Prof. Cheolmin PARK, appointed as the fifth chair of Y-KAST

Joo Young Park, Hyo Jae Yoon, Hyunjoo Lee, Soon-Kyung Kwon, and Sang-Woo Kim, appointed as vice-chairs

YKAST International Conference 2025

Hosted 2024 Y-KAST Members' Day

Hosted the 4th Ministry of Science and ICT-Y-KAST Joint Forum

Participated in the 2024 Young Leaders Program and STS Forum

Attended the 2024 IAP Young Physician Leaders Program

Hosted the 3rd Ministry of Science and ICT-Y-KAST Joint Forum

Co-organized the 4th bilateral symposium with the Young Academy of Sweden (YAS) in Sweden

Co-organized the Korea-Nordic Next Generation Leaders Workshop

Hosted the 2nd Ministry of Science and ICT-Y-KAST Joint Forum

Hosted the 2nd Y-KAST International Conference & 1st Ministry of Science and ICT-Y-KAST Joint Forum

Sung-Joo Lee, Myung-Jin Bae, Hyunjoo Lee, Soon-Kyung Kwon, and Sang-Woo Kim, appointed as vice-chairs

Selected 24 new Y-KAST members.

Hosted 2023 Y-KAST Members' Day

Organized the 3rd Korea Science Journalists Association-Y-KAST Forum

Held an online collaboration meeting with the South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS)

Sung-Joo Lee, Myung-Jin Bae, Jung-Yoon Sun, Soon-Kyung Kwon, and Mi-Hyun Kim, appointed as vice-chairs

Hosted the 1st Y-KAST International Conference

Selected 26 new Y-KAST members

Hosted the 2022 Y-KAST Members’ Day

Participated in the 5th Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies

Hosted the 3rd bilateral symposium with the Young Academy of Sweden (YAS)

Attended the 2022 IAP Young Physician Leaders Program

Prof. Young Keun Kim, appointed as the fourth chair of Y-KAST

Selected 33 new Y-KAST members

Hosted the 2021 Y-KAST Members’ Day

Hosted the 2nd Korea Science Journalists Association-Y-KAST Forum

The late Prof. Byung-Ho Lee, appointed as the third chair of Y-KAST; Woo-Sung

Jung, Myung-Jin Bae, Jung-Yoon Sun, Dae-Hee Lee, and Young-Seok Joo,

appointed as vice-chairs

Selected 34 new Y-KAST members

Hosted the 2020 2nd Y-KAST Members’ Day

Attended the GYA Online Meeting

Participated in the Science 20 Summit Task Force Team

Organized the 1st Korea Science Journalists Association-Y-KAST Breakfast Forum

Selected 26 new Y-KAST members

Hosted the 2020 1st Y-KAST Members’ Day

Organized a meeting between the Minister of Science and ICT and Y-KAST

Hosted the 2nd bilateral symposium with the Young Academy of Sweden (YAS) in

Korea

Launched the official Y-KAST YouTube channel.

Hosted the 2019 Y-KAST Members’ Day

Hosted the 1st National Assembly-Y-KAST Policy Research Meeting.

Participated in the 4th Worldwide Meeting of Young Academies.

Participated in the 4th Korea-America Frontiers of Science (KFoS) Symposium in Korea.

Attended the GYA International Conference in Germany

Introduced the Y-KAST Alumni Membership Program.

Prof. Jung-Han Yoon, appointed as the second Chair of Y-KAST; Sung-Joo Lee,

Tae-Young Yoon, Ki-Tae Nam, Ki-Hoon Son, and Jin-Sung Kim appointed as

vice-chairs

Selected 26 new Y-KAST members.

Hosted the Young-Korean Researcher Open Symposia

Participated in the Global Young Academy (GYA) Conference in Thailand.

Participated in the General Assembly of the Young Academy of Japan (YAJ) in

Japan.

Participated in the Meeting of the Asian Young Academiesin Israel.

Selected 26 new Y-KAST members.

Some of the members joined the Minister of Science and ICT's policy advisory

panel.

Co-organized the 1st bilateral symposium with the Young Academy of Sweden

(YAS) in Sweden

Co-organized the 3rd Korean-American Kavli Frontiers of Science (KFoS)

Symposium in the U.S.

Hosted the 1st bilateral symposium with the Young Academy of Japan (YAJ) in

Korea

Inauguration of Y-KAST and appointment of 73 founding members.

Prof. Yong-Ho Park, appointed as the founding chair of Y-KAST; Ja Min Nam,

Ki-Tae Nam, Ki-Won Lee, and Hyung-Bum Kim, appointed as vice-chairs

Hosted the Young Scientists Talk 2017in Korea