Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) was established as
Korea Advanced Institute of Science in February 1971 with the loan given by the
United States Agency for International Development. The university aimed not only to educate young researchers in
science and engineering but also to provide a solid basis for the development of future higher education institutions in Korea.
KAIST has
two major campuses located in
Daejeon and
Seoul. The
Seoul campus was known as
business schools as well as the
graduate schools of finance,
management and
information and media management while
Daejeon campus is where most
lectures and r
esearch activities take place. The courses are delivered by
6 colleges and
2 schools, with over
33 divisions.
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology facts:
- Some of the most famous KAIST former faculty members and graduates are the electrical engineer Soon-dal Choi, mathematician Gi-hyong Gho and the physicist Chang Hee Nam.
- KAIST was South Korea’s first research oriented science and engineering institution