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KAIST

South Korean public research university

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About

instance of
inception
  • 16 February 1971
official name
  • 한국과학기술원 (ko) · McCune–Reischauer romanization: Han’guk Kwahak Kisurwŏn · Revised Romanization: Han-guk Gwahak Gisurwon
native label
  • 한국과학기술원 (ko)
short name
  • KAIST

Location and contact

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headquarters location
  • Daejeon · country: South Korea · postal code: 34141 · street address: 291 Daehak-ro(373-1 Guseong-dong), Yuseong-gu (und)
location
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  • 36.3720, 127.3630
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 10,249 · 2013

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 83 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
  • 134 · Times Higher Education World University Rankings · 2026

Structure and memberships

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Other facts

start time
  • 1971
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social media followers
  • 23,800 · YouTube channel ID: UC8JOLZ-YA34ylQTz2tqSlGw · 22 November 2025
  • 1,121 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 1395992863 · 3 January 2021
Earlier figures (8)
  • 21,500 · YouTube channel ID: UC8JOLZ-YA34ylQTz2tqSlGw · 24 April 2025
  • 19,200 · YouTube channel ID: UC8JOLZ-YA34ylQTz2tqSlGw · 25 January 2025
  • 16,800 · YouTube channel ID: UC8JOLZ-YA34ylQTz2tqSlGw · 29 April 2024
  • 14,000 · YouTube channel ID: UC8JOLZ-YA34ylQTz2tqSlGw · 15 January 2024
  • 11,500 · YouTube channel ID: UC8JOLZ-YA34ylQTz2tqSlGw · 31 May 2023
  • 9,330 · YouTube channel ID: UC8JOLZ-YA34ylQTz2tqSlGw · 17 February 2023
  • 6,050 · YouTube channel ID: UC8JOLZ-YA34ylQTz2tqSlGw · 18 March 2022
  • 4,440 · YouTube channel ID: UC8JOLZ-YA34ylQTz2tqSlGw · 24 September 2021
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  • kaistpr · number of subscribers: 805 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 1395992863 · 18 April 2020
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  • UC8JOLZ-YA34ylQTz2tqSlGw · subject named as: KAIST · number of works: 107 · number of subscribers: 2,100 · number of viewers/listeners: 172,233 · 5 December 2020
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