As a research-oriented university, POSTECH believes in keeping a strong alliance of academics, industry, and research with other industries and research centers, including POSCO and Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST). POSTECH also host many research centers including Korea's only synchrotron radiation facility, the Pohang Light Source; Korea's largest biotechnology research center, the POSTECH Biotech Center; the National Center for Nanomaterials and Technology; and the Korea's only intelligent robot research center, the Pohang Institute of Intelligent Robotics. Furthermore, the world's only Graduate Institute of Ferrous Technology offers the finest education in the specialized area of ferrous technology.

Today, POSTECH has grown into one of the world's leading science and technology research-oriented universities. Its 3,000 students, 800 researchers and 240 faculty members represent the brightest minds studying and researching on a large 165 hectare campus with state-of-the-art facilities located on the southeastern coast of Korea