SAMG signed an MOU with Sogang University’s Graduate School of Metaverse to foster domestic Metaverse talent
– An MOU signed with Sogang University’s Graduate School of Metaverse in order to make young Korean talent in Metaverse ,on the 21st
– Sogang University trainees participate in the SAMG’s Metaverse Project with this Industry-Academic internship program.
– “SAMG, will share 20 years of experiences…” “Continuous cooperation will pave the way for the development of the Metaverse industry and preoccupation of overseas markets.”
SAMG Entertainment (CEO Suhoon Kim, hereinafter SAMG) starts training Korean young Metaverse talent with Sogang University (President Sim Jong-hyeok, hereinafter Sogang University).
The two organizations signed an MOU on the 21st to “develop human recourses for Metaverse and build a platform” and launched an industry-academic cooperation project to train Metaverse talent.
As part of the cooperative project, SAMG provides an opportunity for trainees at Sogang University’s Graduate School of Metaverse to directly participate in its Metaverse project. It plans to hire trainees as in-house interns to provide field training opportunities and operate internships in a Problem Based Learning (PBL) manner so that they can develop their own projects. It plans to continue to discover next-generation Metaverse talents in the industry and increase the competitiveness of the domestic Metaverse industry by utilizing new technologies and contents derived through cooperative programs.
Sogang University’s Metaverse Graduate School is the first Metaverse education institution established among Korean universities in October this year, and has strengthened its expertise in Metaverse-related fields through cooperation with SAMG, one of the nation’s top digital content technology groups.
SAMG is expanding its Metaverse business area by developing Metaverse education platforms for kids, utilizing its popular global brands and intellectual property rights (IP) such as “Miniforce” and launching augmented reality (AR) games, and has prepared a bridgehead to secure future human resources.
Sim Jong-hyeok, president of Sogang University, said, “As global competition in the Metaverse market has begun in earnest this year, it is urgent for top technologies and talents in the digital field to work together to find and foster the best Metaverse talents in hardware, services, and content.”
“This agreement is meaningful in that SAMG shares its know-how accumulated for more than 20 years to strengthen domestic Metaverse competitiveness and foster professional talent.”, SAMG CEO Suhoon Kim said, “We will establish a sustainable cooperative chain with Sogang University to pave the way for development of the domestic Metaverse industry and preoccupation of overseas markets.”