History
- Oct 17. 1991 Steering Committee was formed for the foundation of Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
- Mar 26. 1992 Bureau for the establishment of Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology was formed
Education
GIST College
Graduate School- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- School of Mechanical Engineering
- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering
- School of Life Sciences
- School of Physics and Chemistry
- Institute of Integrated Technology
- Department of Biomedical Science & Engineering
- Department of Nanobio Materials and Electronics
- Artificial Intelligence Graduate School
Research
- Advanced Photonics Research Institute
- Research Institute for Solar and Sustainable Energies
- Korea Culture Technology Institute
- Integrated Institute of Biomedical Research
- International Environmental Research Institute
- GIST-Caltech Research Center
- Nobel Research Center
- Laboratory Animal Resource Center
- GIST Central Research Facilities
- GIST Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Short Courses
Business & Management (1)
- Short Course Technion IIT Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program
University Ranking
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
328 -40
2023
288 17
2022
305
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2024
401 100
2023
501
2022
501
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2023
801
2022
801
2021
801
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2024
-
2023
966 -88
2022
878
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Student services
- Dormitory operatiom council
- Married student apartment council
Housing services
- Married Student Apartments
- Graduate Dormitories
Library services
- LG Library provides services and collections to support Monographs, Journals, Dissertations, Government Technical Report and Multimedia collections.
- Central Library provides high quality digital environmental devices for high standard education and plenty spaces for relaxation.
Campus life
- Campus area 628,100m'
- Store
- Hair shop
- Travel Agency
- Bank
- Copy shop
- Laundry room
- Billiard hall
- Cafeteria
Sports facilities
- Tennis court
- Outdoor volleyball court
- Outdoor basketball court
- Soccer field
- Gym
- Baseball court
- Swimming pool