Yonsei University launches AI-centered education and AX Graduate School initiatives

Yonsei University has launched the AI-Centered University and AX Graduate School projects to reform AI education and cultivate industry-ready talent. Supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the AI-Centered University initiative will receive up to 24 billion KRW over eight years to establish a dedicated organization and expand AI-integrated curricula for all students.

Additionally, the AX Graduate School project aims to secure 16.2 billion KRW by 2031 to train specialists in AI and semiconductors. During the launch ceremony, Yonsei President Dong-seop Yoon emphasized that education must shift from providing answers to fostering the ability to judge and verify AI-generated information.

At the same event, Hallym University President Yang-hee Choi called for a fundamental structural transformation of higher education. Choi proposed a “metamorphosis” involving the restructuring of academic disciplines, innovating syllabi toward project-based learning, flexible degree structures such as nano-degrees, and opening boundaries between universities and society.