The only professional graduate school in the country to consecutively secure BK21 funding for all four phases

The Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film  at Chung-Ang University was opened in 1999 under the BrainKorea 21 (BK21) specialized graduate school support project with the goal of converging imaging engineering and visual arts. As the only graduate school in Korea that has been carrying out the BK21 project for the past 20 consecutive years, including the fourth phase of BK21 in 2022, it has successfully operated the cutting-edge video content business to reach where it is today. 

In the process, it has made remarkable progress, graduating 328 PhDs and 1,334 master's and production masters to date.

Invited to Cannes and Berlin International Film Festival, about one hundred full-time Professors

In the past, students have been invited to the Busan and Jeonju International Film Festivals, as well as the Cannes International Film Festival, won the Berlin International Film Festival, won the Annecy International Animation Festival, and won the Annecy International Animation Festival, and in addition to feature-length cinema projects with CJ E&M and KM Cultures, attracted a Seoul Future Content Convergence Cluster worth 12 billion won, attracted a graduate support project for OTT content specialization worth about 1 billion won every year, attracted a graduate support project for leading cultural technology worth 3 billion won, developed Korean digital cinema video extrusion technology, and developed various artificial intelligence technologies. It has been selected as an excellent leading education group for 2022 and 2023 consecutive years.

Intensive research and education by 20 full-time Professors

Unlike general graduate schools, which have a minimum number of full-time Professors, the Graduate School has 20 full-time Professors. The Graduate School offers a variety of majors and specializations, including ‘AI Imaging’, ‘AI Content’, ‘Technology Art’, ‘Film&Media Production’, ‘Film, Animation & Media Studies’, ‘OTT Content Planning/Policy/Business’, ‘Immersive Media/Animation Content’, ‘Entertainment Technology’, ‘Creative Masters’, and ‘Digital/Scientific Photography’. We are responding to the rapidly changing media environment.

We will strive to further develop the convergence of visual arts sensibility and engineering knowledge that we have been working on to foster international-level professionals who lead the convergence of creative contents.

March 1, 2024

Dean of Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film, Chung-Ang University

Professor Chang Jae Lee.