Building on GSAIM's legacy of excellence since 1999
2026
April
Started recruiting foreign students for Global Content Institute
2022
May
Selected for the OTT Specialized Graduate School Support Program
2020
September
Final selection of BK21 PLUS academic group for Phase 4
2016
April
Final selection of BK21 PLUS academic group in Phase 3
2015
August
Established a joint degree program with Qingdao University of Science and Technology in China (approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education)
2014
February
Final selection of BK21 PLUS academic group in Phase 3
2013
September
Selected for the Phase 3 BK21 PLUS academic group for Training Global Creative Content Professionals
2010
June
Selected as the best academic group in Chung-Ang University (3 consecutive years)
2008
March
Renamed to Department of Image Science and Arts
2007
March
Merged into the Department of Advanced Image Science and Arts
2006
April
Selected for Phase 2 BK21 as Korean Digital Visual Project in Design and Film
2005
December
Seoul Strategic Industry Innovation Cluster Project (organized by Future Content Convergence Cluster)
2004
September
Selected as the Best Graduate School in BK21 Specialized Fields for Phase 1
2001
March
Changed name to Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film
February
First Ph.D. awarded: One Ph.D. in Department of Film/Multimedia and one Ph.D. in Department of Image Engineering
2000
February
First Master's degrees awarded: Two Master's in Department of Film/Multimedia and twelve Master's in Department of Image Engineering
1999
September
Dr. Choi Jong-soo inaugurated as the first dean of the Graduate School
August
Approved to establish the Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film and selected as a BK21 specialty graduate school for the first phase