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The Ministry of Education has implemented a student loan program aimed at encouraging study in the field of AI, with seven universities in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk (North Gyeongsang) region included among the covered institutions, according to a ministry press release dated May 28, 2026.
The program, referred to in Korean as the AI Study Incentive Student Loan (AI 학업장려 학자금대출), is documented in a Ministry of Education press release that serves as the primary official record of its implementation. The document confirms that the loan scheme has entered into effect, placing support for AI-related study under the ministry's student loan framework.
The inclusion of seven universities spanning Daegu and Gyeongbuk ties the program to higher-education institutions across the southeastern region, extending the ministry's AI education push beyond the capital area.
Verification of the claim drew on two primary sources, led by the Ministry of Education press release on the loan program. Supporting images circulated alongside the claim were hosted on the content server of a Gyeongbuk-based regional news outlet, consistent with coverage of the program's rollout in the region.
No figures beyond the count of participating universities in the region were included in the verified claim, and this report confines itself to those confirmed details. The claim that the AI Study Incentive Student Loan program has been implemented, with seven universities in Daegu and Gyeongbuk included, is True.
