Code of Ethics
Ethics for Researchers
- A. Researchers shall contribute to nation and humanity by conducting outstanding research.
- B. Researchers shall conduct research guided by their conscience as scholars and value the social significance of their research results.
- C. Researchers shall respect the free research of his/her fellow professors, collaborate with each other for academic development and rationally share research results and intellectual property rights.
- D. Researchers shall manage and use the research fund with transparency and fairness along with the purpose of research.
Ethics for Educators
- A. Educators shall make every effort to guide students and nurture them as international competitive talent with intellect and knowledge.
- B. Educators shall respect students’ individual personalities and guide them with love without any discrimination on gender, age, disability, religion or nationality.
- C. Educators shall acknowledge students’ contributions of their academic assistance and ensure fairness in evaluating students’ performance.
- D. Educators shall conduct academic affairs in a careful and fair manner.
Ethics for Volunteers
- A. Volunteers shall respect the honor and interests of the university and play a leading role in the development of the nation and society.
- B. Volunteers shall serve the university and community in an active and voluntary manner.
- C. Volunteers shall make every effort to keep the university as a bastion of conscience in the midst of social changes.
- D. Volunteers shall express their political views on pending social issues without losing one’s honor and respect as a scholar under their own individual names and not under the name of the university except under special circumstances.
General Ethics
- A. POSTECH members shall comply with various university regulations including Bylaws of the POSTECH Foundation and Statutes of Pohang University of Science and Technology.
- B. POSTECH members shall respect each other’s personalities and honor and not unfairly discriminate based on gender, age, disability, position, political ideology, religion, nationality, etc.
- C. POSTECH members shall seek a reasonable procedure when making a decision and respect and collaborate with each other for performing duties.
- D. POSTECH members shall avoid self-centeredness of individuals or departments when conducting a personnel evaluation and performance review and maintain objectivity and fairness.
- E. POSTECH members shall not ask for a special favor nor exercise unjust influence using one’s rank and position.
- F. POSTECH members shall keep and manage business information and secrets appropriately known while working.
- G. POSTECH members shall protect the tangible and intangible properties of the university and avoid exploiting them for private purpose.