POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. International Perspectives on Building Skills on ICT Industry POSTECH Experience & Information Technology in Korea Professor Chan-Mo Park, Special Advisor to the President of Korea for Science & Technology, Professor Emeritus & Former President, POSTECH POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

2. POSTECH OVERVIEW

3. Located in Pohang on the southeastern coast of Korea Pohang is also home of POSCO (1) Korea Seoul Pohang Location of POSTECH POSTECH Overview POSTECH POSCO 350Km (1) POSCO: Pohang Iron & Steel Company

4. Campus POSTECH Overview Pohang Technopark Land: 1,731,759m² Building: 423,758m² Student: 3,046 1,310 (undergraduate) 1,736 (graduate) Faculty: 242 Researcher: 785 (Post-doctoral: 170) Staff: 234 Regular: 206 Others: 28 (As of October 2008) Student Dormitory and Apartments Faculty Apartment PAL(1) POSCO International Center Tae-Joon Park Digital Library PBC(4) Main Campus Biotech Center PIRO(3) RIST(2) RIST(2) (1) PAL: Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (2) RIST: Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (3) PIRO: Pohang Institute of Intelligent Robotics (4) PBC: POSTECH Biotechnology Center

5. Founding Philosophy POSTECH Overview Providing the best education for future world leaders Performing cutting-edge research in science and engineering Serving the nation & contributing to the world’s scientific community

6. Chronology POSTECH Overview (1) Published in Hong Kong (2) Major Korean daily newspaper (3) Published in United Kingdom

7. POSTECH VISION 2020 POSTECH Overview World’s top 20 by 2020 VISION Foster talent in S&T (creative, progressive, global leaders) Create research breakthroughs (strong academic & social impact) OBJECTIVE Selection & Concentration Interdisciplinary Programs Globalization Process Innovation STRATEGY 3. Faculty 1. Education 2. Research 4. Globalization 5. Finances Founding principles

8. POSTECH VISION 2020 POSTECH Overview 5 Key Areas, 24 Action Plans OBJECTIVE STRATEGY Creative, progressive, and global leaders •  Research-oriented / Project-based • Global leadership + business savvy • Need-based / customized Education Strong academic and social impact • R&BD • Strong impact (Cell, Nature, Science) • Interdisciplinary convergent programs Research World Top Class • Tenure evaluation • Performance review & meritsystem 24 ACTION PLANS Faculty Global Visibility • Global brand image • Expand lectures in English & int’l faculty • Infrastructures Globalization Increase and Diversify • Increase proportion of O/H income • Intellectual property rights • Fund-raising Finances

9. Academic Programs POSTECH Overview • 10 undergraduate departments, 14 graduate programs • Faculty to undergraduate student ratio: 1 to 6 • 300 freshmen admitted per year • representing top 1% of high school graduates Undergraduate Graduate Chemistry Life Science Mathematics Physics Chemical Eng. Computer Science & Eng. Electronic & Electrical Eng. Industrial & Management Eng. Materials Science & Eng. Mechanical Eng. (Division of Humanities & Social Sciences) Chemistry Molecular & Life Sciences Mathematics Physics Chemical Eng. Electrical & Computer Eng. Materials Science & Eng. Mechanical & Industrial Eng. School of Interdisciplinary Biosci. & Bioeng. School of Environmental Science & Eng. Graduate School for Information Tech. Graduate School for Wind Energy Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology GraduateProgram forTechnology Innovation & Management

10. Post-Graduate Careers POSTECH Overview Employment rate for 2007 graduates

11. National Ranking POSTECH Overview JoongAng Daily Overall Rankings (1996~2008)

12. International Ranking POSTECH Overview The Times Higher Education Supplement 2008 Overall Ranking of POSTECH : 188

13. International Ranking POSTECH Overview The Times Higher Education Supplement 2008 World Top 20 – Citations per Faculty

