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Korea University of Science and Technology

University of Science and Technology
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Type Public
Established 2003
President Kil-Choo Moon
Students 840 (March, 2012)
Address 176 Gajung-dong [217 Gajungro], Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, Korea, Daejeon, Seoul et al., South Korea South Korea
Campus Urban (Daejeon Campus)
Mascot Pegasus
Website www.ust.ac.kr
Korea University of Science and Technology
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gwahak Gisul Yeonhap Daehagwon Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer Kwahak Kisul Yŏnhap Taehakwon Taehakkyo

The University of Science and Technology (UST) is a group of public universities and research institutions in Seoul, Suwon, Changwon, Ansan, Seongnam and Daejeon, in South Korea. The UST was established in 2003 by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning as the nation’s graduate school specializing in science and engineering education and research. The UST runs only a graduate school. Creating the new driving force for growth would play a major role in leading national growth in the new century. The South Korean government established the UST to produce professionals in the field of combined technologies, thought of as one of the most important criteria for creating the driving force for South Korea's national growth. Today, UST continues to develop itself into a major research university.

UST established courses that allow students to build experience in research fields. Lab rotation is an example. UST encourage students to get hands-on experience by actively participating in the research by awarding credits as well as minimizing classroom lectures. UST provide opportunities to participate in projects conducted by other institutions or private companies. UST also adopted Lab rotation programs which enable students to gain relevant experience in various research fields. Students take liberal arts classes as prerequisite so they can be well-grounded as leaders in their given research field, and provide them with insight into society in general.

The universities offer special courses in technical business administration, technical economics, technical strategies, theories of research, planning, and management, venture start-ups, technical communication, technical writing, etc.

UST is a graduate program in science and technology taught in English run as a consortium by the advanced research institutes in Daejeon and throughout South Korea.

UST has headquarters and following research institutions as campus.

Since foundation 2004, UST has been the most qualified research institution in Korea and globally as well. There were 118 Ph.D. and 321 M.S students who came from 28 countries have graduated. The number of SCI-grade theses per student until graduation is 5.44, the highest profile amongst Korean universities. In 2010, UST was followed Seoul National University as the country's second university in the number of published SCI journals (Science Citation Index).


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