Six disciplines of KAIST have emerged among the top 20 in the world. The 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject rated Materials Science at KAIST 13th in the global ranking. Other subjects ranked within top 20 include Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (15th), Civil and Environmental Engineering (15th), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (15th), Electrical Engineering (17th), and Chemistry (18th). This year, two more disciplines advanced into the top 20 from four in 2016.
QS ranked KAIST as the top science and technology research university in Korea. KAIST earned the highest global rankings among Korean universities in the following seven areas: Materials Science and Engineering (13th), Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (15th), Civil and Environmental Engineering (15th), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (15th), Electrical Engineering (17th), Chemistry (18th), and the School of Computing (33th). In addition, two more disciplines of Physics (44th) and Mathematical Sciences (47th) were ranked second among domestic universities.
The London-based university ranking by Quacquarelli Symonds, Ltd. announced the global university ranking by 46 subjects on March 8. QS rankings are based on academic reputation, employer reputation, the number of research citations, and research accomplishment index (H-index).
KAIST (President Kwang-Hyung Lee) announced on June 16th that President Kwang-Hyung Lee received an honorary doctorate on the 15th, local time, from the Université de Montréal in Canada, one of the largest French-speaking universities in North America. < Image. (from left) Mr. Pierre Lassonde, Chairman of the Board of Polytechnique Montréal, President Maud Cohen of Polytechnique Montréal, President Kwang-Hyung Lee of KAIST, Chancellor Frantz Saintellemy of Uni
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2024-05-31< (From left) KAIST President Kwang-Hyung Lee and Merck CEO Matthias Heinzel > KAIST (President Kwang-Hyung Lee) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Merck Life Science (CEO Matthias Heinzel) on May 29 to foster innovation and technology creation in advanced biotechnology. Since May of last year, the two institutions have been discussing multidimensional innovation programs and will now focus on industry-academia cooperation to tackle bioindustry challenges with this MOU a
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