Professor Chan-Mo Park,

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International Perspectives on Building Skills on
ICT Industry POSTECH Experience Information
Technology in Korea

• Professor Chan-Mo Park,
• Special Advisor to the President of Korea
• for Science Technology,
• Professor Emeritus Former President,
• POSTECH

POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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• POSTECH
• OVERVIEW

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Location of POSTECH
POSTECH Overview

• Located in Pohang on the southeastern coast of
  Korea
• Pohang is also home of POSCO (1)

POSTECH
POSCO
350Km
(1) POSCO Pohang Iron Steel Company
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Campus
POSTECH Overview
Land 1,731,759m² Building
423,758m² Student 3,046
1,310 (undergraduate) 1,736 (graduate) Faculty
242 Researcher 785 (Post-doctoral 170)
Staff 234 Regular 206 Others 28 (As of
October 2008)
Pohang Technopark
Student Dormitory and Apartments
Faculty Apartment
PAL(1)
POSCO International Center
Tae-Joon Park Digital Library
PBC(4)
Main Campus
Biotech Center
PIRO(3)
RIST(2)
RIST(2)
(1) PAL Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (2)
RIST Research Institute of Industrial Science
and Technology (3) PIRO Pohang Institute of
Intelligent Robotics (4) PBC POSTECH
Biotechnology Center
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Founding Philosophy
POSTECH Overview
Providing the best education for future world
leaders
Performing cutting-edge research in science and
engineering
Serving the nation contributing to the worlds
scientific community
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Chronology
POSTECH Overview
1986 Pohang Institute of Science and Technology open as the first research-oriented university in Korea
1992 Graduate School of Information Technology (GSIT) open
1994 Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, PAL (3rd-generation accelerator 2 GeV), open Change of official name to Pohang University of Science and Technology
1995 Graduate School of Iron Steel Technology (GSIST) open
1996 School of Environmental Science and Engineering (SEE) open
1998 Asiaweek Magazine (1) ranks POSTECH 1 among Asian science technology univ.
2001 Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP) headquarters moves to POSTECH
2002 JoongAng Daily (2) ranks POSTECH 1 among Korean universities Ministry of Education Human Resources selects POSTECH as Excellent university for educational reform (7 years in a row)
2003 POSTECH Biotech Center, PBC, open JoongAng Daily ranks POSTECH 1 among Korean universities Tae-Joon Park Digital Library open
2005 JoongAng Daily ranks POSTECH 1 among Korean universities (4 years in a row)
2006 POSTECH Vision 2020 Declaration Ceremony
2007 JoongAng Daily ranks POSTECH 1 among Korean universities The Times Higher Education Supplement (3) ranks POSTECH 11 in Citations per Faculty
(1) Published in Hong Kong (2) Major Korean
daily newspaper (3) Published in United Kingdom
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POSTECH VISION 2020
POSTECH Overview
Worlds top 20 by 2020
VISION
Foster talent in ST (creative, progressive,
global leaders) Create research
breakthroughs (strong academic social impact)
OBJECTIVE
Selection Concentration Interdisciplinary
Programs Globalization Process Innovation
STRATEGY
3. Faculty
1. Education
2. Research
4. Globalization
5. Finances
Founding principles
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POSTECH VISION 2020
POSTECH Overview
5 Key Areas, 24 Action Plans
OBJECTIVE
STRATEGY
Creative, progressive, and global leaders

• ? Research-oriented / Project-based
• Global leadership business savvy
• Need-based / customized

Education
Strong academic and social impact

• RBD
• Strong impact (Cell, Nature, Science)
• Interdisciplinary convergent programs

Research
World Top Class

• Tenure evaluation
• Performance review
• merit system

24 ACTION PLANS
Faculty
Global Visibility

• Global brand image
• Expand lectures in English intl faculty
• Infrastructures

Globalization
Increase and Diversify

• Increase proportion of O/H income
• Intellectual property rights
• Fund-raising

Finances
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Academic Programs
POSTECH Overview

