On Dec. 27, 2016, Keimyung University and the Korea Environment Corporation (KECO) signed an agreement to training environmental specialists at the Sungseo campus main building. Participating in the ceremony were, Shin Jin-gi, the administration vice president, and Lim Byeong-mu, KECO Daegu-Kyongbuk local center director, as well as 10 other officials.Both institutes agreed to support education for training local talent, exchange knowledge, technologies, and professionals. Also, they decided to share education and research facilities, and to develop an industrial university institute cooperati
On Jan. 10, U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert visited Keimyung University’s Taekwondo Center. Ambassador Lippert has a huge interest in Taekwondo, so he visited KMU Taekwondo Center and watched a taekwondo performance. KMU’s Taekwondo Performance Team has won many awards for taekwondo techniques and gymnasticsAmbassador Lippert said, “Every country has their own distinct martial art. Korea’s taekwondo is attractive enough to be an Olympic event. Rather than focusing on attacking, developing spirit and skills to defend oneself are the attractive element of Taekwondo.”
On January 27, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order limiting immigration. The executive order says that citizens from seven Islamic countries (Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya) are temporarily banned from receiving a visa or entering the U.S. Also, the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program has been suspended for 120 days. On January 28, after the order went into effect, people from the seven affected countries were detained in airports after they landed in the U.S., and then the protests began at airports. Worse still, some people were deported back to their countr
Location : Ganggu Port surroundingsDates : March 23 (Tur.) - March 26 (Sun.), 2017Yeongdeok hosts an annual Yeongdeok Snow crab Festival every March that celebrates local snow crabs, that are famous for having been served to the kings. In the past, the most popular snow crab auctions and the snow crab market was the most popular in Yeongdeok, an area that was selected as the best domestic fishing village in Korea. In order to give many people the opportunity of enjoying and tasting Yeongdeok snow crabs, the festival will be held around Ganggu Port. The theme of the 20th event is: ‘Do you know
Currently, controversy about installation of nuclear power plants is being continued because some people agree with this, but some don’t.ProNuclear power is one of the major energy resources. In Korea, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has 24 nuclear reactors and nuclear power accounts for 30% of total power generation and 91.7% of the electricity. Some people oppose the installation of nuclear power plants because of the risk of nuclear accidents, but nuclear power is a safe and efficient way to produce electricity. For those reasons, I believe there should be more nuclear power plants.First, nucle
Since November 2016, a catastrophic avian influenza (AI) has plagued South Korea. Due to the AI, many chickens had to be destroyed causing the price of chicken and eggs to soar. When communicable diseases like AI occur, it is very important for the government and related agencies to react as quickly as they can. When this outbreak of AI started, however, the Korean government showed their inability to respond to it. Of course, when it began, most of the government was paralyzed because of Choi Soon-sil and Park Geun-hye scandal, but it shouldn’t have been. The relevant agency failed to stop th
For the new semester, the Keimyung Gazette conducted a survey of 50 sophomores about collage students’ satisfaction with their major’s curriculum and university life .1. Why did you choose your college major? 1) I like my major (35%) 2) Based on my score (55%) 3) Recommended by people around me (10%) 4) University awareness (0%)2. Will you get a job related to your major? 1) Yes, I will (50%) 2) No, I won't (10%) 3) I don't know (40%)3. For the second question, why did you choose the answer 2) or 3)? 1) I think I don't fit into my major (10%) 2) I have interest and aptitude in my major, but I
It is currently a topic of interest in the Keimyung University online community that a student gave a security guard a camp bed.The student is a Keimyung Engineering College student, and he wrote that the guard slept on a small desk not a bed.After writing about this situation, a camp bed was delivered in front of the night-duty room within a few days. It was that writer who bought bed for guard at his own expense.He stated that the reason he bought the gift at his own expense was, " I wanted to give him a beverage to cheer him up, but I thought he looked poor and a bed is better than a bevera
On December 22, a free semester system event was held by KMU. Its purpose was to advocate the free semester system and to improve public education across all schools.In this event, there were 20 experience booths which consisted of representative departments from each university. Through this experience, students considered their potentials and aptitude, and were able to have mentoring session and psychological tests. At this exhibition, achievements from students who have participated in the free semester system programs in 2016 were displayed. Also, at the free semester system conference of
It is an issue there are college students tried to improve relations between Korea and China about a ban Korean wave in China recently. Students are from Keimyung University and are attending a China Namgae University on an exchange scholarship. A few years ago, Korean celebrity's posters were found easily in Chinese campus because of the Korean wave. However, Because of the Korean THAAD deployment. The Chinese government declared a ban on the Korean wave. So, The Korean wave culture including K-Pop has disappeared. Students concerned with this problem, prepared an event to show a good image o
There is no future for people who forget history; history is important. In Yongsan, Seoul, there are many meaningful places related to Korean history. Therefore, the Gazette chose the National Museum of Korea, the War Memorial of Korea, and Haebangchon to learn more about Korean history. ● National Museum of KoreaThe first tour course in Yongsan is the National Museum of Korea. Opening hours are 9 A.M.~6 P.M. on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 9 A.M.~9 P.M. on Wednesday and Saturday, and 9 A.M.~7 P.M. on Sunday and holidays. The National Museum of Korea consists of six permanent exhibitions, a
●Director: Park Jung-woo●Genre: Drama & Thriller●Starring: Kim Nam-gil, Kim Ju-hyeon, Chung Jin-yeong etc.●Running Time: 136 minutesPandora, which is a Korean movie, premiered last December 7th, 2016. The director is Park Jung-woo, a famous storyteller who writes scenarios such as ‘Raid on Gas Station’, ‘NO.815’. In Pandora, he takes on the scenario, directing, and planning. Due to his great he made this movie over 4 years.The film is about a nuclear power plant accident modeled after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, so it makes people recall the accident that happened 5 years ago. The nuclear
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