This year marks the 120th anniversary of our university. One of the ways to celebrate it was making an International Professor and Students Semester called ‘InProfSS’ and leading KMU’s internationalization. The foundation of Keimyung University was established by a few foreigners on an American Presbyterian mission. Now, Keimyung University has 144 foreign professors, 11 percent of its 1,294 professors. The nationalities of the international professors are various, coming from 30 countries around the world. Every major has more than one foreigner professor. There are also 2,133 foreign student
A team consisting of Major in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, called the Guardian Team, won the best prize at the recent Daegu International Future Auto Expo 2019 Car Startup Camp which was held October 17th to 20th. The Guardian Team showed off a user-installed automatic sprinkler system in a car and received excellent reviews from the judges. They got one million won for prize money and surprisingly, they donated all to the school on October 29th. Kim Si-woo, a member of the team, said they decided to donate the prize money because they wanted to spend it meaningfully. The Keimyung V
Keimyung University and Daegu City held the "2019 Public Diplomacy Symposium in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do " under the sponsorship of the KF. The symposium was held on November 15th, and the theme was ‘Public diplomacy in the Glocal Era: Expanding the Perception of Public Diplomacy in Daegu and North Gyeongsangbuk-do’. Professor Lee Seung-geun, head of relations between the KF public diplomacy and Keimyung University, said, "We will enhance understanding and spread awareness among Daegu and North Gyeongsangbuk-do residents about public diplomacy through various events related to public diplom
Written by Son Won-pyeong Genre: Fiction Published in March 2017 300 pagesOften in modern society it appears as though people are indifferent to other’s feelings. Emotional expression and sympathetic ability are becoming increasingly necessary. The book, 'Almond' is a reminder of our emotion-deficient society by telling the story of a boy who does not feel emotions. Yoon-jae, a 16-year old boy who is suffering from an inability to express his emotions, has a small amygdala, called in the book an 'Almond' which makes him feel neither anger nor fear. The people that he encounters in the book thi
Location:Busan Bexco Exhibition Center Date: 2019. 12. 05 (Thu) ~ 12. 09 (Mon) Website: biaf.co.kr The Busan International Art Fair (BIAF) will be held in the cultural city of Busan for five days from December 5th to 9th. The fair is dedicated to showing the role of art director and is based in Busan, a city where people, technology, and culture are fostered. It tries to realize the meaning of breathing in art spaces where people participate and designing the future with cultural values. It is the only open art venue in Asia, featuring more than 3,000 works by renowned Korean and foreign art
Have you ever wondered how the company KaKaoTalk got its name? A namist probably invented it. A namist creates names for products, companies, trademarks, domains, and other things. A namist needs a keen eye for identifying the characteristics of the things that they name. Role What exactly does a namist do? First, a namist is hired by a company to come up with possible names for a new thing the company wants to introduce. After being commissioned, the namist analyzes various elements of the market, including the characteristics of the product, the market to be targeted, and who the main custom
●Director: Kim Do-young ●Main actors: Jung Yu-mi, Gong Yoo ●Running time: 118 munites The movie ‘Kim Ji-young Born in 1982’ has been enjoying a steady run in the box office as of 9 a.m. on Tuesday, the third week of its release. This tells the story of Ji-young, a character that slowly develops her emotions through her relationships with close people, her self-confidence-filled childhood, and through her family. The movie is based on the novel ‘Kim Ji-young Born in 1982’ and centers around a housewife who becomes a stay-at-home mother and later suffers from depression. Born in the spring of 1
Changwon is a city located in the southeast of Gyeongsangnam-do. On July 1, 2010, it was integrated with Masan and Jinhae and has five administrative districts, making it a large city with a population of 1,046,054. To the north, the Nakdong River flows eastward and borders the city of Miryang. Changwon also borders Gimhae on the east and Haman County on the west. To the south, it meets the sea and includes Masan Bay and Jinhae Bay. There are trains and buses from Daegu to Changwon, but, as large as it is, there are only two train stations and three intercity bus terminals in Changwon. For thi
Since modernization began in the 19th century, leaders have strived to create a culture that will be popular and influential. Korean singers and Korean food have become famous around the world and the interest in Korean culture is growing. KMU held an international Korean Studies conference on the theme: “The New Horizon of Korean Studies: Tradition, Modernity, and Hybridity” from October 31st to November 1st. This international conference was held to examine the new aspects of human culture created by the convergence of Korean Culture with Modern Western Culture and to explore that direction
On October 30th and 31st, the 5th Community Contribution Capstone Design FAIR was held in Daejeon University. This festival was a chance to share outstanding student achievement and to establish a system of industrial-academic cooperation. Students from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Keimyung University won the grand prize. They made a ‘Life-padding jacket.’ It is not just a life jacket that can be worn in summer, but also an all-weather vest that can be worn in winter. They use a kapok cotton made of eco-friendly materials. It has good thermal properties and keeps the wearer comfor
Keimyung University Traditional Microorganism Resources Development Center (TMR Center) was re-designated as the Food Test Inspection Agency by the Daegu Regional Office of Food and Drug Safety. It will be further designated as a nationally recognized food test inspection agency as of September 2022. Since 2002, the Keimyung University TMR Center has been designated as a food hygiene inspection agency. It also hosts supporting companies such as quality standard and quality control, component analysis, hygiene management, and HACCP certification of food bio companies As a national food base org
On October 31st , 2019, the Keimyung University Alumni Association held the Keimyung Bisa Love Concert commemorating the 120th anniversary of the establishment of Keimyung University. Musical actor Choi Jung-won's special appearance, as well as musicians from Keimyung University such as soprano Lee Hwa-young and baritone Kim Seung-chul, were invited to perform. In addition, a Bisa modern dance group composed of Keimyung University alumni and the Neulpureun (evergreen) wind orchestra were also featured. The performance lasted one and a half hours and the entire proceeds of the performance will