News & Event​

2025 KAIST Commencemet Ceremony Notice

1. Event Overview

(1) Date: Friday, February 14, 2025, 14:00~16:00
(2) Venue: Ryu Keun-Chul Sports Complex (N3)
(3) Eligible: Aug 2024 graduates and Feb 2025 prospective graduates

 

2. Instructions for Graduates

(1) Attendance Check and Event Instructions

– Time: 12:20~12:50 on February 14, 2025
– Location: Graduates should gather at their designated locations for attendance check and guidance before entering the main venue:

· Bachelor’s: Chung Moon Sool Building (E16)
· Master’s: Auditorium (E15)
· Ph.D: School of Humanities and Social Sciences (N4)

(2) How to Attend the Ceremony

During the graduation gown rental period (Feb 17), graduates must complete the Graduation Gown Rental Form and confirm their ceremony attendance on-site.

※ Failure to rent a gown or confirm attendance within the rental period may result in restrictions on attending the ceremony or receiving your diploma on the day of the event.
※ Even if you indicated attendance in your graduation report, you must reconfirm during the gown rental period.

 

3. Graduation Gown Rental and Return

(1) Rental

– Period: Saturday, Feb 1 Friday, ~ Feb 7, 2025, 10:0017:00
– Location: 1st Floor, Auditorium (E15), KAIST Main Campus
– Fee: KRW 10,000 (payable via bank transfer on-site)

*Requirement: A valid government-issued ID (Passport, Student ID Acceptable) and bank transfer confirmation(screenshot acceptable).

(2) Return

– Period:

· Feb 14, 2025 (Fri), after the ceremony until 19:00
· Feb 15, 2025 (Sat), 10:00~17:00

– Location: 1st Floor, Auditorium (E15), KAIST Main Campus

(3) Notes

– For proxy gown collection, the following are required:

① Graduate’s ID (copy acceptable)

② Proxy’s ID

③ Graduate’sinformation (student ID number, attendance status, gown size)

Gowns will not be rented outside the designated rental period.

 

4. Diploma Distribution

– For ceremony attendees: Distributed on-site during the event.
– For non-attendees: Available for collection from respective departments starting Monday, Feb 24, 2025.

 

5. Guidelines for Accompanying Family Members

(1) General Guidelines

Each graduate may bring up to 2 family members into the main venue. (Admission tickets required)
※ Additional attendees may watch the live stream in the Auditorium (E15).

– Food and drinks are prohibited inside the venue.

*Only sealed bottled water is permitted.

(2) Admission Tickets : To be distributed directly to graduates during gown rental.
(3) Admission Time : Family members are requested to be seated by 13:30 to celebrate the graduate procession with applause.
(4) Special Admission : Infants under 5 years old and Elderly individuals or those with mobility difficulties will be granted on-site when accompanying family members with admission tickets.

 

6. Inquiries

-Email: stsupport@kaist.ac.kr
-Phone: +82-42-350-2162, 21642165

 

Vice President of Student Affairs & Policy