Overview

A world-leading center of 
industry-academic 
cooperation, 
POSTECH Research and 
Business 
Development 
Foundation

Connecting innovation through industry-academic cooperation, 
and opening the future with research outcomes

Realizing a Value-Creating University

The POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation disseminates research achievements to society, creates synergy through industry-academic cooperation, and contributes to strengthening national competitiveness. By building more systematic and organic partnerships with industry, it helps generate synergistic effects through the industrialization of the University’s research outcomes. Furthermore, by securing the University’s technologies as intellectual property rights and transferring them to companies, it serves as a key driver in the industrialization and commercialization of new technologies.

Industry-Academic Cooperation:
A Virtuous Cycle of Academic Achievement and Industrial Value

In industry-academic cooperation and patent-related indicators of major university rankings, POSTECH ranks among the top not only in Korea but also worldwide.
This demonstrates that POSTECH’s research goes beyond academic achievements and leads to industrial applications that create tangible value for society.

  • Industry-academic cooperation income per faculty
    No. 1
    Industry-academic cooperation indicator: Engineering & Basic Sciences, 2024 JoongAng Ilbo Engineering University Rankings​
  • Score for industry research income per faculty member ​(out of 100)​
    100 points
    Times Higher Education World University Rankings “Industry Income” indicator, past three years​
  • Patent score​(out of 100)
    100 points
    Times Higher Education World University Rankings “Industry Income” indicator, past three years​

Industry-Academic Cooperation Indicators in the Educational Environment Category: JoongAng Ilbo Science & Engineering University Rankings (2024)

Indicator
Engineering Rank
Natural Sciences Rank
Industry-Academic Cooperation Revenue per S&T Faculty
1st
1st
Technology Transfer Revenue per S&T Faculty
2nd
2nd
Revenue per Technology Transfer Case
3rd
3rd
Patent Registrations per S&T Faculty
2nd
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Industry Pillar Indicators in THE World University Rankings (2023-2025)

Release Year
Industry Income per Staff (Score out of 100)
Patents (Score out of 100)
2025
100
100
2024
100
100
2023
100
100

“Creating Value to Benefit the World”

By establishing a new framework for industry-university-research cooperation, we realize systematic infrastructure support through the Venture Valley platform and startup hubs like ChangeUp Ground. Our goal is to transcend technological innovation and generate values that contribute to the betterment of society.

산학협력 가치 창출 선순환 구조

교육 및 연구
창의적 교육과 심도 있는 연구를 통해 혁신의 근간을 마련
특허 등 지식 재산
선도 기술에 대한 선제적 지식 재산권 확보
창업 및 기술 이전
수요자 중심, 산업적 파급력이 큰 중대형 기술이전/창업
기업 육성 및 투자
투자형 보육 체계를 통한 기업 조기 성장 지원
국가 산업 발전 기여
산학 혁신을 통한 국가 신산업 발전 선도

Expansion : Realizing future value by bridging research excellence with industrial and social impact

  • 산학협력 시스템·인프라: 산업과 대학, 지역과 세계를 연결하는 협력 플랫폼 구축
  • 기술사업화: 유망기술 특허화 및 국내외 기술이전·사업화
  • 창업 생태계: 전주기 창업 지원과 글로벌 연계 창업보육 인프라 구축