30 POSTECH Stories

2019

  • 02.08

    2018 POSTECH Commencement Ceremony (318 undergraduate, 206 masters, and 230 doctoral students)

  • 02.15

    2019 POSTECH Matriculation Ceremony (317 undergraduate, 160 masters, 81 doctoral, and 269 MS-PhD integrated program students)

  • 02.15

    Conferred the 7th POSTECH Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Mun Y. Choi, President of the University of Missouri System

  • 04.01

    POSTECH and Yonsei University to jointly create Korea’s first blockchain campus

  • 04.04

    Three POSTECH students and alumni make the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2019 List

  • 05.08

    Opening of the POSTECH-POSCO CHEMICAL Industrial Academic Cooperation Center

  • 06.19

    POSTECH-RIST MOU Signing Ceremony for Academic and Research Integration

2018

  • 02.09

    2017 POSTECH Commencement Ceremony (325 undergraduate, 195 masters, and 256 doctoral students)

  • 02.09

    Conferred the 6th POSTECH Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Chin Kyu Huh, Chairman of ILJIN Group

  • 02.19

    The 1st class of undeclared major (Mueunjae Schoo of Undergraduate Studies) matriculated

  • 02.19

    2018 POSTECH Matriculation Ceremony (336 undergraduate, 160 masters, 76 doctoral, and 297 MS-PhD integrated program students)

  • 02.26

    Established QUAD COLABO Op 1 POSTECH Private Equity Fund (also known as the 1st POSTECH Venture Fund)

  • 03.05

    Announced a new model of University Collaboration between POSTECH and Yonsei University

  • 06.07

    Ranked 83rd in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2018-2019

  • 08.24

    Opening of the Future City Open Innovation Center (FOIC) and Open Innovation Big Data Center (OIBC)

  • 09.11

    Received a top grade in the field of Industrial and Management Engineering in the 2018 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings by Departments

  • 10.12

    Signed an MoU to further bolster the Academia-Industry Partnership with Samsung Electronics

  • 10.29

    Ranked 2nd in the field of Science and 1st in the field of Engineering in the 2018 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

  • 10.30

    Ranked the best Innoversity (Innovation + University) in the 2018 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

  • 12.20

    The fourth edition of Univer+City Forum: Mutual Prosperity and Development of Universities and Their Cities held in Pohang

2017

  • 02.10

    2016 POSTECH Commencement Ceremony
    (297 undergraduate, 193 master, and 251 doctoral program students)

  • 02.17

    2017 POSTECH Matriculation Ceremony (310 undergraduate, 93 master, 40 doctoral, and 218 MS-PhD integrated program students)

  • 03.07

    Ranked 3rd in the 2017 Times Higher Education World's Best Small Universities Rankings

  • 03.09

    Ranked 1st in the 2017 Times Higher Education University-Industry Collaboration Rankings

  • 04.03

    Completion ceremony & opening ceremony for the POSTECH Day Care Center

  • 04.06

    Ranked 1st in Korea for 6 consecutive years and 4th among the top 200 universities under 50 years old in the 2017 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

  • 04.10

    Opening ceremony for the POSTECH-Hyosung Industrial Academic Cooperation Center

  • 04.20

    The Graduate School for Wind Energy (GWE) closed

  • 05.18

    Ranked 1st in Korea for Top 10 Citation Percentile for thesis papers by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University in the Netherlands, 2012-2015

  • 06.08

    Ranked 71st in the world and 3rd in Korea in the QS World University Rankings 2017-2018

  • 09.06

    Received a top grade in the fields of Chemitry and Electrical Engineering in the 2017 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings by Departments

  • 10.24

    Ranked second best in Science and top in Engineering in the 2017 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

  • 11.24

    The third edition of Univer+City Forum: Mutual Prosperity and Development of Universities and Their Cities held in Ulsan

2016

  • 01.27

    Ranked 4th in the 2016 Tims Higher Education World's Best Small Universities Rankings(1st in Asia)

  • 02.19

    Conferred 4th POSTECH Honorary Doctoral Degree to Mr. Seok-Hyun Hong, the Chairman and CEO of the JoongAng Media Network

  • 04.06

    Ranked 5th among the top 150 universities and 1st in Korea under 50 years old in the 2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankin

  • 04.21

    POSTECH Ocean Science and Technology (POSTI) closed

  • 04.28

    Opening of POSTECH-LG Display Industrial Academic Cooperation Center

  • 04.28

    New appointment plan for university-industrial cooperation established that appoints industry professionals as full professors in consultation with corporations

  • 05.19

    POSTECH Rowing Team founded

  • 05.25

    Univer+City Forum held for co-living development between University and City

  • 06.20

    Postechian's Summer Experience in Society Kick Off

  • 06.23

    Ranked 8th in Asia and 1st in Korea in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2016

  • 09.08

    Highest ranked in the field of Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, and Chemical Engineering in the 2016 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

  • 09.29

    Completion ceremony for PAL-XFEL (3rd in the world)

