Goyang City Opens "Gyeonggi Northern AI Campus"
First Artificial Intelligence Education Hub in Northern Gyeonggi
Establishing a Core Base Connecting AI Education, Industry, and Startups
Gyeonggi Province, Goyang City, Global Tech Companies, and Universities Gather Together
The "Gyeonggi Northern AI Campus," which Lee Donghwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City, successfully attracted by delivering a direct presentation during the Gyeonggi Province AI Campus bidding process in March, opened on the 23rd at the Creative Innovation Campus in Seongsa-dong, Deogyang-gu.
Kim Dongyeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province (second from left), and Lee Donghwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City (center), are holding the opening ceremony of the "Gyeonggi Northern AI Campus" on the 23rd. Provided by Goyang Special City
The opening ceremony, hosted by Gyeonggi Province, was attended by Kim Dongyeon, Governor of Gyeonggi Province; Lee Donghwan, Mayor of Goyang Special City; National Assembly members Kim Seonghoe and Kim Younghwan; Provincial Assembly member Shim Hongsoon; as well as representatives from Amazon Web Services, Cisco, IBM, Naver Cloud, and Microsoft, and officials from Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Aerospace University, and Korea Polytechnic University.
At the ceremony, Gyeonggi Province, Goyang City, global tech companies, and universities signed the "Gyeonggi Province AI Talent Development Partnership" agreement, pledging to collaborate on nurturing AI talent and building an industrial ecosystem.
Mayor Lee Donghwan, who actively led the effort by delivering a direct presentation during the Gyeonggi Province AI Campus bidding process in March, stated, "We will spare no effort in ensuring that the Gyeonggi Northern AI Campus becomes not only a global hub for cultivating AI talent but also an excellent learning center for citizens."
He also said, "Through this partnership, I look forward to Gyeonggi Province's talent developing their technological capabilities in the best possible environment and, furthermore, demonstrating their skills in Ilsan Technovalley and the Goyang Free Economic Zone, shaping the future of Korea."
The "Gyeonggi Northern AI Campus" is the first artificial intelligence (AI) education hub in northern Gyeonggi Province, occupying approximately 530 square meters on the 16th floor of the Creative Innovation Campus at Wondang Station. It is equipped with lecture rooms, meeting rooms, experience zones, and communication spaces, providing facilities for both education and hands-on activities.
Lee Donghwan, mayor of Goyang Special City, is delivering a congratulatory speech at the opening ceremony of the "Gyeonggi Northern AI Campus" on the 23rd. Provided by Goyang Special City
The Creative Innovation Campus, which houses the AI Campus, also includes the SW Future Center, AI Innovation Center, Enterprise Incubation Center, and Goyang Research Institute. By establishing itself as a regional AI cluster where AI education, industry, and startups form a virtuous cycle, it has become a key foundation for implementing the G-Nomics policy, the future vision of the 8th popularly elected administration.
Meanwhile, the city plans to link specialized AI education with software experience and learning through a festival to be held at the "SW Future Center" on the 25th. With the "AI Campus" and the "SW Future Center" as core hubs of the AI talent ecosystem, the city aims to build innovative infrastructure and emerge as a hub for AI education, industry, and startups, driving innovation in the regional economy.
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