| Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1993 |
| Type | Public |
| Location | Gwangju, South Korea |
| Campus | Urban (Gwangju Campus) |
| Website | www.gist.ac.kr |
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), formerly known as the Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology (K-JIST), is a leading research oriented institute of Korea located in Gwangju, South Korea. Students in GIST can attend classes in institute and also participate in research.
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GIST was established by the South Korean government in 1993 as a research-oriented graduate school, and focuses on technology and education. Despite its relative small size, since its establishment, GIST has advanced from an unknown graduate school in South Korea to one of nation's most prestigious schools, ranking first in the number of publication per Professor in 2005. Today, GIST continues to develop itself into a world class research university.
As of 2010, GIST had 151 faculty members, 506 Ph.D students, 417 M.S. students, 55 integrated students and 99 undergraduate students.
The institute is organized into five departments
Even though GIST is a Korean university, all of its courses are taught in English and M.S. theses and Ph.D. dissertations are written in English as well. In addition, admitted students benefit from tuition waiver and fee-free application. Furthermore, all students are supported by a monthly stipend which should be enough to cover their basic living expenses. Finally, military service as mandated by South Korea is waived for Korean Ph.D. students of the institute.
The GIST campus is located in Gwangju.