SK集团推出为期两年的青年AI人才培养项目SK AIGEN，向约50名学员每月发放300万韩元补贴

SK Launches Two-Year AI Program for Young Adults With Monthly Stipend - Seoul Economic Daily
Skip to main content
Seoul Economic Daily
Seoul Economic Daily
KST
Seoul Economic Daily
Korea's Leading Business News Since 1960
한국어
Menu
Saved Articles
Newsletters
AI KEY
Settings
|
Summary
|
Save
A
A
A
SK AIGEN website/SK
SK (034730.KS) is launching SK AIGEN, a two-year non-degree program designed to develop and support young talent for the age of artificial intelligence. Breaking away from rote learning and courses tied to employment or academic credentials, the program pays participants a monthly stipend of 3 million won ($2,100) so they can devote themselves to projects that use AI to solve real problems facing individuals, society and businesses.
SK said on the 12th that it will run the first cohort of the full-time, two-year program starting in March next year. The name AIGEN combines AI and "generation," referring to the younger generation at ease in an AI environment. The program is open to those aged 19 to 34.
In the first year, participants plan and carry out problem-solving projects themselves, acquiring the skills they need on their own initiative. In the second year, they tackle actual tasks in the field in line with their individual career plans. SK plans to work with Seoul National University's AI Institute to advance the program, supporting participants' humanities-based insight and detailed career planning.
SK is also setting up a research and activity environment that allows selected participants to immerse themselves in the challenge. Over the two years, the company will provide the monthly stipend of 3 million won along with tailored skills training, project mentoring and dedicated activity space. The program does not, however, guarantee employment at any particular company or confer a degree.
The program reflects SK's view of what talent means in the AI era and how it should be cultivated. Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, said in a televised lecture in May that in the age of AI, training aimed at quickly absorbing knowledge and performing well on exams is being replaced by AI. "What matters is building the well-rounded capabilities that let people adapt to a range of changes and keep multiple options open," he said.
AIGEN, which embodies SK's philosophy of "serving the nation through talent," will recruit its first cohort from Nov. 1 to 15, select about 50 participants in late December and formally launch in March 2027.
#
SKAIGEN
#
SKGroup
#
AITalent
#
KoreaAI
#
CheyTaewon
#
YouthProgram
Original reporting by
Song Joo-hee
for Seoul Economic Daily.
AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.
View Korean original
↗
Translation Policy
Watch · Seoul Economic Daily
More →
2:43
After the Fed's Rate Hike, Rethink Your Stock Portfolio
2:43
Most Read This Week
1
-
5
‹
›
1
Military Exemption Boasts Spark Push to Overhaul Athlete Rules
2
Eurozone Rules Out Rescue as France Debt Fears Spread
3
Samsung Quarterly Operating Profit Tops 107 Trillion Won, Beating Nvidia
4
AMRO Lifts Korea's 2026 Growth Forecast Again to 3.3%
5
China's TCL Passes Samsung in LCD TVs, Leads by 0.1 Point
← Back to Home
AI KEY
Preview
↗
Korean Corporate Intelligence Hub
KOSPI · KOSDAQ · 12 sectors
A live, cap-weighted view of every KOSPI and KOSDAQ sector, with same-day Korean reporting distilled by company — built for foreign investors, correspondents and analysts who need to scan Korea before the next session.
Click to explore AI KEY
→
Open AI KEY in full screen
↗
Korea Company Atlas
Preview
↗
Market Ontology · The Feedback Loop
KFTC 2025 · 92 groups · 121,954 articles
An English ontology of the Korean market — how companies, the media, the government and the National Assembly move each other in a loop. Korea's named controlling persons and designated business groups are a mechanism, not a risk to be priced blind.
Click to explore the atlas
→
Open Atlas in full screen
↗
SIGNAL
Now live
↗
English Edition · Capital Markets
M&A · IPO · PE · Fund Flows
SIGNAL English Edition is live — Korea's deal desk reporting in English. M&A, IPOs, private equity and fund flows, covered daily for global institutional investors. Browse free; subscriber-only scoops at the 50% intro rate.
Click to explore SIGNAL
→
Open SIGNAL in full screen
↗