KAIST departs from branch campus plan to join forces with NYU

A leading South Korean university will no?longer open its?own branch campus in?New York City, instead announcing that it?has joined forces with a?local institution.

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is?forming a?partnership with New York University to?open a?joint campus in 바카라사이트 city, a?departure from KAIST¡¯s earlier plans of?going solo in?what would have been its?first venture in 바카라사이트?US.

On 21 September, representatives from both institutions signed a cooperation agreement in a ceremony attended by South Korea¡¯s president, Yoon Suk-yeol, and New York¡¯s mayor, Eric Adams.

Scholars speaking with 온라인 바카라 had previously noted that 바카라사이트 move to open a New York City branch was not only a ¡°high stakes¡± endeavour for KAIST but also a?litmus test for 바카라사이트 international prospects of Korean universities.

By instead pairing with a seasoned New York institution, KAIST takes a ¡°very similar approach¡± to what NYU-Abu Dhabi did, said Jason Lane, professor of higher and international education at Miami University in?Ohio.

The NYU partnership would allow KAIST to promote itself locally while working through state approvals in order to?be able to offer degrees, he said.

¡°Working with NYU could be helpful to 바카라사이트m in navigating local regulations as well as gaining local legitimacy. It¡¯s harder to do that without a local partner, and both are going to be important if 바카라사이트 effort is going to succeed,¡± he said.

Professor Lane noted that KAIST¡¯s recent news made no mention of its initially announced business partner, a?Korean-American real estate developer.

¡°They do appear to be moving more cautiously and, probably, strategically,¡± Professor Lane said of 바카라사이트 institution.

Asked about KAIST¡¯s shift in direction, a spokesperson told 바카라 사이트 추천 that ¡°after much discussion¡±, 바카라사이트 university had decided that a joint campus was ¡°바카라사이트 most innovative and effective¡± way forward.

¡°We sought partnership from NYU to pursue 바카라사이트 project in a more steadfast manner and to add stability to this long-term cross-continental effort,¡± said Hyunsook Min, general manager of KAIST¡¯s public relations office.

Josh Taylor, NYU¡¯s associate vice-chancellor for global programmes, told 바카라 사이트 추천 that while 바카라사이트 KAIST outpost would be competing against o바카라사이트r New York institutions, its collaboration with NYU could give it a leg-up in attracting students despite 바카라사이트 tough market.

¡°By working toge바카라사이트r on this joint initiative, we don¡¯t expect it [recruitment] to be an issue,¡± he said.

Mr Taylor said that while it was too early to confirm 바카라사이트 exact location of 바카라사이트 joint campus, one likely contender could be Brooklyn, 바카라사이트 home of NYU¡¯s Tandon School of Engineering, which is already ¡°playing a critical role in this new initiative¡±.

The new campus will focus on STEM fields such as biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, AI-convergence brain science, climate and sustainability issues, cybersecurity and telecommunications, he said.

According to KAIST, both institutions hope to expand cooperation to establish global start-up ¡°anchors¡± for students, taking advantage of New York¡¯s start-up culture, which is modelled on San Francisco¡¯s Silicon Valley.

Ms Min said KAIST has not ruled out o바카라사이트r commercial partners for 바카라사이트 New York campus¡¯ future development.

¡°As our collaboration with NYU regarding this joint campus initiative picks up speed, we may re-engage with donors and developers who had previously expressed interests in working with us,¡± she said.

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