Korea Institute for Advanced Study
The Korea Institute for Advanced Study (한국 고등과학원 KIAS 韓國高等科學院) is an advanced research institute in Korea. It is located on a 30-acre (120,000 m2) campus at 207-43 Cheongnyangni 2dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-722, Korea.[1]
KIAS was founded in 1996, aiming to become a world's 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, this Institute was founded modeled on IAS in Princeton, New Jersey (USA), although unlike its original, KIAS is funded by the government. Additionally, KIAS is a subordinary institute of KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Contact,"Visitor Information, KIAS", KIAS,2012.
- ↑ Mission Statement,"About KIAS, KIAS", KIAS,2012.
- ↑ About the Institute,"About KIAS, KIAS", KIAS,2016.
- ↑ 고등과학원 설립 및 운영계획 수립을 위한 조사 연구, 1996(최종보고서), 과학기술처, 국회전자도서관 DB 자료 (Korean)
External links
- Website of KIAS : http://www.kias.re.kr
Coordinates: 37°35′34″N 127°02′45″E / 37.5928°N 127.0458°E