• 10 undergraduate departments, 14 graduate
  programs
• Faculty to undergraduate student ratio 1 to 6
• 300 freshmen admitted per year
• representing top 1 of high school graduates

Undergraduate
Graduate
Chemistry Life Science Mathematics Physics Chemica
l Eng. Computer Science Eng. Electronic
Electrical Eng. Industrial Management
Eng. Materials Science Eng. Mechanical
Eng. (Division of Humanities Social Sciences)
Chemistry Molecular Life Sciences Mathematics P
hysics Chemical Eng. Electrical Computer
Eng. Materials Science Eng. Mechanical
Industrial Eng. School of Interdisciplinary
Biosci. Bioeng. School of Environmental Science
Eng. Graduate School for Information
Tech. Graduate School for Wind Energy Graduate
Institute of Ferrous Technology Graduate Program
for Technology Innovation Management
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Post-Graduate Careers
POSTECH Overview
Employment rate for 2007 graduates
Degree Graduates Enter Graduate School Enter Graduate School Employment Military Service
Degree Graduates POSTECH Others Employment Military Service
B.S. 306 (100) 148(48.3) 50 (16.4) 97 (31.7) 11 (3.6)
M.S. 174 (100) 46 (26.4) 12 (6.9) 111 (63.8) 5 (2.9)
Ph.D. 120 (100) - - 120 (100) -
Total 600 600 600 600 600
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National Ranking
POSTECH Overview
JoongAng Daily
Overall Rankings (19962008)
Year/Rank 1 2 2 3
2008 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) Seoul National University (SNU)
2007 POSTECH KAIST KAIST SNU
2006 KAIST POSTECH, SNU POSTECH, SNU POSTECH, SNU
2005 POSTECH KAIST SNU SNU
2004 POSTECH KAIST SNU SNU
2003 POSTECH KAIST SNU SNU
2002 POSTECH KAIST SNU SNU
2001 KAIST POSTECH SNU SNU
2000 KAIST POSTECH SNU SNU
1999 KAIST POSTECH SNU SNU
1998 KAIST POSTECH SNU SNU
1997 POSTECH KAIST SNU SNU
1996 POSTECH KAIST SNU SNU
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International Ranking
POSTECH Overview
The Times Higher Education Supplement 2008
Overall Ranking of POSTECH 188
Criteria Peer Review Employer Intl Faculty Intl Student Faculty/ Student Citations/ Faculty Overall Score (Rank)
Weighting of Item 40 10 5 5 20 20 -
Seoul National Univ. 97 (33) 65 23 37 87 (58) 54 78.1 (50)
KAIST 76 (110) 53 (239) 48 36 61 79 (69) 69.3 (95)
POSTECH 37 (334) 34 (368) 52 19 67 99 (17) 56.1 (188)
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International Ranking
POSTECH Overview
The Times Higher Education Supplement 2008
World Top 20 Citations per Faculty
1 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States 100
2 STANFORD University United States 100
3 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (MIT) United States 100
4 University of CALIFORNIA, Berkeley United States 100
5 HARVARD University United States 100
6 PRINCETON University United States 100
7 University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States 100
8 University of TORONTO Canada 100
9 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles United States 100
10 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States 100
11 ETH Zurich Switzerland 99
12 BROWN University United States 99
13 Ecole Normale Superieure, PARIS France 99
14 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States 99
15 GWANGJU Institute of Science and Technology Korea, South 99
16 University of WASHINGTON United States 99
17 POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Korea, South 99
18 University of ZURICH Switzerland 99
19 GEROGIA Institute of Technology United States 99
20 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara United States 99
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Financial Data
POSTECH Overview
Fiscal year 2007 Operating Expenditures (in USD
millions) 261.1M
Income
Expenditure
Operating Activities 19M (7.3)
Government 12.8M (5)
Student Costs and Aid 12.4M (4.7)
Tuition 16.6M (6.5)
Others 21.9M (8.4)
Others 17.9M (7)
Research Projects 103.2M (40.6)
Salaries Benefits 42M (16.1)
Research Funds 94.5M (36.2)
Endowments 103.9M (40.9)
Fixed Assets 71.3M (27.3)
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Financial Data
