Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology

DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)
대구경북과학기술원
Type Government-funded research university
Established September 7, 2004
President Sung-Chul Shin
Undergraduates 168 (as of March 2014)
Postgraduates 253 (as of March 2014)
Location 50-1 Sang-ri, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, Republic of Korea South Korea
Campus Urban
674,101 square metres (166.57 acres)
Website www.dgist.ac.kr

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) (In Korean 대구경북과학기술원) is a government-funded research university in Daegu, Republic of Korea, founded in 2004 by the Korean Government. The institute was first founded as a research institute and expanded into a research-oriented university by introducing graduate and undergraduate programs in 2011 and 2014 respectively.

History

In 2004, the Korean Government established DGIST as a research institute to promote national science and technology, and located the institute in Daegu to invigorate the local economy. The government amended DGIST Act in 2008, enabling the institute to offer its educational (degree) programs. DGIST has been expected to contribute to the economic growth and the advances in science & technology through its active researches and studies especially in high-tech industrial fields seeking the balanced technical development between regions and improvement of national competitiveness. In accordance with the purpose of its foundation, its vision was declared in 2012 as “to become a world-leading convergence research university by nurturing the global leaders of knowledge creation and creating future convergence technology.”

DGIST has kept pace with the rapid technological changes and helped to advance the science and technologies. Not only that, the institute has been growing both in its own quantity and quality. During last two years, DGIST has opened many research centers and founded start-up companies. DGIST successfully introduced its undergraduate program under the School of Basic Science in March 2014 and then finally reached out one more step closer to the vision, “ ~ nurturing the global leaders of knowledge creation and creating future convergence technology.”

The first president of the institute, when it had a form as a research institute, was Kyu-Suk Chung, appointed in 2004; the second was In Seon Lee, appointed in 2007. The current president (as of May 2014), Sung-Chul Shin, was first inaugurated as the founding president of an educational institute, followed by the expansion as a research university in 2011.

Panorama of DGIST


Time Table
Dec 11, 2003 Announced DGIST Act (Act No. 6996, )which implies its legal basis for the estabhlishment of DGIST
Sep 03, 2004 First President Kyu-Suk Chung was Inaugurated
Sep 07, 2004 Registered the Establishment of DGIST
Sep 03, 2007 Second President In-Seon Lee was Inaugurated
Jun 13, 2008 Amended the DGIST Act (Act No. 9108) to allow DGIST to offer its educational (degree) programs
May 08, 2009 DGIST Vision & University Identity Proclamation Ceremony
Nov 22, 2010 Moved Campus to Current Site, Hyeonpung
Mar 02, 2011 First Matriculation Ceremony of the Graduate School
Mar 31, 2011 Founding President Sung-Chul Shin was Inaugurated
Jul 07, 2011 Opened Advanced Convergence Research Center
Oct 14, 2011 Established the Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), affiliated institute of DGIST
Mar 02, 2012 Second Matriculation Ceremony of the Graduate School
May 02, 2012 DGIST VISION 2020 Declaration & Campus Ground-breaking Ceremony
Jul 16, 2012 Opened the DGIST-LBNL Joint Research Center
Oct 08, 2012 Opened the Center for Plant Aging-Research, IBS (Institute for Basic Science)
Oct 30, 2012 Opened the CPS Global Center
Feb 15, 2013 First Commencement of the Graduate School
Mar 04, 2013 Third Matriculation Ceremony of the Graduate School
Feb 21, 2014 Second Commencement of the Graduate School
Mar 03, 2014 First Matriculation Ceremony of the Undergraduate School

Academics

Through a coexistence of its education and research institution, DGIST seeks convergence and cooperation between its academic divisions and R&D divisions.

The DGIST Convergence Compass represents "convergence", which is the basis of DGIST education and research, and DGIST educational philosophy 3C: Creativity, Contribution, Care.

Undergraduate program

Introducing the undergraduate program in March 2014, DGIST has been focusing its education on the convergence paradigm, leadership, and entrepreneurship. A curriculum of the undergraduate program is basically providing the basic science and engineering knowledges without declaring any major through a Single College System without departments, enabling the students to decide the research course according to their interests in the senior year.

  • Convergence Education: The education allows students in the program to learn intense basic science and engineering for the first three years, and to study their interested fields thoroughly during their senior year.
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Education: Along with the focus on basic science education, the curriculum also emphasizes students’ humanities backgrounds, including social sciences and humanities education, such as Oriental and Western philosophy, comparative history, art history, and a program called ‘One student, one musical instrument and Taekwondo'.
  • Leadership Education: To nurture world-leading professionals not only with the academic competence but also with global leadership, DGIST encourages the students to participate in various extracurricular activities such as community services, club activities, reading activities, and community programs. Especially, there is a course called the Undergraduate Group Research Program (UGRP), which requires the students to take part in active group research activities in their senior year with their own research topics that they pick. Each group member will conduct research activities in their own methods, not by any instructions of academic advisors, until a completion of the research project.
  • Entrepreneurship Education: It covers technology management and entrepreneurship.

Graduate Program

The Graduate School has been offering Master's and Doctoral Degree Programs, continually adding its majors. Consequently, the graduate school is offering its program in six majors as of March 2014: Emerging Materials Science, Information & Communication Engineering, Robotics Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, Brain & Cognitive Sciences, and New Biology.

