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NEW “C4I International Seminar” held by Graduate School of Information and Communication Technology
“C4I International
Seminar” held by Graduate School of Information and Communication Technology
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Presentations by
scholars in C4I areas at home and abroad
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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.
Ajou University