Professor Sim Changseop of KAIST Awarded the 'Altan Gadas' Medal in Mongolia

KAIST announced on the 23rd that Professor Shim Jang-seop, an invited professor in the School of Computing, received the 'Polar Star Order (Altan Gadas)' from the Mongolian government.

The Polar Star Order is the highest grade of decoration awarded by the Mongolian government to foreigners who have contributed to the development of the country.

Professor Shim Jang-seop (right) is taking a commemorative photo with Chinjorik Gonchig, Chairman of the Mongolian Communications Regulatory Commission (left), after receiving the "Polar Star Order" on the 22nd (local time) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Photo by KAIST

The award ceremony was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on the 22nd (local time). At the ceremony, Chinjorik Gonchig, Chairman of the Mongolian Communications Regulatory Commission, attended on behalf of Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and personally presented the order to Professor Shim.

Professor Shim was recognized for his contributions to promoting exchanges in the information and communication technology industries between the two countries. Since 2008, he has been involved in training advanced software professionals in Mongolia's ICT sector and supporting numerous national informatization projects led by the Mongolian government.

In particular, he supported educational projects for related government officials to spread and expand the implementation of TOPCIT (Test Of Practical Competency in IT), a software competency evaluation system developed in Korea, in Mongolia.

Mongolia is currently pursuing various projects, including the 'E-Mongolia' policy aimed at advancing e-government, with the goal of entering the top tier of ICT countries in Asia.

Professor Shim said, "Receiving the Polar Star Order is a reward for the dedication and efforts of all my colleagues who worked hard for the development of the ICT industry and software fields in both Korea and Mongolia," adding, "I hope that mutual cooperation between Korea and Mongolia will continue to be maintained and expanded."

Meanwhile, Professor Shim has been serving as an industry-academia cooperation professor in the School of Computing at KAIST since August 2020 and is currently working as an invited professor.