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Early-admission applications to Korea's four major science and technology institutes have reached approximately 30,000 this year, the largest figure on record, driven by strong student interest in AI and semiconductor fields, according to Newsis reporting.
The number of students applying through the early admission (susi) process to the four major science and technology institutes — including KAIST, POSTECH, GIST, and UNIST — has climbed to around 30,000, an all-time high. The surge comes as demand for talent in artificial intelligence and semiconductor industries continues to grow rapidly across Korea's technology sector.
The boom in AI development and the semiconductor industry has sharpened student and parent attention on science and engineering education. Korea's chipmakers and technology companies, including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, have been expanding investment in AI and semiconductor capacity, sustaining demand for graduates in relevant fields. The appeal of stable employment prospects in these industries is understood to be a key factor behind the record application volume.
With the application pool at its largest ever, competition for places at the four institutes is expected to intensify in this admissions cycle. The admissions trend reflects broader momentum in Korea's technology sector, where AI and semiconductors remain the dominant growth drivers.
The claim that early-admission applicants to the four major science and technology institutes reached a record 30,000 amid the AI and semiconductor boom is True.