POSTECH Overview
Combined fiscal years 1985 2007 (in USD
millions)
Income 3,025.5M
Expenditure 2,976.5M
Others 153.6M (5)
Student Costs and Aid 145.6M (5)
Tuition 188.7M (6)
Fixed Assets 334.9M (11)
Government 428.1M (14)
Research Projects 1,029.2M (34)
Research Funds 911.3M (31)
Operating Activities 468.1M (16)
POSCO 464.8M (16)
Salaries Benefits 521.1M (17)
Construction 595.5M (20)
Endowments 761.1M (25)
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International Network
POSTECH Overview
73 sister universities in 19 countries across the
world
Slovakia (1) Slovak U of Technology in
Bratislava Switzerland (1) Eidgenössische
Technische Hochschule Zürich Thailand (1)
Suranaree U of Technology Taiwan (3) National
Cheng Kung U National Tsing Hua U National Taiwan
U United Kingdom (2) Imperial College of
Science, Technology Medicine U of Birmingham
United States (12) Carnegie Mellon U U of
California, Berkeley U of California, Davis U of
California, Merced U of Maryland, College Park
U of Minnesota, Twin Cities California
Institute of Technology U of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign Princeton Plasma Physics
Laboratory Rensselaer Polytechnic
University Syracuse U U of Washington, Seattle
Vietnam (4) Hanoi U of Technology Vietnam
National U, Hanoi Vietnam National U, Ho Chi
Minh Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology
France (10) École Centrale de Nantes École
Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris Institut
National Polytechnique de Grenoble Institut
National Polytechnique de Toulouse Université de
Technologie de Compiègne Université de
Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard Université de
Technologie de Troyes Institut National des
Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA-Lyon) École
Nationale Supérieure dingénieurs de Caen École
Polytechnique Germany (5) Freie Universität
Berlin Max Planck Gesellschaft RWTH
Aachen Technische Universität Berlin Technische
Universität Kaiserslautern Italy
(1) Politechnico di Torino Japan (6) Kyoto
U Kyushu U Ritsumeikan U Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific
U Tohoku U Tokyo Institute of Technology New
Zealand (1) U of Auckland Russia (5) Moscow
Engineering Physics Institute Moscow State U St.
Petersburg Electrotechnical U The Joint Institute
of Nuclear Research St. Petersburg State
Polytechnical U
Australia (4) The Australian National U U of
Melbourne U of Newcastle U of New South
Wales Austria (1) Technische Universität Graz
Canada (1) U of Waterloo China (13) Fudan
U Harbin Institute of Technology Nanjing
U Northeastern U Peking U Shanghai Jiao Tong
U Tsinghua U U of Electronic Science Technology
of China U of Science Technology Beijing U of
Science Technology of China Xian Jiaotong
U Yanbian U of Science Technology Zhejiang U
Denmark (1) Technical U of Denmark Democratic
Peoples Republic of Korea (1) Pyongyang U of
Science and Technology
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Global Leadership Programs
POSTECH Overview
Exchange study abroad
Internship
Summer sessions
ESL programs
Cross Strait Symposium
AEARU Student Camp
Bang Doshie Global Expedition
Study Tour for Student Leaders
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World-renowned Scholars Lecture Program
POSTECH Overview
Fields medalists, Nobel Laureates and
world-renowned scholars Lectures, discussions,
workshops
Year Area Lecturer Position / Prize
1991 Physics Norman F. Ramsey Harvard U / 1989 Nobel Prize (Physics)
1992 Chemistry Derek Barton Texas AM Univ. / 1969 Nobel Prize (Chemistry)
1994 Life Science Bert Sakmann Heidelberg U / 1991 Nobel Prize (Medical Science)
1995 Mathematics John Milnor New York State U / 1962 Fields Medal
1997 Physics Ilya Prigogine Prigogine Center / 1977 Nobel Prize (Chemistry)
1999 Chemistry Jean Marie Lehn U of Louis Pasteur / 1987 Nobel Prize (Chemistry)
2001 Mathematics Efim I. Zelmanov Yale U / 1994 Fields Medal
2001 Political Science R. Scalapino UC Berkeley
2002 Life Science Paul Greengard The Rockefeller U / 2000 Nobel Prize (Physiology)
