Recently, the Korean media reported on the predicament of Korean universities in cultivating semiconductor talents, and compared the situation in China. The results are quite different.

According to a report on the website of South Korea's "East Asia Daily" on June 28, Seoul National University plans to establish a new semiconductor contracting program. The contracting profession is a profession in which companies provide scholarships and professional operating fees to students and employ 100% of graduates. As one of the strategies for cultivating system semiconductors, the government promoted the training of specialized talents. Korea University and Yonsei University decided to start a new semiconductor contracting program from 2021, and selected 80 people outside the quota. However, some people inside Seoul National University objected that “the future of students is matched with a specific enterprise, which is contrary to the educational philosophy and tradition of Seoul National University” and was therefore interrupted.

According to the report, recently, at the industrial scene, companies that are eager to criticize because of "insufficient technical talents" abound. Companies such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix lack specialized talents, and it is more difficult for small and medium-sized non-production companies to recruit specialized talents.

In China, the situation is very different. According to the report, China has a plan at the national level to train a considerable number of talents each year. The Chinese government has cooperated with four universities, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University and Xiamen University, to create a “National Integrated Circuit of Integrated Circuits for Production and Education” for training semiconductor talents.

According to Chinese media reports, the innovation platform will focus on the key "card neck" problem in the development of China's integrated circuits, and in-depth research and development of a new generation of node integrated circuit common technology, covering chip design, EDA tools, device technology and chip packaging, etc. The development of the integrated circuit industry, as well as personnel training and engineering practice.

South Korea faces restrictions on the cultivation of talents in universities.

The East Asia Daily reported that the world will usher in the fourth era of industrial revolution. Universities around the world are working hard for reform, but Korean universities are helpless because of various restrictions. The Capital Circle Plan Law stipulates the number of places to be enrolled. If a university wants to establish a new major, it must reduce other majors.