Kookmin University Hosts “AI DESIGN WEEK” Exhibition: Students from Korea's First AI Design Department Set a New Standard for Future Design
- 26.04.01 / 홍유민
Students from the Department of AI Design at Kookmin University (President Jeong Seung Ryul) held an exhibition titled “AI DESIGN WEEK” at the university’s Bukak Hall from Monday, March 23, to Friday, March 27. The exhibition featured approximately 50 works created by the students over the past five days.
Kookmin University’s Department of AI Design was established in 2022 as a major dedicated to exploring new design methodologies based on artificial intelligence, a core technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Building on an understanding of traditional design, the program focuses on fostering both convergent thinking and practical skills by integrating various engineering fields such as artificial intelligence, the metaverse, and biotechnology. Last year, the department also held its first graduation exhibition. This exhibition was highly praised as a meaningful event that showcased the department’s educational curriculum and achievements at a glance.
Students presented tangible and practical outcomes utilizing various AI tools, such as reinterpreting actual drawings by children with autism using AI so that their meanings change depending on the viewing angle, and creating a disaster fantasy black comedy using AI.
Professor Heo Junghyun, head of the Department of AI Design, stated, “It is an encouraging and distinctive achievement compared to previous years that students’ entries are not limited to on-campus events but are also winning awards in external competitions.” He added, “We will continue to cultivate designers who combine engineering-based thinking with design—an area traditionally perceived as purely sensory—and utilize technology itself as a tool for creation.”
Seo Eun-sol (AI Design Department, Class of 2024), a student participating in the exhibition, said, “Through AI DESIGN WEEK, we aimed to organically combine the fresh ideas of lower-class students with the accumulated experience of upperclassmen to present highly polished results.”
Meanwhile, to mark its 80th anniversary, Kookmin University has established the vision of becoming “a university that sets new standards for higher education” and introduced the slogan “Make the Rule, Break the Rule” to secure its unique competitiveness amid an era of major transformation characterized by a declining school-age population and the full-scale adoption of AI. To realize this vision, the university has selected eight specialized fields: ▲Design & Content ▲Mobility ▲Quantum ▲AI+X ▲Robotics ▲Advanced Materials & Semiconductors ▲Water, Energy & Environment ▲Bio.
Kookmin University President Jeong Seung Ryul stated, “AI Design is closely related to Design & Content and AI+X among our university’s eight new growth engines,” adding, “We will cultivate interdisciplinary talent capable of creating new fields by combining technological expertise with insights from the humanities and engineering, going beyond the mere ability to utilize AI as a tool.”
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Students from the Department of AI Design at Kookmin University (President Jeong Seung Ryul) held an exhibition titled “AI DESIGN WEEK” at the university’s Bukak Hall from Monday, March 23, to Friday, March 27. The exhibition featured approximately 50 works created by the students over the past five days. Kookmin University’s Department of AI Design was established in 2022 as a major dedicated to exploring new design methodologies based on artificial intelligence, a core technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Building on an understanding of traditional design, the program focuses on fostering both convergent thinking and practical skills by integrating various engineering fields such as artificial intelligence, the metaverse, and biotechnology. Last year, the department also held its first graduation exhibition. This exhibition was highly praised as a meaningful event that showcased the department’s educational curriculum and achievements at a glance. Students presented tangible and practical outcomes utilizing various AI tools, such as reinterpreting actual drawings by children with autism using AI so that their meanings change depending on the viewing angle, and creating a disaster fantasy black comedy using AI. Professor Heo Junghyun, head of the Department of AI Design, stated, “It is an encouraging and distinctive achievement compared to previous years that students’ entries are not limited to on-campus events but are also winning awards in external competitions.” He added, “We will continue to cultivate designers who combine engineering-based thinking with design—an area traditionally perceived as purely sensory—and utilize technology itself as a tool for creation.” Seo Eun-sol (AI Design Department, Class of 2024), a student participating in the exhibition, said, “Through AI DESIGN WEEK, we aimed to organically combine the fresh ideas of lower-class students with the accumulated experience of upperclassmen to present highly polished results.” Meanwhile, to mark its 80th anniversary, Kookmin University has established the vision of becoming “a university that sets new standards for higher education” and introduced the slogan “Make the Rule, Break the Rule” to secure its unique competitiveness amid an era of major transformation characterized by a declining school-age population and the full-scale adoption of AI. To realize this vision, the university has selected eight specialized fields: ▲Design & Content ▲Mobility ▲Quantum ▲AI+X ▲Robotics ▲Advanced Materials & Semiconductors ▲Water, Energy & Environment ▲Bio. Kookmin University President Jeong Seung Ryul stated, “AI Design is closely related to Design & Content and AI+X among our university’s eight new growth engines,” adding, “We will cultivate interdisciplinary talent capable of creating new fields by combining technological expertise with insights from the humanities and engineering, going beyond the mere ability to utilize AI as a tool.”
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