Falling in Love with a “Young world”(“Young World” is the slogan of Yeongwol-gun) Yeongwol-gun is an area of culture with beautiful natural resources and cultural remains. It's located in southern Gangwon-do. I visited Yeongwol-gun from November 1 to 2. The maple leaves were awesome and still colorful even at the end of fall. Let's look around Yeongwol-gun's famous places: Seonam village, Cheongryeongpo, Gwanpungheon, and Jangneung. Seonam village is popular because it's shaped like the Korean peninsula (Hanban-do). Seogang River's clean water flows around Seonam village. It is similar to the
According to Internet research on adults, more than sixty percent of people answered that they would go backpacking if they returned to their twenties. Backpacking is a privilege of university students. Through backpacking, they can learn independence. Therefore, nowadays, many students write about their backpacking experience on a job application. No more than one month is left until 2008 summer vacation. How about making plans for your summer backpacking trip with the Gazette?PreparationEssential: passport, visa, credit card, cash, backpack, small bag, clothes, hat, medical supplies, camera,
At 12 p.m. on May 27, Keimyung University Board of Directors met at the Daemyung campus library to elect the new president of the university. As expected, the board appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors Synn Il-hee as the 9th president of the university. President-elect Synn received a PhD in German language and literature and has held professorships in Yonsei University and Keimyung University. He was first elected president at the age of 38 and also previously served as the 4th to 9th presidents from 1988 to 2004. He has been chairman of the Board of Directors since 2005. He will take
Nowadays, we can easily see many articles dealing with the lack of scholastic ability of university students. According to Internet research results, it is reported that more than thirty five percent of university students in Korea can't write their names in Chinese characters and they can't even solve a simple equation problem which is in the fourth grade elementary school textbook. To prevent the current decline in the scholastic achievement of university students, in the case of Seoul National University, passing the "basic scholastic ability test for freshmen" is required for new students
English has power as the lingua franca in this world, and a lot of people study English. Keimyung University, with more than fifty years’ history since its foundation, has attracted lots of people who want to study foreign languages compared with other universities in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area. The Keimyung Gazette visited the International Affairs Office and the Foreign Language Institute where studying foreign languages is highlighted. International Affairs Office The International Affairs Office provides global programs which encourage Keimyung students to explore many possibilities toward t
The Gazette recently met KMU foreign student, Dimi-SH. His father is Italian and his mother is Iranian. He can speak five languages: English, Iranian, Italian, Turkish, and Korean. He graduated from KMU with a Bachelor of ETrade in 2006 and then entered the Department of Electronics Engineering to study more. He is a junior now. He is also a Live TBC Today TV reporter. Let's meet him.1. What do you think about Korea? I think Korea is a very secure country. When I first came here, I stayed at a hotel in Seoul. At midnight, I went outside to buy beers and I saw some juveniles walking around the
No.124Written by Prof. Peter Daley / Drawn by Reporter Kim Hye-bin
Odong Island is a famous place in Yeosu, Jeollanamdo. Once, there were many paulownia trees on the island. Therefore, people called it Odong Island. Now, it is also called Dongbaek Island because camellia trees are widespread.The island’s shape was originally a small rabbit, but now it is connected to the land by a breakwater 768m long. Therefore, you can get there by walking. You also can get there by the Dongbaek train (a small train made for the island’s tourists) and a motorboat to the island from the island’s gate.There are various evergreen trees and wildflowers on the island. It is usef
Ko Un, a poet, giving a talk.
5th Global International Internship Congress Opening Ceremony in the International Conference Hall
The Keimyung Gazette wants 25th Cub Reporter
What was the most challenging moment of your life? Challenge is a very important thing to do. We will meet one man who is very challenging. The Gazette interviewed Kim Ju-bum, the 37th General Student Council president of KMU, who graduated from the Department of Public Administration in 2002. Now he is an assemblyman of Dalseo-gu and the youngest assemblyman in Korea.1. How did you become an assemblyman of Dalseo-gu?To tell the truth, I wanted to study film in university. However, my family opposed studying film. Therefore, I entered KMU's Department of Public Administration. However, I got m