KAIST ranked top among Korean universities and 8th in Asia according to the 2017 THE (Times Higher Education) Asia University Rankings published on March 16. This is the first time that KAIST took the top position in Korea in the THE rankings.
The 2017 THE Asia University Rankings rank the top 300 universities in Asia, employing five performance indicators: teaching, research, citations, industry income, and international outlook.
KAIST jumped two spots from last year to rank first in Korea with outstanding improvements in teaching and research this year, while earning the perfect score for industry income for the second consecutive year.
- At the “25th Software Industry Day” celebration held in the afternoon on Monday, December 2nd, 2024 at Yangjae L Tower in Seoul - KAIST was awarded the “Presidential Commendation” for its contributions for the advancement of the Software Industry in the Group Category - Korea’s first AI master’s and doctoral degree program opened at KAIST Kim Jaechul Graduate School of AI - Focus on training non-major developers through SW Officer Training Academy "Jungle
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