Inha University Selected for Advanced Industry Specialized University Robotics Program... Secures 11.6 Billion Won in National Funding

Training Intelligent Mobile Robot Professionals Through 2030
Linked with Robot Land and Industrial Complexes... Building a Sustainable Robot Industry Ecosystem

Incheon Metropolitan City and Inha University will work together to cultivate professionals in the intelligent mobile robot sector through 2030. On the 23rd, Incheon City announced that Inha University had been selected in the robotics field for the Ministry of Education’s competitive program, the “2026 Advanced Industry Specialized University Financial Support Project.”

Accordingly, over the next four years Inha University plans to systematically train about 240 specialists for the mobile robot industry supporting hyper-connected logistics, by investing 11.6 billion won in national funding and 600 million won in municipal funding. Hyper-connected logistics refers to a logistics system that integrates information and resources by applying digital technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and cloud computing across all logistics processes, including production, storage, transportation, and delivery.

To carry out the project, Inha University will establish a new “AI Robot Convergence Major” and aims to foster practice-oriented key talents through a specialized curriculum that combines physical AI robot design with smart logistics robot operation technologies.

International joint education programs will also be conducted in cooperation with overseas universities, research institutes, and companies, along with education focused on demonstration and verification in real logistics environments such as airports, ports, and manufacturing facilities. In particular, the university plans to build hubs capable of providing the type of robotics education demanded by industry, thereby creating a next-generation practice and training base.

Inha University campus view

The specialized university support project for robotics is also closely linked to the “Incheon Robot Industry Innovation Growth Policy,” which Incheon City announced in October last year. The city plans to support Inha University financially to help expand educational infrastructure, and through this, stably supply talent in the intelligent mobile robot field demanded by local robot companies. Unlike conventional fixed-type robots, mobile robots are designed with mobility functions that allow them to perform assigned tasks independently.

The city also expects this project to have a positive impact on building a sustainable robot industry ecosystem in which “education, industry, and the local community” form a virtuous cycle, by connecting it with local industrial complexes such as Incheon Robot Land, which is scheduled for sale at the end of this year.

An Incheon City official said, “To secure a decisive lead in the robot industry, which is a national strategic advanced industry, it is important in the mid to long term to systematically cultivate sustainable professional talent,” adding, “We will strengthen our cooperative framework with local universities so that we can meet the workforce needs of local robot companies and nurture talent equipped with on-site response capabilities.”