The Korean Small and Medium Business Administration evaluates all business incubation (BI) centers annually. Keimyung University's BI center has received the top grade for seven consecutive years.The seven best BI centers this year include Kyungpook National University's BI center and Yeungnam College of Science & Technology's BI center. Among the seven best centers, Keimyung University's BI center is the only one to get the top grade for seven consecutive years. As a result, Keimyung University's BI center will get 45 million won from the Small and Medium Business Administration.Keimyung Univ
The Keimyung Marathon on May 2
The Opening Ceremony for 2007 Volunteers of the Keimyung 1% Love Sharing Movement was held in front of the main administration building on April 19. President Lee Jin-woo, The head of the committee of the Keimyung 1% Love Sharing Movement, said, "I hope you will be people who have consideration and can love others to create a more humane society. If you want to get love, you first have to love others.” As their first activity of 2007, the volunteers of the Keimyung 1% Love Sharing Movement cleaned Daegu Station and provided meals for free. The volunteers said that they have a plan to volunteer
To protect pedestrians and motorists, Keimyung University has installed speed bumps. Most pedestrians agree with making the speed bumps. Kim Min-su, a sophomore from Public Administration, said, “As I have many classes in the Social Science Building, I usually crossed the road outside Bauer Hall. Whenever I crossed the road, I was afraid of speeding vehicles. Now that speed bumps have been installed, cars have to go slow. However, motorists say the speed bump in front of Bauer Hall seems higher than general speed bumps. The speed bump is also made from different materials than general speed bu
The 5th Global International Internship Congress (GIIC) was held in Keimyung University from April 17 to 20. The GIIC is an exciting conference which focuses exclusively on the topic of international internships. It is an opportunity to network with individuals from different countries, disciplines, universities, and internship providers. This congress began in 1999 and is held every two years. The Keimyung GIIC was the first time the conference was held in Asia. The GIIC began with a welcoming speech by President Lee Jin-woo and congratulations from the mayor of Daegu Kim Il-bum. Kim Il-bum s
The 5th Global International Internship Congress (GIIC) was held in Keimyung University from April 17 to 20. This congress began in 1999 and is held every two years. It was held under the auspices of the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Michigan, the Daegu Ministry of Labor, and the Korea Tourism Organization.University professors, staff, and students from twenty countries attended the congress as well as representatives from multinational companies and internship agencies. Various global internship programs were advertised and promoted at the congress's one day fair on April 18. Co
The 2007 Daegu-Gyeongbuk Job Fair was held on April 18 in the Keimyung University gymnasium. The Gyeongbuk Province Government co-hosted the fair with the Daegu City Council, the Daegu Regional Ministry of Labor and Keimyung University. Throughout the job fair, twenty-nine companies held on campus job interviews and fifteen companies including Samsung Electronics Company, Hynix Semiconductor Inc. and Daegu Bank provided information about their expected intakes for the second half of 2007. Other various events including vocational tests, the taking of resume pictures, make-up and dress tips for
End of the World Predicted at Meditation LectureOn April 19, a lecture organized by the meditation group Brahma Kumaris (BK) was held on the second floor of Bauer Hall. The lecture, entitled "From the Inside Out - A Silent Revolution,” was conducted by Australian BK member Lee James and translated into Korean by fellow BK member Professor Ryu Jeong-hee from the Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation, who also organized and promoted the event. Mr. James was visiting Korea on a tourist visa when he gave the lecture.In the email invitation sent to Korean professors, Mr. James was descr
When: April 19th, 2007(Thur.) 6:30-8:30pmWhere: Auditorium, Bauer HallTopic: “From the Inside Out ? a Silent Revolution”Lee James: Actor, Counsellor(Post-Trauma Counselling and Training), meditator (Please refer to attached English CV for more details.)
5th Global International Internship Congress Opening Ceremony in the International Conference Hall
Students participating in the National Inteligence Service recruitment presentation
The 474th Thursday Evening Philosophy Seminar entitled “Discourse,” held on April 5 in room 354 of Youngam Hall, was the first of four special discourse lectures. The next three will be held on April 12, 26, and May 3. “Discourse” is a very hot topic, as universities now incorporate tests for logical writing in their entrance exams. Special guests will be invited for these lectures. The first discourse lecture focused on the very urgent demand for reading education and how philosophy educators cope with that demand. Son Dong-hyun, a professor of philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University, said, “It