The Hengso Museum was discovering different relics every month.A red earthenware in the archaeology and pocket in the folklore and art is discovered from March 1 to 31. Discovered relics were different every month. Discovered place was first and second exhibit hall. Discovery topic was earthenware in grave in the archaelolgy and the Symbols of Longevity in the folklore and art. First exhibit hall was discovering relics from old stone age to period of the three states, and second exhibit hall was a well-appointed room from the three states to the Joseon Dynasty period. It was helped for audienc
In 2017, KMU established two colleges, Tabula Rasa College and Artech College, to deal with the rapidly changing educational environment in 2017. The Tabula Rasa College is an extension of the existing College of Education and Artech College isr to reinforce creativity competence.The Tabula Rasa College aims to cultivate creativity in talented people. To do this, it will redefine the vision and goals of general education and reorganize the school affair system based on the emergence of an intelligence-based society. It consists of a division of humanities and social sciences as well as a divis
On February 28, KMU students won first prize and prize money of 5 million won at the 14th MTN College Student Advertising Competition held at the FKI Conference Center in Yeouido. This was the third prize for them at the competition over its 14 year history. The students chose Samik Furniture as an advertising topic, which is an unfamiliar traditional furniture company. They thought Samik Furniture has a strong but older image, and tried to transform it into a friendly brand image. The judges commented, “The novel ideas and visual editing techniques of nonprofessional students are as good as p
The Ministry of Education announced that they would start writing national textbooks in November 2015, and schools would begin using them in March 2017. National textbooks are textbooks that are written by nations in order to control the content. It takes at least two years to compile national textbooks, but they spent only one year and four months. Even the writers of the textbooks were not chosen when it began. In this situation, we cannot expect a good history textbook to come out.Recently, these types of textbooks have caused a big controversy in Korea because they have many problems. Rece
In the global economy, trade between countries is increasing, so there are more and more opportunities in this field. One of the jobs in international trade is a customs broker. Here you will find information about the role, qualifications, and prospects of this job.● RoleRoles of customs brokers can be divided into two fields: customs clearing procedures for imports and exports, and consulting. All products must be declared to the customs offices when they cross the border. However, import and export declaration is not easy for trade companies or the public because import/export laws change r
●Director: Andrew Lloyd Webber●Genre: Musical●Starring: James Barbour, Ali Ewoldt, Kyle Barisich●Running time: 150 minutes with one 15minutes intermission.The musical the Phantom of the Opera is based on the French detective novel writer Gaston Leroux’s novel The Phantom of the Opera. The musical was written by British composer Andrew L. Webber. It was first performed in 1986, in the London Majestic Theatre and translated in to more than15 languages, and performed in over 145 cities in 27 countries. This musical broke the musical Cats’s record, with more than 7486 performances, and became the
●Kim Dam-eun, Department of Tourism ManagementEvery vacation, KMU students do volunteer work overseas in several Asian countries. Last winter vacation, they went to Nepal, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Cambodia. I interviewed a student who did volunteer work in Nepal.1. Please introduce yourself.My name is Kim Dam-eun. My major is tourism management. Last winter vacation, I went to Nepal to participate in KMU’s overseas volunteer program.2. Did you have special reasons why you wanted to volunteer in Nepal?I was interested in Nepal because of the big earthquake there in 2015. Moreover, I have a
On February 13, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) supreme leader Kim Jong-un’s half-brother Kim Jong-nam was assassinated at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia by two female DPRK agents. This seems to be an action to eliminate a threat to Kim Jong-un’s power. The autopsy on Kim Jong-nam showed VX nerve agent in his body. The discovery of VX nerve agent was unsettling for everyone around the world.Kim Jong-nam is Kim Jong-un’s elder half-brother and had a DPRK’s supreme leader lecture when he was young. However, through his experiences studying abroad, he felt t
In order to prepare for the fourth industrial revolution, the Ministry of Education announced that Korea should cultivate talented people by changing the university education system. The Ministry of Education wants universities to be ready to adapt and flourish in this new era. They announced 15 plans including a flexible semester system, intensive courses, interdisciplinary education, and online courses. The purpose of the new plan is to provide varied learning opportunities for students and make a Korean university education available internationally. If these plans go into effect, students
In Korea, the flextime policy is causing controversy because of the benefits and risks.Some people agree with it because workers can manage their time more effectively. Other people disagree with it because the policy isn’t suitable for all jobs.ProMany workers are experiencing a lot of discomfort in balancing the actual working conditions between home and their work. In particular, employees in Korea can’t enjoy their lives because they have to work late into the evenings and on weekends. In addition, they must get approval from their workplace before taking a vacation. The balance of life is
On February 14, Keimyung University announced that the of College of Pharmacy graduates passed the 68th National Pharmacist Test this year. This the third year in a row that all of the recently graduated students passed this test.Since the College of Pharmacy opened in 2011, all of its graduates have passed the national test. There were 27 in 2015 (the first graduating class), 37 in 2016, and 34 this year which is a 100% success rate. KMU’s College of Pharmacy keeps a national test study room and a debate room open until midnight to help students study. Son Dong-hwan, the College of Pharmacy d
Keimyung University held overseas volunteer activities during the winter vacation. The volunteer activities included, remodeling a school, making a new playground for local children, and encouraging an active atmosphere.Keimyung University hosted the opening ceremony of the overseas volunteer group in December 22 last year and sent 140 members to four countries: Nepal, Myanmar, Philippines, and Cambodia. They divided the volunteer into four teams of 35 students. Each team was responsible for remodeling work, education work, cultural performance and donation work etc, in each of the four countr