{"name":"Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology","slug":"korea-advanced-institute-of-science-technology-bb32340f","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/korea-advanced-institute-of-science-technology-bb32340f","country":"South Korea","country_code":"KR","city":"Daejeon","type":"Public","founded":1971,"website":"http://www.kaist.ac.kr/","summary":"KAIST was founded on 16 February 1971 as the Korea Advanced Institute of Science, a graduate school set up under a special 1970 law and backed by a USAID loan to train scientists and engineers for Korea's industrialisation. It merged with KIST around 1980-81 and with the Korea Institute of Technology in 1989, when it moved to Daedeok Science Town in Daejeon. It adopted 'KAIST' as its official name in 2008.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"#65","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"Official website","url":"http://www.kaist.ac.kr/"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://ror.org/05apxxy63"},{"label":"Official founding philosophy: founded 16 Feb 1971, 1970 special law, USAID support","url":"https://www.kaist.ac.kr/en/html/kaist/011701.html"},{"label":"Mergers, move to Daejeon, 12,348 students in 2024 (Wikipedia)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAIST"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}