IBM and Sungkyunkwan University Successfully Conclude the 2025 Quantum Leadership Training Program
- Four-week immersive global training program including a visit to the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York
- Fourteen core trainees equipped with practical competencies produced as the final major activity of the 2025 “International Year of Quantum Science and Technology”
The Quantum Information Research Support Center (Director Jeong Yonuk, Professor of Quantum Information Engineering) successfully completed the four-week “2025 Quantum Leadership Training Program” (hereafter, the Program), which ran from Monday, November 10 to Friday, December 5, in partnership with IBM.
This Program has been held annually since 2023 to foster domestic quantum talent and to identify and nurture future research leaders. This year as well, IBM’s quantum computing experts provided specialized training.
This year’s cohort consisted of 14 participants—including industry professionals with quantum experience, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students—who received intensive instruction both at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York and at IBM Korea.
The curriculum progressed as follows: Week 1—foundational learning and understanding of quantum information; Week 2—programming and hands-on practice using Qiskit; Week 3—study of applied cases such as machine learning, optimization, and chemical simulation; Week 4—project development. In particular, during the final week, participants visited the IBM Watson Research Center in the U.S. and took part in a workshop where they presented the results of the projects they had designed and developed.
Director Jeong Yonuk stated, “The year 2025 has been designated by the UN as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), marking a new starting point as quantum science and technology formally enter the industrial domain. This Program enables participants to learn firsthand the latest technologies and research achievements of a global leading company, providing a practical opportunity to contribute to the commercialization and advancement of quantum technologies. We expect this will serve as an important foundation for driving the industrial application of quantum technologies in the future.”
Meanwhile, as part of the IBM Quantum Network, our university has been operating the “Quantum Computer Cloud Utilization Support Program” since 2021 in its role as an IBM Quantum Innovation Center. Through this initiative, the university provides domestic universities, research institutes, and companies with opportunities to access IBM’s cutting-edge quantum computing cloud systems.
▲ Photo from the visit to the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center during the program
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