These days, it is quite chilly and windy outside. We look at people’s clothes anticipating winter. Are you tired because of the same monotonous routines? At a time like this, do you have the sudden desire to go on a trip? If so, perhaps you should check out the Suamgol Mural Village? The Suamgol Mural Village, located in Su-Dong, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk Province, it used to be a shantytowns where poor people lived during the Korean War. Starting in 2008, this place was transformed into the splendid Mural Paintings Village by local artists supported by a public art project. Because of the m
●Seo HO-joon(Deputy Director in KODIT)The Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) is a public financial institution. KODIT leads the balanced development of the national economy by extending credit guarantees to promising SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) whose credit rating is bad. I interviewed Seo Ho-joon, who is a deputy director in KODIT.1. Please introduce yourself and the section you work in.The Strategic Research Department, which I work in, improves departmental systems to help staff work efficiently.2. Please tell me to how you got this job.Before getting this job, I worked in th
The Gori Nuclear Power Plant is located in Gori, a suburban village in Busan. It is an oldest nuclear power plant and expected to permanently shut down in June 2017. However There are still different views about Gori power plant.ProThe National Energy Commission, which determines major energy policies, held a meeting on June 13. It was held to decide whether to close the Gori No. 1 nuclear power plant or not. They decided to close the Gori plant in Busan in June 2017. However, the opposition to the closure of Gori power plant insists that the Gori plant is safe. Nonetheless, Gori nuclear power
●Kim Yeong-eon, Department of English Language and LiteratureThe Cross-Cultural Awareness Program is a cultural exchange program in which people can learn about foreign cultures without traveling abroad. This program was started in September 1997 by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO supported by the Ministry of Education to share the cultures of different countries. Keimyung University started the program in November 2005. I will introduce the CCAP program through an interview with Kim Yeong-eon, a volunteer in CCAP.1. Please introduce yourself and CCAPMy name is Kim Yeong-eon. CCAP is
KODIT is the abbreviation of the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund. The government felt an institution was necessary to support small and medium-sized enterprises. Therefore, the government founded KODIT in 1976. Financial clerks in KODIT do various work to support small and medium-sized companies.RoleThe main work of KODIT is to guarantee small and medium-sized enterprises because they have weaker ability to repay debt than big companies. If a company applies for a guarantee to KODIT, financial clerks plan how to investigate whether the company is eligible for a guarantee. After planning, they coll
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CongratulationsChoi Gi-woon(Freshman, Dept. of Computer Engineering)Lee Gyu-lim(Sophomore, Dept. of Journalism & Visual Communication)Choi Yeon-jeong(Sophomore, Dept. of Polictcs Science and Doplomacy)
On July 21, the government enacted the Humanism Education Promotion Act, which makes it mandatory for local governments and schools to have character education. In 2015, Keimyung University established the Keimyung Character Education Center to help students develop morally and socially. The Gazette will introduce the Keimyung Character Education Center.● The Keimyung Character Education CenterThe Keimyung Character Education Center was established in March 2015. The main focus of this institution is helping students to build an upright character and to contribute to character education’s deve
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A whirling dervish performance and Sufism workshop was held on November 11 at KMU Haedam Concert Hall. Gyeongsangbuk-do province and KMU Center for Silk Road and Central Asia jointly hosted the workshop to introduce Sufism (mystical thought of Islam). The event comprised a special lecture and a sema performance by a Turkish whirling dervish (semazen) dance team. The performance consisted of a recitation of a tradition poem, playing a ney (bamboo pipe from the Middle East) and a saz (stringed instrument), and Sufi dance. The Sufi dance was the highlight of the performance. The dancers wearing l
On November 27, the Keimyung Cantata Recital was held at the Keimyung Art Center. The Keimyung Cantata is a musical work created to commemorate the 115th anniversary of Keimyung University. The main pieces were composed based on Jang Ok-Kwan’s poems. Jang Ok-Kwan is a Fine Arts professor at Keimyung University. The whole recital is composed of nine different pieces performed by several talented musicians. It starts with the brass instrument ensemble and continues with the aria of the soprano, tenor, and the baritone. The recital ends with the famous and elegant Beethoven’s Symphony #9. Through
A guest lecture by Kishimi Ichiro, the author of the best seller Courage to be Disliked, was held at KMU’s College of Business Administration on November 13. The theme of the lecture was a message that he hopes to convey to young people about philosophies of life.Kishimi Ichiro believes that “We should not be afraid to be hated by others. If you are hated by someone, it is proof that you live by your own rules.” His ideas about relationships are based on the psychology of Adler. He also gave students under stress due to human relationships caused by harsh competition a variety of good advice.H
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