Training public safety experts for an era where AI guards communities
Gwangju University, led by President Kim Dong-jin, is launching an advanced executive education program that integrates AI technology with public safety policy.
The university's Graduate School of Health Counseling and Policy and its Institute for National Security, Disaster and Counter-Terrorism are now accepting applications for the "AI Public Safety Executive Policy Program," which opens in September.
The program was designed to meet growing demand for professionals who can bridge technology and governance. It takes a practice-oriented approach covering the full spectrum of public safety — building a safety culture, managing hazardous materials, protecting critical national infrastructure, counter-terrorism response and establishing safety governance — all grounded in an understanding of AI technology.
The faculty roster draws on some of the country's leading experts. Participants will include Gwangju city's AI policy director, an AI specialist from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, the president of the Korean Society for Terrorism Studies, a research fellow at the Korea Institute for National Security Strategy, and professors and practitioners in public and industrial safety — all set to share field experience and policy case studies.
Baek Jong-sun, director of Gwangju University's Institute for National Security, Disaster and Counter-Terrorism, said the ability to understand AI technology while designing public safety policy is becoming a key competitive asset for both the nation and local communities. "This executive policy program will be the highest-caliber education program in the country, fusing technology, policy and hands-on experience," he said.
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