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KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) is a national research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea. KAIST was established by the Korean government in 1971 as the nation’s first public, research-oriented science, and engineering institution. KAIST is generally known as the most prestigious university in South Korea. KAIST also has been internationally accredited in business education and hosting the Secretariat of AAPBS. KAIST has approximately 10,200 full-time students and 1,140 faculty researchers and had a total budget of US$765 million in 2013, of which US$459 million was from research contracts.
Organization:
College of Business:
- School of Management Engineering
- School of Business and Technology Management
- School of Transdisciplinary Studies
- Graduate School of Finance
- Graduate School of Information and Media Management
College of Engineering:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Bio and Brain Engineering
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Design
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Nuclear and Quantum Engineering
- School of Computing
- Graduate School of AI (GSAI)
- Graduate School of Green Transportation
College of Liberal Arts and Convergence Science:
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Master of Science Journalism
- Graduate School of Future Strategy (Korean only)
- Graduate School of Culture Technology
- Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy
College of Life Science and Bioengineering:
- Biological Sciences
- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering
College of Natural Sciences:
- Chemistry
- Mathematical Sciences
- Nanoscience and Technology
- Physics
KAIST Ranking
KAIST ranked #39 in QS Global World Rankings 2021.
KAIST ranked #16 in QS WUR Ranking 2021 By Subject.
KAIST ranked #12 in Asian University Rankings.
FEES
Bachelor (foreigners) – 7,000 USD/year.
Master (foreigners) – 27,000 USD/year.
Cost of living – $714-1,196 USD/Month.
SCHOLARSHIP
Registration Scholarship Types:
- Presidential Science Scholarship
- National Excellence Scholarship (Natural Sciences and Engineering)
- Low Income Family Scholarship (no more than 3 allotments)
- Financial Aid Scholarship
- External Scholarships
- Department Honors Scholarship
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
- Department Development Scholarship
- Study Grant
- Labor Scholarship
- Low Income Family Labor Scholarship
- T/A Master’s Scholarship
- Undergraduate Financial Aid
- Master’s Financial Aid
- Family of Bereaved KAIST Faculty Scholarship
- Autonomous Student Community Executive Scholarship
ADMISSION DETAILS
Undergraduate Admissions:
Eligibility:
International candidates must meet all of the following requirements:
Spring Semester, 2021 (EARLY only)
Spring Semester, 2021 (EARLY only)
- Candidates who have graduated or will graduate from his or her high school by February 28th, 2021.
Fall Semester, 2021
- Candidates who have graduated or will graduate from his or her high school by August 31st, 2021.
Applicants with foreign citizenship:
- Applicants who hold Korean Citizenship(dual citizenship) are not eligible to apply as foreign students
- International applicants MUST ADDITIONALLY satisfy one of the following two requirements:
- Neither of the applicant’s parents is a Korean citizen, or
- For applicants of Korean Origin, he/she must have received his/her entire elementary, junior high, and high school education outside of Korea at a comparable and equivalent level of that provided in Korea.
- Note that international schools located in Korea are NOT acknowledged as foreign schools.
- Applicants who completed or will have completed high schools in Korea are also welcomed to apply to KAIST Undergraduate program.
International students of Korean origin who do not meet one of the eligibilities above should apply through Korean Admissions.KAIST students hold an undeclared major during their freshman year. At the end of their second semester, students can choose whichever major they want. There is no quota for each department/major.
Graduate Studies Admissions:
Eligibility:
For Master’s Degree Program:
- Applicants hold or or expect to hold a bachelor’s degree before enrollment at KAIST.
For Doctoral Degree Program:
- Applicants hold or expect to hold a bachelor’s and master’s degree before enrollment at KAIST
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