Seoul, South Korea – Korea Youth Summit (KYS) 2026 brought together young people from 11 countries in Seoul, South Korea, from September 6–10, 2026. Under the theme “Empowering Youth to Preserve Culture and Driving Sustainable Innovation” and the tagline “Living Culture, Lasting Legacy,” the summit provided a space for participants to present ideas addressing global challenges.
One of the projects came from Group 3, a delegation from Tsinghua University, with FutureReady. The project, titled Turning AI Disruption into Decent Work Opportunities, addresses how young people can prepare for changes in the workforce driven by AI. It earned 2nd Place Winner Project at KYS 2026.
Group 3 Members
FutureReady was developed by five members of the Tsinghua University delegation:
- HUANG Weiye
- LIU Jiangnan
- Wang Hao
- Cui Manjin
- He Jiaxin
Turning AI Challenges into Opportunities
AI is changing the workforce at a rapid pace. This has created uncertainty for young people preparing to enter the job market. Group 3 describes this situation as a transition gap. It refers to the gap caused by limited guidance, mismatched skills, and unequal access to training and work experience.
According to Group 3, AI itself is not the biggest challenge. The problem arises when young people do not have enough support to adapt to these changes.
FutureReady was created to help young people prepare for a workforce increasingly shaped by AI.
FutureReady as a Solution
FutureReady is designed as a youth transition platform for the AI economy. It aims to turn uncertainty around AI into skills, experience, and decent work opportunities.
The platform uses five main stages: Assess, Learn, Practice, Prove, and Transition.
Through the platform, young people can identify the skills they already have and determine which areas they need to develop. They can then learn about AI, data, digital technology, as well as skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration.
These skills are not only learned through theory. Users can also apply them through real projects and collect the results as evidence of their abilities through a Skills Passport.
Connecting Skills to the Workplace
One of FutureReady’s key features is the Skills Passport. It works like a skills portfolio that contains a user’s abilities, experiences, and project results. This portfolio can serve as evidence of their skills when seeking future work opportunities.
FutureReady also provides a Transition Hub that connects users with mentoring, internships, micro-projects, and job opportunities. This allows young people to develop their skills through hands-on experience.
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Conclusion
AI-driven changes do not have to become a threat to the future of work for young people. FutureReady offers a way to address these changes by building skills, experience, and connections to the workplace.
The idea earned Group 3 2nd Place Winner Project at Korea Youth Summit 2026. Through FutureReady, the team shows that preparing for an AI-driven workforce requires more than understanding technology. Young people also need relevant skills, practical experience, and access to decent work opportunities.
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