KAIST
Public research university · Daejeon
UniversityFounded 1971
About
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 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 first began partnering with international institutions to adopt dual degree programs for its students.
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Key facts
- Type
- Public research university
- Founded
- 1971
- Students
- 10,249
- Also known as
- KAIST university, KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (KAIST) (Daejeon), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology