Korea Institute for Advanced Study

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]

Korea Institute for Advanced Study
고등과학원
MottoImagine the Impossible
Formation1996
TypeGovernmental organisation
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Location
Coordinates37.5928°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)

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", KIAS,2012.
  2. Mission Statement,"About KIAS, KIAS", KIAS,2012.
  3. About the Institute,"About KIAS, KIAS", KIAS,2016.
  4. 고등과학원 설립 및 운영계획 수립을 위한 조사 연구, 1996(최종보고서), 과학기술처, 국회전자도서관 DB 자료 (in Korean)
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