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APCTP Postech Handbook
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On-campus
and off-campus housing is available
for visitors. Please see the
directions and maps. The area
surrounding the APCTP is a quiet
and pleasant residential area
with a shopping center and restaurants
nearby. There is an open air
market, supermarket and a video
store, all within walking distance.
The area is about a 15-minute
stroll from POSTECH's main gate.
With the new mall, many of the
shops are now indoors. |
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APCTP
Headquarters |
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Jigok Center |
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The
Jigok Center a modern two-story
building situated near a small
pond and the student dormitory
buildings. It provides students
with all sorts of facilities,
including dining rooms, a coffee
shop, a book store, optical
shop, etc. The center is open
to the public. |
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Faculty/Staff Dining Hall |
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Location |
2nd
Fl., Jigok |
Menu |
(rice
with 4 side-dishes) |
Operation
hours |
Lunch |
11:50
~ 13:20 |
| Dinner |
18:00
~ 19:00 |
Price |
3,000
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Academy Restaurant |
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Location |
1st
Fl., Jigok |
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Classification |
Korean
food cafeteria |
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Operation
hours |
08:00~21:00(break
time 15:00~16:00) *2,4th
Sonday(11:00~21:00) |
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Coffee Shop & Bakery |
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Location |
1st
Fl., Jigok |
Operation
hours |
10:00
~ 21:00 |
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Log Cabin |
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Location |
Up
on the hill behind the
dormitory
overlooking the gymnasium and faculty apartments |
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Operation
hours
(Closed on 1st & 3rd Sundays) |
18:00
~ Next day 01:00 |
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Housing |
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Our
Guest House can be found on
the 15th floor in Faculty Apartments.
It takes about a 20-minute walk
from POSTECH. There is a free
shuttle bus to campus each morning
and evening. A short cut in
the back of the buildings makes
walking to campus faster than
if you take the main street.
Faculty apartments are large,
spacious and comfortable. Most
are three bedroom units. These
apartments come fully furnished.
POSTECH provides well-maintained
dormitories offering the best
academic conditions. The Student
Affairs Office guides the educational
life of the students by maximizing
students self-regulation and
by minimizing the inconveniencies
of dormitory life. Residents
of the students dormitories
and the apartments for graduate
students are required to cooperate
with each other to maintain
their surroundings. All residential
matters are supervised by six
staff members in the Dormitory
Office.
For more information on dormitories,
please
use this link. |
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Hospital
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For minor injuries & ailments,
a first-aid kit and medicine
are located in the APCTP office.
For serious illness, you need
to check with the university
health service or nearby hospitals.
Ask the office for more details.
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University Health Service |
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POSTECH
runs a free-of-charge campus
clinic located on the second
floor of the Student Union Building.
The medical doctors are specialized
in various areas to provide
medical consultations and treatments
for faculty, staff, and students.
The service is available on
assigned days of the week. Its
purpose is to support healthy
and enjoyable lives for the
students & Faculty. Consultations
mainly cover minor diseases,
requiring simple medical treatments.
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Money
and Banking |
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The
unit of korean currency is Won,
which is indicated by the symbol
"￦". Coins are in denominations
of ￦10, ￦50, ￦100, and ￦500. Bank
notes of ￦1,000, ￦5,000 and ￦10,000
are in circulation as well.
The exchange rate is approximately
￦1,000 to US$ 1 as of March 2006.
It is recommended that you bring
traveler's check so that you can
exchange to Won easily.
Banking Hours : Mon-Fri : 09:30-16:30
You can use your cash card at any bank anytime.
Credit Cards : Credit cards are accepted at most of stores. |
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Shopping
in Pohang |
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On Campus |
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POSTECH
Convenience Store
Downstairs in the Jigok Center
and a bit difficult to find: If
you are standing in front of the
downstairs cafeteria, follow the
sign for the bathrooms. This place
has some canned and instant food
as well as bread. They have fruit
and some other perishables. The
good thing is that it is open
from 8:00 a.m. until 02:00 a.m.
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In the Residential Area |
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MEGA-Market is a
20-minute walk from the faculty
apartments. The grocery store
section even sells block cheddar
cheese, as well as other difficult
to find items in Pohang. |
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Downtown |
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The LOTTE Department Store
offers a satisfactory shopping
area for their customers. Lotte
has famous fashion items and
superior local brands at affordable
prices.
Open Market (Jukdo Open Market)
* Jukdo
Market is the largest
open market in Pohang. It is
located between Oguri and Songdo
beach on the shore. It is open
year around with all sorts of
shops and stores. Prices here
are lower than in other markets
by about 20-30%.
It is especially well known
for fresh raw fish and other
seafood. At the Jukdo fish market
you can see fish auctions every
morning, if you go early enough.
Another attraction is the Dawn
Market open from 4:00 a.m. to
7:00 a.m. in the morning. |
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About
Pohang |
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Pohang
is located 210 miles southeast
of Seoul, the capital city of
Korea.
Pohang, by Youngil Bay, greets
the sun earlier than any other
city on the Korean Peninsula.
It is a mecca for the iron industry
as it is home to POSCO, POSTECH
and RIST. Downtown Pohang near
the bay is a 20-minute drive
or bus-ride from the POSTECH
campus. Pohang has bars, cafes,
music stores, restaurants, shops,
movie theaters, and other attractions.
For more information about Pohang,
visit the Website at => http://city.pohang.kyongbuk.kr |
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Nearby
Attractions : Gyeongju |
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Gyeongju is Located 30km south
of Pohang (30 minutes away by
bus)
Gyeongju, which was the ancient
capital of the thousand-year
Silla Kingdom (57 B.C.-A.D.
935), is now an exceptional
open-air museum. Royal tombs,
temple sites with weathered
stone pagodas and Buddhist relief
and fortress ruins are scattered
all around the city. The mounded
royal tombs have yielded many
precious antique objects including
exquisite gold crowns and other
accessories.
The two supreme treasures of
Gyeongju are the Pulguksa temple
and nearby Seokguram Grotto
shrine.
Both completed in the eighth
century and are representative
of the highly refined Buddhist
art widely appreciated throughout
East Asia. They were included
on UNESCO's World Heritage List
in 1995. Other important historic
sites include: Dumuli Park,
Oneung (Five Tombs), Cheomseongdae
(observatory), General Gim Yusin's
Tomb, and Mt. Namsan which is
dotted with numerous Buddhist
images, pagodas and temple remains.
The Gyeongju National Museum
houses antique treasures recovered
from Gyeongju and its vicinity.
The Bomun Lake Resort, located
6 kilometers from downtown on
the eastern outskirts of the
city, is an integrated tourist
destination with several first-class
hotels and various recreational
facilities. Haeinsa temple is
famous for its 80,000 wooden
printing blocks used to print
the Tripitaka Koreana, which
were carved in the 13th century.
Tripitaka Koreana is acknowledged
as the most complete compilation
of Buddhist scripture in East
Asia.
For more information about Gyeongju,
visit the Website at => http://www.Gyeongju.kyongbuk.kr |
