LG and Seoul National University Nurture Future Talent Through AI Youth Camp

25 Professors and Mentors from Seoul National University
10 Weeks of Close-Guidance Support for Participants
Team Projects in Silicon Valley, United States

"It was an opportunity for me to grow tremendously and learn so many new things. The time I spent participating in the camp was the happiest moment of my life so far. (Han Jiyoon, 2nd cohort participant)"

"I came to have bigger dreams, and for the first time I thought about wanting to start a startup. (Kim Kyubin, 2nd cohort participant)"

LG is taking the lead in nurturing budding talents who dream of becoming future artificial intelligence (AI) leaders. Starting on February 5, 2026, LG launched the schedule for the 3rd session of the "LG AI Youth Camp" with a three-day, two-night program at Seoul National University.

Participants in the 3rd LG AI Youth Camp receive mentoring from Professor Yu Junhee of the Department of Physics Education at Seoul National University. LG Electronics

The "LG AI Youth Camp" is an educational social contribution program jointly run by LG and Seoul National University. LG operates the "LG AI Youth Camp" with the aim of helping teenagers discover their potential by solving everyday problems with AI.

This year, LG selected 100 teenagers from across the country, ranging from students entering the first year of middle school to those in the third year of middle school. Participants in the "LG AI Youth Camp" will take on challenge projects to solve problems using AI technology over a 10-week period until May, receiving mentoring from 25 mentors consisting of Seoul National University professors, graduate students, and undergraduate students.

In particular, during this three-day, two-night course, Seoul National University professors Shin Younggil, Yoo Junhee, Moon Byungro, Seo Bongwon, Um Hyunsang, Yoo Yeonju, and Kwon Gajin, as well as Sangmyung University professor Lee Seungyeon, personally provided instruction ranging from basic AI education to vision AI, design thinking, and coding. Jinshik Lee, head of the Exaone Lab at LG AI Research, also gave a special lecture that clearly explained language models and the development process of LG's AI "Exaone."

In May 2026, LG plans to hold a results presentation and select 15 outstanding participants from the domestic education program. These 15 teenagers will travel to the United States in July 2026 to join the "Global AI Education Program," where they will work with peers from around the world to solve problems using AI, while also visiting Stanford University, big tech companies located in Silicon Valley, and LG Technology Ventures.

LG started the third LG AI Youth Camp at Seoul National University on the 5th. LG Electronics

Applications for the "LG AI Youth Camp" open every year in September, and any teenager who is in the 6th grade of elementary school through the 2nd grade of middle school at the time of application is eligible to apply. Participation is completely free of charge. Teenagers who wish to take part can visit the "LG AI Youth Camp" website and submit their applications by following the instructions.

LG is also providing practical support to help expand the base of AI education in Korea and reduce the digital education gap. In this context, LG operates "LG Discovery Lab," the first hands-on AI education institution in Korea dedicated to teenagers.

"LG Discovery Lab" offers educational programs organized around robot intelligence, visual intelligence, language intelligence, AI human, and data intelligence. LG enables teenagers to directly experience AI technologies applied to LG products and services, such as autonomous driving, smart factory robots, and chatbots, so that they can easily understand and apply the principles of AI technology.

Researchers in charge of AI research at LG, including LG AI Research, LG Electronics, and LG CNS, are directly involved in "LG Discovery Lab" through the development and verification of educational programs and teaching aids, advisory work on educational content, and special lecture courses.

LG is also running "LG Aimers," which provides young adults with opportunities to grow into AI experts by attending lectures delivered by academics and field professionals. Over a two-month period, young adults can take graduate-level AI lectures and courses tailored to hackathon themes free of charge, and participate in a hackathon that uses LG's internal data to solve real-world problems, allowing them to gain experience as highly practical AI professionals.

More than 5,000 young adults participate in LG Aimers every year, and from 2022 through this year more than 20,000 young adults have taken part, establishing it as one of Korea's leading AI programs.

LG started the third LG AI Youth Camp at Seoul National University on the 5th. LG Electronics

The "LG AI Graduate School," Korea's first in-house graduate school formally accredited by the Ministry of Education, is also preparing to welcome its first incoming class in March 2026. As an in-house graduate school authorized to confer official master's and doctoral degrees, LG AI Graduate School is expected to become an unprecedented convergence platform that connects industry, research, and education on a global scale, and to serve as a best-practice model for talent development.

LG CEO Koo Kwangmo said, "LG's dream is to turn imagination into a better future and create a world where everyone smiles," emphasizing that "to realize this dream, 'technology and innovation' and the 'people and talents' who make them possible are invaluable, and this has been a core principle of LG since its founding."

An LG official said, "Supporting talent development is both an investment in the future of our society and a way for companies to fulfill their social responsibility," adding, "We will continue to expand educational programs that can serve as a foundation for Korean teenagers and young adults to grow into talents who will brighten the future and become global leaders."

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