[Science Bulletin] UST launches 2026 summer research internship program

■ The University of Science and Technology (UST) introduced on the fifth that it held a launching ceremony on the third for the “2026 UST Summer Research Internship,” which permits science and engineering undergraduates to immediately expertise research websites at nationwide research institutes. A complete of 1,642 college students from 158 universities nationwide utilized for the internship, and 153 have been lastly chosen, recording a contest charge of about 10.7:1. Twenty-four UST faculties, together with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) School, the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) School, and the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) School, are collaborating, and packages are being provided in a variety of majors corresponding to synthetic intelligence (AI), superior biotechnology, and chemistry. The internship will run for about 5 weeks from July 6 to August 6, and all individuals will obtain an exercise allowance of 1.2 million gained. Participating college students will obtain one-on-one research steering from UST advisors who’re lively researchers at nationwide research institutes, and may have sensible profession growth alternatives via profession counseling and hands-on expertise in research environments. 

■ The Korea Aerospace Administration and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced on the third that they held “Space Day” occasions to strengthen area cooperation with native authorities companies and personal firms in Bucharest, Romania on July 1 and in Warsaw, Poland on July 3. At these occasions, organized by a public-private area delegation composed of the Korea Aerospace Administration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and main Korean area firms, the area companies of each nations offered their respective area coverage instructions, and firms launched their technological capabilities and intentions for cooperation. During subsequent one-on-one conferences and networking periods, Korean firms mentioned concrete cooperation plans with native establishments and corporations. The Space Day occasions are assessed to have strengthened area cooperation with the European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and main European governments, whereas additionally serving as a bridgehead for Korean area firms to enter the European market.