2004 Physics Robert B. Laughlin Stanford U / 1998 Nobel Prize (Physics) - POSTECH Chair-Professor
2006 Mathematics Jean-Christophe Yoccoz College de France / 1994 Fields Medal
2006 Chemistry Roderick MacKinnon Rockefeller U / 2003 Nobel Prize (Chemistry)
2007 Life Science Peter C. Doherty U of Melbourne / 1996 Nobel Prize (Physiology or Medicine)
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Bilingual Campus
POSTECH Overview
Lectures in English and international faculty
Program 2006 2007 2010 2020
Lectures in English (Under/Graduate) 16.8/33.5 22.3/49.5 50/100 100/100
International Faculty 7.5 8.9 15 20
POSTECH English Certification System
(undergraduate)
Efficient way of better advancing English skills
Unique system fit for individual needs
Placement into 5 Levels Focused on speaking and
writing Implemented in March 2008
Must complete highest level to graduate
Korean-English bilingual campus
POVIS (POSTECH Vision Information System) POSTECH
website
Text books PR materials, official documents,
Signboards and placards
Offline
Promotion Language training and
experience Language Education Center
Administrators English Proficiency
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Research Publications
POSTECH Overview
(Year)
Total
SCI
Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 1,180 1,257 1,310 1,176 1,219 1,250 1,466 1,203 1,259 1,328
SCI 566 586 585 732 790 964 1,069 939 1,103 1,053
SCI (per Faculty) 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.8 4.7 5.2 4.4 5.0 4.6
Impact Factor 2.17 2.21 2.17 2.15 2.23 2.40 2.54
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Research Grants by Sponsor
POSTECH Overview
(Unit 1,000 USD)
(Year)
POSTECH
POSCO
Industry
Others
Government
Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
POSTECH 1,027 1,864 1,723 4,081 2,942 2,210 4,120 2,387 5,436 6,300
POSCO 7,524 12,364 27,945 27,110 13,277 14,532 19,621 21,245 27,032 30,316
Government 24,628 32,226 32,413 37,987 43,202 45,142 71,148 67,119 75,665 79,091
Industry 2,331 2,246 6,128 3,522 4,957 3,887 5,757 6,243 6,003 7,921
Others 1,114 829 389 351 835 1,225 1,094 816 1,191 219
Total 36,624 49,529 68,598 73,051 65,213 66,996 101,740 97,810 115,327 123,847
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Academy-Industry Cooperation
POSTECH Overview
Large Corporations (Samsung, LG, Hyundai, etc.)
Leading Technology Development High Tech Skills Training WCU (IT, BT, MT), BK21
IT, BT, NT Fusion Technology
POSCO
EXXON MOBIL - POSCO - RIST linked Industry-Academy-Research Cooperation Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology (GIFT) Nurture Human Resources
Smaller Businesses
Readily Applicable Technology Development Government Support
Industry Univ. Cooperation Foundation Core
Research Centers National Center for
Nanomaterials Technology (NCNT) Pohang
Accelerator Laboratory (PAL) Pohang Institute
of Intelligent Robotics (PIRO) POSTECH
Biotech Center (PBC)
Ferrous Technology
Applicable Technology
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Intl Joint Research
POSTECH Overview
International Cooperation System Establishment
? Cutting-edge Research (IT, BT, NT, ET) aimed
for the Global Market ? Practice Global
Competitive Power Build National Research
Infrastructure ? Joint Research with
International Research-Oriented Universities ?
Academy-Industry Cooperation with International
Companies ? Contribution to the Nations
Development
Recent Joint Research Projects with International
Institutions
Year Project No. Fund Foreign Institutions
1999 5 0.82M Norvatis, Chiron, AFOSR, Elkem
2000 5 0.37M GE, NRL, GM, Elkem
2001 5 0.21M Oriol, GM, IBM, NRL
2002 3 0.45M GM, AFOSR
2003 6 0.23M AOARD, Stanford University, JST
2004 11 0.58M AFOSR, JST, STREM, FISC
2005 8 0.27M AFOSR, AOARD, ASAHI, LAM
2006 14 0.99M MS, GM, AOARD, NARSAD, JST
2007 7 0.34M MS, GM, NARSAD, SEMATECH
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Core Research Areas
POSTECH Overview
ET
NT
(Environmental Tech)
BT
(Nano Tech)
IT ICT
(Bio Tech)
Graduate School for IT Convergence Eng

