The following is a list of all principals and presidents of KAIST from its founding as Korea Advanced Institute of Science (KAIS) in 1971. Korea Advanced Institute of Science No.ImageNameHangul; HanjaTerm11971 January 27–1972 March 1021972 March 11–1974 May 193 & 41974 May 20–1980 May 255 1980 May 26–1980 August 256Lee Chung-oh1980 August 26–1981 January 4
Korea Institute of Technology (KIT) No.ImageNameHangul; HanjaTerm1Choi Soon-dal1985 August 1–1987 February 12Lee Chung-oh1987 February 2–1988 May 23Chon Hak-ze1988 May 11–1989 August4Cho Byung-ha1989 August–1990 April 24
Information and Communications University (ICU) No.NameHangul; HanjaTerm11997 July 16–2001 March 2522001 April 23–2004 February 253 2004 July 7–2008 January 27
KAIST No.ImageNameHangul; HanjaTerm15 Jan 1981 – 8 Jan 19822Lim Kwan9 Jan 1982 – 22 Feb 19843Chon Hak-ze23 Feb 1984 – 18 Jan 19864Lee Chung-oh19 Feb 1986 – 2 May 19885Chon Hak-ze11 May 1988 – 22 Feb 1989623 Feb 1989 – 28 Feb 19917 1 Mar 1991 – 29 Mar 1994830 Mar 1994 – 29 May 19959Yoon Duk-yong 31 May 1995 – 8 Jun 1998109 Jun 1998 – 8 Jun 2001119 Jun 2001 – 6 Jul 200412Robert B. Laughlin로버트 러플린7 Jul 2004 – 13 Jul 200613 & 14Suh Nam-pyo14 Jul 2006 – 22 Feb 201315Kang Sung-mo23 Feb 2013 – 22 Feb 201716Shin Sung-chul23 Feb 2017 – 21 Feb 20211722 Feb 2021 – 30 Jun 202618Choongsik Bae배충식1 Jul 2026 - date
See also List of Seoul National University presidents List of Korea University presidents List of Yonsei University presidents
References
External links KAIST president profile