History

(BME, Since 2020.09)

2020. 09
- Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) in the College of Information-Bio Convergence launched after merging BME and HFE.
- Faculty appointments totals 24
- W.G. Jung is appointed as BME department head
- BK21+ program awarded (BME)

(HFE, Before 2020.09)

2020. 03
- S. Kim appointed as DHE school head
2018. 06
- Y. Kwak appointed as DHE School Head
2017. 03
- S. Kim appointed as HFE track coordinator
2016. 03
- Track name changed to Human Factors Engineering. G. Kyung appointed as HFE track coordinator
2015. 09
- H. Christiaans (ID) appointed as DHE school head. D. Kim as HSE track coordinator
2014. 03
- Track name changed to Human and System Engineering
2013. 09
- BK 21+ program awarded (Human and System Engineering Department)
- G. Shin appointed as DHE School Head and AHE Track coordinator
2010. 07
- S. Jung appointed as DHE school head. G. Kyung appointed as AHE track coordinator
2009. 03
- Y. Kwak appointed as DHE School Head and AHE Track coordinator
- School of Design and Human Engineering (Affective and Human Factors Engineering Track) founded
- UNIST UNIST undergraduate & graduate program established

(BME, Before 2020.09)

2018. 09
- UNIST-WFIRM-UniBasel Global Research Organ-Mimetic Center
2018. 06
- Priority Research Centers program awarded (BME/BIO)
2017. 06
- Korean Genomics Center (KOGIC) opened
2015. 11
- C. M. Ghim is appointed as BME track chair
2014. 07
- The Genome Institute opened
2014. 03
- Track name changed to Biomedical Engineering (BME)
- School name changed to School of Life Sciences
- BK 21+ program awarded (BME)
2009. 04
- World Class University (WCU) program awarded
  WCU professors: M. Madou (UCI), S. Soper (UNC) and S. Takayama (U of Michigan) joined
2009. 03
- Y.K.Cho is appointed as chair of school of NBC and track coordinator of BEN
- Bioengineering track (BEN) founded
- School of Nano-Bioscience and Chemical Engineering (NBC) founded
- UNIST undergraduate & graduate program established