An international symposium bringing together AI researchers and representatives from global companies and research institutes was held in Seoul to discuss the latest research results and industrial applications. The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Institute of Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation hosted the Global AI Frontier Symposium 2026. The event features keynote speeches, a panel discussion on industry-academia-government cooperation, and six specialist tracks covering core AI technologies and use cases.

KAIST said it will hold a farewell ceremony on July 2 at its Daejeon campus for its 17th president, Lee Kwang-hyung (이광형). During his term, KAIST set up a failure research institute, expanded discussion-based classes, and promoted startups under a “one lab, one startup” vision. From 2021 to December 2025, it produced 568 startups, including 24 listed firms, with cumulative enterprise value topping 22 trillion won.