AI May Provide Answers, but Judgment Is Up to Humans: Park Dongsoon Sets Direction for Global University Education

Dongseo Educational Foundation Chairman Park Dongsoon Delivers Closing Address at World Women University Presidents Forum

Introduces Innovative Models: STELLAR Arts Institute and Asian Alliance University

"In an era when artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly processes knowledge and information, the challenge for university education is not just to teach technology, but to foster human judgment and creativity."

This was the message Dongseo Educational Foundation Chairman Park Dong-soon delivered to women university presidents from around the world.

On November 14, Park attended the closing ceremony of the 12th World Women University Presidents Forum (WWUPF) at Macau University of Science and Technology in China as an officially invited speaker. She delivered a speech titled "Creative Destruction in the AI Era and the Future of Universities."

Park Dongsoon, chairman of Dongseo Educational Foundation, delivers a speech as an officially invited speaker at the closing ceremony of the 12th World Women's University Presidents Forum (WWUPF), held on the 14th at Macau University of Science and Technology in China.

More than 300 women university presidents and higher education officials from 60 countries attended the forum, whose theme was "Higher Education and Women's Development in the Digital and AI Era."

Park presented economist Joseph Schumpeter's concept of "creative destruction" as a direction for university innovation. Universities should create new educational models rather than simply maintain existing systems, she said.

"Technology can show us what is possible, but human wisdom must determine what is right," she said. Her remarks underscored the importance of education that fosters creativity, ethical judgment and character even in the AI era.

As examples reflecting this educational philosophy, she introduced Dongseo University's STELLAR Arts Institute and Asian Alliance University (AAU).

Set to begin operating in March 2027, STELLAR Arts Institute is an interdisciplinary arts education model that integrates three existing colleges in partnership with the Minerva Project. Asian Alliance University, launched on November 9, is an international educational cooperation platform connecting 163 universities across 15 Asian countries.

Park explained the difference between the two models in terms of expanding the boundaries of university education. "While STELLAR Arts Institute is an effort to break down the boundaries between existing academic disciplines, Asian Alliance University is an effort to extend the spaces for education beyond the boundaries of universities and countries," she said.

The World Women University Presidents Forum is an international higher education event launched in 2001 under the leadership of Communication University of China. Held every two years, it gives women university presidents a platform to share their experiences and knowledge and discuss the development of higher education and the advancement of women's leadership.

Park also delivered a keynote speech at the European Forum held at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom last year, and received an award for her contributions to lifelong higher education in 2018. The 13th forum is scheduled to take place at Communication University of China in 2029.

The closing ceremony of the 12th World Women University Presidents Forum (WWUPF), held on the 14th at Macau University of Science and Technology in China.

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