IBM revealed the company plans to collaborate with Keio University, The University of Tokyo, Yonsei University, Seoul National University, and The University of Chicago to work together to support quantum education activities in Japan, Korea, and the United States. IBM intends to deliver educational offerings, in association with contributions from each of the participating universities, to promote the training of up to 40,000 students over the next 10 years to train them for the quantum workforce and promote the growth of a global quantum ecosystem.
Quantum computing presents a different approach to computation which may solve problems that are uncontrollable today. A professional quantum workforce is essential to growing the quantum industry which will lead to economic development through leveraging quantum computing technology. Currently, people trained and skilled in quantum computing are needed as more higher education and research organisations, national labs, and industries adopt quantum computing. To handle the increasing needs of a growing quantum workforce, IBM and the five institutes in Japan, Korea, and the U.S. intend to collaborate on the education of new and forthcoming generations of quantum computing users.
IBM intends to participate with the universities to develop a rich quantum curriculum to lead the next generation of computational scientists, who will be able to use quantum computers as scientific instruments. All parties involved, whether individually or collectively, have the resources to engage in educator training, course material development, and community-driven educational occurrences, including mentorships, joint summer programs, exchange programs and outstanding lecture programs.
