Sookmyung Women’s University stated Friday it can take part in the 2026 US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship in Florida subsequent month, because the women-only college seeks to broaden its research footprint in science and engineering.
The convention can be held from Wednesday to Aug. 8 at the Omni Orlando Resort in Florida. Held yearly since 1991, the occasion is predicted to draw round 1,500 individuals, together with researchers, authorities officers, policymakers, trade representatives and college students from South Korea and the United States.
Sookmyung President Moon Si-yeun will attend alongside school members, researchers and graduate college students.
On Aug. 7, Sookmyung will host a discussion board targeted on its research technique and efforts to broaden alternatives for girls in science and engineering.
The occasion may even discover worldwide research cooperation centered on Sookmyung’s Pharmaceutical Research Institute and Women’s Health Research Institute, whereas outlining the subsequent section of improvement for its College of Engineering, which marks its tenth anniversary this 12 months, in accordance to the college.
For Sookmyung, lengthy related to ladies’s schooling, the engineering faculty has grow to be a key a part of efforts to strengthen research capability in science and expertise and prepare extra ladies in fields the place they continue to be underrepresented.
Moon will chair the session, with Yoon Hye-on, president of the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology, serving as co-chair.
Later that day, Moon will be a part of presidents of Korean and US universities at a management discussion board to talk about how synthetic intelligence is reshaping college schooling, research and administration.
Moon may even attend the Women in STEM Forum on Aug. 6, organized by the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology.
The occasion will convey collectively representatives from organizations together with Korean American Women in Science and Engineering, the Korea Federation of Women’s Science and Technology Associations and Korean Women in Science and Engineering.
Sookmyung stated it plans to use the convention to broaden ties with Korean researchers primarily based in the United States and pursue joint research with abroad universities and research institutes.