14. Financial Data POSTECH Overview Fiscal year 2007 Operating Expenditures (in USD millions): $261.1M Income Expenditure Operating Activities $19M (7.3%) Government $12.8M (5%) Student Costs and Aid $12.4M (4.7%) Tuition $16.6M (6.5%) Others $21.9M (8.4%) Others $17.9M (7%) Research Projects $103.2M (40.6%) Salaries & Benefits $42M (16.1%) Research Funds $94.5M (36.2%) Endowments $103.9M (40.9%) Fixed Assets $71.3M (27.3%)

15. Financial Data POSTECH Overview Combined fiscal years 1985 ~ 2007 (in USD millions) Income $3,025.5M Expenditure $2,976.5M Others $153.6M (5%) Student Costs and Aid $145.6M (5%) Tuition $188.7M (6%) Fixed Assets $334.9M (11%) Government $428.1M (14%) Research Projects $1,029.2M (34%) Research Funds $911.3M (31%) Operating Activities $468.1M (16%) POSCO $464.8M (16%) Salaries & Benefits $521.1M (17%) Construction $595.5M (20%) Endowments $761.1M (25%)

16. International Network POSTECH Overview 73 sister universities in 19 countries across the world Slovakia (1) Slovak U of Technology in Bratislava Switzerland (1) Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Thailand (1) Suranaree U of Technology Taiwan (3) National Cheng Kung U National Tsing Hua U National Taiwan U United Kingdom (2) Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine U of Birmingham United States (12) Carnegie Mellon U U of California, Berkeley U of California, Davis U of California, Merced U of Maryland, College Park U of Minnesota, Twin Cities California Institute of Technology U of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Rensselaer Polytechnic University Syracuse U U of Washington, Seattle Vietnam (4) Hanoi U of Technology Vietnam National U, Hanoi Vietnam National U, Ho Chi Minh Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology France (10) École Centrale de Nantes École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse Université de Technologie de Compiègne Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard Université de Technologie de Troyes Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA-Lyon) École Nationale Supérieure d’ingénieurs de Caen École Polytechnique Germany (5) Freie Universität Berlin Max Planck Gesellschaft RWTH Aachen Technische Universität Berlin Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Italy (1) Politechnico di Torino Japan (6) Kyoto U Kyushu U Ritsumeikan U Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific U Tohoku U Tokyo Institute of Technology New Zealand (1) U of Auckland Russia (5) Moscow Engineering Physics Institute Moscow State U St. Petersburg Electrotechnical U The Joint Institute of Nuclear Research St. Petersburg State Polytechnical U Australia (4) The Australian National U U of Melbourne U of Newcastle U of New South Wales Austria (1) Technische Universität Graz Canada (1) U of Waterloo China (13) Fudan U Harbin Institute of Technology Nanjing U Northeastern U Peking U Shanghai Jiao Tong U Tsinghua U U of Electronic Science & Technology of China U of Science & Technology Beijing U of Science & Technology of China Xian Jiaotong U Yanbian U of Science & Technology Zhejiang U Denmark (1) Technical U of Denmark Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (1) Pyongyang U of Science and Technology

17. Global Leadership Programs POSTECH Overview

18. World-renowned Scholars Lecture Program POSTECH Overview Fields medalists, Nobel Laureates and world-renowned scholars Lectures, discussions, workshops

19. Online Bilingual Campus POSTECH Overview Lectures in English and international faculty POSTECH English Certification System (undergraduate) Efficient way of better advancing English skills Unique system fit for individual needs Placement into 5 Levels Focused on speaking and writing Implemented in March 2008 Must complete highest level to graduate Korean-English bilingual campus POVIS (POSTECH Vision Information System) POSTECH website Text books PR materials, official documents, Signboards and placards Offline Promotion Language training and experience Language Education Center Administrators’ English Proficiency

20. Research Publications POSTECH Overview (Year) Total SCI

21. Research Grants by Sponsor POSTECH Overview (Unit: 1,000 USD) (Year) POSTECH POSCO Industry Others Government

22. Academy-Industry Cooperation POSTECH Overview IT, BT, NT Fusion Technology Ferrous Technology Industry – Univ. Cooperation Foundation& Core Research Centers • National Center for Nanomaterials Technology (NCNT) • Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL) • Pohang Institute of Intelligent Robotics (PIRO) • POSTECH Biotech Center (PBC) Applicable Technology

