Cheongna Hill Station is a subway station on Daegu Metro Line 2 and 3, located in Dongsandong, Jung-gu, Daegu. The area is famous for several attractions that are closely related to Daegu’s modern history. It is a popular attraction for tourists as it is packed with places of historical and cultural value. Let’s take a closer look at the major attractions around Cheongna Hill Station. Cheongna Hill Cheongna Hill is named after Cheongna Hill Station. It is an area where missionaries settled in Daegu during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and Korea’s first Western-style hospitals and hou
Seven books authored by Keimyung University professors have been selected as 2024 Excellent Academic Books by the National Academy of Sciences of Korea. The selected books include two in the humanities and also two in the social sciences, and three in the natural sciences. The excellent academic book project publishes about 300 academic books every year. These books will be distributed to university libraries across Korea starting in October. sumin8101g@hanmail.net
A volunteer program took place in Hanoi and Da Nang, Vietnam, from August 12th to 21st. The main activities included cultural volunteering with Taekwondo, traditional Korean dance, and offering educational support for high school students. There were also cultural exchange events and study abroad information sessions. In the case of this volunteer work, 43 people, including professors were dispatched to the volunteer program. sumin8101g@hanmail.net
On August 27th, Keimyung University held a retirement ceremony for long-serving faculty and staff. The staff retirement ceremony was held at Hengso Museum, where three staff members, including Mr. Park Jong-man, retired. President Synn Il-hi expressed his gratitude for their contributions. The faculty retirement ceremony took place at Ui-yang Hall, where six professors, including Professor Kim Yeon-ok, retired. Professor Yoo Ok-hee, expressed her deep gratitude to all colleagues and university officials in her speech. sumin8101g@hanmail.net
The 2024 Bridge to Keimyung Camp was held from July 9th to 27th. The camp was divided into two sessions. The first session was attended by invitees from external organizations, while the second session included students from partner institutions. These partner students came from various countries. Both sessions featured campus tours and departmental briefings. During the first session, various videos were filmed for production purposes. In the second session, additional activities were included the students' interests, including wearing Hanbok, Samulnori (traditional Korean music), Taekwondo,
Q. What role did you take as a volunteer leader? First, we took care of the safety and health of our students. Second, we cooperated and communicated with the local principals, school teachers, public officials, and residents. Third, we provided them with guidance on their lives. With pride in Keimyung University, I also gave them seminars on how students should live in order to be happy and successful in their school and social lives. Q. Which part did you focus on and guide them? It helped to flexibly and frictionlessly organize the relationship between the teachers and the students. It also
Q. Could you briefly introduce your activities in Ethiopia? There are three main categories of overseas service in Ethiopia: cultural service, educational service, and hard work. Cultural service refers to performing in a month-long performance that we have prepared,and educational service refers to teaching students, and finally hard work refers to repairing aging facilities. In particular, in the case of educational service, a local interpreter was in the middle of interpretingwhat we are teaching. It was a special experience for these local interpreters because they were volunteered by the
My name is Kim Do-young from the Department of Psychology at Keimyung University. I would like to share with you my exchange student experience at Pasau University in Germany. Pasau University is a university located in Pasau, Bavaria, Germany and is one of the youngest universities in Bavaria and was establishmed in 1973. As it is so new, it has one of the most modern campuses in Bavaria. It consists of five departments: the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Business Economics and Information Systems, the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences, the Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics
An event was held to celebrate International Women's Day at the International Lounge on March 11th, 2024. Many students participated and received flowers and played games. In addition, it was an opportunity to socialize with students from various countries by taking group pictures. I hope there will be an opportunity for many students to participate in future Women's Day events. The students who participated said, “It was an unforgettable memories that I have ever had, and also great opportunity to participate in. I hope there are more programs that foreign students can enjoy in.” Also, other
Prof. Shin Sang-heun / Department of International Commerce Q. You are known as one of the professors who eat vegetarian food., What is your motivation to eat vegetarian food? A. There are people who usually take a lot of time to go vegan, but I didn't. It took me just 30 minutes to decide to go vegan. Now when I look at my smartphone wallpaper, I see a picture of a monkey with a chain around its neck. This picture made me think a lot about what humans are doing to animals, so I immediately stopped eating meat. It's been seven years. Q. Have you had any difficulties since you became vegan? A.
Yeon-soo Oh / Department of Psychology Q. Please tell me briefly about the allergy you are experiencing. A. Yes, I am allergic to cucumbers. Q. What is the biggest inconvenience you've had with your cucumber allergy? A. It was more uncomfortable than I thought that whenever I ordered food with cucumbers in it, such as cold noodles or kimbap, I had to tell them to remove cucumbers. I feel sorry to say that every time, and I think it's uncomfortable to say that when I'm busy. Q. Then, what kind of physical reaction do you have when your allergy comes up? A. Starting with my lips and face, I get
KELI is a dormitory in Keimyung University that started in 2002. The dorm is unique as more than 80 people from various countries are staying in this dormitory. The style of the dormitory is one Korean student and one foreign student in each room. The students can share many things through living together, such as their thoughts, ideas, language and etc. For example, Korean students can learn about other languages and their interesting culture, and foreign students can learn about Korean culture. There is, however, they have important rule: “They can only use English. If they use Korean in dor
The completion of 125th Anniversary Fountain was celebrated at a ceremony. The fountain was completed as part of the 125th anniversary celebration and was attended by faculty, students, and guests representing the city. The fountain will be a permanent fixture in Daemyung campus. Everyone is looking forward to our new campus story and 125th anniversary celebration as well.
Keimyung University was selected for the 2024 International Cooperation Leading University Development Support Project promoted by the Ministry of Education. The International Cooperation Leading University Development Support Project is the Ministry of Education's representative project to support the development of higher education in recipient countries by jointly utilizing the academic resources and educational capabilities of the university. Keimyung University, was selected for the project in recognition of its experience in international development cooperation projects and the feasibil
Prior to this issue, we had an interview with Jeong Man-joo, head of the computer development team, about the Edward English version system in school. We tried to solve the complaints of foreign students about the Edward English version and asked some words on behalf of the readers. However, the first thing you need to know is that the Edward system is a system that inputs words into the system, not translations. The computer development team was aware of the inconvenience of international students in the English version of the Edward system. The route to it was diverse, including the communit