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Specialized research personnel program

South Korean scheme under which holders of master's and doctoral degrees in science and engineering serve a fixed term at designated research institutes in place of compulsory military service.

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Korea routes 120 draft-exempt AI researchers a year into Samsung and LG labs from 2027

The Ministry of Science and ICT has recommended nine research institutes at four large companies as designated employers for the specialized research personnel program, reopening a route into corporate labs that closed in 2013.

Publishers:en.sedaily.com

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