23. Int’l Joint Research POSTECH Overview International Cooperation System Establishment  Cutting-edge Research (IT, BT, NT, ET) aimed for the Global Market  Practice Global Competitive Power & Build National Research Infrastructure  Joint Research with International Research-Oriented Universities  Academy-Industry Cooperation with International Companies  Contribution to the Nation’s Development Recent Joint Research Projects with International Institutions

24. Computer Science & Engineering • Multimedia Interface • Computer Network • System and Software Electronic & Electrical Engineering • Comm. & Signal • IC & VLSI Design • Control & Power Electronics GSIT & PIRL • Communications • ASIC & Systems • Software Core Research Areas POSTECH Overview ET NT (Environmental Tech) BT (Nano Tech) IT & ICT (Bio Tech) Graduate School for IT Convergence Eng • Korea’s WCU project • Ubiquitous Autonomic System

25. Computer Science and Engineering POSTECH Overview • Multimedia Interface • Computer Graphics Lab. • Computer Vision Lab. • Intelligent Multimedia Lab. • Intelligent Software Lab. • Knowledge & Language Engineering Lab. • Virtual Reality Lab. • Computer Network • Distributed Processing & Network Management Lab. • Mobile Networking Lab. • Multimedia Communication System Lab. • Networking & Distributed Systems Lab. • System and Software • High Performance Computing Lab. • Software Engineering Lab. • System Software Lab. • Information and Database Systems Lab. • Programming Languages Lab. Faculty: 19 Research Professors: 2 Undergraduate Students: 149 Graduate Students: 132 2007 SCI Publications: 43 2007 Research Grants: USD 5.7M

26. Electrical and Electronic Engineering POSTECH Overview • Communications & Signal Research • Communications & Signal Processing • Coding and Communications Lab. • Information Security & Telecommunication Lab. • Communications Research Lab. • Communication Systems and Circuit Lab. • Communication & Information Systems Lab. • Computer Engineering • Computer Architecture Lab. • Intelligent Robotics Lab. • Intelligent Signal Processing Lab. • Image Information Processing Lab. • Control and Power Electronics • System and Networking Lab. • Intelligent Control and Systems Lab. • Control Lab. • Advanced Control Systems Lab. • Robotics & Automation Lab. • Energy-Circuit Lab. • Electromagnetics & Microwave Eng. • Microwave Systems Lab. • EM Wave Propagation Lab. • Antenna Lab. • Electromagnetics Lab. • Solid State & Quantum Electronics • Plasma Application Unit Processing & Simulation for Semiconductor Tech • Quantum Photonics Lab. • Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit Lab. • Advanced Nano Device Lab. • Plasma Application Modeling Group • Nanodevices & Circuit Lab. • Center for Terahertz Photonics • Integrated Circuits & VLSI Design • Analog Systems Lab. • IC Lab. • CAD & SoC Design Lab. • High Performance Computer Lab. Faculty: 32 Research Professors: 5 Undergraduate students: 215 Graduate students: 283 2007 SCI Publications: 105 2007 Research Grants: USD 15M

27. GSIT & PIRL POSTECH Overview Graduate School of Information Technology POSTECH Information Research Laboratories • Communications Area • Coding & Communications •  Communication Research •  Communication Signal Processing •  Communication Systems and Circuits •  Electromagnetic Technology Lab •  Antenna Lab •  Electromagnetic Technology Lab. • ASIC & Systems Area  Applied Networking Technology Lab Control & Motor Drive Lab Computer Architecture Lab Monolithic Microwave & integrated Circuits  VLSI & CAD Lab  Robotics Automation Lab  VLSI Systems Lab Power electronics Lab •  Multimedia signal Process Lab •  Quantum Photonics Lab •  High Speed CMOS IC Lab •  Radar system Lab •  Nanodevice & Circuit Lab • Software  Area • Advanced Network & Mobile • Computing Computer Graphics Distributed Processing & Network • Management High Performance Computer • Natural Language Processing Intelligent Information Systems Information Security & Telecom. Image Information Processing • Network & Distributed Systems • Knowledge & Language Eng • Neural Computing Group • Pattern Recognition • System Software • Software Engineering • Virtual Reality • Application S/W Area •  Data Knowledge Engineering Lab POSTECH Statistical Consulting Lab • POSTECH Strategic Management of • Information Systems Lab Faculty: 44 Researchers: 18 Graduate Students: 55 2008 Research Grants: USD 2.6M

