Pohang University of Science and Technology

Infobox University
name = Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
native_name = _ko. 포항공과대학교

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image_size = 150px
motto = Integrity, Creativity, and Aspiration
( _ko. "성실, 창의, 진취")
established = 1986
type = Private
head_label = President
head = Sunggi Baik
city = Pohang
state = North Gyeongsang
country = South Korea
undergrad = 1,300
postgrad = 1,700
postgrad_label = graduate
faculty = 225
campus = Urban
mascot = Poscat (Unofficial)
free_label =
free =
website = [http://www.postech.edu/ www.postech.edu]

Infobox Korean name
hangul = 포항공과대학교 (포항공대) "or" 포스텍
hanja = 浦項工科大學校 (浦項工大) "or" 포스텍
rr = Pohang Gonggwa Daehakgyo (Pohang Gongdae) "or" Poseutek
mr = P'ohang Kongkwa Taehakkyo (P'ohang Kongdae) "or" P'osŭt'ek

Pohang University of Science and Technology or POSTECH is a private university, based in Pohang, South Korea, which is 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. [cite web|url=http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/98/0515/cs3.html|title=Ahead of the curve: Asia's science and technology institutes mix students and success|work=Asiaweek May 15, 1998|accessmonthday=July 6 |accessyear=2005] Furthermore, from 2002 - 2006, one of Korea's most circulated daily newspapers, Joongangilbo ranked POSTECH as the leading university in Korea.

History

The official history of POSTECH begins on November 9, 1986. However, the school's opening is actually celebrated on December 3 (concatenating 12 from the month and 3 from the day gives 123). The full name of POSTECH at the beginning was Pohang Institute of Science and Technology.

The first students matriculated on March 2, 1987, all of whom lived in 4 dormitories in their first year.

Departments

The university has ten undergraduate departments and 15 graduate departments which includes five professional schools.
Academic departments
* Mathematics
* Physics
* Chemistry
* Life Science
* Materials Science and Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Industrial and Management Engineering
* Electronic and Electrical Engineering
* Computer Science & Engineering
* Chemical Engineering
* Division of Humanities and Social Sciences

Professional Graduate Schools
* School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering (I-BIO)
* School of Environmental Science and Engineering (SEE)
* Graduate School for Information Technology (GIST)
* Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology (GIFT)
* Technology Innovation & Management Graduate Program (TIM)

Notes

External links

* [http://www.postech.edu/ Official site]
* [http://www.postech.edu/eng/ Official site in English]
* [http://library.postech.ac.kr/ Library (POSTECH Tae-Joon Park Digital Library)]
* [http://postechlibrary.tistory.com/ Library Blog]
* [http://times.postech.ac.kr/ POSTECH Newspaper]
* [http://www.postech.ac.kr/center/poslec/ POSTECH Language Education Center]

Departments

* [http://math.postech.ac.kr/ Dept. of Mathematics]
* [http://www-ph.postech.ac.kr/english/index.html Dept. of Physics]
* [http://www.postech.ac.kr/department/chem/ Dept. of Chemistry]
* [http://www.postech.ac.kr/department/life/ Dept. of Life Science]
* [http://mse.postech.ac.kr/ Dept. of Material Sciences and Engineering]
* [http://mecad.postech.ac.kr/ Dept. of Mechnical Engineering]
* [http://ie.postech.ac.kr/ Dept. of Industrial and Management Engineering]
* [http://ee.postech.ac.kr/ Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering]
* [http://www.postech.ac.kr/department/cse/ Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering]
* [http://www.postech.ac.kr/department/ce/ Dept. of Chemical Engineering]
* [http://www.postech.ac.kr/department/hss/ Division of Humanities and Social Sciences]
* [http://see.postech.ac.kr/ School of Environmental Science and Engineering]
* [http://www.postech.ac.kr/gift/ Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology]

Research

* [http://pal.postech.ac.kr Pohang Accelerator Laboratory]
* [http://www.postech.ac.kr/pirl POSTECH Information Research Laboratories]
* [http://www.biotechcenter.org/ POSTECH Biotech Center]
* [http://www.rist.re.kr/ Pohang Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology, RIST]
* [http://www.apctp.org/ Asia Pacific Center for the Theoretical Physics, APCTP]
* [http://www.nano.re.kr/ National Center for Nanomaterials Technology, NCNT]
* [http://www.piro.re.kr/ Pohang Institute of Intelligent Robotics, PIRO]