Today, Samsung Electronics and KAIST signed an agreement to establish ‘Samsung Electronics Robotics Talent Nurturing Program’ at KAIST headquarters in Daejeon. The signing ceremony was attended by DX Division’s CTO Jeon Jeon Jeon, and KAIST VP Lee Seung-seop of Academic Affairs.
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The establishment of the ‘Samsung Electronics Robotics Talent Nurturing Program’ is to preemptively foster professional personnel who will lead robot research. This program is a recruitment-linked master’s course, and Samsung Electronics and KAIST will select 10 scholarship students every year starting in 2023.
“A robotics-related curriculum will be provided that will allow students to combine in-depth theory and practical skills.”
Students receive industry-university scholarships such as tuition and tuition subsidies during the school year and will join Samsung as soon as they earn their degrees. In addition, Samsung field practice, robotics conferences, and opportunities to visit overseas exhibitions are provided.
“We have established a new program to nurture talent specialized in the field of robots in line with changes in the rapidly growing robot market,” said Jeon Jeon-hoon, CTO of Samsung Electronics’ DX Division.
As the social structure is changing, the use of robots is increasing, and the future robot industry is expected to require technological prowess that combines robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and manufacturing capabilities.
Samsung is striving to accumulate and advance such diverse technologies in the field of robots, a new opportunity area for customer contact points. In addition, it plans to focus more on securing core technologies based on the development of robot-specialized manpower.
Meanwhile, Samsung Electronics is continuously nurturing customized talents through contract departments, combined majors, and training tracks in key fields such as AI, next-generation telecommunications, and semiconductors.
