Pohang University of Science and Technology

South Korea

Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) is a private research university which was established in 1986. The university is located in Pohang, South Korea. The university was ranked 1st in its 100 Under 50 Young Universities by Times Higher Education. 

Pohang University of Science and Technology has 11 Undergraduate departments: 4 Science & 7 Engineering and 11 Graduate departments: 4 Science & 7 Engineering and 2 Inter-disciplinary Programs. The university has 2 Professional Graduate Schools and 1 Special Graduate School. Apart from this, the university also provides the following International Programs; Exchange Program and Research Program. 

Pohang University of Science and Technology has more than 3,638 students, which include 1,449 undergraduate students and 2,139 Graduate students. The university has more than 281 faculty members. 

Pohang University of Science and Technology comprises Tae-Joon Park Digital Library which has a collection of approximately 320,000 books, 3,500 journals, 7,000 e-journals 25 databases, and 4,400 multimedia materials. The university has a range of sports facilities, from a gymnasium equipped with racquetball, basketball and badminton courts to POSPLEX, a sports center with a swimming pool, a fitness center and an indoor golf driving range, and outdoor sports fields for tennis, futsal, and soccer. The university also provides scholarship opportunities to the students on the basis of academic excellence.