[Promotion] Finding a college - Lee Eun-seok, dean of Software Convergence University (electronic 81)
- SKKU National Program of Excellence in Software
- Hit848
- 2023-07-05
In the 10th order of the planning tour <Finding a College>, I visited a software convergence university that encompasses natural science campus and humanities and social science campus. Software Convergence University is a new university that was newly created as a software convergence university in 2021 by combining existing software universities and global convergence departments. It is a university that studies cutting-edge studies based on various SW and AI, including undergraduate and graduate schools. Software Convergence University has produced a total of 1,547 alumni, including 819 bachelor's degrees and 728 master's and doctorate degrees, and operates a "global AI cluster" that integrates AI graduate school, AI convergence department, and AI system engineering as a university that studies and fosters talent. Lee Eun-seok, president of Software Convergence University, said, "Our university's biggest goal is to cultivate SW-AI professionals with global capabilities," adding, "We will create a heartwarming engineer who can impress the community by allowing high-quality education and the latest research in the best environment.
Q : Please introduce Software Convergence University.Software Convergence University
A : (from here referred to as SCU) is the newest young organization among the 16 colleges in the school. Currently, there are 45 full-time professors and 69 non-full-time professors, and despite their academic advancement, we can probably introduce Sugichiin, our university's founding ideology, as one of the best practices. Each member is working hard to hone himself and devote himself to the community for the future for mankind. In addition to the common graduation requirements required by the school, students must meet all stricter graduation requirements (internships, industry-academic cooperation projects, 10,000-line projects, graduation works, etc.). Through this, we strive to acquire the basic skills and competitiveness required by the field as a software engineer, and we require SW mentoring for elementary, middle, and high school students across the country, as well as other universities and silver generations (Sung Kyun SW mentoring). In addition, we are trying to run an ICT overseas volunteer group for countries in a more difficult environment so that we can share the benefits of our lives across borders. It is an educational ideology and talent shared with our Soyong University to cultivate true talent who is not ashamed to talk about humanity or the future, not to get a job at a good company or university.
Q : I'm curious about the history of Software Convergence University
A : Founded with the vision of fostering SW-AI professionals with global capabilities,our university was expanded to Software Convergence University in 2015 and 2021 by integrating software and computer engineering departments and AI and data science professors and organizations. Specifically, it is an undergraduate organization consisting of software and global convergence departments, and a large organization consisting of 2,600 undergraduates, 800 graduate students, and 120 faculty members in 14 graduate programs. From 2024, the Department of Intelligent SW, an employment contract-type department jointly operated with Samsung Electronics, will begin both academic and master's courses. For reference, there are 10 industry-academic cooperation talent training courses (including employment contract types) supported by Samsung Electronics nationwide, including semiconductors and telecommunications, and SW-AI-related programs are owned only by our universities.
Q : What are the strengths and characteristics of our university's software convergence university
A : The main source of funding for running University may be tuition, but especially because of the academic nature that it is absolutely necessary to have the latest equipment and environment, it is necessary to reduce dependence on tuition in the school area and have the ability to grow on its own. In that respect, our SCU has the efforts and capabilities to secure resources for voluntary manpower training. It is currently in progress and has secured 62 billion won in total through artificial intelligence graduate school projects, software-oriented university projects, and luxury talent training projects, and if you add an intelligent SW department, it will reach up to 100 billion won. Through this, the educational and research environment of undergraduate and graduate schools is advanced. And in the current era of digital transformation, it is serving as an advancement in SW-AI education for all students to improve SW-based convergence skills as well as major skills of students throughout the university. Moreover, AI education for non-technical professors already has more than 200 people, and convergence and inclusion among actual university members have become possible through joint project discovery. In summary, it is recognized for its strengths internally as the core of convergence and externally as a competitive subject of education and research externally.
Q : What is the research area or research topic or project that Software Convergence University focuses on
A : I think that various fields must develop evenly to effectively cope with rapid changes in society and technology and fulfill the university's original role. However, in order to respond to certain urgent demands like these days and to provide the necessary manpower and research results in a timely manner, we are currently gathering training and research personnel to AI. AI-related education systems include AI graduate school, AI convergence major, AI convergence department, AI system engineering department, intelligent SW department, and smart factory department. This is also an important infrastructure for conducting AI-related research. To revitalize AI research, 26 global AI institutions are grouped to operate a 'Global AI Cluster'. I think this laid the foundation for substantial AI education and research. In addition to this, our university has competitive edge in system SW, SW security, software engineering, etc.
Q : If there is a development goal that Software Convergence University aims for
A : Under the big goal of fostering SW-AI professionals with global capabilities, we would like to create a heartwarming engineer who can always contribute to the community and impress the community. Graduate schools will have advanced research competitiveness to produce high-quality papers, and undergraduate departments will focus on connecting with industry, reflecting the requirements and technical trends of the field, and will be able to acquire the work skills needed in the field. To this end, we operate a curriculum innovation committee composed of industry experts and make efforts to reflect the opinions of the field.
Q. What do you want to say to the 250,000 SKKU alumni?
In order to become a prestigious university A, it is necessary for universities, foundations, and alumni associations to do their best as a Trinity. Among them, the alumni association has served as a strong support for university members. Although there is a lot of interest and donations for alma mater and juniors, it is time to think about how universities can contribute to the alumni organization rather than such a one-way communication support system. In particular, as our university deals with SW-AI technology, which is the basis of all industries, I think it can serve as a technical backstop for alumni companies. If you need help, please contact us anytime and build a mutually beneficial and constructive relationship.