Korea Institute for Advanced Study

Korea Institute for Advanced Study
Formation1996
TypeGovernmental organisation
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Location
Coordinates37°35′34″N 127°02′45″E / 37.5928°N 127.0458°E / 37.5928; 127.0458
President
Noh Tae-won
Websitewww.kias.re.kr
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Korea Institute for Advanced Study
Hangul
고등과학원
Hanja
高等科學院
RRGodeunggwahagwon
MRKodŭnggwahagwŏn
The building of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS)

The Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS; Korean: 고등과학원) is an advanced research institute in South Korea. It is located on a 30-acre (12 ha) campus in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.

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. 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.

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.