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The KAIST International Wiki 🇰🇷

When arriving at KAIST as an international student or foreigner, you quickly realize how much new information there is to take in. Every semester many of the same questions are asked, and the senior student does their best to answer.

This wiki is a collection of information typically passed on from semester to semester, through senior students. It is meant to supplement the ISSS's own Student Handbook, which is a great source of information on the KAIST campus and academic system. However, it does not know, or aim to explain, all the every day challenges of moving to a completely foreign country.

Table of Contents

1. Academic
   • KAIST
   • DTU
2. Accommodation
   • Arriving early
   • Dormitories
   • Living off campus
   • Having visitors
3. Communication
   • SIM-card
   • Post office
4. Finance
   • Woori Bank
5. Food and drink
   • Restaurants
   • Vegetarian
6. Health insurance
7. Learning Korean
8. Services
   • Dry cleaners
   • Locksmith
   • Photographer
   • Tailor
   • Cobbler (repair shoes)
9. Transportation
   • Apps and other websites
   • In Daejeon
   • In Korea
   • Abroad

Contributing

Are you an international student, or work at a student office helping international students, and want to contribute to the wiki? Head over to Issues and press the "New issue" button (you'll need a Github account)! Any information is appreciated, even though it's only a suggestion or it's not well written. ❤️

EDIT: Currently the Wiki is publicly editable by anyone, go right ahead!