• Koreas WCU project
• Ubiquitous Autonomic System

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Computer Science and Engineering
POSTECH Overview

• Multimedia Interface
• Computer Graphics Lab.
• Computer Vision Lab.
• Intelligent Multimedia Lab.
• Intelligent Software Lab.
• Knowledge Language Engineering Lab.
• Virtual Reality Lab.
• Computer Network
• Distributed Processing Network Management Lab.
• Mobile Networking Lab.
• Multimedia Communication System Lab.
• Networking Distributed Systems Lab.
• System and Software
• High Performance Computing Lab.
• Software Engineering Lab.
• System Software Lab.
• Information and Database Systems Lab.

• Faculty 19
• Research Professors 2
• Undergraduate Students 149
• Graduate Students 132
• 2007 SCI Publications 43
• 2007 Research Grants USD 5.7M

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
POSTECH Overview

• Electromagnetics
• Microwave Eng.
• Microwave Systems Lab.
• EM Wave Propagation Lab.
• Antenna Lab.
• Electromagnetics Lab.
• Solid State Quantum
• Electronics
• Plasma Application Unit
• Processing Simulation
• for Semiconductor Tech
• Quantum Photonics Lab.
• Monolithic Microwave
• Integrated Circuit Lab.
• Advanced Nano Device Lab.
• Plasma Application
• Modeling Group
• Nanodevices Circuit Lab.
• Center for Terahertz

• Communications Signal
• Research
• Communications Signal
• Processing
• Coding and Communications
• Lab.
• Information Security
• Telecommunication Lab.
• Communications Research Lab.
• Communication Systems and
• Circuit Lab.
• Communication Information
• Systems Lab.
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Architecture Lab.
• Intelligent Robotics Lab.
• Intelligent Signal Processing
• Lab.
• Image Information

Faculty 32 Research Professors 5 Undergraduate
students 215 Graduate students 283 2007 SCI
Publications 105 2007 Research Grants USD 15M
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GSIT PIRL
POSTECH Overview
Graduate School of Information Technology
POSTECH Information Research Laboratories

• Software  Area
• ? Advanced Network Mobile
• Computing ? Computer Graphics ?
  Distributed Processing Network
• Management ? High Performance Computer
  
• ? Natural Language Processing ?
  Intelligent Information Systems ?
  Information Security Telecom. ? Image
  Information Processing
• ? Network Distributed Systems
• ? Knowledge Language Eng
• ? Neural Computing Group
• ? Pattern Recognition
• ? System Software
• ? Software Engineering
• ? Virtual Reality
• Application S/W Area
• ? Data Knowledge Engineering Lab ?
  POSTECH Statistical Consulting Lab
• ? POSTECH Strategic Management of
• Information Systems Lab

• Communications Area
• ? Coding Communications
• ? Communication Research
• ? Communication Signal Processing
• ? Communication Systems and Circuits
• ? Electromagnetic Technology Lab
• ? Antenna Lab
• ? Electromagnetic Technology Lab.
• ASIC Systems Area
• ? Applied Networking Technology Lab ?
  Control Motor Drive Lab ? Computer
  Architecture Lab ? Monolithic Microwave
  integrated
• Circuits ? VLSI CAD Lab ?
  Robotics Automation Lab
• ? VLSI Systems Lab
• ? Power electronics Lab
• ? Multimedia signal Process Lab
• ? Quantum Photonics Lab
• ? High Speed CMOS IC Lab
• ? Radar system Lab
• ? Nanodevice Circuit Lab

