Order of Science and Technology Merit

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Order of Science and Technology Merit
과학기술훈장
Award of The Republic of Korea
Type Order of merit
Status Currently awarded
President Park Geun-hye
Grades (w/ post-nominals) Changjo
Hyeoksin
Ungbi
Doyak
Jinbo
Established 2011
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Saemaeul Service Merit
Next (lower) National Foundation Merit Medal
Related Science and Technology Merit Medal
Order of Industrial Service Merit (before 2001)

The Order of Science and Technology Merit (Hanja: 科學技術勳章 과학기술훈장) is one of the Republic of Korea's (South Korea) Orders of Merit. It is awarded to those who have rendered outstanding meritorious services in the interest of improving the science and technology.

This Order is mostly newly organized order of the Republic of Korea. Before that order was established, Order of Industrial Service Merit had been bestowed to scientists and technologists.

Classes of Science and Technology Merit

The Order of Science and Technology Merit is conferred in five classes:

  1. 100px Changjo (Creation) 창조장
  2. 100px Hyeoksin (Reformation) 혁신장
  3. 100px Ungbi (Great Achievement) 웅비장
  4. 100px Doyak (Leap) 도약장
  5. 100px Jinbo (Progress) 진보장

Other Orders of Merit

There are three kinds of decoration awarded by the Republic of Korea. They are Orders, Medals of Merit, and Service Medals.[1]

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Korea: its Land, People, and Culture of all Ages, pp. 145-146.
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