Korea Institute for Advanced Study

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The Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) is an advanced research institute in South Korea. It is located on a 30-acre (12 ha) campus in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.[1]

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Korea Institute for Advanced Study
고등과학원
Formation1996
TypeGovernmental organisation
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Location
Coordinates37.5928°N 127.0458°E / 37.5928; 127.0458
President
Noh Tae-won
Websitewww.kias.re.kr
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Korea Institute for Advanced Study
Hangul
고등과학원
Hanja
高等科學院
Revised RomanizationGodeung gwahagwon
McCune–ReischauerKodŭng kwahagwŏn
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The building of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS)

KIAS was founded in 1996, aiming to become a world leading research institute where international elite scholars gather and dedicate to fundamental research in basic sciences.[2] Currently, there are three schools in the institute: mathematics, physics, and computational sciences. As of 2016, the institute has 3 distinguished professors, 26 professors, and 133 research fellows.[3]

As its name suggests, the institute was modeled after the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. KIAS is funded by the government and is a subordinate institute of KAIST.[4]

Presidents

  • 1st and 2nd: Kim Chung Wook
  • 3rd: Kim Mahn Won
  • 4th: Myung Hyo Chul (ko)
  • 5th: Kim Doochul
  • 6th: Keum Jonghae
  • 7th: Lee Yong-hee
  • 8th: Choe Jaigyoung
  • 9th: Noh Tae-won[5]

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