Korea Institute of Science and Technology

multi-disciplinary research institute in Seoul, South Korea
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Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Summary

Korea Institute of Science and Technology is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology is located in Seoul[3].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology is located in Hawolgok-dong[4].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology is in the country of South Korea[5].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology's instance of is recorded as research institute[6].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology's child organization or unit is recorded as Photoelectronic Hybrid Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology[7].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology's child organization or unit is recorded as KIST Europe[8].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology's child organization or unit is recorded as Indo Korea Science and Technology[9].
  • February 10, 1966 marks the founding of Korea Institute of Science and Technology[10].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology's official website is recorded as http://eng.kist.re.kr/kist_eng/main/[11].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology's official website is recorded as https://kist.re.kr[12].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology's official blog URL is recorded as https://blog.naver.com/kist_public[13].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'KIST'}[14].
  • Korea Institute of Science and Technology's different from is recorded as Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information[15].

Body

Founding

February 10, 1966 marks the founding of Korea Institute of Science and Technology[10].

Identity

Korea Institute of Science and Technology's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'KIST'}[14].

Operations

Subsidiaries include Photoelectronic Hybrid Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology[7]; KIST Europe[8], a research institute[16], in Germany[17], founded in 1996[18]; and Indo Korea Science and Technology[9], a facility[19], in India[20], founded in 2010[21].

Why It Matters

Korea Institute of Science and Technology ranks in the top 5% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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