The International Sculpture Symposium was held on the small playground of Seongseo Campus from August 16 to August 30. It was a special event of the 2006 Korea Young Artist Biennale. 22 sculptors from 11 countries attended the event. 10 sculptures will be exhibited in Hengso Museum.Translated by Choe So-yeongKMG Editoryangi86@kmu.ac.kr
The Keimyung Philosophy Discourse Camp was held from August 17 to August 19 over three days and two nights at the Department of Philosophy. About 60 high school students from Daegu participated in the camp. The students received lectures about Eastern and Western philosophy and had essay writing training. Since 2003, the camp has helped local students practice the logical thinking and writing skills they need to advance in today's society. The topic of this year was “discourse is not simply writing.”Translated by Choe So-yeongKMG Editoryangi86@kmu.ac.kr
The 2006 Open University for high school students from Daegu and Gyeongsang province took place between July 19 and 21. About two thousand high school juniors participated in this event. This annual event advertises our university and gives high school students useful information for choosing their major in the future.Translated by Choi Shin-hyeKMG Editordbflght@kmu.ac.kr
An agreement for research exchange was reached between Keimyung University Institute for Women’s Studies and Yanbian University’s Research Center of Feminine Issue on June 27. The two universities are cooperating to conduct joint seminars, to do research, and to exchange researchers. Cho Ju-hyun, the chief of Keimyung University Institute for Women's Studies, said “Yanbian University’s Research Center of Feminine Issue is expected to help us study women's rights in North Korea and the problems faced by women immigrants.”Translated by Choi Shin-hyeKMG Editordbflght@kmu.ac.kr
18 seniors from the Department of Nursing participated in a Bethel University training course in Minnesota from June 26 to July 10. They experienced the advanced medical system through the “summer 3 program” of the Mayo Clinic, and visited several medical organizations to do on-the-spot research. Annually, about 20 Keimyung students have joined this program since 2003. After a shortage of medical workers in America was announced, more students have become interested in this kind of exchange program.Translated by Choi Shin-hyeKMG Editordbflght@kmu.ac.kr
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development selected Keimyung University as one of the top 4 NURI (New University for Regional Innovation) business corps from 122 universities on June 13. The merchandise developed by the Department of Media Technologies, the Department of Visual Communication Design, and the Department of Animation received good results at the 2006 China Elecomm overseas fair. The Keimyung University NURI Business Corps won export contracts for AMS (Animation Message Service) and MVS (Music Video Service) worth around $200,000. More than 20 mobile phone features d
Keimyung University has changed some scholarship regulations to become more competitive and to provide more variety in the scholarships offered. Scholarships for the disabled and scholarships for disabled helpers were launched. Scholarships for the disabled are limited to people with grade one to three disabilities, and scholarships for disabled helpers require recommendations from the disabled and the chief of Student Affairs. Scholarship students who concede their scholarship money to students with financial needs have in the past received special benefits like job recommendations and partic
The “Keimyung University Times(Korean newspaper),” the “Keimyung Gazette,” and the Keimyung Broadcasting System are providing an online portal service, gokmu, the first among domestic universities to offer real time news. As of August 30, students and overseas people can see the “Keimyung University Times,” the “Keimyung Gazette,” and the Keimyung Broadcasting System through one site, www.gokmu.com. The main functions of gokmu are to offer the contents of the three media on the same page and to help netizens to search other news media. By clicking the top three icons of the gokmu site, netizen
Many people are getting more and more interested in disabled people and social welfare. The “Gazette” interviewed the director of the Korea Employment Promotion Agency for the Disabled (KEPAD), Kim Sun-kyoo, who graduated from Keimyung University in 1984. 1. Please tell us about the Korea Employment Promotion Agency for the Disabled. KEPAD supports disabled people in the workplace. We offer an employment promotion service and an occupation reform service. By helping disabled people get a job in the workplace where more than 50 people work, KEPAD can help disabled people get a stable job. We ha
The “Gazette” interviewed Lee Sang-geun, the president of the Home of Hope, who graduated from Keimyung University in 1981. He is in charge of an organization that takes care of many orphans. He gives the children true love and teaches them how to love others.1. Would you introduce the Home of Hope in Yeongcheon in detail? The Home of Hope in Yeongcheon was established in 1952 by my father before the end of the Korean War. At that time, Yeongcheon was a battle locality. There were many orphans who lost their parents. My father decided to set the Home of Hope up to look after them. Now, we hav
ROTC is an abbreviation for the Reserve Officers Training Corps. They are university students who begin preliminary officer training while going to university. The ROTC period is 3-4 years. During this time they learn about the military and about being an officer. The “Gazette” interviewed Jung Jin-hae, a ROTC battalion commander. Let's explore the aspects that seems to differ from us! 1. You became a ROTC member despite high competition. Why did you apply to the ROTC? When I saw ROTC members in my freshman days, I envied their different and moderate university lifestyle. When I was a sophomor
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