Dear KAIST Graduates,
We sincerely congratulate you on your graduation.
We would like to inform you that the 2020 Commencement Ceremony, which had been postponed due to the COVID-19 epidemic, will take place this August.
This year, the ceremony will take place at a reduced scale. While the number of COVID-19 infections in Korea have decreased over the past few months, there is still a risk of an outbreak. We apologize for not being able to invite everyone to the ceremony and ask for your kind understanding. Please see below for details.
□ 2020 KAIST Commencement Ceremony
▶ Date & time : August 28th (Friday) 2020, 2 p.m.
▶ Venue : Auditorium (E15)
▶ Degree recipients: Graduates of August 2019 and February 2020
▶ Attendees: One student from each degree course (undergraduate/graduate/doctorate) per department
- We will take a survey of graduates who wish to attend the ceremony. Final attendees will be decided through a random draw by each department.
- Survey on 2020 KAIST Commencement Ceremony Attendance link
: https://forms.gle/yysrnBokBcdqUF9D6 (Survey period : 2020.7.29 ~ 2020.8.4.)
- Final attendees to be announced after survey and random draw
▶ Broadcast: live stream
- Youtube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/c/KAISTofficial/featured)
- Kaist real-time video system site ( http://kaistmedia.kaist.ac.kr/)
▶ Notes
- Please understand that guests cannot be invited to the ceremony for the prevention of COVID-19.
- You cannot attend the ceremony if:
a. You have been overseas within 14 days before the ceremony
b. You have visited a high risk region in Korea, or visited a place at the same time as an infected patient, within 14 days before the ceremony
c. You have had contact with a patient or are living with a person in quarantine
d. You have a fever (body temperature at 37.5°c or higher) or other respiratory symptoms such as throat pain, cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue, headache, muscle pains, etc.
- Details of the ceremony is subject to change in accordance with government safety policies.
Thank you.
Seunghyup Yoo
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs & Policy, KAIST