Pohang University of Science and Technology
포항공과대학교 | |
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| Motto | Integrity, Creativity, and Aspiration ([성실, 창의, 진취] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1986 |
| President | Sunggi Baik |
Academic staff | 225 |
| Undergraduates | 1,300 |
| Postgraduates | 1,700 |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Poscat (Unofficial) |
| Website | www.postech.edu |
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| Pohang University of Science and Technology | |
| Hangul | [포항공과대학교 (포항공대) or 포스텍 ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
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| Hanja | [浦項工科大學校 (浦項工大) or 포스텍 ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) |
| Revised Romanization | Pohang Gonggwa Daehakgyo (Pohang Gongdae) or Poseutek |
| McCune–Reischauer | P'ohang Kongkwa Taehakkyo (P'ohang Kongdae) or P'osŭt'ek |
Pohang University of Science and Technology or POSTECH is a private university, based in Pohang, South Korea, which is dedicated to research and education in science and technology. In 1998, it was ranked by Asiaweek as the best science and technology university in Asia.[1] Furthermore, from 2002 - 2006, one of Korea's most circulated daily newspapers, Joongangilbo ranked POSTECH as the leading university in Korea.
History
The official history of POSTECH begins on November 9, 1986. However, the school's opening is actually celebrated on December 3rd (concatenating 12 from the month and 3 from the day gives 123). The full name of POSTECH at the beginning was Pohang Institute of Science and Technology.
The first students matriculated on March 2, 1987, all of whom lived in 4 dormitories in their first year.
Departments
The university has ten undergraduate departments and 15 graduate departments which includes five professional schools.
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Computer Science & Engineering
- Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- Industrial and Management Engineering
- Life Science
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Physics
Professional Graduate Schools
- Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology (GIFT)
- Graduate School for Information Technology (GIST)
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering (SEE)
- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (I-BIO)
- Technology Innovation & Management Graduate Program (TIM)
Notes
- ^ "Ahead of the curve: Asia's science and technology institutes mix students and success". Asiaweek May 15, 1998. Retrieved July 6.
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External links
- Official site
- Official site in English
- Library (POSTECH Tae-Joon Park Digital Library)
- POSTECH Newspaper
- POSTECH Language Education Center
Departments
- Dept. of Mathematics
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Chemistry
- Dept. of Life Science
- Dept. of Material Sciences and Engineering
- Dept. of Mechnical Engineering
- Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering
- Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
- Dept. of Chemical Engineering
- Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology
Research
- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory
- POSTECH Information Research Laboratories
- POSTECH Biotech Center
- Pohang Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology, RIST
- Asia Pacific Center for the Theoretical Physics, APCTP
- National Center for Nanomaterials Technology, NCNT
- Pohang Institute of Intelligent Robotics, PIRO
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