Korea has launched its first large-scale initiative to attract outstanding global researchers in science and technology through InnoCORE, a new fellowship program aimed at recruiting international talent in Artificial Intelligence and Science Technology AIS T.
The Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, in collaboration with the countrys four Institutes of Science and Technology KAIST , GIST, DGIST, and UNIST, will invest KRW 300 billion approximately USD 225 million over the next five years to recruit and support 400 postdoctoral researchers in the interdisciplinary field of AIS T.
As part of its global outreach efforts, InnoCORE hosted in-person job fairs in Boston June 18 , Northeastern University , New York June 20 , NYU-KAIST Global Campus, and Silicon Valley June 23 , KIC Silicon Valley. More than 100 postdoctoral researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with Korean research group leaders at these job fairs.
The job fair not only attracted participants from local institutions-such as Harvard, MIT, NYU , Columbia , UC Berkeley, and Stanford-but also from other premier universities across the United States , including Cornell University , the University of Chicago , and the University of Florida . The strong turnout of students reflects a growing interest in Koreas evolving role as a global research hub.
Professor Hee-Seung Lee, Research Group leader of the AI Co-Research Education for Innovative Drug Institute at KAIST , noted: