will strengthen cooperation with SK AX to nurture industry-ready AI professionals and establish a new benchmark for innovation in education and industry-academia collaboration as a leading AI hub university.” The univers