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Also known as Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KAIST university, KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KAIST) (Daejeon)

KAIST (originally the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) is a national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first public, research-oriented science and engineering institution. KAIST has been internationally accredited in business education, and hosts the Secretariat of the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS). KAIST has 10,504 full-time students and 1,342 faculty researchers (as of the Fall 2019 Semester) and had a total budget of US$765 million in 2013, o

Key facts

University.name
KAIST
University.image_name
KAIST logo.svg
University.image_size
175px
University.established
1971
University.type
National
University.president
Lee Kwang-hyung ()
University.city
Yuseong
University.province
Daejeon
University.country
South Korea
University.faculty
704
University.administrative_staff
973
University.students
12,348
University.undergrad
4,009
University.postgrad
3,767
University.doctoral
2,896
University.other
1,676 Joint MS-PhD
University.campus
Urban (Daedeok Campus) (Seoul Campus)
University.affiliations
AEARU, AOTULE, APRU, ASPIRE League.

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Research organization · ROR

Type
Education, Funder
Founded
1971
Location
Daejeon, South Korea
Also known as
KAIST
Status
Active

GRID grid.37172.30 · ISNI 0000 0001 2292 0500

Wikidata facts

Official name
한국과학기술원
Official website
kaist.ac.kr
Image
KAIST-Symbol-01.jpg
Students count
10249
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Commons category
KAIST
inception
1971-02-16
start time
1971-00-00
short name
KAIST
social media followers
23800
native label
한국과학기술원
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Contents
  • History
  • Timeline
  • Presidents
  • Academics
  • Academics
  • Students
  • Organization
  • Campus
  • Main library
  • Event
  • Research
  • Electric vehicles
  • Controversy
  • Suicides
  • Development of autonomous arms
  • China tech leaks
  • Rankings and reputation
  • Overall rankings
  • Subject/Area rankings
  • Young University rankings
  • Graduate Employability rankings
  • Notable faculty and staff
  • Notable alumni
  • Academia
  • Science and technology
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Notes and references
  • See also
  • External links

KAIST (originally the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) is a national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation's first public, research-oriented science and engineering institution. KAIST has been internationally accredited in business education, and hosts the Secretariat of the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS). KAIST has 10,504 full-time students and 1,342 faculty researchers (as of the Fall 2019 Semester) and had a total budget of US$765 million in 2013, of which US$459 million was from research contracts.

In 2007, KAIST partnered with international institutions and adopted dual degree programs for its students. Its partner institutions include the Technical University of Denmark, Carnegie Mellon University, the Georgia Institute of Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, and the Technical University of Munich.

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