KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology

373-1, Daejeon

  • #53 QS Global World Ranking
  • PublicStatus
  • Very HighResearch Output
  • 10,591Total Students
  • 1,330Faculty
  • 1,019Int'l Students

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Formerly known as the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KAIST was South Korea’s first research-oriented science and engineering institution when it was founded in 1971. 
For such as young university, KAIST’s standing is growing rapidly: it is widely acknowledged as the best university in Korea and has been named the most innovative university in the Asia-Pacific region. 
One of its stand-out research projects of recent years saw researchers develop an electric transport system, where vehicles get power from cables underneath the road via non-contact magnetic charging....
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About

Formerly known as the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KAIST was South Korea’s first research-oriented science and engineering institution when it was founded in 1971. 
For such as young university, KAIST’s standing is growing rapidly: it is widely acknowledged as the best university in Korea and has been named the most innovative university in the Asia-Pacific region. 
One of its stand-out research projects of recent years saw researchers develop an electric transport system, where vehicles get power from cables underneath the road via non-contact magnetic charging....
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University highlights

QS World University Ranking

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  • 2012
    #63
  • 2014
    #60
  • 2015
    #51
  • 2016
    #43
  • 2017
    #=46
  • 2018
    #=41
  • 2019
    #40
  • 2020
    #41
  • 2021
    #39
  • 2022
    #41
  • 2023
    #=42
  • 2024
    #56
  • 2025
    #53

Student & Staff

Total students
10,591

66%
34%

International students
1,019

61%
39%

Total faculty staff
1,330

166
1164

Total students
10,591

66%
34%

International students
1,019

61%
39%

Total faculty staff
1,330

1164
166
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Campus locations

373-1, Guseong-dong, Daejeon, KR,

373-1 , Daejeon , South Korea , 305-701

291 Daehak-ro, Daejeon, KR,

291 Daehak-ro , Daejeon , South Korea , 305-701

373-1, Guseong-dong, Daejeon, KR,

373-1 , Daejeon , South Korea , 305-701

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