The EU is currently facing three major challenges: the refugee crisis, eurozone reform and the trade war with the United States. According to AFP (Agence France-Presse), the biggest and most controversial issue is the refugee crisis and the policy change in Italy. The new government of Italy now refuses to accept refugees, which is causing trouble with Germany and other member countries. Recently, Italy and Malta shifted the responsibility to each other to accept 451 refugees who were rescued from the EU Border Control Agency Frontex and the Italian border security police on July 14. Italy’s I
On July 24, representatives from Shinmyung High School and Ci Hu High School in China visited KMU. Shinmyung High School, which has a sisterhood relationship with KMU, travelled with teachers and the principal, while Ci Hu High School brought nearly 30 students and faculty. During the four-hour event, delegates took a tour of the school facilities. The group also visited Hengso Museum where they learned about Korean history and culture. They saw two permanent exhibition rooms and a special exhibition hall which displayed the history and culture of the local community. The students were surpris
Keimyung University is currently operating the Keimyung LINC + Creative School and has committed to leading the effort to foster experts in the local performing arts field. The Keimyung LINC + Creation School was led by professors and university students at KMU and was offered to 20 students from Gachang Middle School from July 23 to 27. The acting classes were held in the morning and singing and dancing classes continued in the afternoon. On the final day of the festival, students performed the musical Greece with the audience including participation from the parents in attendance. Despite ha
We often see people from other countries travel to Korea, but foreign students, such as Keimyung University foreign exchange students, may lack the opportunity to actually travel around Korea. Foreign students may feel burdened to travel in Korea as it is not easy for foreign students to make money for travel despite being curious about not only Daegu, but also various regions of Korea. Perhaps there might be limitations on transportation because of the small expenses for visiting various regions. For example, foreign students who visit Korea for the first time are limited in how far they can
KMU students are attracting attention because they participated in a fair together with smaller businesses aimed at opening overseas market. GTEP - Glocal Trade Experts incubating Program is a local business group that trains young trade experts. GTEP students participated in the ‘2018 Singapore Information and Communication Fair’ on June 24, the ‘2018 Bangkok K-Content Expo’ on June 26, the ‘2018 Tokyo Summer Health and Beauty Expo’ on July 3, the ‘2018 Shanghai ISPO' on July 4, the ‘2018 K-Beauty Show' held in Thailand on July 11 and the '2018 Character Licensing Fair' held at COEX in Seoul
In Starcro Daegu Square, KBIDC (Korea Blockchain Internet Data Center) reached an agreement with KMU for the ‘Starcro’ Project, a national block-chain technology project. KBIDC is a crypto currency technology research and development company. KBIDC aims to develop block-chain technology and crypto currency to ultimately make Korea a suzerain state of crypto currency. They made an agreement with the Department of Industrial design and of Fashion Design at KMU for launching ‘Starco’, a crypto currency project. For this agreement, KBIDC offered about 20 million won in support for KMU. The profess
The Hengso Museum at KMU will hold the 3rd culture lecture with the theme ‘Modern and Contemporary Art Through Personage’. Since 2016, the Hengso Museum has held various lectures that introduce not only Korean culture but also western and eastern cultures. During this lecture, there are also two opportunities for the exploration of the art museum by looking around Korean modern art. If you attend the class, you can get a certificate, invitation for a free lecture, an exhibition and exploration of historic sites. The tuition is 150-thousand won. You can get an application at the KMU Hengso Muse
● Jeong Jae-min and students from Japan during program. About 20,000 students study at Keimyung University. KMU offers many programs that help students gain practical knowledge and experience related to their majors. Here is one student who developed a lot through a Keimyung program. Q1. Please introduce yourself. Hello, I am Jeong Jae Min. My major is Japanese Language and literature, which I’ve studied since 2014 at Keimyung University. Q2. Would you introduce the program that you participated in? I participated in a program that Keimyung University’s Center for International Affairs held. I
The government announced that the minimum wage next year will increase to 8,350 won from 6,470 won in 2017. That is a 29.1% increase over two years. It is a drastic increase in only two years. As a result of this announcement, many self-employed people have complained about this change. Raising the minimum wage impacts all parts of Korean society. According to a survey conducted by Statics Korea, temporary employees decreased by 130,000 compared to last year. Also, South Korea has one of the highest rates of self-employed people among OECD countries at 25.5%. This is higher than all other adva
189th Gazette's Puzzle Answer-ACROSS-1. PLATFORM2. WORLD3.SERVE4.MOVIE5.MEMORY6.TIME-DOWN-1. POSITIVE2.FUTURE3.DEGREE4.EVENTCongratulations! The Gazette choose two persons to receive a gift as they solved the last puzzle correctly.Seo * ri (Department of Psychology)Shin * jung (Department of Chemical Engineering)
● Location: Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, around “Tanchon River” ● Date:July 27,2018 - August 2,2018 On a hot and dry summer day, water is precious and welcomed by people. To enjoy this summer and make good memories with your family or friends, please consider attending the Jeongnamjin Jangheung Aqua Festival. The fesitval takes place for seven days from July 27 (Fri) to August 2 (Thu) 2018, and is located in Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, around the Tanchon River and the Hinoki Cypress Forest Wood Land. The Jeongnamjin Jangheung Aqua Festival have the theme of Clean Water Resources like Tanchon
We are all familiar with companies like Google, Nike, or Facebook, and they have significant influence and effect on our lives. What’s the secret to their success? The biggest difference between these companies compared to other companies is ‘Platform’. This is the idea expressed in the book, Platform Revolution.The Platform Revolution is divided into twelve sections, and it explains platforms in varied ways such as launching, creating profit, openness, governance, management, regulation, and future. It teaches newcomers how to start and run a successful platform business, and it explains ways