Editing Korea Institute for Advanced Study

{{Short description|Research institute of mathematics and physics from Seoul}}
{{Distinguish|KAIST|Korea Institute of Science and Technology}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Korea Institute for Advanced Study
| native_name = 고등과학원
| native_name_lang = ko
| image = 
| alt = 
| formation = 1996
| type = [[Governmental organisation]]
| purpose = 
| headquarters = Seoul, South Korea
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = [[Noh Tae-won]]
| main_organ = 
| budget = 
|location= 85 Hoegiro, [[Dongdaemun-gu]], Seoul, South Korea 02455
| coordinates= {{Coord|37.5928|N|127.0458|E|type:landmark_region:KR|display  = inline,title}}
| num_staff = 
| website = {{URL|www.kias.re.kr}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 고등과학원
| hanja  = 高等科學院
| rr = Godeung gwahagwon
| mr = Kodŭng kwahagwŏn
}}
[[File:Korea Institute for Advanced Study1.jpg|thumb|The building of the Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS)]]

The '''Korea Institute for Advanced Study''' (KIAS) is an advanced research institute in South Korea. It is located on a {{convert|30|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus in [[Dongdaemun-gu]], Seoul.<ref>Contact,"Visitor Information, KIAS"[http://www.kias.re.kr/sub06/sub06_08.jsp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829163553/http://www.kias.re.kr/sub06/sub06_08.jsp |date=29 August 2012 }}, KIAS,2012.</ref>

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 research|basic sciences]].<ref>Mission Statement,"About KIAS, KIAS"[http://www.kias.re.kr/sub01/sub01_02.jsp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902071806/http://www.kias.re.kr/sub01/sub01_02.jsp |date=2 September 2012 }}, KIAS,2012.</ref> 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.<ref>About the Institute,"About KIAS, KIAS"[http://www.kias.re.kr/sub01/sub01_01.jsp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006065612/http://www.kias.re.kr/sub01/sub01_01.jsp |date=6 October 2013 }}, KIAS,2016.</ref>

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]].<ref name=kaiskaist>[http://naver.nanet.go.kr:8080/dl/CommonView.php?u=gQSBdJFUDv86YDEBTZWJYjn%2F3zVCSr1MxWk5WDi7%2BmnBFnskt%2BMHMJYtG68GMRC3d0QDUcaGIGPw7Yl11smJnw%3D%3D 고등과학원 설립 및 운영계획 수립을 위한 조사 연구, 1996(최종보고서), 과학기술처, 국회전자도서관 DB 자료]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|ko}}</ref>

== Presidents ==
* 1st and 2nd: Kim Chung Wook 
* 3rd: Kim Mahn Won
* 4th: Myung Hyo Chul ({{lang|ko|[[:ko:명효철|ko]]}})
* 5th: [[Kim Doochul]]
* 6th: Keum Jonghae
* 7th: Lee Yong-hee
* 8th: Choe Jaigyoung
* 9th: [[Noh Tae-won]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://physics.snu.ac.kr/boards/news?md=v&bbsidx=12219 |title= [노태원 명예교수] 고등과학원장으로 임명 |author= <!--Not stated--> |website= Physics Department |publisher= [[Seoul National University]] |access-date= 10 June 2024 |language= Korean}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Institute for Basic Science]]
*[[National Institute for Mathematical Sciences]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.kias.re.kr/}} (English and Korean)

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[[Category:Research institutes in South Korea]]
[[Category:Dongdaemun District]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in South Korea]]
[[Category:Mathematical institutes]]
[[Category:Physics research institutes]]
[[Category:KAIST]]