Mason Korea hosts Young Innovators Summer Camp for local youth

Eighty elementary, middle, and high school students from Incheon, South Korea, spent four days exploring the technologies shaping the future at Mason Korea's 2025 Young Innovators Summer Camp. Held on the Songdo campus from August 18-21, the program is part of Incheon's Youth Talent Development initiative.

Each day began with "AI, Robotics, and Me," a lecture by Eunmee Lee, Mason Korea's associate professor of English for academic purposes, who introduced students to the latest in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics while encouraging conversations about their ethical use. The program also featured a computer game design workshop led by James Broderick, assistant professor of computer game design, giving students a chance to develop and test their own game ideas.

"We designed this camp to give students space to explore, play, and discover new ideas," said Lee, who led the program. "Our goal was to make learning dynamic and creative, something that sparks curiosity."

Students also built and flew drones, conducted some climate experiments, and explored computer coding. They also took a campus tour led by Mason Korea student ambassadors and visited the National Gwacheon Science Museum.

Organized under Mason Cares, Mason Korea's social impact project, and supported by the Incheon Institute for Talent and Lifelong Education and Incheon Global Campus, the camp brought together Mason Korea faculty, student mentors, experts, and volunteers to support and empower local youth.

"The camp provided a meaningful opportunity to strengthen the digital and AI skills of Incheon's youth while advancing George Mason's mission of building a more just, free and prosperous world," said Campus Dean Joshua Park.