The Korea Transport Institute

The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
Republic of Korea
한국 교통 연구원
Hanguk gyotong yeonguwon
Agency overview
Formed 11 November 1985
Preceding agency
  • 교통개발연구원 (Until 2005)
Jurisdiction  Republic of Korea
Headquarters 370 Sicheong-daero, Sejong City, Korea
Agency executive
  • LEE Chang Woon, President
Website English Site
The Korea Transport Institute
Hangul 한국교통연구원
Hanja 韓國交通硏究院
Revised Romanization Hanguk gyotong yeonguwon
McCune–Reischauer Han'guk kyot'ong yŏnkuwŏn
The main building in Goyang prior to the move to Sejong

The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) is a think tank under the Prime Minister's Office in South Korea. Commissioned research is by order of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and local government. It relocated to the Sejong National Research Complex in Sejong City in December 2014.

History

KOTI was founded through Article 32 of the Civil Act in November 1985[1] and official began operation August 1987 under article 24 of the Urban Traffic Readjustment Promotion Act.[2] In 1999 it joined the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences (NRCS)[3][4] and moved to the Construction & Transport Research Complex in Goyang City until it moved to Sejong City in December 2014. The current president is LEE Chang Woon and is the 13th president of KOTI. The position was previously held by KIM Gyeng Chul.

Organization

KOTI consists of 300 personnel of which 230 are in research positions and a total of 99 are Ph.D. holders. Under the president are nine departments with 22 divisions. Researcher exchange programs exist with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the World Bank.

Publications

Korean Language

English Language

References

  1. "Civil Act" (English). Ministry of Justice. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  2. "Urban Traffic Readjustment Promotion Act" (English). Ministry of Justice. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  3. "Member Research Institutes" (English). NRCS. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. "The Korea Transport Institute" (English). KOTI promotional leaflet. KOTI. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

External links

KOTI Websites

Related sites

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