Kwak Sung-woo, a professor from the Dept. of Electronic Engineering, along with Prof. Yang Jeong-min from the Catholic University of Daegu, was congratulated at IEEM (International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management) 2010, which was held in December at the Venetian Macao Hotel. IEEM, which is held by IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), is an international symposium which gathers global experts of industrial, management, and reliability engineering to exchange scholarships through a keynote address, presentation, and a high-tech industry exhibi
Earlier this year, KMU got permission to establish the College of Pharmacy from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. In the first recruitment of new students for the College of Pharmacy, the competition rate was 11.4 to 1.According to the KMU Admissions Team, 285 people applied for the College of Pharmacy, which has an entrance quota of 25 students. The entrance quota for the Dept. of Pharmacy was 15, and 167 people applied. The competition rate was 11.1 to 1. Of the 15 successful applicants, the Dept. of Pharmacy will recruit 5 students from the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area through a sp
Christmas is only three weeks away. What special things can we do at Christmas time in Daegu? ① Volunteer work: be a Santa for your lonely neighborsVisit children who live with a single parent or their grandparents, or are handicapped. Then, give presents, play together and have a good time. Applications are accepted for the first five hundred people on a Cyworld club (http://club.cyworld.com/santadg). ② “SOUL FEVER”: Browneyed soul concert in Daegu* Date and time: 2010. 12. 24 (8PM) ~ 25 (7PM)* Place: EXCO (Daegu Exhibition & Convention Center) 5th floor* Fee: VIP seats at 110,000 won, R seat
On November 25, the 8th Kemmy Awards was held in Bauer Hall multimedia room. The students, who are taking a Communication English class and were recommended by their professor, could participate in this competition.Communication English class professors judged the competition. The judges where looking for creativity, good preparation, good delivery, and a clear structure. Fourteen students participated. They chose a subject and gave a five minute presentation about it. The subjects chose topics such as the butterfly effect, airway obstruction, and differences between the sexes. Some students p
On October 12, Hyun In-taek, the Minister of Unification, gave a special lecture titled “The Present State of the Relationship between North and South Korea and Future of the Korean Peninsula” in room 100, Smith Hall, in Keimyung University.The lecture started after a brief greeting and introduction of the speaker by Keimyung President Synn. The minister gave the reunification of Germany as an example and explained that we should prepare for a gradual and peaceful unification. In addition, he said we should prepare for the cost to unification and seek other countries agreement.Afterwards, ther
On September 9, Keimyung University and TaeguTec signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding). The contents of the MOU consist of customized job training, management innovation, improvement in quality, cooperation with cultivating specialists, exchange of professors, preferential hiring for graduate students, educational provision, and equipment support.A special lecture by Moshe Sharon, the CEO of TaeguTec, was held in the audio-visiual room in Hengso Museum. After the greeting and introduction of the speaker by Keimyung President Synn, Moshe Sharon gave a lecture, titled, “The choice is eithe
The 10th Miryang Summer Performing Arts Festival was held from July 22 to August 1. The closing ceremony had the performance The Empire of the Sun and the awards ceremonies for the young theater directors’ competition and the university students acting competition. KMU students from the Department of Theater Arts were awarded the first prize and best actor prize for the musical Like a Star. They had a favorable evaluation for continuity and singing ability by the judges and audience. They received a trophy and one million won. Park Jung-woo (sophomore, Department of Theater Arts) was awarded t
On June 26, Professor Lee Esther (Department of Music Production) appeared on the panel in 'Sisa Gwangjang' of Daegu MBC. The topic was 'What are the necessary conditions for the success of the Daegu International Musical Festival (DIMF)?' Park In-sun (Director of the musical Monte Cristo), musical actress Cha Ji-yeon (cast member Mercedes in Monte Cristo), and Bae Sung-hyuk (leader of the executive committee of DIMF) also made guest appearances on this program.Many subjects were discussed including what the attractions of musicals are and what are the necessary conditions for to make Daegu a
On May 20, the Korea Immigration Service selected Keimyung University as a recipient of a Prime Ministerial Citation for social integration of a multi-cultural society at the 3rd Together Day. Prime Ministerial Citations were given to four organizations, and the Maeil Shinmun and Keimyung University were selected in Daegu.Together Day started in 2007. Its purpose is to help society and people from diverse nations or cultural backgrounds understand and respect one other. This year, the awards ceremony was held in Seoul Plaza. Around six hundred people, including the prime minister, ministers of
Do you remember the red waves made by the Red Devils at the Korea/Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup? I can’t believe it’s been 8 years already and the South Africa 2010 World Cup is only days away. The Red Devils are the official Korean national soccer team supporters. They started as an online club in 1995. They were active in earnest in the France 1998 World Cup and became known to everybody at the Korea/Japan 2002 World Cup. The Red Devils got the name when the foreign press called the red uniformed Korean team “Red Furies” at the Mexico 1983 World Youth Championship, where the Korean team advanced
Written by Kim Jung-ranGenre: SportsPublished in September 2009255 pagesOn March 27, the 2010 Korea professional baseball season started. Since Korea won in baseball in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and advanced to the final at the 2009 WBC (World Baseball Classic), many more people have become interested in baseball. Over one million spectators have watched the 2010 professional baseball games so far. Baseball is particularly popular in Busan. 'A woman who knows baseball' is written by Kim Jung-ran, Sports Seoul baseball female editor. She didn't have any knowledge of baseball initially, but as s
KMU students Park Sang-yong, Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Kyung-kwon, and Park Jung-min (Dept. of Industrial Design) received the bronze award at IDEA (International Design Excellence Awards), a prestigious design competition. IDEA is known as one of the world’s top three design awards along with Germany’s IF Design Awards and Red Dot.Their award-winning work “Rony Pony Iron” is an iron which can prevent fire and injury through carelessness. It has a simple, convenient, and safe design.Park Sang-yong said, “Innovative design usually comes from thinking about the small problems around us. After graduatin
No.140Written by Prof. David Lyons / Drawn by KMG Reporter An Da-som
At least once, you might have been to Gyeongju to see historic sites or go on a picnic. The Gazette would like to recommend some wonderful places where you and your friends can enjoy by bicycle.① Gyeongju Ch'oe Family Residence ● Address: 69 Gyo-dong, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do● Tel: 054-779-6061Gyeongju Ch'oe Family Residence was the Gyeongju Ch’oes’ main family living area. It was built around 1700. It consisted of Mungan-Chae, Sarang-Chae, An-Chae, a shrine, and a storeroom. Originally, it had 99 rooms, but Sarang-Chae and a separate house were burned in 1970. Now, only the foundation st
The Graduate School of Policy Studies started the “Keimyung and Yuhan-Kimberly NPO (Non Profit Organization) Leadership Course” to train the next generation of female local community leaders on March 24.This program is for women who have experience in a civic group in the Youngnam area. As part of the Scholarship Program for Female NGO Leaders of the Future, it is supported by the Korea Foundation for Women and Yuhan-Kimberly. The Graduate School of Policy Studies was selected to supervise the organization of this program.Twelve experts and scholars will participate in this program as instruct