28. GSITCE POSTECH Overview Graduate School for IT Convergence Engineering (1) Catholic U of Korea College of Medicine POSCO U-Health U-Environment NCNT Motorola NASA U of Waterloo U of Evry CSU McMaster U TU Dresden UCSF Autonomics for IT Convergence Nano sensor/ system Nano deivce Bio Informatics Age disease analysis Near field comm. Ultra low power wireless comm. Nano Technology Bio Technology Communication Network POSTECH Graduate School for IT Convergence Engineering (1) Supported by “World Class University” project with classes opening September 2009

29. TJP Library & PBC POSTECH Overview • Digitalization/internet DB construction of academic information • Information hub with cyber function • Providing an environment for various multimedia utilization Tae-Joon Park Digital Library • Cutting-edge research and education in biotechnology, academia-industry cooperation • Major research areas: molecular medicine, plant biotechnology, nanobiotechnology, basic sciences & technology POSTECH Biotechnology Center (PBC)

30. NCNT & PIRO POSTECH Overview • Support nanomaterials industrialization • Establish academy-industry cooperation • Train manpower in the field of nanomaterials National Center for Nanomaterials Technology (NCNT) • Service robot: moving platform, operating, intelligence technology • Bio-medical robot: cell operating, haptic medical robot, diagnosis robot • Ocean floor robot: probing, picking minerals Pohang Institute of Intelligent Robotics (PIRO)

31. Storage Ring Linear Accelerator Administration building PAL POSTECH Overview Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL)

32. POSCO International Center POSTECH Overview 17,032 m2 Conference Halls Hotel & dining facilities

33. What Makes POSTECH Successful? POSTECH Overview The best research-oriented university in Korea 1 Small in size but excellent in quality 2 Low faculty to student ratio 3 Highest education investment in Korea 4 Scholarships/assistantships for all students 5 Lodging provided for all academic members 6 Outstanding faculty 7 World-class research achievement 8 Active academy-industry cooperation 9 Strong community support 10

34. World-class Research-oriented University World’s Top 20 by 2020 POSTECH Vision Accomplishment POSTECH Overview Best 10 research accomplishments by the year 2010 2006 New Leap (20th Anniversary) Selection & Concentration Interdisciplinary Programs Process Innovation Globalization

35. ICT EDUCATION in AFRICA

36. Population: 922,011,000 (2005) 54 Countries Official Language English: 19 Countries / French: 21 Countries Over 130 Universities 3 Million Students (1) in S.S. Africa (2) Increase in # of Student in S.S. Africa: 15% per year (3) Average of Student Enrollment: 5% of total population World Bank assists shaping and defining the policies Establishment of National and international regulatory frameworks for higher education Africa Today ICT Education in Africa (1) World Development Indicators Database, World Bank, 2004 (2) Sub Saharan Africa (3) University Leader’s Forum, World Bank 2006

37. Potential to create new opportunities Key enabler of globalization Accelerate a dynamic of social & economic development Extremely cost-effective Need for strategic partnerships: local, civic, and global levels Government support necessary: budget allocation Foreign investors seek for ICT prospects of Africa ICT venture companies close to Universities University graduates or returnees from abroad with IT & ICT related ideas should be targeted IT & ICT Opportunities ICT Education in Africa

38. Next-Generation Technology University ICT Education in Africa VISION Better Africa NETWORK University IT Industry FACULTY World- renowned NEXT-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY TALENT Potential & Diversity FUND Government Industry

