- Kwangwoon Foundation Chairman Sun-young Jo stated, " We strive for educational innovation that will lead the future of digital education." -

Front row, left to right: Geum-yeon Jang, Director of the University Academic Headquarters, and Je-young Jeong, President, from the Korea Education & Research Information Service;

Chairman Sun-young Jo of Kwangwoon Foundation, President Jangho Chun of Kwangwoon University, and Principal Do-bong Kim of Kwangwoon Artificial Intelligence High School

On Monday, August 12, 2024, Kwangwoon Foundation (Chairman Sun-young Jo) signed an agreement for educational and research collaboration with the Korea Education & Research Information Service (President Je-young Jeong, hereafter KERIS) at the KERIS main conference room on the 3rd floor.

The signing ceremony was attended by Kwangwoon Foundation Chairman Sun-young Jo, Kwangwoon University President Jangho Chun, Vice President for External Affairs Sang-won Min, Director of the Office of Planning Seok-jae Jung, Kwangwoon Artificial Intelligence High School Principal Do-bong Kim, Curriculum Research Director of Kwangwoon Artificial Intelligence High School Nam-kyung Lee, Kwangwoon Middle School Principal Tae-ik Lee, Academic Planning Department Director of Kwangwoon Middle School Soo-guk Lee, Namdaemun Middle School Vice Principal Myeong-seok Song, Academic Planning Department Director of Namdaemun Middle School Soon-cheol Choi, Kwangwoon Elementary School Vice Principal Sung-hee Han, Academic Planning Department Director of Kwangwoon Elementary School Kyung-ran Ryu. From KERIS, President Je-young Jeong, Director of Digital Education Kwang-hoon Jung, Director of AI Digital Textbooks Si-jun Jang, Director of University Academic Affairs Geum-yeon Jang, Director of the Education Data Center Sang-hyun Jang, Director of Teaching and Learning Support Sung-hee Baek, Director of Academic Promotion Ji-young Kwon, and Director of Higher Education Innovation Audit Kam-sa Jung also attended and graced the occasion.

Kwangwoon Academy and KERIS plan to collaborate on the joint planning and operation of an educational platform for primary and middle schools, support for remote education at the high school level, and the promotion of shared use of academic information resources, as part of their efforts to nurture creative global talent.

In the future, the two institutions will collaborate on ▲ building a learning data collection and utilization system integrated with AI digital textbooks ▲ co-designing a learner-customized digital teaching and learning platform while expanding educational information services ▲ co-developing educational programs to strengthen foundational knowledge and sharing best practices ▲ jointly utilizing human and material resources to promote distance education ▲ supporting the establishment of library development plan and creating a collaborative system for shared use of academic information resources.

Kwangwoon Foundation Chairman Sun-young Jo stated, "As a leading private educational institution in Korea, encompassing all levels from elementary school and seconday schools to university, Kwangwoon Foundation is committed to breaking away from traditional education models and leading the future of innovative education. As we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the academy this year and prepare for the upcoming centennial, we look forward to making history by fostering future leaders through collaboration with KERIS, exchanging information and experiences, and working together to shape the future."

Kwangwoon University President Jangho Chun stated, "In this era of digital transformation, mutual cooperation with KERIS, a leader in the future of digital education, will create a synergistic effect for both institutions. We will work together, leveraging each organization's strengths, to jointly lead the future of education in Korea."

Do-bong Kim, Principal of Kwangwoon Artificial Intelligence High School, stated, "In the digital age, students must become active learners, not passive recipients of knowledge. Through this agreement, we will work together to address the critical task of nurturing AI talent and strive to implement student-centered digital education innovation in the field.