The Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS; ) is an advanced research institute in South Korea. It is located on a campus in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.Contact,"Visitor Information, KIAS" , KIAS,2012.
KIAS was founded in 1996, aiming to become a world leading research institute where international elite scholars gather and dedicate to fundamental research in basic sciences.Mission Statement,"About KIAS, KIAS" , KIAS,2012. Currently, there are three schools in the institute: mathematics, physics, and computational sciences. As of 2016, the institute has 3 distinguished professors, 26 professors, and 133 research fellows.About the Institute,"About KIAS, KIAS" , KIAS,2016.
As its name suggests, the institute was modeled after the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. KIAS is funded by the government and is a subordinate institute of KAIST.고등과학원 설립 및 운영계획 수립을 위한 조사 연구, 1996(최종보고서), 과학기술처, 국회전자도서관 DB 자료
Presidents 1st and 2nd: Kim Chung Wook 3rd: Kim Mahn Won 4th: Myung Hyo Chul () 5th: Kim Doochul 6th: Keum Jonghae 7th: Lee Yong-hee 8th: Choe Jaigyoung 9th: Noh Tae-won
See also Institute for Basic Science National Institute for Mathematical Sciences
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