Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology

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Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)

대구경북과학기술원
Type	National
Established	September 7, 2004
President	Lee Kun Woo (이건우)
Academic staff	207 faculty (2019)
Administrative staff	221 (2019)
Undergraduates	807 (2019)
Postgraduates	656 (2019)
Address	333, Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-eup, Dalseong-gun , Daegu , South Korea
Campus	Urban 674,101 square metres (166.57 acres)
Colors	Blue and Gray
Website	www.dgist.ac.kr/en/

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST; Korean: 대구경북과학기술원) is a public science and engineering university located on Daegu Technopolis, Daegu, South Korea.^[1] DGIST is one of the four public universities in South Korea dedicated to research in science and technology, along with KAIST, GIST, UST, and UNIST. Under the Special Act on Support of Scientists and Engineers for Strengthening National Science and Technology Competitiveness, the Korean government enacted the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology Act (Act No. 6996) and founded DGIST in 2004 as a research institute. In 2008, the act was amended to extend the role of the institute to both research and education, which eventually enabled a transition from research institute to university for DGIST.