Faculty 44 Researchers 18 Graduate Students
55 2008 Research Grants USD 2.6M
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GSITCE
POSTECH Overview
Graduate School for IT Convergence Engineering (1)
Catholic U of Korea College of Medicine
POSCO
U-Health
U-Environment
NCNT
Motorola NASA U of Waterloo U of
Evry CSU McMaster U TU Dresden UCSF
Autonomics for IT Convergence
Nano sensor/ system Nano deivce
Bio Informatics Age disease analysis
Near field comm. Ultra low power wireless comm.
Nano Technology
Bio Technology
Communication Network
POSTECH Graduate School for IT Convergence
Engineering
(1) Supported by World Class University project
with classes opening September 2009
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TJP Library PBC
POSTECH Overview
Digitalization/internet DB construction
of
academic information
Information hub with
cyber function Providing an
environment for
various multimedia
utilization
Tae-Joon Park Digital Library
Cutting-edge research and education
in biotechnology, academia-industry
cooperation Major research areas
molecular medicine, plant biotechnology,
nanobiotechnology, basic sciences
technology
POSTECH Biotechnology Center (PBC)
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NCNT PIRO
POSTECH Overview
Support nanomaterials
industrialization Establish
academy-industry cooperation Train
manpower in the field of nanomaterials
National Center for Nanomaterials Technology
(NCNT)
Service robot moving platform,
operating, intelligence
technology Bio-medical robot cell
operating, haptic medical robot, diagnosis
robot Ocean floor robot probing, picking
minerals
Pohang Institute of Intelligent Robotics (PIRO)
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PAL
POSTECH Overview
Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL)

Linear accelerator 160m long, 2.5 GeV
Storage ring 2.5 GeV, 12-period Triple Bend Achromat lattice, low emittance third generation machine, 280m in circumference
Beamlines Operating 23 beamlines
Users More than 1,000 per year
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POSCO International Center
POSTECH Overview

17,032 m2 Conference Halls Hotel dining
facilities
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What Makes POSTECH Successful?
POSTECH Overview
The best research-oriented university in Korea
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Small in size but excellent in quality
2
Low faculty to student ratio
3
Highest education investment in Korea
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Scholarships/assistantships for all students
5
Lodging provided for all academic members
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Outstanding faculty
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World-class research achievement
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Active academy-industry cooperation
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Strong community support
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POSTECH Vision Accomplishment
POSTECH Overview
Best 10 research accomplishments by the year
2010
2006 New Leap (20th Anniversary)
Selection Concentration
Interdisciplinary Programs
Process Innovation
Globalization
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• ICT EDUCATION
• in
• AFRICA

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Africa Today
ICT Education in Africa

• Population 922,011,000 (2005)
• 54 Countries
• Official Language
• English 19 Countries / French 21 Countries
• Over 130 Universities
• 3 Million Students (1) in S.S. Africa (2)
• Increase in of Student in S.S. Africa 15 per
  year (3)
• Average of Student Enrollment 5 of total
  population
• World Bank assists shaping and defining the
  policies
• Establishment of National and international
• regulatory frameworks for higher education

(1) World Development Indicators Database, World
Bank, 2004 (2) Sub Saharan Africa (3)
University Leaders Forum, World Bank 2006
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IT ICT Opportunities
ICT Education in Africa

• Potential to create new opportunities
• Key enabler of globalization
• Accelerate a dynamic of social economic
  development
• Extremely cost-effective
• Need for strategic partnerships local, civic,
  and global levels
• Government support necessary budget allocation
• Foreign investors seek for ICT prospects of
  Africa
• ICT venture companies close to Universities
• University graduates or returnees from abroad
  with
• IT ICT related ideas should be targeted

