Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, simply referred to as UNIST (Hangul: 울산과학기술원; hanja: 蔚山科學技術院; RR: Ulsan Gwahak Gisurwon), is one of the special research universities of korea. UNIST is the first independent national university established as a national research university in Ulsan, South Korea. UNIST was founded in 2007 in response to growing demand for higher education in the Korean industrial capital of Ulsan, where world-renowned automotive (Hyundai Motor), shipbuilding (Hyundai Heavy Industries), petrochemical (SK Energy), and secondary cells industries are clustered. The vision of UNIST is to become a world-leading university to advance science and technology for the prosperity of humankind. With strong support from central and local governments, UNIST aims to rank in the top 10 of globally competitive universities emphasizing science and technology by the year 2030. The strategies for reaching this goal include creative, interdisciplinary and global education and research.