National Strategic Technology Flagship Major
Overview
Parts of the National Strategic Technology Majors will be selected and operated as a ‘National Strategic Technology Flagship Major’ according to the “Special Act on the Fostering of National Strategic Technology”.
Definition
Convergence majors that can produce synergy in teaching and research through cooperation between schools in common and adjacent fields among the 12 national strategic technologies
A convergence major is an academic unit where multiple schools collaborate to achieve integrated and convergent education.
Purpose of operation
- Enlarging and strengthening the competitiveness of majors by innovating the major operating system
- Enhancing the university's brand value by restructuring majors based on promising areas
Content of operation
- Achieving convergence education by promoting organic education and research cooperation such as joint lectures between schools, etc.
- Providing various priorities and benefits in academic operation policies as a representative major of UST
Status of operation
(Fall semester of 2023-) Artificial Intelligence Flagship Major
Type ① of Flagship Majors: Host school leads operation with small-scale participation from other schools.
(Spring semester of 2024-) Quantum Information Flagship Major
Type ② of Flagship Majors: All schools participate equally, and the school where the chief major professor is affiliated performs the role of the host school formally.
(Spring semester of 2025-) Advanced Bioconvergence Flagship Major
Type ① of Flagship Majors: Host school leads operation with small-scale participation from other schools.