This document provides information about the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) International R&D Academy (IRDA) program. It details the academic departments and research areas of KIST, as well as information about the IRDA program such as the application process, degree requirements, and student body demographics. It also describes KIST's partnerships with international universities and its summer internship program.

2.  Mrs. Kyoung Hwa LEE
 Team Leader, Academic Affairs Team
 Global School for R&D
 Ms. Hanla Park
 Administrator
 International R&D Academy (IRDA)

5. innovative, cutting-edge
original
Adopted and modified
industria

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8. • Part-time Researchers : 522
• Students & Trainees : 1,399

9. Global School for R&D

11. Natural Products

12. Advanced Composite Materials

14. • Enhancing S&T cooperation between Korea and India

16. Articles of Incorporation
of KIST

18. Overview
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22. Electron Microscope Team

23. Ion Beam Accelerator & Mass Spectrometry Team

24. Structure and Surface Characterization Team

25. NMR Team

26. School Committee

27.  Mr. Young Chul Joo
 Manager
 ycjoo@kist.re.kr
 office: +82-2-958-6
 Dr. Oh Shim Joo
 Dean
 joocat@kist.re.kr
 office: +82-2-958-5215
 Mrs. Kyoung Hwa Lee
 Team Leader
 leekh@kist.re.kr
 office: +82-2-958-6105
 Ms. Hanla Park
 Administrator
 winkmemory@kist.re.kr
 office: +82-2-958-6153
 Ms. Na Young Hyeun
 Administrator
 nayoung@kist.re.kr
 office: +82-2-958-6415

28.  HCI and Robotics
 Dr. AHN, Sang Chul
 MixedReality, Vision basedHCI, Robot, IBMR
 Nanomaterials Science and Engineering
 Dr. CHO, Young Whan
 Energy Materials/High Tem. Energy Materials
 Neuroscience
 Dr. CHO, Jeiwon
 Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience
 Energy and Environmental Engineering
 Dr. BAE, Gwi-Nam
 Env. Aerosols, Urban Air Pollution
 Clean Energy and Chemical Engineering
 Dr. Lee Hyunjoo
 Green Chemistry
 Biomedical Engineering
 Dr. PARK, Kwideok
 Tissue Engineering/StemCell
 Biological Chemistry
 Dr. CHOO, Hyunah
 Medicinal Chem./Organic Chem
PI’s 48 39 23 41 28 74 18
Majors
 Biomedical Engineering
 Dr. PARK, Kwideok
 Tissue Engineering/StemCell

29. (As of September 2015)
Master’s Doctoral Integrative Total
41 73 17 131
Biological
Chemistry
Biomedical
Engineering
Clean
Energy and
Chemical
Engineering
Energy and
Environ-
mental
Engineering
HCI and
Robotics
Nanomaterials
Science and
Engineering
Neuro-
science
Total
29 12 18 22 17 28 5 131
 By Program
 By Major
 By Nationality (19 Countries)
Viet
nam
Indo
nesia
Pakistan
Bangla
deshi
China
Egypt
India
Ethiopia
Ukraine,
France
Mongolia
Iran, USA
Cambodia, Ghana,
East Timor,
Myanmar, Nepal,
Singapore
Total
36 25 14 11 9 7
(total
14)
4 3
(Total 6)
2
(Total 6)
1
(Total 5)
131

30. < As of Nov. 2014 >
Nationality Master’s Ph.D. Total
Bangladeshi 13 10 23
China 6 6 12
Costa Rica 3 - 3
Egypt 1 7 8
Ethiopia 1 - 1
Germany - 1 1
India 6 26 32
Indonesia 43 12 55
Iran 2 - 2
Israel 1 - 1
Malaysia 3 - 3
Mongolia - 3 3
Nepal 2 3 5
Nigeria 1 3 4
Pakistan 4 11 15
Philippines 2 1 3
Russia - 1 1
Rwanda 1 - 1
Thailand 1 3 4
Ukraine 7 - 7
USA 1 1 2
Vietnam 21 25 46
Tunisia - 1 1
Total 121 114 235

32. • KIST IRDA Program has integrated its academic program with the University of
Science and Technology (UST). The UST is a graduate school, established in
2004 with the consortium of various government-sponsored research institutions in
Korea. As of 2015, there are thirty one members in the consortium including KIST.
• Degrees will be conferred from the UST with KIST diploma.
경기도
서울특별시
대전광역시
창원

33. Spring Semester Fall Semester
Starts in March Starts in September
Semester
• Spring Semester: September of the Previous Year
• Fall Semester: March
• Application at http://apply.ust.ac.kr
 Apply for KIST campus
Online Application
Period
All admission process will be dealt through
UST (University of Science and Technology) Headquarters

35. Russia
Novosibirsk State Tech University (’07)
Thailand
Asian Institute of Technology(AIT) (’00)
Ukraine
Nat’l Tech. U. of Ukraine
Kiev Polytechnic Institute
(NTUU-KPI) (’01)
Belarus
Belarusian National
Technical University (’13)
China
Lanzhou University (’04)
China
Peking University, (’07)
• KIST IRDA Program has integrated its academic program with individual university
which agreed for the joint education of Masters and Ph.D. students from 7 universities
in 5 courtiers to KIST.
• Degrees will be conferred from the individual university with KIST diploma.
Ukraine
Nat’l Tech. U.
Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute
(NTU-KhPI) (’15)

36. Course University KIST
M.S Course work 21 credits from research and thesis work at least 1 year
Ph.D Individually 27 credits from research and thesis work at least 2 years
※ Details can be different . It depends on the university.
Step 1. Step 2 Step 3
Univ.’s recommendations Interview Final Screening
Applicants should be
fulfilled all requirements
Advisor interviews
students by email, phone
or video
Students is passed by the
KIST IRDA Committee

37. Minimum Score Standard
Type
TOEFL
TOEIC TEPS IELTS
iBT CBT PBT
Score 79 213 550 730 657 6
※ All test scores should be dated within 2 years from the application deadline.
※ Waiver for submission of the English scores
Applicants who have a bachelor's or higher degree with more than 1 year
of study experience in the English speaking countries, such as the U.S.,
U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and the Republic of South Africa.

40. Ramesh Subbiah
President
Representative of
India, Nepal
Mahmoud Amr
Elnaggar
Vice-President
Representative of
African
Taufik Bonaedy
Treasurer
Representative of
Indonesia
East Timor
Do Nguyen
Tien Thong
Representative of
Vietnam
Saqib, Ahmad
Nauman shah
Representative of
Pakistan
KHANDOKER
ASIQUR RAHAMAN
Representative of
Bangladesh
Zhiqiang Zhang
Representative of
China
Julien Fadonougbo
Representative of
Europe, America,
Other Asian countries
Md. Nazmul Huda
Representative of
Gangreung, Jeonbuk
Branch

44. KIST Summer Internship Program is intended to offer KIST unique access to International
talented students while providing other University students with opportunities to directly
participate in research and innovation at KIST.
For Foundation of Research Interchange

45. Year MIT AKCSE Wellesley
2013
2014
Undergraduates 1
Graduates 2
Undergraduates 3
Graduates 1
2015 Undergraduates 5
Undergraduates 4
Graduates 1
Undergraduates 2
BENEFITS COMPENSATION
Monthly Stipend
Undergraduates 1.0 million KRW
Master’s 1.2 million KRW
Ph.D. 1.6 million KRW
Dormitory USD 120/month
365 days Free Dinner Complementary Dinner when working overtime

46. Hope to see you
at KIST!