Resident Information
Welcome to the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Cluster, the future of the global medical industry!
The ideal combination of business and comfort
Offering superior residential facilitiesfor greater satisfaction

Transportation
International airport
- Daegu International Airport (10 minutes): 3 international routes
- Gimhae International Airport (60 minutes): 17 international routes
KTX express train (20 minutes)
Dongdaegu Station
Expressway (5 minutes)
Connected with seven expressways through the Dongdaegu IC
International ports (60 minutes)
Busan International Passenger Terminal, Busan Newport, Ulsan Port, Masan Port, Pohang Port

Residentialenvironment
An excellent educational environment
- 18 universities/graduate schools, 15 junior colleges
- Daegu Science High School (designated a “Daegu Science School for Gifted Students” in 2008), Daegu International School (opened in 2010), Daegu Il Science High School (opened in 2011)
- The Suseong District boasts some of the nation’s best educational facilities and is particularly well known for the excellent performance of its middle school seniors (1st in the nation), and high school freshmen (3rd in the nation)
Beautiful natural environment: Palgongsan Provincial Park, Nakdonggang River, Geumhogang River, Yulhacheon Stream, etc.
World-class residential areas: site of the athletes’ village for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
Convention city famous for its international culture and sporting events
- 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2003 Summer Universiade, 2011 World Championships in Athletics
- International Opera Festival, International Musical Festival, Herbal Medicine Culture Festival
- 2010 World Fighters Games, 2013 World Energy Congress

Healthcare industryenvironment
Industrial base
- Industrial complex: 5th Seongseo High-tech Industrial Complex, Daegu Technopolis, Daegu National Industrial Park
- Special Economic Zone: Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone designation (2008), Daegu Innopolis designation (2011)
- Related institutions: Daegu-Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST), Daegu-Gyeongbuk Research Center of Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Daegu Center of Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, DGIST Convergence Research Institute, Korea Institute for Robotic Industry Advancement, Daegu Center of Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Daegu National Science Museum
Medical sector infrastructure
- 48 medical R&D institutions: 5 colleges of medicine, 4 colleges of pharmacy, 1 oriental medicine college
- 227 medical science departments: producing 20% of the nation’s medical professionals
- Nationally designated pre-clinical/clinical medical device testing center
- 72 medium and large inspection institutions: 29 general hospitals, 23 dental hospitals, 20 oriental medicine hospitals
- Western/Oriental integrated medical center
High-tech medical sector infrastructure
- Core infrastructure for the development of new drugs and high-tech medical devices: synchrotron accelerator in Pohang, proton accelerator in Gyeongju
- 13 national high-tech convergence research centers including POSTECH Viral & Cellular Immunology Lab
- Superior IT and new material companies: IT (37.8% of all IT companies located nationwide), new materials (25.4%)
- Robotics and convergence technology industry: Korea Institute for Robot Industry Advancement, DGIST Convergence Research Institute

CollaborativeNetworks
Superior network of collaborating R&D institutions
- POSTECH: March 9, 2017
- Korea Textile Development Institute, KM Application Center of Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Korea Research Institute for the Fashion Industry: February 28, 2017
- Kwangwoon University: March 9, 2017
- DG Technology Holdings: February 28, 2017
- College of Medicine, Chosun University: February 14, 2017
- Daegu Health College: February 13, 2017
- Accelerator in Pohang: January 20, 2017
- Jongno Medical Device Co., Ltd., Korean Medical Association: January 19, 2017
- Korea Brain Research Institute: December 12, 2016
- Carl Zeiss Korea: November 29, 2016
- Samsung Medical Center (BMCC), Nanyang Technological University (NTU): November 21, 2016