The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology or KAIST (IPA: /kaɪst/ in RP and GenAm) is an institute of higher learning in Daedeok Science Town (Hangul: 대덕연구단지; Hanja: 大德硏究團地), Daejeon, South Korea. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Daejeon Metropolitan City is a metropolitan city in the centre of South Korea, and the capital of South Chungcheong Province. ... An urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Jamo redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... This is a concise version of the International Phonetic Alphabet for English sounds. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Jamo redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... Daejeon Metropolitan City is a metropolitan city in the centre of South Korea, and the capital of South Chungcheong Province. ...

Established in 1981 through the amalgamation of Korea Advanced Institute of Science (KAIS) with Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) by the KAIST Law (Law No. 3778; new foundation of the university for the establishment of the bachelor's program), it has currently 7,000 students and 800 teaching staff. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology is an institute of higher learning in Daedeok Science Town, Daejeon, Korea. ... The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology is an institute of higher learning in Daedeok Science Town, Daejeon, Korea. ... The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology is an institute of higher learning in Daedeok Science Town, Daejeon, Korea. ... The Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology is an institute of higher learning in Daedeok Science Town, Daejeon, Korea. ...

KAIST is the only university in Korea that is controlled by the Ministry of Science and Technology instead of the Ministry of Education. The Institute's purpose is to provide highly qualified scientists and engineers, to perform mid- to long-term basic and applied research, and to provide a research platform for other institutions. It is generally regarded among Koreans as the most prestigious science and technology institute in the country. Its graduates have played a major role in making the nation into a net exporter of high-technology goods over the past few decades. It routinely recruits gifted sophomores of South Korean science high schools.

According to evaluation by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), “KAIST, the best university in Korea, is considered to be comparable to that of the top 10% of U.S universities.” (“KAIST Facts,” 2002). It's next goal is to build a global reputation as one of the finest science and technology institutes in the world. KAIST plans to transform itself into a top-class university by performing R&D programs between IT and BT. Its official slogan is "Education for the World, Research for the Future". And KAIST's symbol are liquid crystals. The Accredition Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is a non-profit organization that serves the public by making accreditations of the universities and scientific institutions which live up to certain qualities defined by the organization. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The university is a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia. LAOTSE (Links to Asia by Organizing Traineeship and Student Exchange) is an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

Location

• The main campus, is located in Yuseong, Daejeon..
• Hongneung Campus: The Graduate School of Management locates in Hongneung, Seoul.

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of colleges and universities in South Korea
• Education in South Korea
• POSTECH
• KIST
• Seoul National University

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External links

• http://www.kaist.edu (English)
• http://www.kaist.ac.kr (Korean)
• http://physics.kaist.ac.kr (Dept. of Physics)
• http://math.kaist.ac.kr (Mathematics Dept.)
• http://chem.kaist.ac.kr (Chemistry Dept.)
• http://cs.kaist.ac.kr (Dept. of Computer Science)
• http://www.ee.kaist.ac.kr (Electrical Engineering Dept.)
• http://www.chembio.kaist.ac.kr (Chemical & Biomolecular Eng.)
• http://ie.kaist.ac.kr (Industrial Engineering Dept.)
• http://biosys.kaist.ac.kr (Biosystems Dept.)
• http://me.kaist.ac.kr (Mechanic Engineering Dept.)
• http://id.kaist.ac.kr (Dept. of Industrial Design)
• http://nuclear.kaist.ac.kr (Dept. of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering)
• http://mse.kaist.ac.kr (Dept. of Material Science and Engineering)
• http://lang.kaist.ac.kr (KAIST Language Center)
• http://vn.kaist.ac.kr (Vietnamese Students Group in KAIST)
• http://bio.kaist.ac.kr/index_eng.htm (Department of Biological Sciences at KAIST)

• http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200412/200412220012.html Article on KAIST's humanoid robot, HUBO

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