KAIST
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About KAIST
According to Wikipedia, The 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 considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in the nation. KAIST has been internationally accredited in business education, and hosts the Secretariat of the Association of Asia-Pacific Business Schools . KAIST has 10,504 full-time students and 1,342 faculty researchers and had a total budget of US$765 million in 2013, of which US$459 million was from research contracts.
What Is KAIST Known For?
KAIST is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Engineering
- Business
- Computer Science
- Education
- Communications
- Physics
- Political Science
- Medical
- Biology
- Mathematics
- Religious Studies
- Chemistry
- Literature
- History
- Law
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Economics
- Earth Sciences
- Criminal Justice
- Nursing
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Social Work
KAIST's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much KAIST's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
KAIST ranks #128 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
KAIST ranks #309 worldwide for influence in Business.
KAIST ranks #203 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
KAIST ranks #372 worldwide for influence in Education.
KAIST ranks #487 worldwide for influence in Communications.
KAIST ranks #289 worldwide for influence in Physics.
KAIST ranks #551 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
KAIST ranks #639 worldwide for influence in Medical.
KAIST ranks #588 worldwide for influence in Biology.
KAIST ranks #522 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
KAIST ranks #445 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
KAIST ranks #404 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
KAIST ranks #775 worldwide for influence in Literature.
KAIST ranks #633 worldwide for influence in History.
KAIST ranks #877 worldwide for influence in Law.
KAIST ranks #1091 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
KAIST ranks #681 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
KAIST ranks #1112 worldwide for influence in Economics.
KAIST ranks #1193 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
KAIST ranks #1119 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
KAIST ranks #3386 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesKAIST ranks #2449 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
KAIST ranks #2561 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesKAIST ranks #4951 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
Who Are KAIST's Most Influential Alumni?
KAIST's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Engineering, Computer Science, and Business. Here are some of KAIST's most famous alumni:
- Yi So-yeon
- A South Korean astronaut.
- Lee Kyoung-jun
- A South Korean academic.
- Seong Baek-in
- A Korean academic.
- Mohammed-Sani Abdulai
- A Ghanaian computer scientist.
- Ju-Lee Kim
- A South Korean mathematician.
- Mihyun Kang
- A Korean mathematician.
- Kim Ung-yong
- A South Korean engineer and former child prodigy.
- Yang Ji-won
- A South Korean engineer.
- Nam Sung Kim
- An Associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
- Cheon Jinwoo
- A Scientist of Korea.
- Yun Chan Kang
- A Researcher.
- Han Song
- A South Korean academic.
Who Are KAIST's Most Influential Faculty?
KAIST's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Engineering, Computer Science, and Business. Here are some of KAIST's most famous faculty:
- Martin Tajmar
- An Austrian physicist.
- Eunseong Kim
- A Physicist.
- Avinash Kumar Agarwal
- An Indian mechanical engineer, tribologist, and professor.
- J. Carlos Santamarina
- An Argentinian university teacher.
- Cha Meeyoung
- A South Korean data scientist.
- Oum Sang-il
- A Ph.D. Princeton University 2005.
- Park Sukyung
- A South Korean mechanical engineer and academic.
