Objective of the Project Group
- Pursuit of academic excellence through world-class education, research, international collaboration, and industrial cooperation, as well as cultivation of talents in the fields of electrical engineering.
- Selection of 4 main fields of research in communications and electronics (Connectivity and Networked Intelligence, Emerging Devices, Brain and Smart Systems, IT Convergence Systems), cooperation with education systems, and development of new future industries and markets for leading the national growth.
- Jump up to become Top 10 in 2020 World University Ranking for Electrical and Electronic Engineering under the vision “Top 10 by year 2020”
Educational Vision and Objective
VISION
Cultivation of Global Leaders in IT
Educational objective
- talents with creativity and deep understanding in theories
- Talents with problem-defining and problem-solving skills
- Talents with leadership and ethics
Required Qualities
Technical Qualities
- Theory+Creativity
- Problem-solving skills
- Engineering skills
- Design and test skills
- Interdisciplinary skills
Social Qualities
- Ethics
- Communication skills
- Spirit of team work
- Adaptability to group and leadership
- Creation of engineering value
Program
- Reinforcement of Student Guidance
- Specialization of Educational Program
- Excellent Teaching and Research Staff
- Creativity and Convergence Curriculum
- Transparent Evaluation System
- Global Education Network/Bi-lingual Campus
- Reinforcement of Supporting Systems
Research Vision and objective
VISION
World-class Creative Research
Development of New Industries through Diffusion of IT Convergence/Integration Technology
Direction of Research
- Research with a High Power of Influence to Lead Creative Economy
- Innovative Research and Diffusion of Convergence/Integration Technology
- Virtuous Circle of Cutting-Edge Research and World-Class Education
Objective
Jump up to become Top 10 in 2020 World University Ranking for Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Driving Strategy
- Fostering of Core Fields of Research through Choice and Concentration
- Institutional Innovation that Aims at World-Class Research
- Promotion of Cluster-Centric Research to Create Synergy
- Development of World-Class Research Infrastructure
Driving Plan
- Cultivation of 4 Main Fields of Research
- Future-Oriented Research
- Quality-Oriented
- Assessment of Professors
- Reinforcement of Requirements for Dissertation
- Cluster-Centric Research
- Creation of New Fields of Industrial Cooperation
- Contest and Promotion of Research Themes
Organization of the Project Group
Head of Business
| Name | JaeKyun Moon |
| Institution | KAIST School of Electrical Engineering |
Current Status of the Project Group : Professor
| Reference Date | Graduate School Department | |||
| 20130618 | Department of Electrical Engineering | |||
| Total Number of Professors | ||||
| Total | Participant | Participation Ratio (%) | ||
| Full-time | Adjunct | Sum | ||
| 86 | 67 | 0 | 67 | 77.91% |
| Number of Existing Professors | ||||
| Total | Participant | Participation Ratio (%) | ||
| Full-time | Adjunct | Sum | ||
| 82 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 76.83% |
| Number of Newly Appointed Professors | ||||
| Total | Participant | Participation Ratio (%) | ||
| Full-time | Adjunct | Sum | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100% |
Current Status of the Project Group : Graduate Students
| Reference Date | Graduate School Department | Number of Graduate Students | |||||||||||
| Master's Degree | Doctorate Degree | Combined Degree | Total | ||||||||||
| Total | Participant | Participation Ratio | Total | Participant | Participation Ratio | Total | Participant | Participation Ratio | Total | Participant | Participation Ratio | ||
| 20130618 | Department of Electrical Engineering | 379 | 308 | 81.27% | 486 | 325 | 66.87% | 71 | 42 | 59.15% | 936 | 675 | 72.12% |
