On October 22nd, 2022, Keimyung University and POSTECH announced an agreement regarding academic exchange. Under the agreement, Keimyung University and POSTECH will promote academic development and social contribution through exchanges in education and research services. kmink0916@gmail.com
In fact, I personally did not have a dream for college life. Because I came to college with the idea that I would just go to college. Still, if I want to do something in college before graduating from college, I want to try to have fun at the festival. I want to leave unforgettable memories in college festival, eat delicious snacks, listen to songs, talk with friends until the festival is over. However, it is too bad that we cannot enjoy the festival properly due to COVID-19, which started in 2019. I hope the day will come when COVID-19 will end and we can fully enjoy festivals and events. kmi
Lore Olympus is a webtoon adapted from Greek Roman mythology written by Rachael Smythe. It is different from the Greek and Roman mythology we are familiar with as Lore Olympus was imbued with modern elements. As such, the characters have jobs, companies, buildings, etc., and drive cars or attend parties. In the characters’ dialogue, there are many Internet terms which are often used by the MZ generation. In addition, it is impressive that the author painted a specific color for each character. The plot revolves around the relationship between Persephone and Hades. Lore Olympus seems to show th
The Gamcheon Culture Village is located in Saha-gu, Busan, and while it was originally a poor hillside town in Busan, it has become a major tourist attraction with more than 1.8 million domestic and foreign tourists a year, promoting urban regeneration projects with cultural arts. Gamcheon Culture Village started as a place of hard life for Korean War refugees in the 1950s and has been preserved until now. The characteristics of Gamcheon Culture Village are colorful houses located on a hillside like stairs. For this reason, Gamcheon Culture Village is called Korean Machu Picchu and Korean Sant
Mahsa Amini, also known as Jina Amini, was an ordinary Iranian woman. On September 13, Amini was arrested by the country’s morality police for wearing a hijab improperly. Then, on September 16, she died in the police station under custody. Despite the police announcement that her cause of death was a heart attack, witnesses said that she was harshly beaten by the police before her death. Her mysterious death incensed Iranian citizens and sparked protests all over the country. “Zan, Zandegi, Azadi” (Women, Life, Freedom) During the past two months since the outbreak of the protests in September
International Day is a programme run by the International Affairs Team of the KMU, in which 4 to 5 exchange students team up with several Korean students and teach their home culture to Korean school kids through interactive activities. On Thursday, November 10, the International Day of France was successfully held at the KMU International Lounge. The French International Day was the fifth International Day of this semester. On Thursday, November 10, the International Day of France was successfully held at the KMU International Lounge. International Day is a programme run by the International
Cross-Cultural Awareness Program, often shortened into CCAP, is a program where a foreigner teams up with a Korean interpretation volunteer and delivers a class about their own culture to the Korean children in school. This time, we met Enora from France and listened to her CCAP experience. She went to a boys-only high school and taught a full-sized class about the French language, music, style, cities, government, society, the flag, food, and cultural misunderstandings. 1. Can you introduce yourself, please? - My name is Enora Elise Ménager. I come from France. I live in Lyon, the second most
I think what I expected was joining a lot of programs here. I saw, before coming here, that there are a lot of festivals in campus. It’s a big thing in Korea, like this year opening festivals, something like that. Because I don’t have that in my university. So, it was really nice to open the new semester like that. There were stands around the campus where you can get some snacks and stuff. It was very new to me. What I missed is a sort of get-together for the international students. One of my friends goes to a university in Berlin. He said that they have this get-together in the beginning of
On October 7th, 2022, Keimyung University won the Korea Education Donation Award(KEDA) for its contribution to the community through educational donation activities at the 11th Korea Education Donation Expo. This is the second time Keimyung University has received this award since 2019. The Korea Education Donation Award is a prize given by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education to create an atmosphere of spreading educational donations by discovering outstanding organizations, and individuals who have contributed to revitalizing educational donations. Starting with overseas volun
School Adaptation Program for foreign students has been implemented from 1st of November to 3rd of November. During the program Korean various activities such as traditional plays, writing letters were introduced to foreign students to introduce Korean culture. abcysl@gmail.com
A total of five books from KMU professors, including two in the liberal arts and three in the academic areas, were selected as "2022 Sejong Book" by the Korea Publication Industry Promotion Agency.
When I entered International Business department of KAC, I was very surprised because I didn’t expect to meet people from so many countries. So the first thing I wanted to do was to hang out with friends especially Korean friends. I was able to make lots of new Korean friends and know more about Korean culture and foods which I love a lot. I also was able to help them with English since I used to teach English back in my country, Uzbekistan. After that, I was also interested in doing university volunteering programs so I joined Servus Lethan club and taught English to Korean kids which was ver