Pohang University of Science and Technology, POSTECH, was first established on November 25, 1986. POSTECH was the realization of two outstanding visionaries — Professor Hogil Kim, founding president of POSTECH, and Mr. Tae-Joon Park, founding chairman of the Pohang Iron and Steel Company, POSCO — who envisioned the singular goal of building a world-class research university in Korea. It was through the collaborative initiative of these two great men and what they represented that POSTECH has been able to defy all odds to achieve the level of success and recognition that it enjoys today. Combining the scientific and educational expertise of Professor Kim and the financial and enterprising abilities of Chairman Park, they followed a simple formula of selecting a small number of outstanding students, supporting them fully to allow them to concentrate on their studies devoid of financial distractions, and recruiting the finest faculty available.

• School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology