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Three Books Chosen as Sejong Books



Three books published by Keimyung University Press were chosen as Sejong Books in the scholarship section. Sejong Books has scholarly, cultural, and literature sections. Sejong Scholarship Books is run by the government every year to accelerate scholarly publishing work and to make the foundations of a knowledge society.

The book named Wisdom: A Dialog Between Traditional and Modern was selected in the philosophy/ethics/psychologycategory. Professor Kwon Sang-woo from the College of Liberal Education and Professor Um Jin-sung from Yeungnam University co-authored the book. The book named Plants and Well-Being was selected in the pure science section. Professor Kim In-sung from the Department of Life Science authored the book. The book named The Music and Song of Joseon Intellectuals: Past, Present, and Future was selected in the art section. Keimyung University Academia Koreana compiled the book.

The examiners were appointed by the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea, and they selected 320 books from 10 different fields from April to June. This time, the Sejong scholarship section included 14 university presses’ books, and Keimyung University’s books were the most selected among regional university presses.