Welcome to the Khalifa University – Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KU-KAIST) Joint Research Center! The KU-KAIST Joint Research Center was launched in April 2019 and aims to provide comprehensive support for research projects involving the development of technologies that are shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution, particularly in the areas of Smart Transportation and Smart Healthcare, across the two campuses.
Two projects linked to Smart Transportation and Smart Healthcare have commenced under the Joint Research Center August 2019. Following the official launch of the KU-KAIST Joint Research Center at KU’s Main Campus in April 2019, the KAIST-KU JRC at the KAIST Daejeon campus was also launched in July 2019. This is the second phase of collaboration following the partnership agreement that was signed in 2010 between the two institutions, which aimed to provide the best science and technology education as well as develop nuclear energy in the UAE. Over the past decade, the relationship between KU and KAIST h
as deepened and strengthened in line with both the UAE’s and South Korea’s strategic goals. The KU-KAIST Joint Research Center underscores the long history and strong bilateral relations between the UAE and South Korea.
