Pohang University of Science and Technology
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| Motto | Integrity, Creativity, and Aspiration |
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| Established | 1986 |
| Type | Private |
| President | Dr Chan-Mo Park |
| Faculty | 225 |
| Undergraduates | 1,300 |
| Postgraduates | 1,700 |
| Location | Pohang, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Campus | Urban |
| Mascot | Poscat (Unofficial) |
| Website | www.postech.edu |
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| Hangul: |
포항공과대학교 (포항공대) or 포스텍
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| Hanja: |
浦項工科大學校 (浦項工大) or 포스텍
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| Revised Romanization: | Pohang Gonggwa Daehakgyo (Pohang Gongdae) or Poseutek |
| McCune-Reischauer: | P'ohang Kongkwa Taehakkyo (P'ohang Kongdae) or P'osŭt'ek |
POSTECH or Pohang University of Science and Technology is a private university in Pohang, South Korea dedicated to research and education in science and technology. In 1998, it was ranked by Asiaweek as the best science and technology university in Asia. [1]
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[edit] History
The official history of POSTECH begins on November 9th, 1986. However, the school's opening is actually celebrated on December 3rd (notice the number 12 3).
The first students matriculated on 2nd March 1987, all of them lived in 4 dorms in their first year. The full name of POSTECH at the beginning was Pohang Institute of Science and Technology.
[edit] Faculty
The university comprises ten undergraduate faculties and eleven graduate schools. Faculties include physics, mathematics, chemistry, life science, material science & engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial and management science & engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science & engineering, chemical engineering, and humanities and social science.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ahead of the curve: Asia's science and technology institutes mix students and success. Asiaweek May 15, 1998. Retrieved on July 6, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Official site in English
- Library (POSTECH Tae-Joon Park Digital Library)
- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory
- POSTECH Information Research Laboratories
- POSTECH Biotech Center
- Dept. of Mathematics
- Dept. of Physics
- Dept. of Chemistry
- Dept. of Life Science
- Dept. of Material Sciences and Engineering
- Dept. of Mechnical Engineering
- Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering
- Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
- Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
- Dept. of Chemical Engineering
- Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Graduate School of Iron and Steel Technology
- Pohang Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology, RIST
- Asia Pacific Center for the Theoretical Physics, APCTP
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