Starting with Germany in 2000, the academies of science in major countries, which are affiliated or independent bodies, have created young academies of science and increased supports for best young scientists in the respective countries. 

Currently, minimum thirty countries including Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Canada, and Japan are running young academies and actively involved in international exchange.

Also, the countries are running their organizations by setting member term, maximum number of students, qualifications, and key projects as befit the current circumstances in respective countries and their purpose. 

Die Junge Akademie, which was the first such organization created, selects researchers with excellent achievements who acquired their doctoral degrees up to 7 years ago and supports joint researches among members. 

Created in 2011, Young Academy of Japan is strong at listening to the voices of young scientists and is also actively engaged in international exchange. 

Created in 2010, Global Young Academy has 200 or so members from 58 countries and engages in promoting the academies if science in different countries and developing policies for young scientists and supporting science in underdeveloped countries.

KAST in turn selected seventy-three young scientists as founding members in founding Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology (Y-KAST) in February. 

In this first year following its launch, Y-KAST will focus its activities on international exchange and networking.   

Starting with a joint workshop in March with Young Academy of Japan, Y-KAST will hold a joint event in Sweden in the second half of the year and in November, we will hold Young Scientists Talk 2017 by inviting to Korea the members of the young academies in different countries.