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Next-Generation Technology University
ICT Education in Africa
VISION Better Africa
NETWORK University IT Industry
FACULTY World- renowned
NEXT-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
TALENT Potential Diversity
FUND Government Industry
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Next-Generation Technology University
ICT Education in Africa

• Foster next-generation African leaders
• Add to advancement of nation and Africa
• Contribute to the future of science technology

VISION

• Significant synergies from collaborations
• Joint research projects with foreign
  universities
• Concentration on IT related partnerships

NETWORK

• Avoid standardization, look for potential
  diversity
• Distinctive programs features
• Specific image qualifications of ideal
  students

TALENT

• Invite world-renowned scholars
• Attract graduates of worlds top institutes
• Superb research infrastructure

FACULTY

• Government investment
• Academy-Industry cooperation
• Work with community-based organizations

FUND
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• POSTECH
• AFRICA

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Win-Win Strategy
POSTECH Africa
Pool of Talent Promotion of New Africa-Korea
Alliance International Reputation Future
Pro-Korea Leaders
Curriculum Model Foundation of World-Class
Institutions Contribution to National
Economy Creating English IT Synergies
Development in Technology Elite
Manpower Expansion of Higher Education
Excellent Faculty Research Infra Curriculum
NEEDS
RESOURCES
POSTECH
AFRICA
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• Information Technology
• in Korea
• Introduction
• Current Status of IT in Korea
• Launching of Seoul Accord
• for Quality Improvement
• National Planning on S T

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Introduction
IT in Korea

• 1) Characteristics of the 21st Century
• - Era of Ubiquitous, Globalized and Convergence
  Technology
• - Ubiquitous society - a society in which IT is
  incorporated into everything around us,
  especially
• in a form of technology convergence
• - Information and Communication Technology
• advancing very rapidly
• Invention of digital computer - ENIAC (1946)
• Hardware development - faster, smaller,
• mobile
• Software development - reliable, flexible,
• user-friendly, embedded

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Introduction
IT in Korea

• Marriage of computers with communication networks
  - client-server system, distributed system,
  Internet, etc.
• Wide spread of multimedia and Internet
• Rapid increase in netizen population
  globalization
• Applications business computing, consumer
  computing, technical computing
• Korea very strong in IT industry especially in
  semiconductors and cellular phones
• Paradigm shifts due to IT politics, economy,
  education, social affairs, culture, ST,
  medicine, defense, etc.
• IT-based Convergence Technology became one of the
  key issues recently

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Introduction
IT in Korea

• 2) Tremendous National Growth of Korea (Mostly
  due to IT)

Year 1946 2006
Population 23 million 49 million
Per capita GNP 67 16,291
GDP 1.4 Bil 925 Bil
Vol. of Trade 32 Mil gt 500 Bil
No. of Businesses (Total Employment) 8,628 (211,220) 122,622 (2,997,826)
Korea Yesterday and Today
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Introduction
IT in Korea

• 3) The Past and Present of Korea (1950s
  2000s)

1950s
Now
Future Role of ABEEK
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Current Status of IT in Korea
IT in Korea

1) Information and Communication Industry
Technically one of the most advanced countries
in the world 35 million Internet
subscribers (2007) 43 million cellular
phone users (2007) Average annual growth
rate 16 IT sector 15 of GDP, 30 of
total exports in 2004 (cf. 7.2 of GDP
in 1997) New plan convergence
concepts ? Satellite-based broadcasting
satellite DMB ? Expected 6 million
subscribers by the end of 2009
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Current Status of IT in Korea
IT in Korea

- Areas of IT industry development
? Expansion of telecommunication
infrastructure networks
? Information/Internet security ?
E-commerce, wireless technology mobile
commerce ? Optical fiber
technology ? Software technology
? ASIC design ? Digital content
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Current Status of IT in Korea
IT in Korea

