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Climatus College, Climate Change Communication Platform for MZ Generation

We are now in an unprecedented era of the climate crisis. Everyone knows the seriousness, but lots of people do not know how to act. For those people, this article introduces ‘Climatus College’, which is a climate change communication platform for the MZ (Millennials& Generation Z) generation. [Climatus College] Climatus College is a compound word of the two words of “Homo Climatus” and “College”. The word “Climatus” means "Homo Climatus" for humans who adapt to changing climates, and the word “College” means that citizens can realize the learning necessary for life. As one of the projects
How much do we know about microplastics?

[The process of making microplastics] As the production and consumption of disposable products increase, the seriousness of environmental pollution caused by plastic waste is increasing. If such plastic is less than 5mm in size, it is called microplastic. There are many other problems that arise from its small size. We are too insensitive to the use of these plastics. Especially in the case of microplastics, people almost don't care more because they are invisible. Microplastics also occur when washing clothes made of synthetic fibers, and they also occur when automobile tires are worn out. St
South Korea’s Presidential Election: Youth Politics

On March 9, South Korea’s new president will be elected. Obviously, this race has important implications for South Korea’s society, economy, and democracy. Then, what do you focus on when casting a vote to a candidate? Is there a specific standard? If not, focus on youth politics of each candidate with this issue. In the presidential debate, major four candidates agreed that fairness of society was not guaranteed for youth. But each candidate came up with a different solution. First of all, there are two front-runners- Lee Jae-myung and Yoon Suk-yeol. Lee is the presidential candidate of the r

Continuing Racial Discrimination, Stop Asian Hate

-Increasing Asian Hate Crimes, Why? There are many hate crimes related to race around the world. COVID-19, which began in 2020, has caused great pain to the world. The virus originated in China, which made China the target of global criticism. Asian countries near China are also suffering from serious hate crimes. Since 2020, when the COVID-19 epidemic began, hate crimes against Asians have continued to increase, but there is no clear solution. In addition, experts say that the ‘white supremacy’ movement that spread in the U.S. during former President Donald Trump's tenure also affected anti-A

The Way We Should Go, Green New Deal

Introduction of Green New Deal Green New Deal is a compound word of Green and New Deal. At this point, the New Deal refers to an economic policy promoted by President Roosevelt of the United States to overcome the Great Depression in 1930. Green New Deal refers to sustainable development centered on the environment and people, referring to a policy that increases employment and investment while converting the current fossil fuel-oriented energy into new and renewable energy. In other words, it is a policy that induces economic stimulus and employment promotion through investment in the environ

Two weeks with Africa: 2021 Africa Week & Model African Union Assembly

Every year, there is a unique week with Africa. The Korea-Africa Foundation (KAF) held the ‘2021 Africa Week’ cultural event with the ‘African Group of Ambassadors in Korea’ to mark an Africa Day (25th of May). KAF was established in June 2018 as an affiliation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea (MOFA), with the mission of promoting genuine partnership with the African continent in political, economic, cultural, academic and other areas. Also, KAF aims to serve as a platform for collaboration between the private and public sectors, strengthen exchange and cooperation with African coun

New 2021, New Keimyung

Keimyung University started the new 2021 school year by holding an entrance ceremony on February 26. Because of COVID-19, the entrance ceremony was held with a minimum number of people and then a video of the event was released online. There was an oath from the freshmen representative, and there was a scholarship certificate ceremony. In the president’s welcome speech, President Synn Il-hi emphasized that students should start standing alone and learn how to think for themselves and judge correctly. It is the first step toward growing up as intellectuals. Keimyung University opened various ty

The Inauguration of Dr. Synn Il-hi as the 12th President of Keimyung University

Keimyung University held its 12th presidential inauguration ceremony last July. Dr. Synn Il-hi took office as the 12th president for another four-year term, which ends July 2024. The inauguration ceremony was held at the Adams Chapel of KMU and was broadcast for those who were unable to attend due to COVID-19. He has set the record for the longest tenured university president, holding the post for 32 years. While serving as a professor in Keimyung University's Department of German Language and Literature, he first took the responsibility as president in 1978 when Keimyung was promoted to a uni

The Way of Sustainable life and Minimalism

These days, minimalism has become a common way of life. People who become minimalists want to be refreshed by changing their physical environments so that they contain fewer possessions. In other words, they seek just a simple life. Living this lifestyle not only means not buying or owning things that you don’t need but also getting rid of unnecessary things. If minimalists need to buy something, they buy high-quality products that will last a long time, even if those goods are expensive. There are several reasons why minimalism is emerging in our lives. First, it’s a reaction to the fact that

InProfSS: International Professors and Students Semester

This year marks the 120th anniversary of our university. One of the ways to celebrate it was making an International Professor and Students Semester called ‘InProfSS’ and leading KMU’s internationalization. The foundation of Keimyung University was established by a few foreigners on an American Presbyterian mission. Now, Keimyung University has 144 foreign professors, 11 percent of its 1,294 professors. The nationalities of the international professors are various, coming from 30 countries around the world. Every major has more than one foreigner professor. There are also 2,133 foreign student

Covert 'Sale of Classes', Not Covert Anymore

Most Korean Universities, including our university, use aregistering system that has a first-come first-served basis because it isthought to be the fairestsystem. However, the systemis not fair to students now. Because a classschedule made at the beginning of a semesterdominates campuslife throughout that whole semester,studentsshould devote their best efforts to make their schedule as goodas possible. To get a greatschedule,studentsstarted traffickingin classes. ‘Everytime’ is an application of KMU’s anonymous socialcommunity. Users talk about everything from campus life to their general liv

#BOYCOTTJAPAN in Korea : Endless Conflict Between Nations

Since last July, you may have frequently seen #BOYCOTTJAPAN and #NOJAPAN on Korean social networks. The relationship between Korea and Japan has always been precarious because of their history. Koreans’ #BOYCOTTJAPAN started for almost the same reason, history. Last October, the Korean Supreme Court ordered a Japanese steel company who exploited Korean workers during the Japanese colonial period to pay each Korean victim of forced labor at that time a 100 million won in damages. The Japanese government lodged an appeal, but the Korean government ignored it. Last July, the Japanese Ministry of