KAIST and SNU Agreed to Expand Cooperation in Education and Research

KAIST and Seoul National University MoU

The two top-notch universities in Korea, KAIST and Seoul National University (SNU), met on July 23rd at the SNU campus and agreed to expand their cooperation for mutual development.

As for an initial step, President Yeon-Cheon Oh of SNU proposed a student exchange program through which SNU students can take courses at KAIST for six months.

In return, President Steve Kang suggested that KAIST establish a liaison office on the SNU campus to facilitate better communication between two universities, thereby developing more exchange programs for research and education.

Additionally, the cooperation includes plans to set up a task force to implement the agreement, conduct joint research programs, and hold regular meetings between faculty members of the two public universities.

President Kang said, “SNU has superb academic and research programs not only in the field of science and technology but also in the humanities, arts, and social sciences. KAIST will surely benefit from SNU’s excellence in a broad range of academic disciplines, and reciprocally, SNU will have an opportunity to capitalize on KAIST’s expertise in science, engineering, and technology to enhance its growth.”

At the conclusion of their consultation, the presidents expressed hope that the agreement will strengthen the two institutions' competitiveness and globalization, readily preparing them to vie with leading universities in the world.