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On December 18, the National Academy of Engineering of Korea selected the 100 top future technologies that will be the engine growth for Korea in 2025. It also announced experts that will lead the selected technologies. Out of the 238 experts listed, eight professors are from KAIST.
The academy chose technologies based on their potential to be commercialized and contribution to developing related industries in Korea. Giving more weight to young scientists or engineers, it also selected up to three experts who are playing a crucial role in realizing each technology.
Out of 238 experts, 78 of them are from universities, 76 from major enterprises, 65 from public institutions and 19 from SMEs. KAIST is the instituttion that produced the second most experts, follwoing Seoul National University.
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