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Korea Institute for Advanced Study

Coordinates: 37°35′34″N 127°02′45″E / 37.5928°N 127.0458°E / 37.5928; 127.0458
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Korea Institute for Advanced Study
고등과학원
Formation1996
TypeGovernmental organisation
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Location
Coordinates37°35′34″N 127°02′45″E / 37.5928°N 127.0458°E / 37.5928; 127.0458
President
Yong-hee Lee
Websitewww.kias.re.kr
Korea Institute for Advanced Study
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGodeung gwahakwon
McCune–ReischauerKotŭng kwahakwŏn
A photograph of the building of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS)

The Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) is an advanced research institute in South Korea. It is located on a 30-acre (12 ha) campus in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.[1]

KIAS was founded in 1996, aiming to become a world's leading research institute where international elite scholars gather and dedicate to fundamental research in basic sciences.[2] Currently, there are three schools in the institute: mathematics, physics, and computational sciences. As of 2016, the institute has 3 distinguished professors, 26 professors, and 133 research fellows.[3]

As its name suggests, this institute was founded modeled on the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey (USA), KIAS is funded by the government. KIAS is a subordinate institute of KAIST.[4]

Presidents

  • 1st and 2nd: Kim Chung Wook
  • 3rd: Kim Mahn Won
  • 4th: Hyo Chul Myung
  • 5th: Kim Doochul
  • 6th: Keum Jonghae
  • 7th: Lee Yong-hee

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Contact,"Visitor Information, KIAS"[1], KIAS,2012.
  2. ^ Mission Statement,"About KIAS, KIAS"[2], KIAS,2012.
  3. ^ About the Institute,"About KIAS, KIAS"[3], KIAS,2016.
  4. ^ 고등과학원 설립 및 운영계획 수립을 위한 조사 연구, 1996(최종보고서), 과학기술처, 국회전자도서관 DB 자료[permanent dead link] (in Korean)
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