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[Key Issue Briefing]
■ Internship door opens regardless of major: The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry has begun recruiting interns eligible for conversion to permanent positions, in step with the push to build a semiconductor cluster in the Honam region. There is no restriction on academic major, and after five months on the job, candidates are reviewed comprehensively on work performance, job capability and organizational fit to determine whether they will be hired permanently.
■ Hacking speed plunges, demand for security talent surges: With the advance of AI, the average time from a hacking attack to a data leak fell sharply to 72 minutes last year from 285 minutes in 2024. Dedicated security staffing at state-run financial institutions has instead shrunk or stayed flat, and demand for information security specialists is rising quickly.
■ Era of collaborative robots with Korean-made AI chips begins: Doosan Robotics has won two state-funded physical AI projects worth 98.9 billion won and started development work to make collaborative robots more intelligent. As on-device AI technology that lets machines judge and work on their own at the site without external computing takes shape, demand for talent spanning manufacturing and robotics is also expected to expand quickly.
[News of Interest to University Students and Job Seekers]
1. Regardless of Major: Gwangju Chamber Recruits Interns for Conversion to Permanent Jobs
Key points: The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry has begun recruiting interns eligible for conversion to permanent positions. There is no restriction on academic major, and depending on departmental assignment, those hired will handle core duties including management and general affairs, accounting and tax, policy proposals and research, national qualification testing, and cooperative projects with the central and local governments. Successful applicants will start on Dec. 1 and, after five months, be assessed comprehensively on work performance, job capability and organizational fit to determine whether they will be hired permanently. Applications are accepted until 5 p.m. on the 27th of this month, with screening of documents followed by a written test and interviews.
Key points: Even as AI-powered hacking of the financial sector surges, dedicated security staffing at state-run financial institutions has stayed flat or even declined. Security staff at Korea Development Bank fell to 19 from 23 a year earlier, while Industrial Bank of Korea stood at 72.5 including outsourced personnel, just 60% of the level at NongHyup Bank (118). With the advance of AI, the average time from a hacking attack to a leak plunged to 72 minutes last year from 285 minutes in 2024, heightening the need to build preemptive defense systems. President Lee Jae-myung stressed that "it is time to fully overhaul the security paradigm to fit the AI era," adding momentum to the expansion of demand for information security specialists.
3. Doosan Robotics Starts Making Collaborative Robots Intelligent With Korean-Made AI Chips
Key points: Doosan Robotics has won two state-funded physical AI projects worth a combined 98.9 billion won and is moving to make collaborative robots intelligent using Korean-made AI chips. The core is on-device AI technology that lets a robot carry out recognition, judgment and control on its own without an external PC or cloud, and the robots will be equipped with a Korean-made system-on-chip being developed by AI chip startup Mobilint. Targeting commercialization in 2031, the company will develop three types of collaborative robots and an industrial humanoid, while also pursuing an AI-based intelligent welding solution. As efforts accelerate to address the aging of skilled workers at manufacturing sites through automation, demand for talent in converged AI and robotics technology is expected to grow.
[Reference News for University Students and Job Seekers]
4. EcoPro BM and Samsung SDI Join Hands to Commercialize All-Solid-State Batteries in 2027
Key points: EcoPro BM and Samsung SDI have signed a strategic cooperation agreement aimed at commercializing sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries in 2027. EcoPro BM will take charge of developing core materials including cathode materials as well as electrolytes for cathodes and for separators, while Samsung SDI will handle cell development and the advancement of mass-production technology. EcoPro BM already has proprietary process technology for sulfide-based solid electrolytes and a pilot plant with annual capacity of 40 tons, and in August it was selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's "Super Supplier Project," which provides 20 billion won in research and development support over seven years. Demand for specialists in battery materials is expected to rise in materials fields central to future industries such as electric vehicles and humanoid robots.
Key points: Bucheon has attracted 2.62 trillion won in investment for its Daejang new town from four companies including Korean Air, SK Innovation, SK hynix and DN Solutions. Research and development facilities for urban air mobility, energy, semiconductors, AI and robotics will be clustered in the Daejang urban high-tech industrial complex. Bucheon Science High School, which is being pursued with a target opening in 2027, plans to run AI, robotics and creative convergence education as its core curriculum to produce talent for the region's strategic industries. The central goal is to lay a foundation that allows young people to find jobs and settle locally rather than leaving for Seoul and other regions.
6. AI Full-Stack Firm Elice Group Becomes KOSDAQ's First "1 Trillion Won Club" Member
Key points: AI full-stack company Elice Group has set its KOSDAQ listing offering price at 90,500 won, the top of its indicative range, giving it a market capitalization of 1.0054 trillion won. It is expected to be recorded as the first company listed on the KOSDAQ this year to top 1 trillion won. In the demand forecast, 97.8% of the volume bid for was concentrated at or above the top of the range, reflecting an explosive rush of institutional demand. The company plans to put the 201.1 billion won in offering proceeds into expanding AI infrastructure in the greater Seoul area and building infrastructure to upgrade next-generation GPUs.
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