Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) is a private university in Pohang, South Korea, founded in 1986.
- Type
- Private university
- Location
- Pohang, South Korea
- Founded
- 1986
- Teaching language
- Korean, English
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Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) is a private research university in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was founded in 1986 with support from the steel company POSCO, with the aim of building a compact, research-intensive science and engineering university.
The campus is in Pohang, on the country's east coast, and is closely linked with POSCO and with the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory. Departments and schools cover mathematics, physics, chemistry, life sciences, materials science, mechanical engineering, industrial and management engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and engineering, chemical engineering, and related graduate programmes. Undergraduate enrolment is deliberately kept small.
Teaching is in Korean and English, with English widely used at graduate level. Admission is selective and is handled directly by the university for both domestic and international applicants.
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What language are courses taught in at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)?
Courses at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) are taught in Korean, English.
When was Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) founded?
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) was founded in 1986.
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