The Korea E-Sports Industry Association will hold an autumn academic conference on the subject of university e-sports on the 26th
Sep 25, 2025
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The Korea E-Sports Industry Association announced on the 26th that it will hold the 2025 Autumn Academic Conference at Baekseok University of the Arts' Baekseok Vision Center in Bangbae-dong, Seoul.
The conference deals with the current status of university e-sports, educational values, and convergence strategies with industry under the theme of 「University e-sports, industrial convergence strategies, and future」, according to the conference. The government, academia, industry, and field experts will participate to share their vision for e-sports to develop into a future convergence platform that connects education, culture, and industry.
Professor Song Seok-rok (Gyeongdong University), the president of the association, gave a keynote speech on the theme of 「University e-sports, the path to industrial convergence」, followed by a presentation on the topic of"E-sports convergence major (sports) degree program status and vision'(Yeo Hyung-il, professor of Wooseok University),"e-sports X AI industrial demand-type convergence education'(Jeong Yeon-chul, professor of Honam University),''' status of e-sports education in graduate schools and the way forward'(Kim Se-yoon, professor of Dankook University).
In the presentation of the following session papers, papers such as 'Design of Basic Education Curriculum for Discovery of Youth E-Sports Prospects', 'E-Sports Initiative for UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and IOC Olympism 365';'Differentiation of Job Groups in the E-Sports Industry and Design of Modular Career Education Programs' according to the Type of Career Interest in High School Students' and 'Study on the University League Operation Model for Strengthening University E-Sports Activities' will be presented.
Professor Cho Hyun-rae of Yongin University (former head of the Korea Creative Content Agency) will lead the comprehensive discussion and will shape cooperation strategies in industry, academia and policy through discussions with Professor Heo Gun-sik of Seoil University, Professor Kim Jung-tae of Dongyang University, Professor Park Bo-seok of Hansung University, and Deputy Kang Kyu-sik of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Song Seok-rok, president of the Korea e-sports Industry Association, said in this conference that `We plan to explore a direction for universities to become centers of e-sports industry convergence and industrial innovation beyond the field of educational competition due to the decrease in the school-age population.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
