Order of Science and Technology Merit

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Order of Science and Technology Merit
과학기술훈장
TypeOrder of merit
CountryThe Republic of Korea
StatusCurrently awarded
PresidentMoon Jae In
GradesChangjo
Hyeoksin
Ungbi
Doyak
Jinbo
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Saemaeul Service Merit
Next (lower)
Related
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. ROK Order of Science and Technology Merit Changjo (1st Class) ribbon.png Changjo (Creation) 창조장
  2. ROK Order of Science and Technology Merit Hyeoksin (2nd Class) ribbon.png Hyeoksin (Reformation) 혁신장
  3. ROK Order of Science and Technology Merit Ungbi (3rd Class) ribbon.png Ungbi (Great Achievement) 웅비장
  4. ROK Order of Science and Technology Merit Doyak (4th Class) ribbon.png Doyak (Leap) 도약장
  5. ROK Order of Science and Technology Merit Jinbo (5th Class) ribbon.png 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[]

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

External links[]

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