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MSIT selects lead universities to drive innovation in STEM education

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity selected lead institutions for two university education innovation programmes to strengthen science and engineering students\' practical problem-solving and basic maths and science skills. Busan National University and Yonsei University will run an industry-linked engineering training project, supported by the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology. POSTECH and Chonnam National University were chosen to reform basic curricula and lab training with up to 13.5 billion won in support.

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Young postdoctoral researchers to join companies in joint research on national strategic technologies

South Korea’s government will support young postdoctoral researchers and back industry-academia joint research in national strategic technology fields. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it selected 13 new consortia for its 2026 Strategic Technology Postdoctoral Industry-Academia Project. Companies will identify technology demand and form consortia with universities and state-funded research institutes. Selected consortia can receive up to 580 million won over two years, including personnel costs for postdoctoral researchers.

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South Korea to invest over 200 trillion won in R&D by 2030, secure 260,000 GPUs

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT said it finalised its Sixth Basic Plan for Science and Technology for 2026 to 2030 after approval by the National Science and Technology Advisory Council. The plan calls for investing more than 200 trillion won in government R&D over five years and spreading an AI shift across the country. It includes securing 260,000 public-private GPUs, building a sixth supercomputer and a national AI computing centre, and focusing over 60 trillion won on 10 strategic technology fields.