Order of Science and Technology Merit

Order of Science and Technology Merit 과학기술훈장
Type	Order of merit
Country	Republic of Korea
Status	Currently awarded
President	Lee Jae Myung
Grades	Changjo Hyeoksin Ungbi Doyak Jinbo
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 and Industrial Service Merit Medal (before 2001)

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

This Order is the 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. File:ROK Order of Science and Technology Merit Changjo (1st Class) ribbon.png Changjo (Creation) 창조장
2. File:ROK Order of Science and Technology Merit Hyeoksin (2nd Class) ribbon.png Hyeoksin (Reformation) 혁신장
3. File:ROK Order of Science and Technology Merit Ungbi (3rd Class) ribbon.png Ungbi (Great Achievement) 웅비장
4. File:ROK Order of Science and Technology Merit Doyak (4th Class) ribbon.png Doyak (Leap) 도약장
5. File: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.

External links

• 과학기술훈장(科學技術勳章, Order of Science and Technology Merit.
• Republic of Korea's Orders of Merit