Daewoong Foundation donates 500 million won to foster AI talents
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- Writer 커뮤니케이션팀
- 보도일자 2025-06-10
On Thursday, May 29, the Daewoong Foundation donated 500 million KRW (approx. $360,000) to support the development of global AI talent.
Previously, in 2022, Honorary Chairperson Chang Bong-ae of the Daewoong Foundation personally contributed 1 billion KRW (approx. $720,000) to establish the Digital Humanity Center. In 2023, the foundation made an additional donation of 500 million KRW. With this latest donation of another 500 million KRW, made in honor of the late Honorary Chairperson Chang Bong-ae who passed away in March, the total amount donated has now reached 2 billion KRW (approx. $1.44 million).
Our university plans to reorganize the existing Digital Humanity Center into the “Chang Bong-ae AI Center,” focusing on nurturing talent and advancing research in the field of artificial intelligence. A proud alumna of our university, the late Honorary Chairperson Chang Bong-ae had long expressed her desire “to contribute to building a healthy society by fostering global leaders,” and actively participated in social contribution initiatives. For her continued support of future generations at her alma mater over more than two decades since 1996, she was awarded the “Sookmyung Development Contribution Award” in 2022.
Since 2023, our university has been collaborating with the Daewoong Foundation on initiatives including: ‘Digital Healthcare Project’, which advances AI-based health management programs, ‘AI Talent Development Program’, which offers practical training and scholarships, and ‘Research in AI and Digital Humanities’, promoting the integration of technology and the humanities.
One notable example is the personalized health management program based on continuous glucose monitoring devices, which saw participation from over 1,300 individuals. The program produced positive outcomes, including improved health indicators and changes in lifestyle habits.
Through this study, our university research team demonstrated various effects such as reduced average blood glucose levels, improved blood sugar regulation, and improvements in body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, and weight. The results were presented on May 23 at the Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (FAOBMB) Conference.
In addition, 21 students took part in the AI Talent Development Program—a practical training and scholarship initiative supported by the Daewoong Foundation. They gained hands-on experience by carrying out real-world projects, including the development of an AI-based blood glucose prediction model and a “Coach Assistant Chatbot.” In the research field, the program supported a total of 17 projects, including the development of an “AI-Based Korean Language Emotion Expression Learning Tool.”
President Moon Si Yeun stated, “We will never forget the profound commitment of the late Honorary Chairperson Chang Bong-ae to social contribution, and we will do our utmost to nurture future leaders in the field of AI.”