Korea Institute for Advanced Study

{{Short description|Research institute of mathematics and physics from Seoul}}

{{Distinguish|KAIST|Korea Institute of Science and Technology}}

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{{Infobox organization

| name = Korea Institute for Advanced Study

| native_name = 고등과학원

| native_name_lang = ko

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| 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}}

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| website = {{URL|www.kias.re.kr}}

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{{Infobox Korean name

| hangul = 고등과학원

| hanja = 高等科學院

| rr = Godeung gwahagwon

| mr = Kodŭng kwahagwŏn

}}

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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.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.

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 sciences.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. 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.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.

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.[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}}