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NEW “C4I International Seminar” held by Graduate School of Information and Communication Technology

  • 2008-11-24
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“C4I International Seminar” held by Graduate School of Information and Communication Technology
     -         Presentations by scholars in C4I areas at home and abroad
     -         C41 Master’s Degree Program in Partnership with Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, Producing some 440 Military IT Workforce including Generals


Ajou University’s Graduate School of Information and Communication Technology held the “C4I International Seminar” on Nov. 13 at the War Memorial of Korea in celebration of the 10th anniversary of its C4I (command, control, communication, computer, and intelligence, an automated military command control system) master’s program.

Several experts at home and abroad including Mark Pullen, the head of C4I Center at George Mason University, Adang, dean of Institute Technology Bandung in Indonesia, Kim Yun-Su of the Agency for Defense Development in Korea, and Kim Gwon-Hui of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration in Korea, presented papers at the seminar.

The C4I master’s program was established in 1998 in accordance with the “MOU for C4I Education” signed by Ajou University’s Graduate School of Information and Communication Technology and the Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff. Since then, the program has produced some 440 military IT professionals, including generals.

Kim Dong-Yoon, dean of the Graduate School of Information and Communication Technology, said that the seminar motivated the building of the practical military-academic cooperation system and strengthening of the international network, adding that it will be the foundation for the development of military IT areas in the future.  

The Graduate School of Information and Communication Technology was founded in 1998 with the aim of retraining workers in information and communication areas. The school has introduced a variety of new programs including the 4-semester program, taught masters course, on-line education, and the like for the last 10 years, establishing itself firmly as an institution for retraining of the IT workforce. It plans to open programs for ubiquitous technology majors and media majors for the entertainment business.


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