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Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) (In Korean 대구경북과학기술원) is a government-funded research university in Daegu, Republic of Korea, founded in 2004 by the Korean Government. The institute was first founded as a research institute and expanded into a research-oriented university by introducing graduate and undergraduate programs in 2011 and 2014 respectively. ==History== In 2004, the Korean Government established DGIST as a research institute to promote national science and technology, and located the institute in Daegu to invigorate the local economy. The government amended DGIST Act in 2008, enabling the institute to offer its educational (degree) programs. DGIST has been expected to contribute to the economic growth and the advances in science & technology through its active researches and studies especially in high-tech industrial fields seeking the balanced technical development between regions and improvement of national competitiveness. In accordance with the purpose of its foundation, its (vision ) was declared in 2012 as “to become a world-leading convergence research university by nurturing the global leaders of knowledge creation and creating future convergence technology.” DGIST has kept pace with the rapid technological changes and helped to advance the science and technologies. Not only that, the institute has been growing both in its own quantity and quality. During last two years, DGIST has opened many research centers and founded start-up companies. DGIST successfully introduced its undergraduate program under the School of Basic Science in March 2014 and then finally reached out one more step closer to the vision, “ ~ nurturing the global leaders of knowledge creation and creating future convergence technology.” The first president of the institute, when it had a form as a research institute, was Kyu-Suk Chung, appointed in 2004; the second was In Seon Lee, appointed in 2007. The current president (as of May 2014), Sung-Chul Shin, was first inaugurated as the founding president of an educational institute, followed by the expansion as a research university in 2011. ::;Time Table ::: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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