39. Next-Generation Technology University ICT Education in Africa VISION • Foster next-generation African leaders • Add to advancement of nation and Africa • Contribute to the future of science & technology NETWORK • Significant synergies from collaborations • Joint research projects with foreign universities • Concentration on IT related partnerships TALENT • Avoid standardization, look for potential & diversity • Distinctive programs & features • Specific image & qualifications of ideal students FACULTY • Invite world-renowned scholars • Attract graduates of world’s top institutes • Superb research infrastructure FUND • Government investment • Academy-Industry cooperation • Work with community-based organizations

40. POSTECH & AFRICA

41. Win-Win Strategy POSTECH & Africa Pool of Talent Promotion of New Africa-Korea Alliance International Reputation Future Pro-Korea Leaders Curriculum Model Foundation of World-Class Institutions Contribution to National Economy Creating English + IT Synergies Excellent Faculty Research Infra Curriculum Development in Technology Elite Manpower Expansion of Higher Education NEEDS RESOURCES POSTECH AFRICA

42. Information Technology in Korea Introduction Current Status of IT in Korea Launching of Seoul Accord for Quality Improvement National Planning on S & T

43. Introduction IT in Korea • 1) Characteristics of the 21st Century • - Era of Ubiquitous, Globalized and Convergence Technology • - Ubiquitous society - a society in which IT is incorporated into everything around us, especially • in a form of technology convergence • - Information and Communication Technology – • advancing very rapidly • Invention of digital computer - ENIAC (1946) • Hardware development - faster, smaller, • mobile • Software development - reliable, flexible, • user-friendly, embedded

44. Introduction IT in Korea • Marriage of computers with communication networks - client-server system, distributed system, Internet, etc. • Wide spread of multimedia and Internet • Rapid increase in netizen population – globalization • Applications – business computing, consumer computing, technical computing • Korea – very strong in IT industry especially in semiconductors and cellular phones • Paradigm shifts due to IT – politics, economy, education, social affairs, culture, S&T, medicine, defense, etc. • IT-based Convergence Technology became one of the key issues recently

45. Introduction IT in Korea • 2) Tremendous National Growth of Korea (Mostly due to IT) Korea: Yesterday and Today

46. Introduction IT in Korea • 3) The Past and Present of Korea (1950s & 2000s) 1950s Now Future Role of ABEEK

47. Current Status of IT in Korea IT in Korea 1) Information and Communication Industry – Technically one of the most advanced countries in the world – 35 million Internet subscribers (2007) – 43 million cellular phone users (2007) – Average annual growth rate – 16% – IT sector – 15% of GDP, 30% of total exports in 2004 (cf. 7.2% of GDP in 1997) – New plan – convergence concepts ٠ Satellite-based broadcasting – satellite DMB ٠ Expected 6 million subscribers by the end of 2009

48. Current Status of IT in Korea IT in Korea − Areas of IT industry development ٠ Expansion of telecommunication infrastructure networks ٠ Information/Internet security ٠ E-commerce, wireless technology & mobile commerce ٠ Optical fiber technology ٠ Software technology ٠ ASIC design ٠ Digital content

49. Current Status of IT in Korea IT in Korea − IT services ٠ Internet-related services ٠ Wireless applications ٠ E-commerce applications ٠ IT security ٠ Digital content including e-games & animations ٠ Finance services applications ٠ Industry-specific software ٠ Network and systems integration services ٠ Smart-card and intelligent traffic systems − Microsoft to invest $60 million for Korean IT industry next three years − IBM opening a Cloud Computing Center to provide architecture skills and pilot projects for industries such as banking, telecommunications, education, and IT hosting services

50. Current Status of IT in Korea IT in Korea 2) IT Education in Korea − Over 200 4-year universities and 150 2-year junior colleges − Most of them have departments or programs related to IT (e.g., Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering at POSTECH) − Many professional graduate schools on IT (e.g., Graduate School for Information Technology at POSTECH) − Government’s support to foster qualified IT manpower ٠ NEXT (Nurturing Excellent engineers in Information Technology) program ($300,000/yr/program for 4 years) ٠ WCU (World Class University) program (Total budget - $165 million in 2008) – Out of 52 projects selected are convergence or IT related