Korea Institute for Advanced Study
고등과학원 | |
| Formation | 1996 |
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| Type | Governmental organisation |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 37°35′34″N 127°02′45″E / 37.5928°N 127.0458°E |
President | Noh Tae-won |
| Website | www |
| Korea Institute for Advanced Study | |
| Hangul | 고등과학원 |
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| Hanja | 高等科學院 |
| Revised Romanization | Godeung gwahagwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kodŭng kwahagwŏn |
The Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) 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.