● Franco Escobar, Department of International RelationsThere are many foreign students at Keimyung University. We met one of those students and interviewed him to introduce himself.Q1. Please introduce yourself.Hello. My name is Fernando Franco Castro Escobar. I’m 22 years old in international age but 24 in Korean age. I have double majors in international relations and political science. And I'm from Mexico which has very strong trade relationship with Korea, and has one of the seven wonders of the world called Chichen ltaza. We use Spanish as a main language.Q2. Can you tell me why you chose
Have you ever heard about Shi-bang Rock? Shi-bang Rock is a gathering of people who want to share their impressive poems and strong phrases. Shi-bang Rock’s location is on a street close to KMU’s East Gate. We would like to introduce Shi-bang Rock, a gathering that shares poem, music and heart for KMU students. ● Motive of Making Shi-bang Rock This gathering started due a plan by Daniel Parker, Professor of English at KMU, and translator Ji Yeong-sil. The direct motive was due to the ambience of Haneul book cafe, which is the place for gathering. The Haneul book cafe has a habitual ambience wh
The graduation exhibition for the Department of Fashion Design at Keimyung University was designated as a local festival. It was held at the ‘2017 Fashion Collection’ on May 12 for an hour in Dongsung-ro Square in front of the main Daegu Department Store. This event was hosted by Dalsung Culture Enhancement and was sponsored by the Dongsung-ro merchants and TCN Production. It was prepared for Daegu citizens as one of the Dongsung-ro festivals which is supported by the Daegu Metropolitan City and Jung-gu Main Office.The Fashion Collection of Keimyung University is recognized internationally as
On May 18, Arts & Humanities conference of the silk road was held at Dongcheon Hall. It was sponsored by university of Isfahan, Keimyung university, and initiative for college of humanities’ research and education. It went on for about 7 hours with 2 sessions. In the first session, Lee Hee-soo, Esmaeil Sangari, and Kim Tschung-sun lectured about Korean-Iran relations : understanding emerging markets through humanity perspective. And in the second session, Komail Tayebi, Seo Jung-soo, Somkiat Mansumitrchai, and Erdem Cagri lectured about Korean-Iran relations : understanding emerging markets th
University students account for a high rate of part-timers, so a new survey asked university students about their part-time job preferences using a google survey. During May 5-9, 100 university students responded to the survey. The survey included questions regarding type of part-time job, what is considered when looking for a job, preferred work pattern, and preferred work period.1. What is your favorite type of part-time job?1) Service (33%) 2) Instructor (24.5%) 3)Serving/Kitchen (18.1%) 4)Store management/Sales (16%) 5) Office (8.5%)2. What do you consider when you look for a job?1) Observ
On May 10, 2017, Students in the Department of Music Production at Keimyung Artech College performed “The First Wave” concert at Buer Hall. This concert is welcoming presentation for freshman.The ensemble of vocals and several instruments including electric guitars, keyboards, and drum performed music arranged by students. To close the concert, students sang "Our Dream" the theme song of the Japanese animation "One Piece".The concert ended successfully with applause by the audience. Future performances by the Department of Music Production are expected after the success of this concert.
On May 2, 2017, a special lecture by a domestic businessman who had experience working in India was held at the College of Business Administration in KMU. The businessman was Park Sang-gil, a representative of SG Autotech Solutions PVT. LTD. The contents of the lecture were regarding India’s recent industrial, entrepreneurial, and employment trends. The goal of the lecture was to introduce the idea of developing specialized business managers in the Middle East and East Asia. Through this, students could learn about employment in India, develop a global mindset, and have a new sense of challeng
●Director: Yoon Ho-jin●Genre: Korean creative musical●Starring: Jung Sung-hwa, Lee Ji-hoon, Ahn Jae-yook●Running time: 160 minutes with one 20minutes intermissionAt this point of the time, when history is once again in the spotlight, ‘Hero’ is being produced. It is about ‘Ahn Jung-geun’ who is one of fighters for independence during Japanese occupation. This musical was premiered in 2009 commemorating the 100th patriotic deed of Patriot Ahn Jung-geun. It opened at New York’s Broadway theaters in 2011 and was very well-received by audiences in Harbin, China where Patriot Ahn had once done a hol
●Written by Ichiro Kishmi,Fumitake Koga●Genre:Self-development book●Published in November 2014●336 pages“The Courage to Be Disliked” is a famous book that occupied best seller for a very long time. The book ‘The courage to Be Disliked’ was written by Japanese philosopher Ichiro Kishmi, and writer Fumitake Koga. The story involves a boy who is curious about a philosopher who insists the world is very simple and that all people can be happy right now. So, the boy finds the philosopher and the story begins with the boy’s question. This book is a conversational book that is based on Alfred Adler’s
Air pollution from fine dust is getting worse every day. Seoul has recently had the second worst air quality in the world based on the Air Quality Index ( AQI ) from Airvisual. Usually Daegu has less fine dust than other cities, but it’s too early to feel relived because of factories and industrial complexes in the city. People are already experiencing skin and respiratory problems and high-tech army equipment is in danger of corrosion. So what is fine dust?Fine dust is invisible particles of soil and pollen wixed with dangerous substances floating in the air that are smaller than 10 micromete
On May 16, 3p.m., the Hengso Museum had an opening ceremony for the special exhibition, ‘Hengso Museum’s trace of 40 years’. It is a special exhibition to celebrate the 118th anniversary of KMU. KMU president, Synn Il-hi, and many guests attended this ceremony. President Synn stated, “We hope The Hengso Museum will expand its status beyond the stature of a school museum and improve its development to Daegu and the rest of the world.” In the exhibition in Dong-gok Hall, there are relics from the New Stone Age, Three Kingdoms Period, Koryo Dynasty, and Joseon Dynasty. Visitors can see quite a nu
Many people go to concert halls and theatres to see performances. Without staff members to assist in these places, people would enjoy performances less. One of the most important staff members is the 'House Manager'. Overseas, this is a critical professional position in theatres and concert halls. In Korea, it is not very familiar to us, but that has begun to change. If you have interest in performance art management, this information will help you. ● RoleA house manager plans, organizes and manages various kinds of performances from beginning to end. The house manager is executive director of