Overview
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea, was founded in 1992, and has been ranked second in the world and first in Asia for seven consecutive years (QS World University Rankings2015/16 in the category of citations per faculty). The publicly owned University has a strong research focus and partners with organizations like Caltech. GIST offers study options covering subject areas including Mechatronics, Life Sciences and Information and Communications. On-campus housing and scholarships are some of the support services the University offers international students.