SEOUL, South Korea — April 24, 2026 — Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API), a pioneer and leading platform for real-time engagement and conversational AI, today announced the deployment of its real-time AI translation solution in the China MBA program at Hanyang University’s Graduate School of Business.
The program recently adopted Agora’s technology to enhance lecture comprehension for Chinese international students and enable seamless communication with faculty. Since its implementation, the initiative has emerged as a leading example of innovation in higher education.
At the core of Agora’s solution is its industry-leading speed. Lectures delivered in Korean or English are translated into Chinese and delivered to students with sub-second latency. Students can follow along in real time through browser-based subtitles, removing language barriers without disrupting the flow of instruction.
Beyond one-way translation that simply conveys lecture content, Agora’s solution enables fully interactive, two-way communication in the classroom. Students can ask questions in Chinese, which are instantly translated into Korean or English for professors. Faculty responses are then translated back into Chinese in real time, enabling in-depth discussions and Q&A sessions without language barriers.
Unlike traditional hardware-based solutions, Agora’s solution is a web-based service that requires no separate infrastructure setup. Hanyang University was able to deploy the system into classes immediately, without a complex installation process, and by adopting a pay-as-you-go model based on usage, it reduced operational costs and increased efficiency.
Lim Dong-wook, Country Manager of Agora Korea, stated, “This case at Hanyang University is significant not only as a technical attempt to translate languages but also because it resolved the ‘disconnect in real-time communication’ in the educational setting.” He added, “We will continue to expand a global knowledge-sharing ecosystem free from the constraints of borders and language through Agora’s real-time translation technology.”
Agora is a global leader in real-time engagement (RTE) platforms, providing developers with simple, flexible, and powerful APIs to embed conversational AI, voice, video, interactive live streaming, and chat into applications and IoT devices. Through its proprietary Software-Defined Real-Time Network (SDRTN®), Agora delivers high-quality, low-latency real-time experiences to users in more than 200 countries and regions worldwide.
Learn more at www.agora.io.
