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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 says it has laid groundwork for South Korea to become a top 3 AI power

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT said it has laid the groundwork for the country to become one of the world’s top three AI powers over the past year, alongside restoring the R&D ecosystem and guaranteeing basic communications rights. It said it is pushing plans to secure 260,000 advanced GPUs by 2030 and has introduced AI-related laws. The ministry also plans to roll out “AI for Everyone” starting as early as November, aiming to keep it free through 2028.