2016 POSTECH Commencement Ceremony
(297 undergraduate, 193 master, and 251 doctoral program students)

2017 POSTECH Matriculation Ceremony (310 undergraduate, 93 master, 40 doctoral, and 218 MS-PhD integrated program students)

Ranked 3rd in the 2017 Times Higher Education World's Best Small Universities Rankings

Ranked 1st in the 2017 Times Higher Education University-Industry Collaboration Rankings

Completion ceremony & opening ceremony for the POSTECH Day Care Center

Ranked 1st in Korea for 6 consecutive years and 4th among the top 200 universities under 50 years old in the 2017 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Opening ceremony for the POSTECH-Hyosung Industrial Academic Cooperation Center

The Graduate School for Wind Energy (GWE) closed

Ranked 1st in Korea for Top 10 Citation Percentile for thesis papers by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University in the Netherlands, 2012-2015

Ranked 4th in the 2016 Tims Higher Education World's Best Small Universities Rankings(1st in Asia)

Conferred 4th POSTECH Honorary Doctoral Degree to Mr. Seok-Hyun Hong, the Chairman and CEO of the JoongAng Media Network

Ranked 5th among the top 150 universities and 1st in Korea under 50 years old in the 2016 Times Higher Education World University Rankin

POSTECH Ocean Science and Technology (POSTI) closed

Opening of POSTECH-LG Display Industrial Academic Cooperation Center

New appointment plan for university-industrial cooperation established that appoints industry professionals as full professors in consultation with corporations

POSTECH Rowing Team founded

Univer+City Forum held for co-living development between University and City

Postechian's Summer Experience in Society Kick Off

Ranked 8th in Asia and 1st in Korea in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2016

Highest ranked in the field of Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, and Chemical Engineering in the 2016 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

Completion ceremony for PAL-XFEL (3rd in the world)

Commemoration Ceremony for the 30th Anniversary of POSTECH

C5 Completion Ceremony Held

MOU Signed by Max Planck POSTECH/Korea (MPK) and Max-Planck-Institut fur Eisenforschung (MPIE)

Ranked 2nd among the top 100 universities under 50 years old by the Times Higher Education

Dr. Doh-Yeon Kim Begins Term of Office as 7th President of POSTECH

MOU signed by POSTECH, SNU and KAIST for the co-development and co-application of MOOC contents in science and technology

Ranked 1st in the field of Science and Engineering by JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings 2015

POSTECH Graduate Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities declaration

Ranked 1st among the top 100 universities under 50 years old by the Times Higher Education (3 consecutive years)

POSTECH Entrepreneurship Center opened (supported by Small & Medium Business Administration)

Ranked 86th in the world and 3rd in Korea in 2014 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

APGC-Lab and a new start-up company(exBrain) opened * APGC is an acronym for the Association of POSTECH Grown Companies

Ranked 1st in Joongang Ilbo Korean University Rankings (2 consecutive years)

The Pohang Center for Creative Economy & Innovation opened (5th Floor of C5)

Tae-Joon Park Institute opened

Opening of the Graduate School of Engineering Mastership (GEM)

Ranked 5th in Asia and 1st in Korea in 2013 by Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Groundbreaking ceremony for PAL-XFEL

Ranked 1st among the top 100 universities under 50 years old by The Times Higher Education (2 consecutive years)

Ranked 1st in Joong Ang Ilbo Korean University Rankings 2013

Five universities of science and technology (KAIST, GIST, DGIST, UNIST and POSTECH) sign MOU for further collaboration

Selected to participate in the Ministry’s International Cooperation Leading University Program. Department of Materials Science & Engineering at Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU) in Ethiopia established by POSTECH

Opening of the POSTECH Future IT Innovation Laboratory

Ranked 9th in Asia and 3rd in Korea in 2012 by Chosun Ilbo-Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) (ranked 7th among world universities under 50 years old)

Ranked 1st among the top 100 universities under 50 years old by The Times Higher Education

POSTECH I-START declared to initiate innovation

Hanoi branch office in Vietnam, the 2nd POSTECH international office, closed

Recognized as one of the 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators by Thomson Reuters

Conferred the 3rd POSTECH Honorary Doctoral Degree to Dr. Peter S. Kim, President of Merck Research Laboratories

Ranked 12th in Asia and 3rd in Korea in 2011 by JoongAng Ilbo-Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

