Thai Nguyen University 'Keimyung Korean education program' in North Hanoi has completed the 2nd year of co-operation on July, 25th.education program' had a 17 weeks regular course. It taught basic Korean to 22 university students and local citizens. Through a test, the program, 15 people received a certificate for Korean proficiency at Level 1 or Level 2.Keimyung University managed the Korean ability test preparative class for students who hope to study in Korea during August. The Korean proficiency test will take in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. A Korean intermediate course third level class wi
On June 27, 17 students from the Department of Photography and Image Design had their works selected in the photography section of the 2011 Asian Students and Young Artists Art Festival (ASYAAF).ASYAAF has been held every year since 2008. Undergraduates, graduate students, and under 30-year-old creative students from Asian countries like Korea, Japan, China, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines participate in ASYAAF. It has 6 fields – Western painting, Korean painting, engraving, photography, crafts, and media art. In 2011, 3182 people submitted their works, and 777 people were selected
On June 9, regional representatives of 97 leading companies, KMU president Synn Il-hi, and 120 officials attended the inauguration ceremony which was held in Euiyang Hall on Seongseo Campus.The ceremony is important in terms of supporting lots of Industry-University collaboration policies by constructing a ‘hub’ that systemically manages the network.The supporting programs include many aspects such as a family business collaboration system construction, R&D (research and development) businesses, expansion of CEO (chief executive officer) professors, and a family company scholarship.These contr
The department of fashion at Keimyung University hosted a meeting and introduced various styles of clothes from UN FIT, Japan culture academy college , and China’s Qinghua college.The event took place for over 2 hours and was composed of the international fashion show and the graduation project fashion show, which was conducted by Keimyung University students.Through this event, Keimyung University got the opportunity to gain a name as the internationally leading university in the field of fashion by exchanging with FIT, the prestigious American school.
On May 30, Keimyung University was certified for business education by the Korean Association of Business Education Accreditation (KABEA). Keimyung University is one of the first private universities to be certified in Daegu-Gyeongbuk.KAEBA was founded to develop business education and raise outstanding students. Since 2005, 22 universities have been certified by KABEA. Among them, there are only 5 non-capital universities and Keimyung University and Kyungbook National University were certified by KABEA in Daegu-Gyeongbuk.Keimyung University received good evaluations from KABEA, especially in
As the summer vacation is nearing, many parents are preparing to find good English camps for their children to attend. For this reason, a large number of English camps are available. Their purpose isn’t only to improve people’s ability in English: these programs can actually make people become proficient at studying English. Also, these programs can not only help students to discover their aptitude and vision, but they can also help to shape their future. The 2011 Summer Elite English Camp in Keimyung University’s Center for Continuing Education will take place at Keimyung University’s Sungseo
On May 27, Professor Vukan R. Vuchic’s special lecture was held in the audiovisual room of Hengso Museum. He is known as a scholar of traffic engineering. The theme of the lecture was transportation and the city. In the lecture, he said, “City transportation systems for vehicles have failed. Cities should be people-oriented based on public transportation.” About 350 people attended the lecture including many students from the Department of Transportation Engineering and the Department of Urban Planning, many faculty members, and President Synn Il-hi.In this lecture, Professor Vuchic said, “As
IT Training Center • Center Chief: Hong Dong-kwon • Location: Computer Center 1F • Office Hours: 09:00 – 18:00 • Web Site: http://www.kmu.ac.kr/it • Telephone Number: 053-580-5573Computer CenterThe center has many programs for students and faculty members such as computer and information technology programs and practical training programs. They also try to develop nearby residents’ IT abilities with, for example, a computer class for mothers. Furthermore, the center is equipped with the latest facilities for educating students and has a variety of courses su
What plans do you have for this summer vacation? Last October, the Web site Albamon, which mainly introduces and gives information on part-time jobs, surveyed university students. It showed that their first plan for this summer vacation is doing a part-time job. Keimyung students might have the same plan. Therefore, the Gazette would like to introduce special part-time jobs and the facts which workers have to know before starting work.● Unusual Part-time JobsSpecial part-time jobs are popular because if people do them, they can earn money and get special experiences which they can’t get in eve
Name: Saphon SomolireasmeyNationality: CambodianAge: 27 Major: Philosophy of Education1. How is your life in Korea? When I came here, it was difficult. I faced culture shock, lifestyle, and even language difficulties. I didn’t know even a word of Korean. I thought that English would be an appropriate language to speak. However, I can use English only in some environments at school. Moreover, the food, the weather, and the environment are completely different from my country. Now, I can understand this, so everything seems normal for me. I am starting to like some points of the Korean lifestyle
Have you heard about the ‘dawn market’? If you refer to the dawn market in Korea, it will mean ‘Dongdaemun dawn market’. Dongdaemun dawn market is the largest clothing market in Asia, and has been since the Korean War. Let’s go on a visit to Dongdaemun dawn market! Part 1. Fashion ☞ Pyounghwa Market About 2,000 stores, most of which have their own factories to make the clothes, making it cheaper than other markets. ․ Attraction: You can see various clothes in this old market. You can buy menswear, ladieswear, children clothes, caps, hats, scarves, and even groceries in the new Pyounghwa
The media says “smart” is this year’s keyword. It is interested in “smart” functional products like smart phones and TVs. Also our lives heavily depend on the concept “smart.” Many companies are producing lots of “smart” products represented by smart phones and smart TVs. I will introduce the important functions of “smart” products. In general, “smart” means clever or clear in appearance. Recently, the word means intelligent and having information processing ability. In other words, when things have advanced information processing ability that previous general products could not have in the pa