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AI & Enterprise
Govt to strengthen lifetime support for science talent, nurture \'national science and technology researchers\'
South Korea will launch a scheme to directly select and support world-class researchers as \"national science and technology researchers\" in response to a weakening pipeline of science and engineering talent. The Science and ICT Ministry confirmed a 2026-2030 master plan jointly drafted by 11 ministries. Measures include expanding science scholarships to about 10,000, increasing stipend-support universities to around 70 by 2030, reforming alternative service for AI degrees, formalising postdoctoral status, allocating basic research to regions, strengthening AI education, and attracting 2,000 overseas researchers by 2030.
AI & Enterprise
South Korea to launch excellent PhD scholarship programme for science and engineering
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Scholarship Foundation said on April 13 they will launch the 2026 excellent PhD scholarship programme for science and engineering this year for the first time. The programme plans to select about 1,000 scholarship recipients, providing 3.75 million won per semester and 7.5 million won per year. About 60 percent of slots will be allocated to non-capital regions. Universities can apply to participate from April 14 to 20.
AI & Enterprise
Science ministry holds talks with future scientists to encourage STEM talent
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT held the 12th \"Talks with Future Scientists\" at the Cheong Wa Dae state guest house on Feb. 5, encouraging new 2025 Presidential Science Scholarship recipients and international science Olympiad winners. About 270 people attended, including 205 new scholarship recipients and 35 Olympiad awardees. The ministry presented certificates, medals and commemorative plaques to 240 people. A middle school student, Yoon Hye-won, was named the youngest participant.
