Pohang University of Science and Technology or POSTECH is a private university based in Pohang, South Korea, which is dedicated to research and education in science and technology. In 1998, it was ranked by Asiaweek as the best science and technology university in Asia. Furthermore, from 2002–2006, one of Korea's most circulated daily newspapers, JoongAng Ilbo ranked POSTECH as the leading university in Korea. In 2011, The Times Higher Education ranked the university as the 53rd best university in the world, the 6th best in Asia, and the best in South Korea. In 2011, QS World University Rankings ranked the university 98th overall in the world. It remains third best ranked in Korea, after Seoul National University and KAIST, in the QS Asian University Rankings. However, in the Times Higher Education rankings, it scored highly after compilers placed less emphasis on "reputation and heritage" and gave more weight to objective measures including the influence of universities' research, placing 53rd. In 2012, the Times Higher Education ranked the university 1st in 100 under 50 Young University Rankings.
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