| University of Science and Technology | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2003 |
| Type | Government-run |
| President | Myung Sai Chung |
| Students | 410(as of June, 2008) |
| Undergraduates | 189(as of June, 2008) |
| Postgraduates | 178(as of June, 2008) |
| Location | Daejeon&Seoul, Daejeon&Seoul, South Korea |
| Campus | Urban(Daejeon Campus) |
| Mascot | PEGASUS |
| Website | www.ust.ac.kr[1] |
| Korean University of Science and Technology | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 과학기술연합대학원대학교 |
| Hanja | 科學技術聯合大學院大學校 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwahak Gisul Yonhap Dehak'wŏn Dehak'kyo |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwahak Kisul Yonhap Dehak'won dehak'kyo |
The University of Science and Technology (UST) is a group of public Universities and Research institutions located in Seoul, Suwon, Changwon, Ansan, Seongnam & Daejeon, in South Korea. The UST was established in 2003 by Korea's government as the nation’s graduate school specializing in science and engineering education and research. The UST doesn't have an undergraduate school and runs only a graduate school. It is one of the top science and technology universities in South Korea along with KAIST and POSTECH. Creating the new driving force for growth would play a major role in leading national growth in the 21st century. The South Korean government established the UST to produce professionals in the field of combined technologies, thought of as one of the most important criteria for creating the driving force for South Korea's national growth. Today, UST continues to develop itself into a major research university.
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UST established courses that allow students to build experience in research fields. Lab rotation is an example. UST encourage students to get hands-on experience by actively participating in the research by awarding credits as well as minimizing classroom lectures. UST provide opportunities to participate in projects conducted by other institutions or private companies. UST also adopted Lab rotation programs which enable students to gain relevant experience in various research fields. Students take liberal arts classes as prerequisite so they can be well-grounded as leaders in their given research field, and provide them with insight into society in general.
The universities offer special courses in Technical Business Administration, Technical Economics, Technical Strategies, Theories of research, planning , and management, Venture start-ups, Technical Communication, Technical Writing, etc
UST is a graduate program in science and technology taught in English run as a consortium by the advanced research institutes in Daejeon, and throughout Korea.
1) School of Science
- Science of Measurement
- Bio-molecular Science
- Bio-Analytical Science
- Functional Genomics
- Nano Surface Technology
- Green Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology
- Polar Science
- Nuclear Fusion
- Astronomy and Space Science
- Radiological Cancer Medicine
- Medical Physics
- Marine Environmental System Science
- Neuroscience
- Technology Management and Policy
2) School of Engineering
- Broadband Network Technology
- Information Security Engineering
- Mobile Communication & Digital Broadcasting Engineering
- Computer Software & Engineering
- E-BIZ Management
- Electronic Counter Counter-Measure Communications Technology
- ITS Engineering
- Underwater Acoustic Communications
- Information Network for Transportation Engineering
- Information Science & Technology
- Virtual Engineering
- Grid and Supercomputing
- HCI & Robotics
- Geoinformatic Engineering
- Electrical Equipment Information and Communications Engineering
- Advanced Device Technology
- Intelligent Robot Engineering
- Biopotency/Toxicology Evaluation
- Nanobiotechnology
- Food Biotechnology
- Korea Traditional medicine and Biotechnology
- Nanomaterials Science and Engineering
- Eletrical Functionality Material Engineering
- Nano-Electronics
- Micro Nano System Engineering
- Nano-Mechatronics
- Accelerator and Beam Nano Engineering
- Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
- Resources Recycling
- Environmental System Engineering
- Future Modern Traffic System Engineering
- Energy and Power Conversion Engineering
- Advanced Energy Technology
- Energy System Engineering
- Green Process and System Engineering
- Measurement and Detection of Radiation
- Laser & Plasma Engineering
- Advanced Nuclear System Engineering
- Quantum Energy Chemical Engineering
- Petroleum Resources Technology
- Aircraft System Engineering
- Space Launch Vehicle System Engineering
- Accurately Guided Vehicle System Engineering
- Satellite Systems & Applications Engineering
UST has headquarters and following research institutions as campus.
Since foundation 2004, UST has been the most qualified research institution in Korea and global as well. There were 118 Ph.D and 321 M.S students who came from 28 different countries have graduated. The number of SCI-grade theses per student until graduation is 5.44, the highest profile amongst Korean universities. In 2010, UST was followed Seoul National University as the country's second university in the number of published SCI journals (Science Citation Index). UST is expected to be the main institution that extensively accelerates Korea's scientific research by facing the Nobel Prize Challenge.
UST Graduates' Research Achievements
12 research projects were selected as 100 Excellent National Research and Development Projects
| Name of Affiliation | UST | Seoul National University | POSTECH | GIST | KAIST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Project | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
The admissions deadline is usually around start of May and September each year. Like most of Korean universities, the students are required to first get professor approval before formally applying for the admission. The admission is quite competitive but the selective students are given opportunity to work on some of the latest R&D done in Korea and also the amount of stipend (living allowance) given to the students is much higher than KAIST, POSTECH or SNU.