KAIST announced reforms to its undergraduate admissions process for Korean students beginning in the 2027 and 2028 admissions cycles. The changes are intended to place greater emp…
On April 8, the KAIST Faculty Council announced Professor Sukyoung Ryu of the School of Computing and Professor Choongsik Bae of the Department of Mechanical Engineering as their…
It’s been about three months since I wrapped up my undergraduate studies at KAIST. I ended my Fall 2024 semester a little later than everybody else—I attended the final lectures o…
On September 27, KAIST held the third Gifted Education in Science Forum (GESF). Organized by the Global Institute for Talented Education, every GESF event is hosted under the them…
On March 11, KAIST’s Female Faculty Council, led by its president, Professor Subok Moon, organized a briefing session on gender equality policies at the Yang Seung-taek Auditorium…
To address the incident during the most recent commencement exercises, an open forum was held on February 26 at the Auditorium (E15). The forum, organized by the Undergraduate Ass…
Ivy League colleges are considered to be the most prestigious institutions for scholars all over the world; the best of talents known today are Ivy League alumni. Despite some pro…
No, I don’t think KAIST should teach “life skills” as a part of the curriculum because I think they are things that you learn individually from your family or by yourself, not as…
Language education has always been a part of a comprehensive teaching curriculum. In most parts of the world, proficiency in a second language, most commonly English, is even cons…
General Chemistry I, because it isn't required for my major and would just be a waste of time. (Anonymous) I think I would remove General Physics I and II. The syllabus of both co…
From March 1, Founder and Chief Executive Producer of SM Entertainment Soo-Man Lee began teaching in the School of Computing as a distinguished visiting professor. As an influenti…
On August 27, Shinsegae Department Store opened the doors of its second branch in Daejeon under the name of “Shinsegae Art & Science”. The new location presents itself as an amalg…
On October 27 and November 10, the School of Transdisciplinary Studies (STS) held its first department presentations for freshmen through Zoom. Professor Jaeseung Jeong from the D…
Our struggle as KAIST students begins way before the official start of a new semester. General courses required for graduation — freshmen, humanities, and sports courses — as well…
KAIST has been reaching out to local middle and high schools to facilitate their shift to an online curriculum. On March 31, the Ministry of Education announced the plan for openi…
KAIST has signed an agreement with the tech giant Google to develop an AI curriculum for KAIST. The program, led by Professor Changho Suh from the School of Electrical Engineering…
Starting from 2019 Fall, HSS151 and HSS152, courses commonly referred to as Korean 3 and Korean 4, are now mandatory instead of Korean 1 and Korean 2. A TOPIK score of Level 2 is…
Earlier this month, the 2018 First Half-Year KAIST · POSTECH · UNIST Career Fair was hosted on campus. It took place over three days from March 6 to March 8 in the Lyu Keun-chul S…
The respected science and technology think-tank, the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), inaugurated a new branch to its organization, the Young Korean Academy of Sci…
The Department of Industrial Design at KAIST held its 2016 ID KAIST Graduation Show starting on November 6 and lasting until November 13. With a unique theme every semester, the s…
For this year’s KAIST’s annual departmental information sessions, many of the freshmen would have had to participate in more sessions than in previous years. That is due to the sc…
Recap Last month I lauded Nashville and Ohio’s efforts to integrate social-emotional education into their school curriculums. I appreciated their realization that leadership, resp…
KAIST has exported its educational system and curriculum to Chongqing University of Technology, signifying its emergence as a world-renowned institution that stands as a model for…
Each year, graduating students of the Industrial Design department exhibit their final projects. The KAIST Herald met with Ji Ha Kim, the head of the graduation exhibition committ…
