Notable programs
Electrical Engineering (Semiconductor Track)
Korea's top feeder into Samsung Device Solutions and SK Hynix R&D. Admission GPA tightened from 1.47 to 1.14 in three years as the chip supercycle intensified demand. Graduates start at KRW 69-70 million.
AI College (launched 2025)
Standalone college adding 300 student slots across undergraduate and graduate levels. Backed by KRW 60.3 billion in private donations and joint labs with Intel, Naver, and NYU. Anchors Korea's national AI sovereignty strategy.
Robotics (Spatial AI and Autonomous Systems)
Ranked 15th globally in ARWU subject rankings. Prof. Myung Hyun's spatial AI navigation research won the 2026 Grand Prize and feeds directly into Hyundai's 200-vehicle autonomous fleet pilot in Gwangju.
Computer Science
Consistently ranked in the global top 20 by QS subject rankings. Produces graduates for Naver, Kakao, and increasingly for Nvidia and Google's APAC R&D offices. Alumni founded FuriosaAI and Rebellions.
Materials Science and Nanotechnology
Ranked 27th globally for nanoscience. Houses the National NanoFab Center on campus, giving students access to fabrication equipment typically reserved for national laboratories.
Biotechnology
Ranked 16th globally by ARWU. Lunit, Korea's leading medical AI company now publicly listed, was founded by KAIST biotechnology and CS graduates in 2013. Samsung Biologics recruits from this program.
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