AI Wave Sweeps College Education: Three Southeastern Junior Colleges Share Innovations in Academic Programs and Administration

Joint Workshop by Kyungnam College of Information and Technology, Masan University, and Choonhae College of Health Sciences

Review Cooperation Initiatives in Curricula and Teaching and Learning Across Four Subcommittees

Junior colleges in the southeastern region joined forces to discuss how to apply AI and digital transformation to university education and administration. Kyungnam College of Information and Technology, Masan University, and Choonhae College of Health Sciences reviewed the first-year project results and discussed areas for cooperation among the universities.

Kyungnam College of Information and Technology (President Kim Taesang) said on November 9 that it held the “2026 AIDX Consortium Joint Workshop for the Three Universities’ Project Teams” from October 29 to 30 at Masan Tourist Hotel in Changwon and at Masan University’s practical training facilities.

The workshop was held to review progress in the second half of the first year of the “Support Project for Specialized Colleges Focusing on AI and Digital Transformation,” led by Kyungnam College of Information and Technology.

Officials from Kyungnam College of Information & Technology, Masan University, and Choonhae College of Health Sciences pledge to work together at a joint workshop for the three universities' project teams in the 2026 AIDX Consortium.

On the first day, the universities shared updates on their projects and their progress toward achieving performance targets. Choi Jeongsu, head of the Southeastern Region AIDX Innovation Center at Kyungnam College of Information and Technology, presented a case study on developing an app for major-related education using generative AI. Masan University’s AI·DX Center also introduced examples of initiatives tailored to the university.

Kim Beomjun, head of the AID Project Group at Yonam Institute of Technology, gave a presentation titled “The AI Officer System and Administrative Innovation.” Lee Hyunhwa, CEO of Memomonteu, a reading-record platform, discussed changes in work and learning in the AI era and in local communities.

On the second day, participants shared the results of discussions by the four subcommittees of the Southeastern Region AI·DX Innovation Council. They reviewed cooperation initiatives in governance, curricula, teaching and learning, and regional engagement. They also toured Masan University’s Intelligent Demonstration AID-Lab and Simulation Center. Participants additionally discussed matters essential to project operations, including budget execution, performance management, and the schedule for self-evaluations.

Lim Junwoo, vice president for industry-academic cooperation at Kyungnam College of Information and Technology, said, “We need to bring about change in education through cooperation among universities, going beyond the achievements of individual institutions.” He added, “We will connect the specialized capabilities and educational resources of the three universities to drive practical educational innovation.”

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