Nam, Jun-gu, a senior at Keimyung University majoring in Japanese Language and Literature, was awarded the first prize at the 12th University Student's Japanese Competition. His topic was “Passive Life” and he presented in excellent Japanese that although he has lived driven by others, he has enjoyed his life.He said, "I wasn't interested in entering university but my friend recommended this major. I won this prize, now I feel interested in being here. If I enjoy and am satisfied my life, even though other people pushed me to do this, the result will still be optimistic and good."His victory i
Keimyung University Professor Kwon Dae-joong’s research paper was selected for 'Best Humanities and Social Science Research for the last 10 years'. This competition was held by the NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea) to celebrate the program intended to nurture humanities and social science research.There were 147 research papers from universities all over the country selected by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation of Korea. Professor Kwon, from the Department of Philosophy, examined Hegelian philosophy of language and claimed
1. Paju Book City: Get off at Eunseoggyo intersection bus stop ● Bookstore street, which includes Gwanginsa Street and Heodong Street Gwanginsa street is named for the first publishing company, Gawanginsa which was established in 1884. Hoedong street is named after the name of first modern bookstore which opened in 1897. ● Treasure Island (a beautiful used bookstore) People who travel to Paju Book City usually visit there. It is run by volunteers. You can purchase lots of new and used books at low prices. Besides books, you can buy CDs and LPs, too. If you don't want to buy and books, you can
· Written by Jegal Hyun-yeol, Kim Do-yun· Genre: self-improvement· Published in September 2012· 279 pagesRecently, Kim Do-yun and Jegal Hyun-yeol who are graduates of Keimyung University published the book We Have No Wings, So We Run. They achieved their dreams with only their effort and without an academic clique or ability in English. These two men had high grades and received awards in various contests, in particular the Outstanding Person Award of Korea, but they were not hired by any big companies. In Korea achieving your dream without an academic clique is not easy, so many young people
These days, the number of people riding bicycles is increasing. As it increases, some cities utilize public bike services. This has both merits and demerits.ProThese days, as the price of oil rises, the number of people riding bikes has increased. Following this trend, some cities have started a public bike service. As utilizing public bikes is easy and simple, the number of people using public bikes has increased, too. The public bike service has many advantages. First, a public bike service makes a green city. Currently, the number of cars in Korea is increasing and the people per car is abo
KMU student Im Hyun-mi (20), a freshman in the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the School of Medicine, was awarded the grand prize at the 2012 Undergraduate Conference organized by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of Korea.This contest was designed for university students and was held to promote undergraduate academic work in rehabilitation engineering at the society’s 2012 Annual Fall Conference. Im Hyun-mi presented a thesis on the development of an upper limb rehabilitation program based on mobile games (co-authors: Prof. Lee Jong-ha and Prof. Gu Jung-
Profilers analyze a suspect’s personality and behavioral patterns to solve serial killings and strange crimes that can’t be solved with usual investigation techniques. When Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency installed the Behavioral Analysis Unit in the Office of Forensic Science Planning of the Criminal Affairs Division, profiling investigation techniques were introduced to Korea in 2000. This corner will introduce profilers.Profilers are dispatched to solve violent crimes like serial murders mainly because of lack of evidence. The profiler goes over the scene of the incident and reconstructs t
These days, students are concerned about the upcoming presidential election. The Keimyung Gazette carried out a survey on the presidential election with 200 university students.1. Have you searched for information about the presidential candidates?① Yes (54%) ② No (46%)2. What factors are important as a presidential candidate?① Policies (43%)② Character (41%)③ Political party (10%)④ Other (6%)3. What is your political tendency?① Progressive (39%)② Moderate (28%)③ I’m not interested in politics (22%)④ Conservative (11%)4. When you choose among presidential candidates, what are you influ
No. 156Written by Prof. David Lyons / Drawn by KMG Junior Reporter Lee Na-eun
The Most Impressive Memory This Year Joining the Flash Mob Club is one of my most memorable experiences in 2012. As usual, I was passive and quiet, but my friend convinced me to join the club. When I first met the club members, they seemed to get along really well. For this reason, it was quite hard for me to get close to them. However, while preparing for a flash mob event in Dongseongno, I made many friends and I learned how to get close to people. After performing, I felt a sense of achievement and passion. Flash mob was the activity that I invested a lot of time in and it also comprised a
Congratulations!You Won-hee (Hanyang University) Kim Hyun-ji (Junior, Dept. of English Lang & Lit.) Yoon Gyu-hye (Junior, Dept. of English Lang & Lit.)
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