Opening of the POSPLEX sports center

Department of Creative IT Engineering (CiTE) established

Graduate School of Engineering Mastership (GEM) established

Ranked 98th in the world in 2011 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

Dr. Yong-Min Kim appointed as 6th president of POSTECH

Beijing branch office in China, the 1st POSTECH international office, closed

Ranked 2nd in the 2011 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

Ranked 53rd among universities in the world in 2011 by Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Selected to be a participant in the Ministry’s 3rd World-Class University (WCU)

Commemoration Ceremony for the 25th Anniversary of POSTECH

Conferred the 2nd POSTECH Honorary Doctoral Degree to Dr. Jeong-Hoon Kim, President of Bell Labs

Bilingual Campus declared

Prof. Hong Gil Nam and Prof. Kwang Soo Kim named as ‘National Scientists’ by the National Research Foundation of Korea

Opening of the 2nd POSTECH international office in Hanoi, Vietnam

Agreement for MPI-POSTECH/Korea Establishment signed

Ranked 112th in the world in 2010 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

Ranked 28th among universities in the world, 3rd in Asia, and 1st in Korea in 2010 by Times Higher Education World University Rankings

Ministry of Education approves to establish POSTECH Ocean Science and Technology (POSTI)

Opening of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)

Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering (DANE) established in the World Class University (WCU) Graduate School Program

World Class University (WCU) Graduate School Program (IBB, ITCE and AMS) established

Completion ceremony for the GIFT research building

Opening of the 1st POSTECH international office in Beijing, China

The development of the world’s 1st nano-sized lens by POSTECH researchers selected as one of the top 10 science and technology events of the year by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST)

Completion ceremony for Residential College building

Opening ceremony for the Graduate School for Wind Energy (GWE)

Ranked 2nd in the 2008 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

POSTECH Vision Information System (POVIS) operation declaration ceremony

National Center for Nanomaterials Technology (NCNT) established

Opening ceremony for POSCO International Center

Dr. Sung-Gi Baik appointed as 5th president of POSTECH

Groundbreaking ceremony for the GIFT research building

Ranked 1st in the 2007 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

Graduate School for Wind Energy (GWE) established

Selected as a pilot institute for R&D funds management certification system

POSTECH Vision 2020 declaration ceremony

NSB POSTECH(University-based Enterprises) established

Ranked 2nd in the 2006 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

Commemoration Ceremony for the 20th Anniversary of POSTECH and new University Identity (UI) declaration

Opening ceremony for the Hogil Kim Memorial Hall

School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Bioengineering (I-BIO) established

Opening of the Graduate School of Ferrous Technology (GIFT)

Ranked 1st in the 2005 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings for 4 consecutive years

Ranked 1st in the 2004 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings for 3 consecutive years

POSTECH Leadership Center established

10th anniversary of Pohang Accelerator Laboratory’s construction completion

Opening of the Tae-Joon Park Digital Library

Dr. Chan-Mo Park appointed as 4th president of POSTECH

Ranked 1st in the 2003 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings (1st in the field of Science and Engineering and 3rd in the field of Industrial Engineering)

Opening of the POSTECH Biotech Center

Marked as ‘Excellent University for Educational Reform’ by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development for 7 consecutive years

Ranked 1st in the 2002 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

Construction of the Tae-Joon Park Digital Library completed

Groundbreaking ceremony for the Tae-Joon Park Digital Library

Opening of POSIS service (a former POVIS service)

Selected as "Excellent University for Educational Reform" for the 7th consecutive year by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development

Ranked 2nd in the 2001 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

Groundbreaking ceremony for the POSTECH Biotech Center

Ranked 2nd among Asian science and technology universities by Asiaweek Magazine

Ranked 2nd in the 2000 JoongAng Ilbo Korean University Rankings

Selected as ‘2000 Excellent University for Educational Reform’ by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development

Marked as ‘1999 Excellent University for Educational Reform’ by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development

Selected for the BK21 Project by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (4 teams in science and technology fields, 3 organizers, and 1 participant)

Additional teams selected for the BK21 Project by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (5 teams in core fields)

10th anniversary of Pohang Accelerator Laboratory’s opening

Completion ceremony for the LG Cooperative Electronics Engineering Building and RC #20

Ranked 1st among Asian science and technology universities by the Asiaweek Magazine

Dr. Sung-Kee Chung appointed as 3rd president of POSTECH

Marked as ‘1998 Excellent University for Educational Reform’ in the field of Specialization by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development