[UNIST] 2026 Spring Semester Orientation for Graduate Freshmen (Please check if you have not received the orientation materials by email)

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1월 28, 2026

    Dear graduate freshmen,

    First of all, congratulations on your new studies at UNIST.

    Before starting the graduate course, we would like to inform you of the necessary things as follows.

    Please refer to the attached orientation guidebook to get further information.

    Please refer to the attached orientation materials for detailed guidance.

    1. Searching Courses

    – Access the UNIST website (http://www.unist.ac.kr) → Campus Life → Academics → Browse Open Courses → Select 2026 Academic Year, 1st Semester → Choose Degree Program, College/Department, Major → Search Courses

    * Questions about open courses

    College

    Department(School)

    Contact Address

    College of Engineering

    Mechanical Engineering

    ndream86@unist.ac.kr

    Civil Urban Earth and

    Environmental Engineering

    soookj@unist.ac.kr

    Graduate School of Semiconductor Materials and Devices Engineering

    mjjeong@unist.ac.kr

    Semiconductor Engineering

    memj01@unist.ac.kr

    Materials Science and Engineering

    projectkim@unist.ac.kr

    Energy and Chemical Engineering

    minjungan@unist.ac.kr

    Nuclear Engineering

    kws0987@unist.ac.kr

    Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality

    jhyuk@unist.ac.kr

    College of Information and Biotechnology

    Design

    simji@unist.ac.kr

    Industrial Engineering

    seop1042@unist.ac.kr

    Biomedical Engineering

    namemovie@unist.ac.kr

    Biological Sciences

    cavna@unist.ac.kr

    Graduate School of Health Science and Technology

    hyunshim@unist.ac.kr

    Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence

    cjoh@unist.ac.kr

    Electrical Engineering

    diani@unist.ac.kr

    Computer Science and Engineering

    bjy5319@unist.ac.kr

    Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Convergence

    tmdqls6043@unist.ac.kr

    College of Natural Sciences

    Physics

    yoonj12@unist.ac.kr

    Mathematical Sciences

    jybyun@unist.ac.kr

    Chemistry

    agkang@unist.ac.kr

    School of Business Administration

    dalme1223@unist.ac.kr

     2. Student Number

    – Your student number will be available on the Graduate School Admission website from January 26 (Mon)

    * For GKS (Government Scholarship) students, please contact the International Cooperation Team (sjbae@unist.ac.kr).

    3. Student ID Card

    – [UNIST graduates] Visit Kyongnam Bank from February 19th(Thu) with ID card + existing(current) student ID card

    – [Other graduate freshmen except UNIST graduates] Visit Kyongnam Bank after preparing your identification card and a photo, and the required documents below

    – Issuance: Visit Kyongnam Bank → Open a Korean bank account and get a debit card → Go to the Security Team (1st floor of the Bldg. 201) and input the access rights for school facilities

    * UNIST graduates should hold their ID card and student ID card (i.e., reissuance of present student ID card)

    * Consent of the provision of personal information to 3rd party is included in the UNIST portal join process.

    * Dormitory residents who arrive at UNIST first time on the dormitory entrance date can issue a temporary entry card. After taking the student ID card, the temporary entry card should be returned.

    * It is highly recommended to receive your student ID card before the semester starts to avoid inconvenience in accessing facilities and the dormitory.

    < Application for opening bank account and the student ID card for foreign freshmen >

    1. Passport holder

    1) Dormitory residents: passport + residence confirmation/accommodation document + certificate of enrollment

    2) Except dormitory residents: passport + real estate purchase contract or lease agreement + certificate of enrollment

    ※ In the contract of real estate purchase or lease, the name of the tenant should be the student. If not, it will be available for banking after issuing the alien registration card (in case of the written address of the residence in his/her alien registration card)

    2. Students who already hold the alien registration card: Alien registration card + certificate of enrollment

    ※ If students don’t have their certificate of enrollment, it can be replaced to the certificate of admission issued by UNIST or the confirmation of reception of scholarship

    ※ Certificate of enrollment can be issued from the date of the entrance . It is printable as paper copy through the internet issuance system (free to charge) also the vending machine (pay charged to you via credit/debit card) on the 1st floor of the Main Administration Building (Bldg.201) and the lobby of the Engineering Building (Bldg.104). It is accessible with the UNIST portal ID, PW.