  • Emerging Materials Science has its specialties in Quantum materials, nano- and bio-materials, and theoretical (computational) materials science.
  • Information & Communication Engineering has specialized fields in computer science and engineering, communication and networking, signal and image processing, systems and control, and electronic devices.
  • Robotics Engineering has specialized fields in surgical robots, rehabilitation robots, life support robots, bio-/micro-/nano-robots, service robots, and robot design.
  • Energy Systems Engineering has specialized research fields in renewable energy systems, implantable medical devices, and energy conversion and storage of hydrogen.
  • Brain & Cognitive Sciences have specialized research fields of neuro-metabolism, the sensory system, and neuro-degeneration.
  • New Biology has key research areas of aging biology, nano- and meso-biology, systems and complex biology, bio-sustainability biology, and quantum biology and biophysics.

Research Institute

The research institute of DGIST consists of four divisions: Nano & Bio, IT Convergence, Robotics System, and Energy Research Divisions.

  1. Multi-image recognition
  2. Autonomous car technology
  3. Smart interaction technology
  4. Mobile device management technology
  5. Open innovation strategies and business models
  1. Embedded systems for vehicles
  2. Medical rehabilitation robotics and social safety robotics
  3. Super resolution multi-dimension image radar
  • Energy Research Division specializes in developing a variety of green energy technologies, which supports low-carbon green growth, based on materials, device production, and system design related technologies.
  1. Original technology for organic/inorganic-based advanced solar panels
  2. Lithium ion-based capacitor technology
  3. Development of thermoelectric technology

Research Infra

In addition to the Research Institute mentioned above, DGIST has its own research infra with other research institutes affiliated to DGIST and research centers.

  • Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI) is a DGIST-affiliated government-funded research institute established on October 14 2011, in accordance with the Brain Research Promotion Act, to unify national brain research capabilities and function as the central stronghold for brain studies. Its research areas are Brain Science, Brain Medicine, Brain Engineering, and Brain Cognition.
  • Center for Core Research Facilities conducts researches to enhance efficiency of equipment use through the construction, operation, and collaborative usage of seven world-class core facilities. The facilities are composed of Material analyzing room, Device cleaning room, Animal experiment room, Bio-analysis room, and Super-computing/ Measuring & Simulation/ Equipment Pressing room.
  • DGIST-Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Joint Research Center was opened on July 16, 2012 for joint researches in fabrication, simulation, and characterization of new materials with the Lawrence-Berkeley National Laboratory of the U.S., one of the world’s top three basic science research centers.
  • Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) Global Center was established in 2012 to achieve excellency in international studies through research cooperation with four global universities in the fields of computer science and cyber-physical systems　(CPS). The consortium consists of DGIST, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, University of Pennsylvania, and Carnegie Mellon University.
  • Advanced Convergence Research Center (ACRC) was established in 2009 to contribute to the industrialization of green energy, IT convergence technology, and development of advanced convergence core technologies.
  • Center for Plant Aging Research, IBS is one of the research centers of Institute for Basic Science (IBS). IBS is a research institute in Korea founded by the Korean government in November 2011. The purpose of its foundation is to secure knowledge and fundamental technology for the future through world-class basic science research, as well as to establish an outstanding research environment for scientists and foster next-generation leaders in basic scientific research. This center will carry out research with the government funding (USD 9 million annually for 10 years)　on systems biology of plant senescence & lifespan, plant-environment interactions, plant reproduction & productivity, and phenomics.
  • Wellness Convergence Research Center, established in 2013, develops convergence technologies to maintain and to improve national health through monitoring of physical/mental bio-signals. The research fields also cover development of intellectual robotics technology to develop a self-supplying energy system using renewable green-energy power, and technology industrialization models for application in actual companies based on convergence technology. 19 organizations, such as universities, research institutes, industries, and municipal corporations, have been participated in the research as one consortium.
  • Neurometabolomics Research Center, Korea’s first and the largest brain metabolism research institute, is the first institute in Asia established in 2013 under a goal of fostering brain metabolism research and related professionals.
  • DGIST-ETH Microrobotics Research Center (DEMRC) conducts joint research with Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and student exchange in the fields of robotics, energy, IT, intelligent system and automatic control.

People

The total number of members in DGIST was counted as 833 (as of March 2014). Among them, 421 of students enrolled in DGIST (168 Undergraduates, 122 Master’s program students, 52 Ph.D program students, and 79 Master’s and Doctorate Combined Program students). DGIST has 277 of academic staffs (94 faculty members, 183 researchers), and 135 of administrative staffs. 94 faculty members are in charge of lecturing courses, advising students, and conducting researches. In addition, Among the current faculty, there are three DGIST Fellows (DGIST Fellow is the highest honor offered to its members to recognize one’s academic excellence), three Chair Professors including Nobel laureates, three Supreme Scientists, and one National Scientist. The faculty members who have been contributing to both their research fields as well as to DGIST　community are being recognized globally and nationally, winning most prestigious awards and prizes. Especially, the two titles, ‘Supreme Scientist’ and ‘National Scientist’, are the highest award granted to Korean scientists by the Korean Government to honor its globally renowned academic performance in their researches.

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