2026 KAIST Commencement Ceremony Notice

1. Event Overview
   (1) Date: Friday, February 20, 2026, 14:00–16:00
   (2) Venue: Ryu Keun-Chul Sports Complex (N3)
   (3) Eligible: Aug 2025 graduates and Feb 2026 prospective graduates

2. Instructions for Graduates
  (1) Attendance Check and Event Instructions
      – Time: 12:20–12:50 on February 20, 2026
      – 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 (1/31-2/6), 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, Jan 31 – Friday, Feb 6, 2026, 10:00–17:00
      – 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

(2) Return
      – Period: Feb 20, 2026 (Fri), after the ceremony until 19:00 /  Feb 21, 2026 (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’s information (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, Mar 9, 2026.

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, 2164–2165