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MSIT to expand global research talent recruitment, strengthen settlement support
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT will expand support to attract overseas science and technology talent. The ministry said it selected new projects for its 2026 Overseas Outstanding Scientist Attraction Programme (BP/BP+) under the \"Brain to Korea\" initiative. The initiative aims to recruit 2,000 global talents by 2030. The selection includes 85 individual-recruitment projects and 5 institutional-recruitment projects, with support for costs such as salaries, stay expenses and research funding.
AI & Enterprise
South Korea expands \'Top-Tier\' visa to professors and researchers to speed global talent recruitment
South Korea will expand its Top-Tier visa programme to cover professors and researchers in science and technology, widening eligibility beyond workers hired by companies in advanced industries. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Justice Ministry said the change will take effect from June. The government is pursuing the \'Brain to Korea\' initiative, aiming to attract 2,000 outstanding overseas talents by 2030, with a target of 600 this year.
AI & Enterprise
MSIT holds working group meeting on measures to attract top foreign talent
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held a working group meeting on Wednesday in Sejong with eight related ministries, including the education, justice and industry ministries, under the Foreign Policy Committee. The meeting was set up to discuss cross-government cooperation to attract and support the settlement of top talent amid intensifying global competition in advanced fields such as AI, semiconductors and quantum. The ministry is 추진ing the Brain to Korea project and reviewed four agenda items.