KMU has been developing global programs having the educational purpose "To cultivate moral world citizens." The Gazette examined global programs in which KMU students can experience internationalization in KMU and overseas.Keimyung International College (KIC)KMU has a new college, KIC, which will be composed of English-only lectures from matriculation to graduation. KIC will start with 60 freshmen who get the KIC Bisa Scholarship in March 2007. The students will attend the lectures of foreign professors and use only English. They will stay in KELI (an English-only residence hall) and join acti
Professors and students of Keimyung University won a lot of prizes in 2006. Last year, 420 Keimyung people won prizes, and this year 581 Keimyung people won prizes in various kinds of contests. The amount of winners this year increased from last year. This contributed to improving Keimyung University's reputation. The College of Physical Education and the College of Fine Arts usually perform well and this year they also recorded good results. The Department of Taekwondo and the Faculty of Archery especially performed well in international contests. In addition to this, many students who partic
The number of credits required for graduation in 2010 will decrease to 130 from the present 140. 137 credits will be required to graduate in 2008 and 134 will be required in 2009. The subject of cultural studies is currently divided into two parts: general studies and major-related subjects. This division will disappear from next year. Virtual classes don't currently require student evaluations, but they will from next semester. They can also be combined with regular in-class lectures. The current maximum number of students in a class is 80 for major classes and 100 for cultural studies, but f
Students from the Department of Japanese Language and Literature performed selected scenes from the Korean traditional play Onggojibjeon in Japanese in Japan three times successfully. The play won the first prize at the Sixth Japanese Drama Festival hosted by the Consulate General of Japan on October 21. The 23 actors and staff were invited to perform at festivals in Shimonoseki on November 22 (2 performances) and Bikogakuin university on November 23 (1 performance).The students' high level of Japanese and good acting ability helped to generate great interest in Japan. The Asahi, Mainichi, and
Keimyung University’s Worldwide Internship Program In 2007, Keimyung University will start the Worldwide Internship Program (WIP) to improve students’ abilities and competitive powers. A presentation about WIP was held on November 28 in Euiyang Hall. The Center for Student Development manages WIP and it is sponsored by Hospitality Korea (HOSKO) and Internexus. HOSKO offers hotel internships, and Internexus offers internships in various fields such as marketing, media, advertisement, IT, law, accounting, trade, engineering, sport, and fashion. Our university decided that students can go on inte
The 44th General Student Council (GSC) election and the 23rd General Women's Council (GWC) election were held on November 23. Hwang Suk-hoon, a senior from the Department of Statistics, was elected GSC president. Yeo Sang-sub, a sophomore from the Department of Electronics Engineering, was elected GSC vice-president. Jung Hye-won, a senior from the Department of Food Science and Technology, was elected GWC president. The vote counting was conducted by 21 Central Election Management Committee members, 10 GSC candidate observers, 10 GWC candidate observers, 2 reporters from the University Press,
Korea’s Scholastic Aptitude Test was held on November 16. Our university is holding promotional events from November 22 to December 8 in Adams Chapel for 28,818 high school students from Daegu and the Gyeongbok area. At these events, there are public relations videos, student performances, and recreational activities. These events also focus on the establishment of the Keimyung International College (KIC) starting next year; the plural degree systems (EMU and SUN); the Nu-ri projects; the specialist education programs (CISEP, FISEP, and BSEP); and scholarships for foreign language specialists.
The Kemmy Awards is a presentation contest designed to allow all freshman students studying Everyday English Conversation a chance to speak in front of a large audience and win great prizes. The 4th Kemmys was held in the multimedia room in the Bauer Hall annex on November 16. The winners were Bark Gwang-hyun and Jung yu-jung from the Department of Nursing. Their presentation was called “How to get a boy friend.” Bark Gwang-hyun said, “Although searching for an empty room to practice was difficult, I am very happy we won.” First prize is a 3 week scholarship to study English at Viva Internatio
Editorial note: This lecture, organized and sponsored by the Keimyung Graduate School of Early Childhood Education and the Daegu & Gyeongbuk Division of Korean Society for Early Childhood Education, was given by Dr. Daniel J. Walsh (Curriculum & Instruction, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) on Oct. 23 at Hengso Museum. The Gazette carries the lecture in three parts.The Language of the Simple Things of LifeThe philosopher Richard Rorty (1989) once asked the eloquently simple question, “Who are we?” When he asked this question, he was referring to countries in Europe during the World
A lecture by the Chinese Ambassador to Korea, Nyeong Bu Gwi, was given on November 22 in Smith Hall. The lecture was hosted by the Department of Chinese Studies. Ambassador Nyeong made China’s position clear about the problem between Korea and China. He said, “It is not all true what the Korean press announced about the Northeast Asian Project, Koguryo's history, the Baekdu Mountain Project, and the assumption of a territorial dispute. That is just one viewpoint of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, not a formal opinion of China.” He insisted that Korea and China should be partners in exc
The symposium was hosted by the College of Environment and the Daegu Environmental Technology Development Center. It was held on November 23 in Ohsan Hall. A feature of the symposium was a discussion on how to decease urban “heat islands.” Urban heat islands are areas in cities that have higher temperatures than normal. A researcher from the Berlin City Department of Urban Planning said “Berlin City established a Geographical Information System (GIS) that provides detailed information about the geography and characteristics of the city. The information can be accessed via the Internet. Daegu C
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