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GIST Excellence

GIST improves accuracy of predicting new drug candidates using AI technology

Professor Hyunju Lee

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GIST develops 'smart material' that distinguishes contact and flexibility like human skin

Professor Minjeong Ha

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Ranked 1st in startup performance and selected as Korea’s Best Entrepreneurship University in 2023 by Maeil Business Newspaper and the Korea Business Incubation Association (KOBIA)
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30 faculty in world’s top 2% researchers
16% of full-time faculty
Stanford/Elsevier
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Interview

  • 무한도전11년의기록 The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST, President Kichul Lim) announced that it held the ‘Infinite Challenge Project Mentoring Day’ on Tuesday, August 4, at College Building-A for the participating teams of the 11th cohort of the ‘Infinite Challenge Project,’ a student-led creative activity support program. This Mentoring Day went beyond merely reviewing the interim results of the projects; it involved sharing the trial and error and changes in plans experienced by the students during the execution process, and together they explored directions to advance the projects to the next level. The Infinite Challenge Project is GIST’s representative extracurricular education program that has been operating since 2016 with the goal of fostering ‘3C1P talents,’ who are convergent talents equipped with Creativity, Cooperation, Communication, and Problem-solving skills. Read more
  • GIST Semiconductor Engineering Professor Hoon Hahn Yoon wins PIERS 2026 'Young Scientist Award' The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST, President Kichul Lim) announced that Professor Hoon Hahn Yoon of the Department of Semiconductor Engineering received the "Young Scientist Award" at the international optics and electromagnetics symposium "PIERS 2026 (PhotonIcs and Electromagnetics Research Symposium 2026)" held in Suzhou, China. The PIERS Young Scientist Award is presented to young researchers recognized for their outstanding research achievements and potential for academic growth in the fields of optics, photonics engineering, and electromagnetics. Recipients are selected through peer review by the PIERS Award Committee, and starting this year, the age limit for applicants has been changed from under 40 to under 35. Read more
  • “Approaching the Reason for Excessive Light Focusing via Numerical Analysis” GIST undergraduate student wins 'Outstanding Presentation Award' at the Korean Society for Computational and Applied Mathematics The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST, President Kichul Lim) announced that Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (a senior in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science), who is conducting research as an undergraduate intern in Professor Chi-Ok Hwang's lab in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, received the Outstanding Presentation Award at the ‘2026 Korean Society for Computational and Applied Mathematics (KSCAM) Conference’ held on Friday, July 3. Choi presented research analyzing the causes of the ‘light overconcentration phenomenon’ discovered by Professor Young-Ho Kang’s research team in the Department of Physics Education at Chonnam National University using numerical analysis and simulation. This presentation introduces the results of a numerical approach to the ‘light overconcentration phenomenon’ discovered by Professor Young-Ho Kang’s research team at the Department of Physics Education, Chonnam National University, while designing a micro (μ) size fixed dielectric light concentrator* that is tens of times smaller than the thickness of a human hair. Read more
  • GIST student club 'G-BungE' wins first national competition award with self-built electric vehicle 'Mk.5' The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST, President Kichul Lim) announced that its student car club, ‘G-BungE,’ won the ‘Best Technology Idea Award (Gunsan Mayor’s Award)’ in the technology category at the ‘Baja Student Korea 2026,’ a student car competition held at the Gunsan Saemangeum Racecourse from July 24 (Fri) to 26 (Sun). This award marks the first victory for ‘G-BungE’ after their fourth attempt at the national competition. Following their success in completing all races for the first time last year, the club achieved their first national award this year by receiving the top prize in the technology category, in recognition of the design and technical prowess of their self-developed vehicle Read more