Beginning with Argentina’s first woman president Isabel Martinez , female politicians have increased around the world. Male dominance in politics is still high, but the gap is closing due to the increased rate of female leaders. Before, few opportunities existed for women, but now they are becoming representatives at every level of government, and even president or prime minister. With the extension of women’s rights and the development of social atmosphere, women have been able to increasingly participate in politics. Of course women support women as candidates to be the leader of a party. Bu
●Kyi Phyu Aung KGSP student 1. Please introduce yourself. My name is Kyi Phyu Aung. I am 24 years old. I graduated from the University of Foreign Languages in Yangong. Before I came to Korea, I had a job in a shipping company in Myanmar.2. How did you come to Korea? Even though I had a good job, I wanted to upgrade my skills. Then, I started attending a logistics management institution. One of the professors there recommended KGSP, so I came here.3. In your country, is the military government still going on? No. Myanmar used to be a military government. Because of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar bec
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●Stephany Masias Hernandez from Costa Rica Majoring in Korean Language at Keimyung University 1. Please introduce yourself. My name is Stephanie, and I am 30 years old. I am from Costa Rica in Central America. I live in Alajuela City. My major is international business and rural education. I am here in Korea as a Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) student. I have to study Korean at Keimyung University for a year, and then I will move to Seoul to study my major for two years.2. Please introduce your country. My country is located in Central America. We speak Spanish. My capital city i
The Ministry of Education announced that Keimyung University (KMU) was selected for CORE, the acronym for COllege of humanities Research and Education. Seven universities in the capital and nine regional universities were selected. CORE is the first financial support for research and education in colleges of humanities. This initiative was made to overcome the low popularity and the low employment rate of humanities majors. The Ministry of Education will give a total of 60 billion won under CORE to revitalize and strengthen humanities departments. In Daegu, only Keimyung University and Kyungpo
A special lecture about the Qualcomm Institute Global Work Experience Program was held at the College of Engineering on March 15. This special lecture was mainly for students who are in the Departments of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Game & Mobile Contents. In addition, 15 students who participated in this program last summer vacation also attended this lecture. This time, Professor Ramesh Rao from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCSD (University of California, San Diego) was the speaker.Professor Rao said, “Making an air pollution sensor applicati
Graduation of International Studies students Graduates throwing their graduation caps in the air A joyful new graduate
Korea University will abolish scholarships for honor students in 2016. However, there are some differing views about the abolition of the scholarships.Pro In Korea University, scholarships for honor students will disappear from 2016. Kora University President Yum Jae-ho said he will remove scholarships for honor students and extend scholarships for low-income students. I support Korea University's decision. First, scholarships for honor students can reduce equal opportunities in education. According to the Higher Education in Korea Website, in the Seoul area, the average school fee is about 6.
A skills program for professors was held at Hotel Inter-Burgo from February 2 to 3. The main topic of this program was how to make good teaching materials. The instructor was Choi Young-su from the Korea Presentation Center.The program focused on making materials with PowerPoint and editing video materials. The first day’s topic was PowerPoint. Choi Young-su taught 5 ways to help improve lecture quality and create effective PPT materials. The second day’s topic was editing and creating video materials. He taught how to save and edit videos from YouTube. 39 professors from Keimyung University p
Keimyung University helped local people in the Philippines from January 21 for 10 days. The team from Keimyung University included a professor from Fashion Design, a volunteer from Caritas, and 4 students from Fashion Design. They headed to Negros Islandin the Philippines. They taught local people how to make products and sell them.Keimyung University visited Negros Island before with 34 students from July 5 to 18, 2015. They built a new elementary school and improved the learning environment for students. This was the second visit of Keimyung University.The Fashion Design students taught loca
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
A professor talking about Christmas in Germany A student translating German into Korean Students learning about Christmas in Germany
A lecture about an old book owned by KMU Dongsan Library was held in Daegu Metropolitan Central Library on November 11. It was free to Daegu citizens who had an interest in tradition and culture. The topic was “Daegu history and culture through Nakjae Ilgi.” Professor Park Young-ho from Kyungpook National University lectured.Nakjae Ilgi is a diary which recorded the true experiences of Seo Sa-won. It tells stories about the Japanese invasion of Korea from 1592 to 1596. It has valuable historical records of the Daegu area during the invasion. Because it has many historical records, we can study
Period: May 30 ~ Oct. 18Place: Daegu Art MuseumArtist: Yinka Shonibre MBEPrice: 5000 won for adult Yinka Shonibare’s art works were exhibited at Daegu Art Museum from May 30 to October 18. Yinka Shonibare was born in London in 1962 as a Nigerian-English person. He suffered from a rare disease which gave him a disability, but he still studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art and Goldsmiths College in London. He was also awarded the decoration of Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2010. He was raised in white society, so he usually deals with art works about Euro-cen
The second Student Accountancy Competition for university students was held on July 1 at the Korean Chamber of Commerce & Industry National Qualification Exams Center. 1000 people in 125 teams from 78 different universities participated. Kang Hye-won, Kwon An-na, Kim Su-hyun, Kim Su-ho, Ro Kyung-taek, Seo Da-yeon, and Seo Sang-wook teamed up for the team competition. They won the first prize, the Minister of Strategy and Finance Award. In addition, Kang Hye-won received the grand prize in the individual competition, and Seo Da-yeon and Kwon An-na received runner-up prizes. The Student Accounta
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