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International Challengers for the Integration of Science, Technology, and Society
ICISTS Hackafair 2024
Reconnect Society
ICISTS, based at KAIST, organizes a global student academic event to propagate harmonious values of science, technology, and society. Since 2005, until the spread of COVID-19, the ICISTS-KAIST conferences has been held annually, bringing together over 250 participants from 20 countries each summer to share thoughts and network based on diverse backgrounds.
Now that COVID-19 has been completely eradicated and international cultural and economic exchanges have become lively again, we are once again planning to host a global workshop. ICISTS Hackafair 2024 will take place from August 7th to August 11th 2024, spanning 5 days. University students and experts from around the world will come together to explore solutions under the theme of Recombine Society, focusing on recombination a divided world.
Core Values
Connection
Through international conferences, we connect current and future leaders. ICISTS creates additional values by connecting companies and institutions in STS field.
Cooperation
We hold workshops with various companies and organizations. From GRAFFITI with KAIST Startup Club to a failed tasks showdown contest with CAF, flexible cooperation is strength of the ICISTS.
Integration
We break the barriers that stereotypes have created. Through the convergence of wide fields, ICISTS focuses on the essence of the study.
Our Projects
ICISTS-KAIST
2005 - 2019
The ICISTS-KAIST Conferences recruited more than 200 participants from 2005 to 2019 from 20 countries. It was Asia's largest student event and has been named the official project for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) by UNESCO for the fourth consecutive years. (2014-2017)
GRAFFITI
2019 - 2023
GRAFFITI : Startup Festival recruited about 100 domestic participants from 2019 to 2023. The workshop linked Series A or B startups with University students, and it has collaborated with the KAIST Start-Up Center.
SCOF
2022 - 2023
SCOF : Science Communication Festival recruited about 60 domestic participants from 2022 to 2023. The workshop, which tried to spread scientific communication that was an unfamiliar concept at the time, was recognized for its experimental purpose of allowing university students to experience the value of science.
Failed Tasks Showdown Contest
2023 -
The Failed Tasks Showdown Contest, which was held in October 2023, was co-hosted by KAIST Center for Ambitious Failure and ICISTS. More than 140 KAIST members attended the event with great sympathy for the purpose of sharing failures, and more than 15 teams of Korean Press also conducted coverage.