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2026Next-Generation Engineer Training Project for the academic year

Praxis Project Team <Real-World Problem Research Team>

Recruitment Information Session

“Beyond Knowing Talent, To Experienced Talent”

A project where undergraduate research teams work together to solve real-world technical problems that companies are currently struggling with

■ Information Session

Day Time	2026Year 9Month 11Day (Friday) 10:00 ~ 12:00
Location Place	Details3Engineering Building C040Room
Large Hall	Undergraduate students of the College of Engineering affiliated with the Praxis Project Team (2~4Year recommended)
Application period and method	2026Year 8Month 14Day ~ 9Month 10Day Submit through Google Form : https://forms.gle/gRFR9tEJ7topbBym9
Participating universities	Yonsei University, Konkuk University, Korea University, Sogang University, Ajou University, Hanyang University

■ Real-World Problem Research Team refers to?

a research project where a team of undergraduate students 4~5work together to solve real-world technical issues presented by companies. Semiconductors·Displays, Artificial intelligence(AI), Advanced robots·Manufacturing 3and other major fields,, under the guidance of an advisor and with the support of a graduate school mentor, a current industry professional who proposed the problem participates as a mentor, working together from problem definition to results..

※ Unlike course assignments,, the biggest difference is that it deals with real-world problems that do not have a fixed answer..

■ Support for the Practical Problem Research Team

* Research funding support : Per team, 5001 million won ~ 1,0001 million won

supports actual research costs, including research materials.. (Project type·varies by size)

• Industrial mentoring - regular mentoring by industry professionals who proposed the problem

• specialized education - lectures by current professionals, data analysis·AI utilization, industry technology trends, etc.

• provides close support - counseling support when research is stalled or team operations are difficult

• Research infrastructure - experiments·supports the use of university-owned equipment and research spaces necessary for practice

• performance linkage - papers·patents·prototypes, etc., supports the creation of achievements, excellent teams are given the opportunity for in-depth research the following year

■ Recruitment overview (scheduled)

Recruitment target	undergraduate students affiliated with the College of Engineering's Praxis project team (2~4recommended year)
team composition	4~5Name / Multidisciplinary teams with students from different majors are encouraged to apply together
Project type	① Assigned topic — Select from real-world problems presented by companies ② Free topic — Teams directly discover and propose problems
Research period	After selection ~ 2027year 2months (If selected as an outstanding team after the final evaluation, additional in-depth research will be supported 1Additional support for 1 year)
Application period	2026year 9month 11day ~ 9month 20day (scheduled)
Selection announcement	2026year 9month 28day (scheduled)

※ Detailed schedule and application guidelines will be provided at the information session, Confirmed details will be announced separately.

■ We recommend this to students who

• want to apply the knowledge they learned in class to real-world problems

• want to experience firsthand the problems that companies are struggling with

• want to gain research experience and achievements before graduating(papers·patents·prototypes)and leave them behind

• want to build a network with industrial practitioners

■ Inquiries

Yonsei University Center for Engineering Education Innovation

email : ysabeek@yonsei.ac.kr