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Korea Institute for Advanced Study

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Korea Institute for Advanced Study
고등과학원
MottoImagine the Impossible
Formation1996
TypeGovernmental organisation
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Location
Coordinates37°35′34″N 127°02′45″E / 37.5928°N 127.0458°E
President
Jaigyoung Choe
Websitewww.kias.re.kr
Korea Institute for Advanced Study
Hangul
고등과학원
Hanja
高等科學院
Revised RomanizationGodeung gwahakwon
McCune–ReischauerKotŭng kwahakwŏn
The building of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS)

The Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) is an advanced research institute in South Korea. It is located on a 30-acre (12 ha) campus in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.[1]

KIAS was founded in 1996, aiming to become a world leading research institute where international elite scholars gather and dedicate to fundamental research in basic sciences.[2] Currently, there are three schools in the institute: mathematics, physics, and computational sciences. As of 2016, the institute has 3 distinguished professors, 26 professors, and 133 research fellows.[3]

As its name suggests, the institute was modeled after the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. KIAS is funded by the government and is a subordinate institute of KAIST.[4]

Presidents

  • 1st and 2nd: Kim Chung Wook
  • 3rd: Kim Mahn Won
  • 4th: Hyo Chul Myung
  • 5th: Kim Doochul
  • 6th: Keum Jonghae
  • 7th: Lee Yong-hee
  • 8th: Choe Jaigyoung

See also

  • Institute for Basic Science

Notes

  1. ^ Contact,"Visitor Information, KIAS"[1], KIAS,2012.
  2. ^ Mission Statement,"About KIAS, KIAS"[2], KIAS,2012.
  3. ^ About the Institute,"About KIAS, KIAS"[3], KIAS,2016.
  4. ^ 고등과학원 설립 및 운영계획 수립을 위한 조사 연구, 1996(최종보고서), 과학기술처, 국회전자도서관 DB 자료 (in Korean)

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