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Vision
Leading University to Advance Science and Technology for the Prosperity of Humankind
To create a world-class university that contributes to human life by fostering creative global leaders in scienceand technology who pioneer the future and implementing convergent science and technology that presents a new paradigm.
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2050 Goals
UNIque & beST Science and Technology Nexus
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Unique Pioneer
A hub for fostering and producing the world’s best pioneers
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New Knowledge
A mecca of industrial innovation leading the future industrial transition
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Innovative Hub
A Global top-tier research group bringing fundamental changes to human life
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Super intelligent
societyThe Center of a hyper-connected knowledge ecosystem where knowledge, humanism, and infrastructure converge with future technology
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Transformative
Net-zeroA bridge connecting to future generations through a world-leading carbon-negative campus
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Core Values
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Pioneer Leadership
Question towards the Essence
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Driving Force for National Industrial Innovation
Explore beyond Boundaries
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Solving humanity’s challenges
Open the Path for All
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UNIST Footprint
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- 2007.9
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- 2009.3
- Opening
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- 2015.9
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as a government funding research institute
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President
Chong Rae Park 2024.07.08. ~ Present -
About UI

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Leadership
The “Leading Star” represents a shining forerunner in science and technology that serves mankind and pioneers the future.
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Reliability
The quadrate emblem frame is a representation of our aim to become a world-class university and the most trusted educational institute.
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Academics
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Undergraduate (3 College / 15 School / 2 Department)
- College(College of Engineering)
– Department of Mechanical Engineering
– Department of Civil, Urban, Earth and Environmental Engineering
– Department of Materials Science and Engineering
– School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
– Department of Nuclear Engineering
– Department of Semiconductor Engineering - College(College of Information-Bio Convergence Engineering)
– Department of Design
– Department of Biomedical Engineering
– Department of Industrial Engineering
– Department of Biological Sciences
– Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence - College(College of Natural Sciences)
– Department of Physics
– Department of Mathematical Sciences
– Department of Chemistry - School of Departmnet
– School of Liberal Arts
– School of Business Administration
- College(College of Engineering)
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UNIST Multidisciplinary Institute
- Division of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering
- Division of Civil, Urban, Earth and Environmental Engineering
- Division of Design and Human Engineering
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering
- Division of Energy and Chemical Engineering
- Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Division of Life Science
- Division of Natural Science
- Division of Business Administration
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Graduate
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General Graduate Schools
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Professional Graduate Schools
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Specialized Graduate Schools
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Faculty
- Total Number: 425
- Average Age of Professors: 46.5
- Number of Foreign Professors: 11.0%
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Staff
- Total Number: 747
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Students
- – Undergraduate : 2,194
- – Graduate : 2,358
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Scholarships
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Intellectual Properties
Intellectual Properties 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Number of applications filed (Domestic) 258 303 354 509 467 496 480 431 388 446 387 Number of applications filed (International) 66 74 76 129 150 124 189 201 245 146 127 Number of patents registered (Domestic) 127 146 201 247 268 388 376 312 204 254 214 Number of patents registered (International) 5 13 23 20 28 41 83 71 74 58 57 -
Research Grants per Faculty
Research grants: million won
Research Grants per Faculty 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Research Grants 60,708 84,132 96,601 112,402 114,413 127,750 144,017 161,187 187,6416 182,642 169,1866 No. of Project 643 691 714 824 806 944 1008 1168 1165 1106 1099 -
Faculty Publications
Faculty Publications 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Journal Papers 768 981 1059 1196 1283 1349 1533 1552 1530 1433 1369 SCI(E) Papers 687 887 961 1069 1182 1260 1425 1422 1412 1309 1301 SCI(E)/Faculty 3.33 3.82 3.88 4.33 4.60 4.42 5.06 4.63 4.58 4.19 4.21 Evaluation based on scientific publishing:
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Academic Research Performance
- World’s Top 3 Universities in the Field of Secondary Battery (Along with MIT and Stanford)
- Nature Index (NI): Ranked No. 4 nationally (As of June 2018)
- Global Ph. D Fellowship (GPF): Ranked No. 1 nationally (No. of Graduate students ratio, as of 2014)
- Hosted three Institute for Basic Science (IBS) research centers (300 billion KRW for the next 10 years)
- Center for Soft and Living Matter (Director: Steve Granick)
- Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (Director: Rodney S. Ruoff)
- Center for Genomic Integrity (Director: Kyung Jae Myung)
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UNIST Research Centers
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Advanced Materials
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Eco-friendly Energy
Research Support
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Design and Human Engineering
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Electrial and Computer Engineering
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Campus

- 10 Education Facilities
- Natural Science Bldg., Engineering Bldg. 1, Engineering Bldg. 2, Engineering Bldg. 3, Engineering Bldg. 4, Engineering Bldg. 5, Buiness Administration Bldg., Main Administration Bldg., Library, Student Union Bldg.
- 6 Research Building
- Low Dimensional Carbon Meterials Bldg
- Advanced Material Research Bldg
- Stem Cell Research Bldg
- Machine Manufacturing Bldg
- Special tests Bldg
- Battery R&D Center
- 10 Education Facilities