The CircleUp AI Academy successfully completed its first cohort, producing 141 AI professionals.

– 3 weeks of intensive AI training for developers, PR professionals, creators, researchers, and practitioners.

AI capabilities are key to future competitiveness, and educational opportunities will continue to expand.

The non-profit public interest corporation Donggrami Foundation (Chairman Jang Soon-heung) announced that it held the 'CircleUp AI Academy 1st Class' graduation ceremony at the Donggrami Foundation Open Challenge Lab in Jongno-gu, Seoul on December 13th and produced a total of 141 graduates with practical AI skills.

This 'CircleUp AI Academy 1st' training course was designed to strengthen the practical capabilities of developers, creators, office workers, and job seekers who can directly apply AI technology to industrial sites and real life. Six training courses were conducted sequentially over three weeks starting on November 22nd.

The training areas consisted of △PR content production △one-person creator video production △research data analysis △practitioner AI utilization △prompt engineering, etc. A total of 528 people applied, 185 were ultimately selected, and after 3 weeks of intensive training, 141 people ultimately graduated.

The graduation ceremony began with a commemorative photo session, followed by remarks from Donggrami Foundation Chairman Jang Soon-heung, congratulatory remarks from Donggrami Foundation guest Ahn Cheol-soo, the presentation of certificates for each course, presentations of trainee achievements, and networking. Chairman Jang Soon-heung emphasized that "AI capabilities are key to future competitiveness," and stated, "We will continue to expand educational opportunities that can be immediately applied in industrial settings."

In his congratulatory remarks, Ahn Cheol-soo stated, “This training was planned with reference to Silicon Valley’s future technology investment and talent development model,” and encouraged the participants, saying, “Although it was a short period of time, I hope it will be a valuable opportunity to broaden their perspectives on AI.”

The Donggrami Foundation is a non-profit public interest corporation established in 2012 with a 150 billion won donation from Ahn Cheol-soo, a donor to the Donggrami Foundation. In addition to supporting innovative science and technology to solve social problems, it also actively contributes to fostering innovative talent through the operation of the Donggrami Foundation TEU MED, a medical innovator training program.