Students from Kookmin University and Three Other Universities to Conduct Yearlong Future Mobility Research in Germany Starting in 2027

[Financial News] Students from Kookmin University, Ajou University, Inha University, and Chungbuk National University will participate in research on autonomous driving, automotive artificial intelligence (AI), and software at German automotive research institutions starting in 2027.
Kookmin University announced on the 15th that the Korean University Consortium (KUC), comprising the four universities, will operate a future mobility talent development program with the Automotive Research Centre Lower Saxony (NFF) and the Institute of Automotive Engineering (IAE), both affiliated with Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany, as well as Volkswagen Group WE: Foundation.
The program will run for three years, from 2027 to 2029. Each year, undergraduate students from the consortium will be selected and dispatched to IAE and NFF in Germany.
The selected students will stay in Germany for approximately 12 months and participate in research projects on autonomous driving, automotive AI, and vehicle software. They will also receive mentoring from German researchers and share their research findings.
A domestic curriculum will be offered as well. The four universities plan to develop educational modules focused on automotive embedded systems, autonomous driving systems, automotive AI, and vehicle cybersecurity, linking them to existing major courses and capstone design programs.
Extracurricular programs, including autonomous driving and AI hackathons, study clubs, and mentoring by industry alumni, will also be offered.
Kookmin University will serve as the lead institution of the consortium, overseeing student selection, the development of domestic curricula, and cooperation among the participating universities.
The agreement was signed at the Volkswagen Group Korea headquarters on the 3rd. Attendees included Seung-ryeol Jeong, president of Kookmin University; Till Scheer, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group Korea and chairman of Volkswagen Group WE: Foundation; and Roman Hentze, head of IAE.
Seung-ryeol Jeong, president of Kookmin University, said, "We will expand cooperation with IAE and NFF in Germany to cultivate talent with practical experience in the future mobility software sector."


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