Kim Jin-nam, head of the International Development Cooperation Bureau at the Office for Government Policy Coordination, gives an advance briefing on the agenda for the 57th International Development Cooperation Committee at Government Complex Seoul in Jongno District on May 8. [YONHAP]
The government will expand the proportion of those majoring in AI, science and engineering among foreign students studying in Korea on an official development assistance (ODA) scholarship program, officials said Thursday.
The Office for Government Policy Coordination said the proportion of master's and Ph.D. students in science and engineering majors among the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) program students will be expanded to 45 percent by 2027 from the current 40.9 percent as part of efforts to foster future talents in the AI and digital era.
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The plan was announced after the office held a meeting at Seoul National University with foreign students on the GKS program to collect their views on studying and living in Korea, visas, jobs and other issues, as well as opinions on how to improve the program.