- IT services ?
Internet-related services ? Wireless
applications ? E-commerce
applications ? IT security
? Digital content including e-games
animations ? Finance services
applications ? Industry-specific
software ? Network and systems
integration services ? Smart-card and
intelligent traffic systems - Microsoft to
invest 60 million for Korean IT industry
next three years - IBM opening a Cloud
Computing Center to provide
architecture skills and pilot projects for
industries such as banking,
telecommunications, education, and IT
hosting services
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Current Status of IT in Korea
IT in Korea
2) IT Education in Korea - Over 200
4-year universities and 150 2-year junior
colleges - Most of them have
departments or programs related to IT (e.g.,
Dept. of Computer Science Engineering at
POSTECH) - Many professional graduate
schools on IT (e.g., Graduate School for
Information Technology at POSTECH) -
Governments support to foster qualified IT
manpower ? NEXT (Nurturing Excellent
engineers in Information Technology)
program (300,000/yr/program for 4 years)
? WCU (World Class University)
program (Total budget - 165 million in
2008) Out of 52 projects selected are
convergence or IT related


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Launching of Seoul Accord for Quality Improvement
IT in Korea

- International accord on accreditation of IT
education launched on December 6, 2008, in
Seoul, Korea - Six initial signatories are
Korea, U.S.A., UK, Japan, Canada and
Australia - Representatives of South Korean
government, industries, academia and
research institutes signed an MOU to promote
IT education on December 10, 2008. -
Quality of IT education in Korea expected to
improve significantly through Seoul Accord -
Job market for IT graduates broadened to
encompass both domestic and international
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Launching of Seoul Accord for Quality Improvement
IT in Korea

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Launching of Seoul Accord for Quality Improvement
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National Planning on Science Technology
IT in Korea
1) MB 577 Initiative - Input Expand
to 5 of GDP on Gross Domestic Expenditure
on RD - Process 7 Focused Areas (RD and
System) ? RD (1) Key industrial
technologies (2) Emerging
industrial technologies (3) Knowledge-based
service technologies (4)
State-led technologies (5)
National issues-related technologies
(6) Global issues-related technologies
(7) Basic convergent
technologies

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National Planning on Science Technology
IT in Korea

? System (1) World-class
human resources (2) Basic
fundamental research (3) SMEs innovation
(4) ST globalization
(5) Regional innovation
(6) ST infrastructure
(7) ST culture SMEs
Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises -
Output Become one of 7 major ST powers
in the world
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National Planning on Science Technology
IT in Korea

2) Emerging Growth Engine

LEAP to G7 by Advancing Economy
VISION
Creation of Quality Job Opportunities
Foundation for Low Carbon Green Growth
Knowledge Innovative Industry
STRATEGY
Energy Environment
Transportation System
Transportation System
AREA
Knowledge Service
New IT
Bio
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National Planning on Science Technology
IT in Korea

New Growth Engine proposed by Ministry of
Knowledge Economy (Announced on September 22,
2008) - 22 Items in 6 Areas (1)
Energy?Environment No pollution
coal energy Ocean bio
energy Solar battery
Recovery of carbon dioxide and
reuse Fuel battery power
generation Nuclear power
plant (2) Emerging Convergence
Technology Robot
New materials-Nano
convergence IT
convergence system
Broadcasting- communication
convergence system
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National Planning on Science Technology
IT in Korea

(3) Transportation System Green
car Ship?ocean system
(4) Bio Bio new
drug and medical instrument (5) New
IT Semiconductor
Display
Next generation wireless communication
LED illumination
RFID/USN (6) Knowledge-based
Service Software
Design
Healthcare Cultural
contents
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National Planning on Science Technology
IT in Korea

3) Low Carbon Green Growth Paradigm (Declared
by the President on August 15th, 2008) -
IT applied Convergence Technology (proposed
by Ministry of Public Administration and
Security) (1) Intelligent Building Energy
Management System (Increase
Energy Efficiency) (2) Intelligent
Transportation System (Reduce
Traffic Congestion) (3) Electronic
Government (No need to visit
office since all business carried out
online)
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