Background

* Increasing importance of and demand for highly qualified scientists and engineers to support Korea’s industrialization following the implementation of economic development plans since 1962
* Absence of a systematic science and technology graduate school in Korea for the educating and training of science and technology experts
* Present a development aim that leads the national competitiveness
* The First research-oriented science and technology graduate university in Korea

Establishment objectives
Educational internationalization and educational institutions’ globalization are fundamental for increasing the competitiveness of KAIST and other educational institutions. KAIST is the best model that leads a globalized with the accumulated capability in education and research, and the graduate school-oriented educational system

* To nurture highly qualified scientists and engineers possessing profound theoretical knowledge and application capability
* To perform mid-to-long term basic and applied research for domestic development and cultivation of science and technology
* To provide research platforms for other research and industrial institutions