The fourth generation light source at Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, the PAL-XFEL, has successfully produced an ‘x-ray free-electron laser’ (XFEL), which is considered by many the “dream light.”

POSTECH has been ranked as #8 university in Asia, leading the pack of Korean universities in the recently published Asia University Rankings 2016 by the Times Higher Education (THE).

POSTECH has introduced a change in the academic calendar to extend the length of summer vacation to three months, encouraging the students to fully immerse themselves in the society through a new internship program called “Summer Experience in Society (SES).”

The University now has the first official collegiate athletic team of its own – a coed rowing team. POSTECH Rowing was initiated as part of the efforts to foster well-rounded global leaders equipped not only with intelligence and moral virtues, but also with physical strength.

POSTECH is the fourth best small university in the world, according to the London-based Times Higher Education (THE), a leading publisher of higher education analysis and world university rankings.