# Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology

- Location: Daejeon, South Korea
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1971
- Official website: http://www.kaist.ac.kr/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/korea-advanced-institute-of-science-technology-bb32340f

## 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

- rank: #65 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.kaist.ac.kr/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/05apxxy63)
- [Official founding philosophy: founded 16 Feb 1971, 1970 special law, USAID support](https://www.kaist.ac.kr/en/html/kaist/011701.html)
- [Mergers, move to Daejeon, 12,348 students in 2024 (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KAIST)

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