Nowadays, students are interested in experiencing cultures of other countries. The Keimyung Gazette carried out a survey on exchange student programs in Keimyung with 180 Keimyung students 1. If you have a chance to join an exchange student program, do you want to participate in the program?① Yes (99%)② No (1%) 2. If you participate in an exchange student program, which country do you want to go to?① European countries ( England , Spain, etc.) (50%)② America and Canada (41%)③ Asian countries (China , Japan, etc.)(4%)④ Central and South America (Brazil, Argentina, etc.)(4%)⑤ Others (1%) 3. If y
‧Directed by Lee Jae-han‧Genre : War & Drama‧Starring : Cha Sung-won, Kwon Sang-woo‧120 Min. Do you know about the Korean War? The Korean War was a national tragedy between South Korea and North caused by the invasion by North Korea. At 4 a.m. on June 25th in 1950, the Korean War that no one expected broke out. The sudden attack by the North Korean Army forced the South Korean Army to retreat to the most southern region of the Korean peninsula. The South Korean army assembled all its forces to defend the line at the Nakdong River. They did not want to leave the Pohang c
President Synn introducing the Ambassador President Synn honoring Ambassador Hans-Ulrich Ambassador Hans-Ulrich introducing himself with a smile
There was a special lecture by Mr. Roland Joseph Davies, Director of the British Council in Korea. Mr. Davies received his master’s degree from the University of London in England. He was also the Director of the British council in Brazil and Japan. This lecture was held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 8, in the audiovisual room in Hengso Museum. Dr. Synn Ilhi, President of Keimyung University, delivered a welcoming address. After the welcoming address, Mr. Davies gave a speech on “Intercultural Understanding”. He said that intercultural understanding is primarily language and etiquette strategie
On May 26, KMU club students who belong to the association of 52 clubs did volunteer work and held culture performances for local residents in Dalseo-gu. This festival is operated by whole clubs of KMU and is supported by Dalseo-gu office. This festival had many events like campaign for publicizing ‘making clean streets’, face painting, balloon art, nail art, sampling tea and sharing cultural experiences etc. At the beginning of the festival, KMU students joined in the campaign ‘making clean streets’ by cleaning the streets in Dalseo-gu Shindang-dong and Igok-dong. Also, students of mural pain
On April 7, the opening game of the 2012 Korean professional baseball league was held. The fact that all the seats were sold out at the opening game shows how much Korean fans love baseball. The Korean professional baseball league is 30 years old this year. Although the history is shorter than Major League Baseball in the U.S.A. or Japanese professional baseball, Korean fans’ affection for baseball is as big as other countries. There are lots of attractions like the cheering culture and events in the baseball park. This article gives information about the Korean professional baseball league. K
The subject of the Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea is: “The Living Ocean and Coast” The mascots are Yeony and Suny Yeony: Yeony means 'open' and Yeony’s image symbolizes the hope for hosting a successful Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea. Suny: The meaning of Suny is 'water' and 'excellent' and the image symbolizes the hope for a successful marine expo. The Four BigBig 4 Attractions of Expo 2012 Yeosu, Korea- 80 scale pipe organ and Sky Tower with an 80-scale pipe organTwo aAbandoned cement silos were changed reclaimed to serve as a theater and an observation deck. into a huge pipe organ that has 80 scales and th
After finishing military service, I had concern about my future life. I didn’t know what I should do for that. I wasn’t good at reading, listening, writing and speaking English even though my major is American Studies. I just knew English is such an important language because of globalization. Thus, I wanted to study English using a couple of ways such as a working holiday, studying abroad and being an exchange student. After I met my seniors who already experienced those kinds of ways, I was sure that an exchange student program has lots of advantages compared to other things. I had to study
From July 17 to August 12 the 30th Summer Olympics will be held in London in the United Kingdom (the UK). For a successful Olympic Games, the UK, the first nation to holds the Olympics three times, is putting spurs to the final preparations. The best result of the Korean team is fourth place in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Now, are you ready to enjoy the London Olympics in 2012?
On April 11, 300 assemblymen were elected members of the Korean National Assembly. This event was important in that we chose our leaders. Even though it was the most significant event in recent months, there were regrettable things.First, the election turnout was low like many previous elections. Although there were lots of events which encouraged people to vote, lots of citizens didn’t vote. Because most people didn’t change their thought that assembly members will continue to work for themselves not citizens, they didn’t want to join the voting. As a result, the election turnout didn’t grow
There was a special lecture by H.E. Lengyel Miklὁs, the ambassador of the Republic of Hungary at the Hengso Museum on Wednesday ,May 2nd. The topic of the lecture was “My experience in Korea”. The special lecture began with opening remarks by Dr. Seo Jung-Soo, Director of International Affairs , and a welcoming address by Synn Il-hi, President of Keimyung University. H.E. Lengyel Miklὁs started his work at the Hungarian Embassy in North Korea as the third secretary in 1986, and now he is the Hungarian Ambassador to South Korea.H.E. Lengyel Miklὁs can speak English, Korean, Ru
President Synn celebrating and introducing Ambassador Lengyel Ambassador receiving an honorary PhD from President Synn Students listening to Ambassador Lengyel’s special lecture