If I say “columnar joint”, most people probably recall Jeju Island first because of the columnar joint coastline and Cheonjiyeon waterfall. The columnar joint topography on Jeju Island is a famous feature that attracts tourists, especially students on school trips However, if you don’t have the time or money to go to Jeju Island, you can enjoy a beautiful coastline and sea full of columnar joints in Gyeongju. How about going to Gyeongju's Padosori Trail with me for a moment? Columnar joints are created when lava with temperatures above 1000 degrees Celsius erupts from a volcano or fissure and
Keimyung University club’s festival “CRESCENDO” KMU dance club “BEAT” performing on the stage Students enjoying KMU clubs’ festival
On September 24, at the Main Administration Building, KMU concluded a business exchange agreement with DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute Of Science and Technology) to cultivate people of talent in science by building a cooperative system to exchange researchers, do joint projects, exchange students, acknowledge credit exchange, and exchange curriculum, academic information, and facilities and equipment.By sharing science and technology education and research that are DGIST's specialized areas and KMU’s competitiveness in the field of humanities, arts, and physical education, it is expected that
On September 8, 4 books written by KMU professors were chosen as “2013 Superior Academic Books” by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). This project was carried out to promote research about literature, science, philosophy, mathematics, and history. NAS members and guest specialists consisting of professors from several universities chose 300 books from the fields of humanities, social science, Koreanology, and natural science. Among them, 4 books are by KMU professors. The 4 selected books are A New Study of Chu-tzu’s Doctrines by Prof. Lee Dong-hee, The Prose Works of Han-yu: a Korean Tra
Keimyung University takes the lead to help rural area schools that lack in educational and cultural opportunities. Interested people of both parties, including President Jeong Hyeonhui of the College of Education and Principal Lee Sehyeong of Uiseong High School, met in the main conference room in Youngam Hall September 11th. There they concluded a mutual assistance agreement in education and volunteer service.According to the agreement, KMU will offer various educational and cultural advantages to Uiseong High School students. First, KMU will offer the opportunity to take foreign language les
On September 10, the KMU Confucius Institute made an agreement with Daegu Chung-ang Middle and High Schools to provide classes in Chinese language and culture in the library of Chung-ang High School.The KMU Confucius Institute is run by KMU and Beijing Language and Culture University in China. Moreover, the Ministry of Education of China supports the Institute by supplying high-quality content and excellent Chinese teachers to the KMU Confucius Institute.Last year Chung-ang High School added Chinese language and culture to the regular curriculum to improve students’ education and international
Twin sisters Jung Woo-kyoung and Jung Woo-min passed the female ROTC test on August 22. They wanted to be commissioned officers when they were high school students, so they applied for the Armed Forces Nursing Academy. However, they failed. Then they entered Keimyung University and passed the female ROTC test. In fact, the sisters failed the fifty-third female ROTC test. After that, they took a leave of absence for one year. They stayed physically fit doing Taekwondo. Also, they asked for advice from female ROTC superiors. As a result, the sisters got through the fifty-fourth ROTC test. Keimyu
The special exhibition being held in Haengso musesum Weights for nets made in the Bronze Age Rubbings and pictures being displayed in the exhibition hall
Students experiencing Japanese culture Students enjoying some games Chinese food made by students
Department of Theater Arts students won the gold prize at the First H-Art Dream Festival hosted by the Hyundai Motor Group and Korea Association of Performing Arts Products. The purpose of this contest is to help students who have creativity and talent to get a job. In this contest, more than 1,500 students from 45 universities participated. The contest had a document examination last April and the preliminaries until June. A total of 14 teams including 7 teams in the field of theater and 7 teams in the field of musicals advanced to the finals. The final was held in front of four thousand spec
My name is Gilroy Middleton, and I am a Belizean fulltime marketing major student in the Ph.D. program of the Business Administration Department. I would like to commence this piece by saying "Thank you" to everyone that has made and is making my time here at Keimyung University and Daegu a memorable and culturally enrichinglife experience. This would include the faculty and staff at the Korean Language Center, the staff of the International Affairs Office, the staff of the Graduate School, the faculty and staff of the Business Administration Department, the members and officials of Keimyung A
Workers sometimes have difficulty in work. For instance, they don’t receive severance pay, or they are dismissed unfairly. At that time, they can’t solve the problem by themselves. In these situations, a certified labor attorney can help them.Certified labor attorneys defend workers’ rights when workers don’t receive the appropriate salary or are fired without any particular reason. Certified labor attorneys negotiate agreements about workers’ pay and working conditions between an employer and a trade union. They also solve labor law problems between employers and the workers, for example, rec