Moon Aree was inaugurated as the fourth President of Wiset (2022. 11.)
Cutting board formula (2021. 11.)
2021~
2021. 06.Changed the name of the organization to “Korea Foundation for Women In Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET)”
Strengthened its role from a project/program-oriented organization to a policy-leading organization in order to implement proactive response measures in line with the trends of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Moon Aree was inaugurated as the fourth President of Wiset (2022. 11.)
- Establishment of a policy research center (2021. 06.)
- Launch of W Bridge, a platform for women in STEM to achieve growth (2021. 03.)
- Implementation of R-Station, a project to support local women in STEM amid career interruptions (2021~Present)
- Implementation of R-WeSET 2.0, a project to nurture local women in STEM (2022~2025)
2017
2017. 01.Classified under “Other Types of Public Institution” under the Ministry of Science and ICT
Secured stable financial support from the government to create a driving force for continuous implementation of policies to support women in STEM
- Woman Scientist/Engineer of the Year Award (2017~Present)
- Support for hiring substitute manpower in STEM (2017~Present)
- Mentoring for incumbent workers according to the industry: WOMEN@IT, BT, etc. (2019~Present)
- Campaign for discovering and promoting best practices among women in STEM best practices (2022~Present)
- Inauguration of Ahn Hye-yeon as the 3rd President of WISET (2019. 04.)
2013
2013. 01.Establishment of a public interest foundation
A non-profit public interest foundation was established to strengthen the independence of national policy projects and realize a long-term vision, and it has emerged as an organization that undisputedly provides comprehensive support to women in STEM.
- Opening of the Academy for Women in STEM (2014~Present)
- Designation and operation the Scientists and Engineers Cooperation Support Center (2013~2021)
- Designation and operation the Seoul New Science and Technology Job Center (2014~2022)
- R-WeSET 1.0, a project to foster local women in STEM (2012~2021)
- Inauguration of Han Hwa-jin as the 2nd President of WISET (2016. 03.)
- Establishment of the Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (1st President: Lee Hye-sook) (2013. 01.)
The launching ceremony of the support center (11.01)
2011
2011. 01.Launch of the Korea Center for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology
Programs concerning women in STEM (WISE, WATCH21, WIST, WIF) had been implemented separately from 2001 to 2010 were integrated to create the framework as an organization dedicated to supporting women in STEM
- Inauguration of Lee Hye-suk as the 1st President
- Mentoring for career exploration (2011~Present)
- Global mentoring (2012~Present)
- Female graduate student engineering research team program (2011~Present)
- Engineering Week for Female Students (2012~Present)
- Program for supporting returns to R&D careers (2012~Present)
- Global academic activity support program (2012~Present)
- Annual Conference of Women in STEM (2009-Present)