    ※ Additional Notice: If the student’s country is included in the higher-risk countries or the non-compliance from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), it might take more time (about 1 week) to approve the student’s application.

    4. Freshmen Orientation

    – College/department that conducts freshmen orientation will announce the detailed information

    – Graduate Handbook,Course Catalog: curriculum and graduation requirements by department(school)

    – You can check information about academic affairs, course registration, scholarship, library, research management, lab safety, and the human rights center (Please refer to theattachment)

    5. UNIST Portal ID

    – UNIST Portal (http://portal.unist.ac.kr) → ‘Join’ → making ID with graduate student number and name (UNIST graduates must continue using their existing portal ID.)

    * You can take the course registration only after making a portal ID (refer to the attached manual)

    * Portal ID will be a UNIST e-mail address(@unist.ac.kr) and not changeable, so please make it seriously

    * UNIST graduated freshmen should check their information whether it shows the graduate course’s register or not in the portal after creating their portal ID: if you have a problem, please contact the information strategy team.

    * Detailed inquiry: +82-(0)52-217-1434, jkmoon@unist.ac.kr( (Information strategy team), refers to the attached manual

    6. Course Registration

    – Course Registration Period: February 5th (Thu) 09:00 ~ February 6th (Fri) 15:00

    * If you don’t register during the period above, it is possible to register in the course change and confirmation period.

    – Course Change and Confirmation: March 3rd (Tues) 08:00 ~ March 6th (Fri) 18:00

    * Please refer to the notice “ ★ Spring 2026 ★ Announcement regarding the course registration” on the Academic notice of the portal bulletin board for detailed information.

    * Graduate students are not required to have prior academic advising for course registration. Instead, after the course registration period, they must submit their registration details for approval via Portal → Academic Affairs → Course Taking → Course Registration Approval (the submission period will be announced later on the Academic Affairs notice board).

    7. Enrollment

    – Period of Make Payment or Full Scholarship Registration : February 24th (Tue) 09:00 ~ February 26th (Thu) 16:00

    * Bill Print : February 23th (Mon) 09:00 ~ February 26th (Thu) 16:00

    – Enrollment Method : Full scholarship recipient (Full scholarship registration _ UNIST Portal), Other than full scholarship recipient (Payment)

    ※ For detailed information, please refer to the UNIST Portal – bulletin board → Academic → Academic Notices → “2026 Spring Semester Enrollment/Tuition Guide.”

    ※ For new graduate students, failure to complete registration within the designated period will result in the cancellation of admission. Please ensure that you complete your registration within the given timeframe.

    8. Document Submission

    – Submit the Application for Academic Advisor Appointment and the Pledge of Ethics via UNIST portal system (detailed schedule will be announced in February through the UNIST portal Academic Notices).

    – Credit Transfer(moved from the same degree program of UNIST or other universities) and Credit Carryover(for UNIST alumni who have any excess of credits required for graduation from undergraduate courses or who have any recognizable teaching course credits required as a doctoral course from the master’s program): to be informed

    If you have questions about the information above, please contact registrar@unist.ac.kr. Thank you.

    Educational Affairs Team, UNIST

    1.(26-1)Freshmen Guidebook for Graduate Students_EN

    2. 2026 Spring Graduate Program Handbook

    4. (ENG) Manual for Research and Publication Ehtics in Science and Engineering

    6. [Spring 2026] Notice of Enrollment

    7. 2026 Graduate Course Catalog