From July 5th to 9th, Keimyung University hosted the Daegu 2024 World University Taekwondo Festival, a prestigious GI-level event where participants could earn Olympic ranking points. Certified by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and sanctioned by World Taekwondo. The festival was held at Keimyung Univer sity’s Seongseo Campus Gymnasium and at tracted over 1,000 athletes and coaches from 56 countries, including the USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Syria, India, China, Japan, and Brazil. Additionally, more than 700 family members and officials participated, making it a significan
Q: Could you briefly describe the volunteer work you did in Indonesia? A: I participated in a summer volunteer program in Indonesia. Our team primarily focused on building a new library for local students. The volunteer work was divided into four main categories: constructing the library, painting murals, teaching, and cultural activities. Each team member was assigned to one of these categories, and I was responsible for art and Korean language education. Q: Did you experience any culture shock or memorable moments during your time in Indonesia? A: I initially thought Indonesia, as a Southeas
Hello, I’m a senior majoring in Psychology, and I’m cur rently spending my exchange student year at the State Univer sity of New York at Oswego, or SUNY Oswego, in New York. I’d like to share my experiences here and introduce you to the school and the surrounding area. SUNY Oswego is a public university located in Oswego, New York, right on the shores of Lake Ontario. The campus offers stunning views of the lake, and the area around the lake is perfect for taking walks. The school is also close to the Canadian border, which makes hockey a particularly popular sport here. The natural scenery ar
On June 14, a ceremony was held to commem orate the restoration of Jejoongwon to its original state. Jejoongwon, which means “house of relief and treatment for the suffering populace,” was the first Western-style modern hospital in the Yeong nam region and is the predecessor of Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center. To com memorate the 125th anniversary of the univer sity’s founding, the restoration project for the original Daegu Jejoongwon began in February 2023 and was completed in May this year, as a tribute to this historical starting point. The name “Jejoongwon,” was first used by Em
Have you heard about Yulgok Yi I? You can see him in 5000 won bill. Yulgok Yi I (1536-1584) was a leading Confucian scholar and politician during the Joseon Dynasty and is regarded as one of the most influential people in Korean history. He left behind many achievements by demonstrating his moral leadership amid the social and political turmoil of the mid-Joseon Dynasty. Yulgok Yi I was born in 1536 on in Gangneung. His mother, Shin Saimdang, was an outstanding artist and scholar, who greatly influenced Yi’s academic growth. Yi rose to prominence as a scholar at an early age and drew attention
Cheongna Hill Station is a subway station on Daegu Metro Line 2 and 3, located in Dongsandong, Jung-gu, Daegu. The area is famous for several attractions that are closely related to Daegu’s modern history. It is a popular attraction for tourists as it is packed with places of historical and cultural value. Let’s take a closer look at the major attractions around Cheongna Hill Station. Cheongna Hill Cheongna Hill is named after Cheongna Hill Station. It is an area where missionaries settled in Daegu during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Korea’s first Western-style hospitals and hou
Seven books authored by Keimyung University professors have been selected as 2024 Excellent Academic Books by the National Academy of Sciences of Korea. The selected books include two in the humanities and also two in the social sciences, and three in the natural sciences. The excellent academic book project publishes about 300 academic books every year. These books will be distributed to university libraries across Korea starting in October. sumin8101g@hanmail.net
A volunteer program took place in Hanoi and Da Nang, Vietnam, from August 12th to 21st. The main activities included cultural volunteering with Taekwondo, traditional Korean dance, and offering educational support for high school students. There were also cultural exchange events and study abroad information sessions. In the case of this volunteer work, 43 people, including professors were dispatched to the volunteer program. sumin8101g@hanmail.net
On August 27th, Keimyung University held a retirement ceremony for long-serving faculty and staff. The staff retirement ceremony was held at Hengso Museum, where three staff members, including Mr. Park Jong-man, retired. President Synn Il-hi expressed his gratitude for their contributions. The faculty retirement ceremony took place at Ui-yang Hall, where six professors, including Professor Kim Yeon-ok, retired. Professor Yoo Ok-hee, expressed her deep gratitude to all colleagues and university officials in her speech. sumin8101g@hanmail.net
The 2024 Bridge to Keimyung Camp was held from July 9th to 27th. The camp was divided into two sessions. The first session was attended by invitees from external organizations, while the second session included students from partner institutions. These partner students came from various countries. Both sessions featured campus tours and departmental briefings. During the first session, various videos were filmed for production purposes. In the second session, additional activities were included the students' interests, including wearing Hanbok, Samulnori (traditional Korean music), Taekwondo,
Q. What role did you take as a volunteer leader? First, we took care of the safety and health of our students. Second, we cooperated and communicated with the local principals, school teachers, public officials, and residents. Third, we provided them with guidance on their lives. With pride in Keimyung University, I also gave them seminars on how students should live in order to be happy and successful in their school and social lives. Q. Which part did you focus on and guide them? It helped to flexibly and frictionlessly organize the relationship between the teachers and the students. It also
Q. Could you briefly introduce your activities in Ethiopia? There are three main categories of overseas service in Ethiopia: cultural service, educational service, and hard work. Cultural service refers to performing in a month-long performance that we have prepared,and educational service refers to teaching students, and finally hard work refers to repairing aging facilities. In particular, in the case of educational service, a local interpreter was in the middle of interpretingwhat we are teaching. It was a special experience for these local interpreters because they were volunteered by the
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