Students of Keimyung University had a meaningful time during December and January as they engaged in overseas volunteer work with four other countries that had all participated and/or supported the Korean War. Keimyung University, as it often does, hosted overseas volunteer programs in four countries over its winter vacation. This year, volunteers went to Ethiopia, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines. On the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, Keimyung University planned its overseas volunteer activities to express its gratitude and to reciprocate the help South Korea received during the Ko
Recently, China has pursued the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’(BRI). Formerly known as one belt one road (OBOR), it is a project initiated by the Chinese President Xi Jinping. It is China’s grand national strategy and global development strategy that aims at establishing an economic community or further a community of destiny in Eurasia by constructing the northern overland route of ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ and the southern route of ‘21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Following the article named ‘The Belt and Road initiative’ of UNV, the purpose of BRI is “to construct a unified large market and ma
Bangkok is the most traveled city in the world and a truly international city that serves as the center of Southeast Asia. A reporter from our newspaper lived for a month in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Bangkok is also known by a significantly longer name: Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, which is a shortened name and simply means: ‘The City of Angels.’ The basic information is as follows. Geographically, Bangkok is in Southeast Asia, an area which is often characterized by very hot weather. However, the dry season and the rainy season are divided, and the dry season, which runs from November to A
These days, minimalism has become a common way of life. People who become minimalists want to be refreshed by changing their physical environments so that they contain fewer possessions. In other words, they seek just a simple life. Living this lifestyle not only means not buying or owning things that you don’t need but also getting rid of unnecessary things. If minimalists need to buy something, they buy high-quality products that will last a long time, even if those goods are expensive. There are several reasons why minimalism is emerging in our lives. First, it’s a reaction to the fact that
●Director: Susanne Bier ●Main actors: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes ●Running time:124minutes The birdbox is a drama/ SF genre movie and a Netflix original. Briefly, the movie is set in a time when people who have seen an unknown entity experience an uncontrollable desire to kill themselves. Because of the mass suicides which ensue, the world is in complete panic. Consequently, in this world, people cover their own eyes to survive, and the protagonist who is supposed to protect two children in a world where the end is coming, is looking for a safe haven, but she cannot use her eyes. This movi
● Ritten by Liu Xuan ● Genre:Self-development ● Published in March 2019 ● 280 Pages A new year has begun. We often set New Year’s goals for us to be different and make changes in the upcoming year. However, there are many hurdles which make these intentions difficult to implement. To better understand why we sometimes feel lazy and how we can overcome it, I grabbed the book. How did psychology help me? This book introduces four types of procrastination personalities; one who puts off work until the end and then makes a last-minute spurt; one who puts off work because they are afraid of critici
Keimyung University’s Future Industry Usability Evaluation Center (Usability center) promoted win-win cooperation based on a usability evaluation through a symposium on December 12. The AW Hotel hosted the 2019 usability evaluation-based, industry-academic win-win cooperation symposium. Through this symposium, the Usability Center established a strategy to respond to the domestic manufacturing industry with strengthened international standards, such as ISO, and to share trends and development examples of big data convergence technology. The project will evaluate the products from each company
On December 19th, 2019, Keimyung University was reaccredited as a Best-case University related to social responsibility. The accreditation process occurs every five years, and only three universities were accredited among all certified universities. The university accreditation process aims at ensuring and improving the quality of university education to educators every five years. Keimyung University, which was selected as an excellent example of a socially responsible university, organizes and operates voluntary sharing using the Keimyung 1% love share in 2004. In this program, 900 faculty m
On January 22nd, Dong-A University's LINC+ held a mutual business agreement ceremony and performance exchange meeting with Keimyung University's LINC+ business group. LINC+ is abbreviation of Leaders in Industry University Cooperation. The event aimed to promote the cooperation in three ways. First, it aimed to share mutual excellence among the local districts and business groups. Second, it strengthened cooperation for the spread of its effects and the development of new industrial cooperation. Third, it promoted diversification of the scope of business through benchmarking. The convention wi
On Nov. 29th, KMU established the Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do Province Social Innovation Support Center. This center aims to develop a role for universities to better contribute to the community. KMU established the Social Innovation Support Centre to perform and manage the university’s role in developing the region’s future. Social responsibility granted to universities has been defined normatively under the mission of higher education in education, research, and service. However, the concept of service has been expanding recently, and while it was previously seen as a passive ‘service’concept
This is a picture of her in Arimi's outfit, showing people information at the 2018 College Entrance Exam Fair. 1) Can you introduce yourself? Hello, I'm Kim Hyerin, the 28th generation of Arimi. My major is tourism management. 2) What is Arimi? Arimi means people who promote the college, like school ambassadors. In addition, the school offers campus tours to domestic and foreign guests, introduces schools, guides and facilitates events, and models such as pictorials, news reports, and promotional videos. 3) How did you come to support Arimi? On the day of freshman orientation, I remember I had
The use of electric kickboard is suddenly increasing. Sales in April 2018 increased 270 percent in 2019 and nearly a year. One of the reasons why electric kickboard have become so popular in such a short period of time, which is the most satisfying travel in short distances. It takes some time to walk, but when you travel short distances to take a bus or subway, you can save time and energy by using an electric kickboard. Also, one of the key factors is that it is not too difficult to operate and costs less to use. The figure is estimated to reach 200,000 units by 2022. This translates into a