Kyungpook National University – Seoul National University – Chonnam National University Sign MOU for the Development of Data Science
- Date
- 2021/08/02
- Writer
- Oh
- Hit
- 780
Kyungpook National University (KNU) officially signed an MOU
for ‘The Development of Data Science’ with Seoul National University (SNU) and
Chonnam National University (CNU) in an online conference held on July 21,
2021.
The agreement was made by the 3 universities with the
objective of developing top-tier graduate school educational programs and
research models for data science to satisfy the increasing demand for
specialists in AI and Big Data. With this agreement, the 3 universities will
seek ways to develop and define the role of being an international hub for data
science education and development.
At present, KNU and CNU are at the processing stage of
establishing a graduate school program for data science, while Seoul National
University has already established its Graduate School of Data Science last
March.
Key
agreements of the MOU are as follows:
▷ SNU will transfer its expertise of developing a
graduate school program for data science with regard to curriculum development,
faculty employment, student recruitment, and education and research environment,
after KNU and CNU officially establish their respective Graduate School of Data
Science.
▷ Joint research, exchange of programs, exchange of
human resources, and collaboration in industry-university projects will be
co-developed to promote the development of data science.
▷ Revision of school regulations to promote the
development of data science as well as joint-cooperation with the local government,
such as in the funding of university facilities, will be agreed upon and
appropriately undertaken.
On this, the president of KNU, Dr. Won-hwa Hong, declares,
“Data science is expected to play a pivotal role in fostering industrial
ecosystems within the Fourth Industrial Revolution and has the potential to
grow in multitudinous ways. It is with high hopes that our universities will be
key institutes leading at the forefront welcoming these new global changes.” He
adds, “KNU will actively cooperate with SNU and CNU to foster data scientists
of global capacity.”