Keimyung University hosts two to three special lectures each day for students. Special lectures such as invitational lectures and business lectures are held to give good information and improve students’ studies. If few students take the lectures, they are useless.

The Keimyung Press surveyed students’ interest in invitational lectures. Among 136 students, 43 percent of them hadn’t taken the lecture even once, and only 14 percent had taken the lecture more than three times. Compared to two years ago, students’ interest in the lectures hasn’t changed much.

Special lectures usually fall during school classes. Excusing student absence for these lectures depends on the professor. From the students’ point of view, students are entitled to take the lectures. To solve the problem, the university should hold the lectures in the evening as often as possible or allow special exceptions for students attending them.

Some students aren’t interested in special lectures. Some of them are not interested because the lectures are not interesting or they think that the speaker isn’t a specialist. To solve this problem, the university should accept students’ opinions on the lectures and hold lectures which can draw students’ interest.

Some lectures have good subjects and good speakers, but they don’t draw students due to lack of advertisement. Presently, Keimyung University advertises lectures on the school website, posters on the walls, and banners.

In contrast to theoretical school classes, special lectures such as invitational lectures give a living lesson from people who work in various fields. If students don’t take the lectures because they aren’t interested, the lectures fall during class, or there is a lack of advertisement, the university will lose a chance to help students.