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South Korea to Pilot AI Chatbot for College Admissions Guidance

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • South Korea's Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education will pilot an AI-powered chatbot on the college admissions portal Adiga.kr.
  • The chatbot will provide personalized information on university admission processes, including application methods, schedules, and past results.
  • It can also recommend universities and departments based on a student's academic record and interests, with a full launch planned for September.

South Korea is launching a new artificial intelligence chatbot on its college admissions portal, Adiga.kr, to offer personalized guidance to students and parents. The service, a collaboration between the Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education, aims to simplify the complex process of navigating university applications.

Please recommend a university for my student record grade.

— StudentExample of a query a student might ask the AI chatbot.

Starting June 29, the AI chatbot will be available for a two-month pilot phase. Users can ask specific questions about admission procedures, such as eligibility requirements, necessary documents, and past admission results for particular universities and departments. For instance, a student could inquire about universities that accept a 1.5 GPA for their student record-based curriculum, and the chatbot would provide a list of institutions with a 70% cut-off between 1.2 and 1.8.

Please tell me about the Susi admission process for the XX department at XX University.

— StudentExample of a query a student might ask the AI chatbot.

The chatbot also features a data source labeling function, multi-turn conversation capabilities to remember context for follow-up questions, and explanations for college admission terminology. Following the pilot, which includes analyzing user patterns and fixing errors, the service will officially launch on September 1, just in time for the early admission application period.

Please tell me the admission results for the XX department at XX University last year.

— StudentExample of a query a student might ask the AI chatbot.

In addition to the chatbot, the Ministry of Education is expanding its support services. Online consultations for the highly competitive student record-based comprehensive admission (Susi) will begin in July, with 250 slots available weekly. An in-person "2027 Academic Year Susi University Admissions Information Fair" will be held from July 23-25 in Seoul, featuring 150 universities and one-on-one consultations. Regional information sessions for the "2028 College Admission Information Regional Briefings" will also be held across major cities.

What are the minimum score requirements for XX University?

— StudentExample of a query a student might ask the AI chatbot.
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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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