Korea University of Science and Technology

University of Science and Technology
TypeNational
Established2003
PresidentKim Iee-Hwan
Students1415 (November 2023)
Address
176 Gajung-dong [217 Gajungro], Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-350, Korea
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Daejeon, Seoul et al.
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CampusMultiple Sites (Daejeon etc)
MascotPegasus
Websitewww.ust.ac.kr
Korean name
Hangul
국가연구소대학교
Hanja
國家研究所大學校
Revised RomanizationGukga Yeonguso Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerKukka Yŏn'guso Taehakkyo

The University of Science and Technology (Korean국가연구소대학교, UST) is a group of public research institutions in Seoul, Suwon, Changwon, Ansan, Seongnam and Daejeon, etc, in South Korea. UST is the leading government-funded research university dedicated to the synergistic effects of research and education in Science and Technology. The UST was established in 2003 by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning as the nation’s graduate school specializing in science and engineering education and research. The UST runs only a graduate school. Creating the new driving force for growth would play a major role in leading national growth in the new century. The South Korean government established the UST to produce professionals in the field of combined technologies, thought of as one of the most important criteria for creating the driving force for South Korea's national growth. Today, UST continues to develop itself into a major research university.