Because my major is American Studies, I knew about this internship program working for the US Army in Korea. I thought it would give me not only a good experience but also improve my English ability in Korea. I cannot forget the interview with Ms. West, who was our intern coordinator, because I was really nervous, more excited than ever before, and afraid since I didn’t have enough information about it. In USAG (United States Army Garrison), there are many departments we can take part in: AFN Korea (Armed Forces Network Korea), SAS (School Age Services), USO (United Services Organizations), an
The College of Pharmacy of KMU will assign five more members from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, in 2012. This will enable KMU to select up to 30 freshmen this year. On January 1, the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology decided that 15 new pharmacy schools would be assigned additional entrance quotas from 5 to 10 for the upcoming 2012 spring enrollment season. In this regard, these 35 pharmacy schools will select 1,700 freshmen from 2012.The Ministry also announced that they will check before March whether they have completed other plans, such as the number of p
On December 30, Daegu Technopark KMU Center, which has achieved excellent results in full-time job creation through a youth intern system, received a citation from the Ministry of Employment and Labor in the 2010 Government Supporting Job Creation awards ceremony. Daegu TP KMU Center has tried to provide many jobs for young people and to change temporary positions to permanent positions since 2009. Consequently, the Center found 534 young people employment in medium-sized enterprises in Daegu, and 85.9% of six-month interns have found permanent positions. 33% of students in the internship prog
On 3 December, KMU 'From Idea' team was awarded the grand prize in the contest, 'The first Charm soju marketing & design company KUMBOKJU.' They got the 2,000,000 won scholarships with the marketing idea, 'Creating new brand value strategy of Charm soju.'The contest, aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, has held from October, 11 to October, 21. In the contest, 159 teams competed. Seven teams passed the initial screening, and the grand prize team was selected from a presentation.A KUMBOKJU official said, "We will reflect the local university participants' attentions and passion to our
Written by Soorin KimGenre: AutobiographyPublished in October 2008308 pagesIf someone asks you what your dream is, how do you answer? How does the writer and main character of this book, Soorin Kim, answer? Soorin Kim is a fearless young artist with passion and a challenging spirit. Ever since she was six years old, she has been using a camera and dreaming of being like Steven Meisel, who is a world-famous fashion photographer. This book reflects fashion, style, and the new generation’s feelings and desires to express their individualities. It is an essay which expresses some aspects of the yo
Name: Jernej Plut Nationality: SlovenianAge: 22 School: Faculty of Economics, University of LjubljanaMajor: Marketing1. Please introduce your hometown in Slovenia. Even though Slovenia is a small country it’s hard to properly introduce it in just a couple of sentences. Slovenia is a land of diversities and even a short trip of just an hour within it can make you believe that you have entered a completely new country. Cities by the coast can make you feel like you are in Italy and up north you can find small villages that resemble Alpine villages in Germany. However, for me the nicest part
Name: Olli NieminenNationality: FinnishMajor: Information and knowledge management School: University of Technology, Tampere1. Could you tell me why you came to Korea and how you chose Keimyung University?After high school I visited Asia, and from then on I’ve been interested in Asian countries and cultures. I wanted to come to Asia for exchange. I thought for a long time between Korea, Taiwan and India. Korea is little exotic in Finland. Some people know Japan and China, but Korea is stranger.I am the first student in Keimyung from my university, so I didn’t hear anything about KMU. I wanted
The KMU taekwondo team participated in the 2010 Polish Open International Taekwondo Championships as Korean representatives. All the members won prizes. The seven KMU representatives won four gold medals, one silver medal, and two bronze medals. About 400 athletes from Azerbaijan and many European countries participated. In addition, after the contest finished, Professor Lee Seon-jang taught taekwondo theory and practical skills at a seminar for members of the Polish national team and coaches and some other European countries’ taekwondo coaches.
On September 28, the Department of Taekwondo revealed that ten students will be dispatched to the taekwondo center located in the gym of the Public Security Bureau in Vietnam.The Keimyung students will stay for 12 weeks from October in Vietnam and teach taekwondo and the Korean language to agents of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, students, and Hanoi citizens.In February 2009, Keimyung University signed an M.O.U. with the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam in regard to cooperation for exchanging performers and athletic directors. Officers and taekwondo performers of the Ministr
It’s not easy to communicate with lots of people using different languages in the global era. However, we can communicate with people from a variety of nations through hand gestures and actions. Body language is a nonverbal communication method, and it includes facial expressions and gestures. Here are a variety of simple hand gestures to communicate with foreigners. There are many more hand gestures. Many countries have similar hand gestures, but there are also many different meanings. Knowing some hand gestures can be helpful for us to understand other cultures. Knowing what the gestures me
On August 13, Keimyung University College of Fashion, with the help of Daegu Digital Industry Promotion Agency (DIP), became the first local university to start using Internet Protocol Television (IPTV).KMU has been broadcasting some of the services provided by the Dept. of Fashion Design and the Dept. of Textile Design via IPTV. The departments already have been providing Internet-based e-learning and developing new teaching methods using IPTV services to apply to a new generation which is familiar with digital culture. It has been cooperating with Daegu Digital Industry Promotion Agency (DIP
Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone (DGFEZ) selected Keimyung University as a performer for the International Cultural Industrial District in Daemyeong-dong, Namgu, Daegu which is one of the 11 international cultural industry districts. Keimyung University and DGFEZ announced that they made an agreement called a 'Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation about International Cultural Industry Development District'.According to the agreement, DGFEZ will designate Keimyung University as a development practitioner and by 2014 complete the development of the international cultural industry distric
On June 9, Jin Young-hwan, the President of Samick THK, donated 2 billion won for Keimyung University students. President Jin said, “I know that many students give up studying because of poverty-stricken family circumstances. I hope that students overcome the poor economic situations and I want to help students to make a step forward to their dreams.” President Jin has developed Samick THK into one of the best companies in Korea. He has a passion for technology development and thinks of his staff as his family members. He also is respected for his management philosophy and for his ability and
The purpose of this system is to develop teachers’ teaching ability and methods. Students, parents, and fellow teachers evaluate the teacher’s overall educational activities. The introduction of the system was discussed in 2000, and the MEST (Ministry of Education & Science Technology) began conducting model operations at 48 schools in 2005. The system has been in operation in all elementary, middle, and high schools since March 2010.ProA teacher evaluation system started at all elementary, middle, and high schools in March this year, but the issue remains hotly in dispute. I will demonstrate
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