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.
The program catalog will be announced separately
1. Searching Courses
– Access UNIST website (http://www.unist.ac.kr) → Campus Life → Academics → Browse Open Courses → Select Academic Year and Semester (2025, 1st semester) → Select Program, Undergraduate/Graduate, Department(School), 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
, Semiconductor Engineering |
oseung@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 | cwpark@unist.ac.kr | |
| Biomedical Engineering | namemovie@unist.ac.kr | |
| Biological Sciences | cavna@unist.ac.kr | |
| Graduate School of Health Science and Technology | chorokoh@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 | diani@unist.ac.kr | |
| College of Natural Sciences | Physics | yoonj12@unist.ac.kr |
| Mathematical Scinces | yoonj12@unist.ac.kr | |
| Chemistry | agkang@unist.ac.kr | |
| – | School of Business Administration | jylee0118@unist.ac.kr |
2. Student Number: Go to the Website
– Visit Graduate School Admission website from January 23rd(Thu) ~
3. Student ID Card
– [UNIST graduates] Visit Kyongnam Bank from February 7th(Fri) 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
(For UNIST graduated freshmen, new ID applications are not allowed and existing IDs must be continued to be used.)
* 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)52-217-1437, blackzac@unist.ac.kr (Information technology team), refers to the attached manual
6. Course Registration
– Course Registration Period: February 6th(Thu) 09:00 ~ February 7th(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 4th(Tue) 08:00 ~ March 7th(Fri) 18:00
– ‘Confirmation on Course Registration’ document must be printed and signed by advisor. The document do not have to be submitted.
7. Enrollment
– Period of Make Payment or Full Scholarship Registration : February 25th(Tue) 09:00 ~ February 27th(Thu) 16:00
* Bill Print : February 24th(Mon) 09:00 ~ February 27th(Thu) 16:00
– Enrollment Method : Full scholarship recipient (Full scholarship registration _ UNIST Portal), Other than full scholarship recipient (Payment)
※ 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 ‘Conformation on Course Registration’ document
– Application for Academic Advisor Appointment and the Pledge of Ethics: to be informed
– 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 –