Korea Science Academy of KAIST - History

History

  • December 18, 1989 Ministry of Education approved to establish Busan Science Academy.
  • March 1, 1991 Chang-sik Shin appointed to first principal.
  • March 1, 1991 Ministry of Education appointed BSA as researching school(until February 28, 1993.) (Research Topic : Development of advanced science learning program for gifted students.)
  • March 4, 1991 Opened school and took first entrance ceremony. (2classes, 60 students.)
  • February 11, 1993 First completion ceremony (41 students passed in the entrance examination of KAIST)
  • February 15, 1994 First graduation ceremony and second completion ceremony (Graduated: 16 students, No. of students who completed courses of BSA: 51)
  • March 1, 1994 Chan-ung Park appointed to second principal.
  • March 1, 1997 Ministry of Education appointed BSA as a model school (until February 28, 1998.) (Topic : Developing and operating "High school information management system")
  • February 18, 1998 School building newly constructed in new place and moved. (Yeonsan-9(gu)-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan, Korea. → Danggam-3(sam)-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, Korea.)
  • November 1, 2001 Ministry of science and technology appointed BSA as "Science Academy for gifted students.".
  • November 14, 2001 Ministry of science and technology and Busan metropolitan district office of education concluded the agreement about "Science Academy for gifted students." .
  • April 12, 2002 Busan metropolitan district office of education and KAIST concluded the agreement about managing "Science Academy for gifted students.".
  • March 5, 2003 Took entrance ceremony of 144 Science Academy students.
  • July 12, 2005 Changed the name of school to "Korea Science Academy".
  • August 29, 2005 The 1st graduation ceremony of KSA (14 students).
  • August 21~26, 2006 International Students Science Fair 2006 at KSA(21 countries, 67 schools).
  • March 1, 2008 Professor of KAIST, Ph.D Jang-hyeok Kwon appointed to the principal.** First University professor principal in high school (Korean Language Article)
  • May 22, 2008 KSA and KAIST concluded MOU to unification. (To speaking strictly, KSA will be an attached highschool of KAIST.)
  • March 1, 2009 Inauguration of Jang-Hyuk Kwon as the 7th principal.
  • March 4, 2009 Entrance Ceremony of KSA of KAIST (141 students).

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