Yonsei University has announced the recipients of the 2026 Yonsei Academic Awards, the institution’s highest academic honor recognizing full-time faculty members for outstanding and sustained research contributions. The awards undergo a rigorous multi-stage evaluation process involving internal academic units, external peer reviewers, divisional review committees, and a final selection committee to ensure both scholarly excellence and long-term impact are properly assessed.
This year’s edition introduced a notable reform: the removal of the cap on nominations submitted by college deans and the Graduate School. The change was designed to better reflect the depth of long-term scholarly achievement, shifting emphasis beyond quantitative output toward broader academic influence and sustained contribution. The award system also continues its expanded five-division structure covering Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, ensuring more specialized recognition across disciplines.
The 2026 recipients include professors recognized for pioneering work in history, psychology, physics, computer science, and medical science. Their research spans East Asian intellectual history, visual perception and cognition, particle physics and CP symmetry, trustworthy artificial intelligence, and stem cell-based regenerative therapies. Each contribution reflects internationally recognized scholarship that has advanced both theoretical understanding and real-world applications.
Through these achievements, Yonsei University reaffirms its commitment to fostering research excellence and supporting scholarship that shapes global academic and societal progress.
