30 POSTECH Stories

2004

  • 09.20

    Ranked 1st in the 2004 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings for 3 consecutive years

  • 10.01

    POSTECH Leadership Center established

  • 12.07

    10th anniversary of Pohang Accelerator Laboratory’s construction completion

2003

  • 04.25

    Opening of the Tae-Joon Park Digital Library

  • 09.04

    Dr. Chan-Mo Park appointed as 4th president of POSTECH

  • 09.24

    Ranked 1st in the 2003 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings (1st in the field of Science and Engineering and 3rd in the field of Industrial Engineering)

  • 10.16

    Opening of the POSTECH Biotech Center

2002

  • 08.17

    Marked as ‘Excellent University for Educational Reform’ by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development for 7 consecutive years

  • 09.26

    Ranked 1st in the 2002 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

  • 12.31

    Construction of the Tae-Joon Park Digital Library completed

2001

  • 05.03

    Groundbreaking ceremony for the Tae-Joon Park Digital Library

  • 08.11

    Opening of POSIS service (a former POVIS service)

  • 08.18

    Selected as "Excellent University for Educational Reform" for the 7th consecutive year by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development

  • 09.24

    Ranked 2nd in the 2001 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

  • 11.19

    Groundbreaking ceremony for the POSTECH Biotech Center

2000

  • 06.30

    Ranked 2nd among Asian science and technology universities by Asiaweek Magazine

  • 09.25

    Ranked 2nd in the 2000 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

  • 09.28

    Selected as ‘2000 Excellent University for Educational Reform’ by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development

1999

  • 04.29

    Marked as ‘1999 Excellent University for Educational Reform’ by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development

  • 08.31

    Selected for the BK21 Project by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (4 teams in science and technology fields, 3 organizers, and 1 participant)

  • 12.01

    Additional teams selected for the BK21 Project by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (5 teams in core fields)

1998

  • 04.01

    10th anniversary of Pohang Accelerator Laboratory’s opening

  • 04.01

    Completion ceremony for the LG Cooperative Electronics Engineering Building and RC #20

  • 05.15

    Ranked 1st among Asian science and technology universities by the Asiaweek Magazine

  • 08.19

    Dr. Sung-Kee Chung appointed as 3rd president of POSTECH

  • 08.29

    Marked as ‘1998 Excellent University for Educational Reform’ in the field of Specialization by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development

1997

  • 01.14

    Groundbreaking ceremony for the School of Environmental Science and Engineering building

  • 06.22

    Opening of POSTECH Venture Capital Corporation

  • 09.26

    Ranked 1st in the 1997 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

  • 11.11

    Marked as ‘1997 Excellent University for Educational Reform’ in the field of Specialization by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development

1996

  • 03.21

    Government-run School of Environment Science and Engineering (SEE) established

  • 10.23

    Marked as ‘1995 Excellent University for Educational Reform’ by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development

  • 12.03

    Commemoration Ceremony for the 10th Anniversary of POSTECH

1995

  • 02.14

    Unveiling Ceremony for the bust of Dr. Hogil Kim

  • 12.01

    University’s education foundation separates from the POSCO corporation (or POSCO education foundation)

1994

  • 03.01

    Pohang Institute of Science and Technology renamed as Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

  • 08.30

    Dr. Soo-Young Chang appointed as 2nd president of POSTECH

  • 10.21

    Graduate School of Information Industry renamed as Graduate School for Information Technology (GIST)

  • 12.07

    Construction of Pohang Light Source completed

1992

  • 03.02

    Opening and 1st Matriculation Ceremony for the Graduate School of Information Industry (32 master students)

  • 09.24

    Opening of POSTECH Information Research Laboratories

1991

  • 02.20

    1990 POSTECH Commencement Ceremony (139 undergraduate and 104 master students)

  • 04.01

    Groundbreaking ceremony for the Pohang Light Source

  • 10.08

    Groundbreaking ceremony for the POSTECH Information Research Laboratories

1990

  • 02.07

    First Commencement Ceremony (80 master students)

  • 03.01

    Master’s Program in Department of Life Sciences established

  • 11.08

    Doctoral Program in Department of Life Sciences established

  • 11.16

    Institute Establishment Committee for POSTECH Information Research Laboratories and the Graduate School of Information Industry launched

  • 11.25

    Dr. Hogil Kim begins 2nd term as president of POSTECH

1989

  • 03.01

    Undergraduate Program in Department of Life Sciences established (30 students)

  • 03.31

    Construction of the gymnasium completed

1988

  • 03.02

    1988 POSTECH Matriculation Ceremony (242 undergraduate, 91 master, and 18 doctoral program students)

  • 04.01

    Construction Committee for the Pohang Light Source launched

1987

  • 03.05

    First matriculation ceremony (249 undergraduate students)

  • 11.09

    Ministry of Education approves to establish graduate school programs (9 departments with 90 master and 54 doctoral program students)

1986

  • 11.25

    Dr. Hogil Kim appointed as 1st president of POSTECH

  • 11.25

    Ministry of Education approves to establish undergraduate programs (9 departments with 240 undergraduate students)

  • 12.03

    Pohang Institute of Science & Technology founded (Founding Chairman: Tae-Joon Park, First President: Hogil Kim)

1985

  • 03.16

    Establishment Committee for Pohang Institute of Science and Technology launched

  • 07.04

    Ministry of Education approves project to establish Pohang Institute of Science and Technology (8 departments with 240 undergraduate students)

  • 07.18

    Institute Establishment Committee and Institute Construction Committee for Pohang Institute of Science and Technology launched

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