For two days from August 17, the Korean-Japanese Economics & Management Association held the 27th International Conference at Euiyang Hall on Keimyung University Seongseo campus. KMU Industrial Development and Business Administration Institute and the Japanese Economics & Management Association supported it. Scholars representing the two countries presented about 40 papers at this symposium whose agenda was globalization and a paradigm shift for the economic growth of Korea and Japan. It had free sessions to seek solutions for stable economic growth such as Glocalization and the Local Economy
For a long time, education has been most important and every country has tried hard to teach their children to be fit for society. Also, students can learn about society and citizenship in their school days. While they get education in school, they grow up to be members of their country. However, schools aren’t educational centers anymore. School has become more violent and students can’t study with an easy mind. Lots of accidents occur because of increasing school violence. Many people think that fights between children are a necessary evil that makes children stronger. However, these are not
Many students participate in extramural activities. They usually do activities by themselves or with a team. One extramural activity is SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise). Most SIFE teams are in capital region universities, and there are few teams in regional universities. In Keimyung University, there aren’t any teams for SIFE yet. The Gazette will introduce SIFE. What is SIFE? SIFE is a global nonprofit organization. It was established in the U.S.A. in 1975. More than 48,000 students, 1,500 universities, and 40 countries participate in SIFE. In Korea, there are 30 universities participating
‘Healing Story’ that the Siji Geriatrics Hospital and KMU E2 volunteer group serve is getting popular. ‘Healing Story’ is a volunteer work program preformed by E2 volunteer group that serves dementia and stroke patients. Volunteers for this program are selected from contestants in the KMU K-Circle Volunteer Contest. The Siji Geriatrics Hospital organized a school-work link program to help the elderly’s emotional stability and health. Every Thursday since July 12, the E2 volunteer group has been providing services to patients, such as foot massage, cucumber face massage, making fans, cooking cl
The program, 'Meeting the Mayor of Daegu with University Newspaper Reporters', was held on July 24th.The purpose of this meeting was to talk about the promotion related to Daegu City Administration for 'Current information about Daegu', 'Improving of understanding about administration', and 'Infusing local patriotism of local University students'. There were 41 people participating in the program: 33 reporters, eight presenters from startup companies, four Daegu City Hall executives.The program consisted of three parts. In the first session, there were three things: a briefing on administratio
Kim Seung-jun, who is a graduate of KMU, won the prestigious President’s Award from President Barack Obama. He contributed to improving cultural exchange and sports exchange and cooperation between South Korea and the US.Kim Seung-jun worked as a martial arts instructor in US Armed Forces, South Korea. He tried to promote a spirit of goodwill in international relations between South Korea and the US. He was also awarded the President’s Award from President George Bush in 2007. People call him a Korean-U.S nongovernmental diplomat. He said, “Future relationships between South Korea and the US h
The Opening Ceremony of the International Children's Games (ICG) was held in outdoor auditorium at Keimyung University on Friday, July 13th. About 2000 students from 80 cities in 50 countries, including Korea, USA, and China participated in ICG.The Opening Ceremony started with the entrance of Salbi, the Daegu mascot for track and field. Many performances such as Korean traditional dances and Taekwondo were performed. Also, there was a big effort to highlight Korean culture, including giving spectators Korean fans adorned with traditional Korean pictures. Although the weather was bad, the athl
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The KMU archery team won five gold medals in the recurve event in the Cordoba, Spain on July 8. In the world university archery competition, KMU students Jin Jae-wang, Park Sae-yan, Jang Eun-bin played an important role in this competition. Jin Jae-wang, who grabbed two gold medals in the individual division and team competition, beat the Japanese 19-14 with Sung Woo-kyoung (University of Incheon) and Kim Bong-man (Hanil University & Presbyterian Theological Seminary) in the men's team event. Also, Jin Jae-wang beat Poland 11-9 with Jang Eun-bin in the coed match. Park Sae-yan, who grabbed thr
In the U.S.A, 36 Keimyung University students who attended the Global Career School for overseas cultural and corporate experience performed a flash mob dance to promote Dokdo 4 times. They had a flash mob campaign in the Smithsonian Museum, Independence Hall, and South Street Seaport during their busy 11 nights and 12 days program. They ended their flash mob activities in Times Square in New York on July 3.Before their departure for the U.S.A, they planned their campaign and worked hard for a flash mob, and they made t-shirts and placards by themselves. They made a great effort to prepare to
On July 6, Synn Il-hi, the president of Keimyung University, started his term of 4 years with an inauguration held at Adams Chapel. More than one thousand officials including board president Jung Sun-mo and faculty members attended the inauguration.President Synn said, “I will change the crisis which KMU faces caused by the decrease in population and pressure from reduction of tuition to opportunities.” He emphasized the need for increasing academic and administrative productivity and to explore new routes. He also demanded, “Members of Keimyung University have to change and overcome the crisi
What do you want to do in summer vacation?First, I want to travel to the sea with my friends. I want to drink with my friends too. Next, I want to learn how to play the guitar or piano, or some other instrument to improve my musical talent. During summer vacation, I don't want to get spending money from my parents, so I will get a part-time job and earn money for myself. I will spend my vacation doing fun things and relaxing for a while. I will study hard too, especially in my major field. These days, English is very important because it is a global language, so I will study TOEIC to improve m
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