KAIST

KAIST announced on May 26th that it hosted the "2025 KAIST Integrity Week." The goal was to enhance the integrity and anti-corruption awareness of its members and foster a culture of responsibility and trust within the organization. This initiative included participatory programs such as consultations, education, and campaigns on research and academic integrity.

Under the theme "KAIST Practicing Responsibility and Trust," this Integrity Week featured diverse programs designed for both faculty, staff, and students.

< The Integrity Week Poster >

On the first day of Integrity Week, President Kwang Hyung Lee sent a letter to all members, proclaiming KAIST's commitment to integrity and emphasizing its importance.

Key programs include:

• "Integrity Consultations on Call" to enhance the culture of ethical conduct.

• A program in a quiz show format, the “Integrity Golden Bell," 

• Integrity and Anti-Corruption Education Day.

• Integrity Campaigns aimed at improving internal culture of observing the code of conduct.

These events are designed to encourage participation from both faculty, staff, and students.

In particular, the " Integrity Consultations on Call" were held for graduate student council executives, departmental graduate student representatives, and research support personnel. This was a forum to discuss integrity issues and improvement measures that may arise during research and administrative tasks. It will also serve to share effective integrity policies, such as conflict of interest prevention systems and anonymous reporting legal counsel services.

The "Integrity Golden Bell" event was aimed to enhance faculty and staff's understanding of anti-corruption laws, including the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act and the Conflict of Interest Prevention Act, and to encourage their voluntary commitment to these principles.

< The Integrity Week Poster >

The goals KAIST was targeting to achieve through this Integrity Week, was to integrate the value of ethical practices in daily routines and cultivate a healthy culture within the working environment in which its working colleagues can trust each other. Furthermore, KAIST aims to make integrity a core value that can bolster sustainable development, encouraging all members to actively participate in practicing honest and responsible research and academic work.

President Kwang Hyung Lee stated, "Ethical conduct and honesty is at the essence of science and technology that people of the community must uphold conscientiously, and it should be the foundation for KAIST to regain and maintain global trust. We hope that through this Integrity Week, the value of integrity will take deeper root within our research culture and daily lives."