  • 12.02

    Commemoration Ceremony for the 30th Anniversary of POSTECH

2015

  • 01.30

    C5 Completion Ceremony Held

  • 03.11

    MOU Signed by Max Planck POSTECH/Korea (MPK) and Max-Planck-Institut fur Eisenforschung (MPIE)

  • 04.29

    Ranked 2nd among the top 100 universities under 50 years old by the Times Higher Education

  • 09.01

    Dr. Doh-Yeon Kim Begins Term of Office as 7th President of POSTECH

  • 10.14

    MOU signed by POSTECH, SNU and KAIST for the co-development and co-application of MOOC contents in science and technology

  • 10.20

    Ranked 1st in the field of Science and Engineering by JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings 2015

  • 12.09

    POSTECH Graduate Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities declaration

2014

  • 05.02

    Ranked 1st among the top 100 universities under 50 years old by the Times Higher Education (3 consecutive years)

  • 09.15

    POSTECH Entrepreneurship Center opened (supported by Small & Medium Business Administration)

  • 09.16

    Ranked 86th in the world and 3rd in Korea in 2014 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

  • 09.19

    APGC-Lab and a new start-up company(exBrain) opened * APGC is an acronym for the Association of POSTECH Grown Companies

  • 10.06

    Ranked 1st in Joongang Ilbo Korean University Rankings (2 consecutive years)

  • 12.17

    The Pohang Center for Creative Economy & Innovation opened (5th Floor of C5)

2013

  • 02.15

    Tae-Joon Park Institute opened

  • 03.02

    Opening of the Graduate School of Engineering Mastership (GEM)

  • 04.12

    Ranked 5th in Asia and 1st in Korea in 2013 by Times Higher Education World University Rankings

  • 05.09

    Groundbreaking ceremony for PAL-XFEL

  • 06.20

    Ranked 1st among the top 100 universities under 50 years old by The Times Higher Education (2 consecutive years)

  • 10.07

    Ranked 1st in Joong Ang Ilbo Korean University Rankings 2013

2012

  • 02.15

    Five universities of science and technology (KAIST, GIST, DGIST, UNIST and POSTECH) sign MOU for further collaboration

  • 04.04

    Selected to participate in the Ministry’s International Cooperation Leading University Program. Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU) in Ethiopia established by POSTECH

  • 04.30

    Opening of the POSTECH Future IT Innovation Laboratory

  • 05.29

    Ranked 9th in Asia and 3rd in Korea in 2012 by Chosun Ilbo-Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (ranked 7th among world universities under 50 years old)

  • 05.31

    Ranked 1st among the top 100 universities under 50 years old by The Times Higher Education

  • 07.31

    POSTECH I-START declared to initiate innovation

  • 08.24

    Hanoi branch office in Vietnam, the 2nd POSTECH international office, closed

  • 12.04

    Recognized as one of the 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators by Thomson Reuters

2011

  • 02.16

    Conferred the 3rd POSTECH Honorary Doctoral Degree to Dr. Peter S. Kim, President of Merck Research Laboratories

  • 05.23

    Ranked 12th in Asia and 3rd in Korea in 2011 by JoongAng Ilbo-Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

  • 08.18

    Opening of the POSPLEX sports center

  • 08.23

    Department of Creative IT Engineering (CiTE) established

  • 08.23

    Graduate School of Engineering Mastership (GEM) established

  • 09.04

    Ranked 98th in the world in 2011 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

  • 09.05

    Dr. Yong-Min Kim appointed as 6th president of POSTECH

  • 09.16

    Beijing branch office in China, the 1st POSTECH international office, closed

  • 09.26

    Ranked 2nd in the 2011 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

  • 10.06

    Ranked 53rd among universities in the world in 2011 by Times Higher Education World University Rankings

  • 10.25

    Selected to be a participant in the Ministry’s 3rd World-Class University (WCU)

  • 12.03

    Commemoration Ceremony for the 25th Anniversary of POSTECH

2010

  • 02.17

    Conferred the 2nd POSTECH Honorary Doctoral Degree to Dr. Jeong-Hoon Kim, President of Bell Labs

  • 03.02

    Bilingual Campus declared

  • 04.28

    Prof. Hong Gil Nam and Prof. Kwang Soo Kim named as ‘National Scientists’ by the National Research Foundation of Korea

  • 05.18

    Opening of the 2nd POSTECH international office in Hanoi, Vietnam

  • 06.14

    Agreement for MPI-POSTECH/Korea Establishment signed

  • 09.08

    Ranked 112th in the world in 2010 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

  • 09.16

    Ranked 28th among universities in the world, 3rd in Asia, and 1st in Korea in 2010 by Times Higher Education World University Rankings

  • 10.08

    Ministry of Education approves to establish POSTECH Ocean Science and Technology (POSTI)

  • 10.11

    Opening of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)

  • 12.09

    Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering (DANE) established in the World Class University (WCU) Graduate School Program

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