Commencement Ceremony (90 min.)

Program

Remarks

Student Procession Line-up

10:00 – 10:40 (40)

– Gymnasium hallway
(where the clubrooms are)

– Guided by Academic Affairs staff

Student Procession

10:40 – 10:55 (15)

Marching order:
Department flag bearers→ PhDs→ Masters→ Bachelors
* Students should be seated at the appropriate section
designated for each degree

– Emcee: Hyun-cheol Jang & Jung-eun Lim
– POSTECH Orchestra

Academic Procession

10:55 – 11:00 (5)

Marching order:
Mace→ Faculty→Executives→ Guests→ Chairman, President,

– Mace-bearer: Prof. Jin Kon Kim (Dept. of Chemical Engineering)

Opening

11:00 – 11:02 (2)

– Opening proclamation

– Introduction of guests

Pledge of Allegiance

11:02 – 11:05 (3)

– Pledge of Allegiance
– National Anthem (1st verse)

– POSTECH orchestra
 (Prof. Eun-young Yang)

Report on Academic Affairs

11:05 – 11:09 (4)

– Report on Academic Affairs

– Vice President of Academic Affairs (in Korean with English subtitles on the screen)

President‘s Address to the Graduates

11:09 – 11:14 (5)

– President’s Commencement
Address

– President Yongmin Kim 
 (in Korean with English 
 subtitles on the screen)

Complimentary Speech

11:14 – 11:19 (5)

– Chairman’s Address

– Chairman of the Board
 (in Korean with English
 subtitles on the screen)

Congratulatory Song

11:19 – 11:24 (5)

– Student Choir Performance
: "Title: Time to Say Goodbye"

– POSTECH Orchestra

Conferral of Degrees

11:24 – 12:08 (44)

– Ph.D.s→ Masters→ Bachelors

– Ph.D. degree candidates are individually called to the platform and recognized.
(Guided by their advisor)
– Master’s and bachelor’s degree candidates are represented by one student for each department and program.

Honors and Awards

12:08 – 12:18 (10)

– Valedictorian – Founding
Chairman’s Award (1)
– Top of the Field (1)
– Geun-su Jang/Seong-gi Jung
Thesis Awards
– Hogil Kim Award (1)

– Chairman of the Board
– Chairman of the Board
– President
– Chairman of the Hogil Kim Memorial Association

Student Address

12:18 – 12:21 (3)

– Representative of graduates

– Mr. Won Yeol Lee

University Song

12:21 – 12:24 (3)

– Verses 1 & 2

– POSTECH Orchestra
(Prof. Eun-young Yang)

Closing Remarks

12:24 – 12:25 (1)

– Closing Remarks

– Hosts

Recession

12:25 – 12:30 (5)

– Recession

– Guests and faculty shake hands with graduates before leaving the ceremony hall for the luncheon at POSCO International Center.

Category

Time

Place

Luncheon

12:40 – 13:50 (70)

POSCO International Center Grand Ballroom, 2nd floor

– Attendees: Invited guests (VIP) Only
– Host: Vice President of  Business Affairs

Department

Place

Time

Remarks

Mathematics

Math Science Bldg.
#402

13:00 – 14:00

Refreshments will be served.

Physics

Science Bldg. III
2nd Floor Lobby

13:00 – 14:00

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Chemistry

Chemistry Bldg. #400

13:00 – 14:00

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Life Sciences

Biotech Center Auditorium

13:00 – 14:00

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Mechanical Engineering

POSCO International Center Auditorium

13:00 – 14:00

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Industrial & Management Engineering / TIM

POSCO International Center International Conference Room

13:00 – 14:00

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Electrical Engineering

LG Coop Electronics Eng Bldg. 1st Floor Lobby

13:00 – 14:00

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Computer Science & Engineering

Science Bldg. II
#102

13:00 – 14:00

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Chemical Engineering

Environmental Science & Engineering Bldg.
#101

13:00 – 14:00

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I-BIO

Jigok Research Bldg. #304

13:00 – 14:00

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Wind Energy

Science Bldg.Ⅴ#108

13:00 – 14:00

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DANE

Laboratories Bldg. Ι #312

13:00 – 14:00

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SEE

Environmental Science & Engineering Bldg.
Multimedia Room

13:00 – 14:00

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POSTI

Jigok Research Bldg. #236

13:00 – 14:00

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GEM

POSCO International Center
2nd floor/Conference Room (A,B)

13:00 – 14:00

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GIFT

GIFT Bldg.
#101

13:00 – 14:00

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Materials Science & Engineering

Gymnasium 2nd floor
Arena

12:35 – 13:00

Degree certificates presentation only

AMS

AMS Seminar Room

13:00 – 14:00

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ITCE

RIST Bldg. IV #422
Administrative Office

09:00 – 09:20

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IBB

IBB
Administrative Office

13:00 – 14:00

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CiTE

NINT #209
Administrative Office

13:00 – 14:00

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Shuttle Route

Time

KTX Information

Train No.

Route

Time

   Singyeongju → POSTECH

08:55 – 09:45

107

Seoul → Singyeongju

06:30 – 08:43

POSTECH → Singyeongju

15:50 – 16:40

158

Singyeongju → Seoul

16:58 – 19:12

Shuttle Route

Time

Buses

POSTECH Gymnasium ↔ Admin Bldg.

12:30 – 12:55

POSTECH Shuttle