Ajou University Establishes Department of Future Mobility Engineering... Recruiting 137 Students

Expansion and Reorganization of the AI Mobility Engineering Department

Ajou University is launching the Department of Future Mobility Engineering to cultivate talent in the mobility sector.

On the 25th, Ajou University announced the establishment of the Department of Future Mobility Engineering and will admit new students starting from the first semester of the 2025 academic year. All first-time admitted freshmen to this department will receive the ‘Advanced Talent Scholarship’ benefits, which include scholarships and guaranteed dormitory admission.

The Department of Future Mobility Engineering, under the College of Advanced ICT Convergence, is newly launched by expanding and reorganizing the existing AI Mobility Engineering Department, which had a capacity of 40 students. The department was selected as an advanced field department by the Ministry of Education in April this year, resulting in an increase of 42 students. The total capacity is 137 students.

The Department of Future Mobility Engineering will establish a systematic and advanced curriculum to produce practical experts who can respond multidimensionally and proactively to the rapidly changing future mobility field. The goal is to encompass software knowledge applied in the future mobility industry, including ▲autonomous driving and electric vehicles, as well as ▲space and communications, ▲artificial intelligence, and intelligent robots.

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To this end, major education will be conducted by dividing into ▲Smart Mobility, ▲Embedded Mobility, and ▲Connected Mobility. In the Smart Mobility sector, students will learn about automobile design and systems, autonomous driving, and electric vehicle-related technologies. In the Embedded Mobility sector, they will study intelligent robot systems and software design for embedded systems. In the Connected Mobility sector, students will focus on network and communication, and the development of intelligent systems using artificial intelligence technologies. For this convergent education, collaboration with the Departments of Electronic Engineering, Software, Transportation Systems Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering is expected.

Programs such as industry-academia cooperation linked to recruitment with major corporations and global dispatch education in partnership with the University of Michigan in the United States will also be implemented to enhance students’ capabilities.

Outstanding freshmen in the Department of Future Mobility Engineering will receive the 'Advanced Talent Scholarship S,' which grants full tuition exemption and guaranteed dormitory admission for four years. Scholarship recipients will receive additional points when selected for Ajou University exchange student and overseas training programs. Additionally, all first-time admitted students to the Department of Future Mobility Engineering will receive the 'Advanced Talent Scholarship A,' which offers a 50% tuition exemption and guaranteed dormitory admission for two years.

Lee Gyobeom, head of the Department of Future Mobility Engineering at Ajou University, stated, “The global mobility industry is rapidly growing through the convergence of automobiles, software, artificial intelligence, urban air mobility (UAM), electric systems, and networks,” adding, “Ajou University’s Department of Future Mobility Engineering will nurture professional talent who can lead and actively respond to these market environments.”