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The Humanities Creativity Fusion Lounge

The humanities creativity fusion lounge on the first floor of the Yeongam Hall of Keimyung University’s Seongseo Campus is part of a university innovation support project. It is a multipurpose innovation space created by remodeling the existing self-study room and is open to students from the opening of the 2022 school year. It has been transformed from an existing stuffy and closed reading room-type learning space to an open space which is centered on students. The humanities creativity fusion lounge is expected to establish itself as a convergence space for communication, collaboration, and
York St John University

Let me introduce you to the school that is our sister school. In this second semester, Some Keimyung University students will live as exchange students in this school. The University of York St. John (YSJ) is a public university in the tourist city of York in the north of England. This university has various majors such as education, language, environment, management, fashion, and games design, so students have a wide range of choices. An important aspect of this school is that majors related to Koreans have opened: Korean , Intercultural Communication and Linguistics, and Korean have opened.
The Comparative Course Program Designing Contest

The Comparative Course Program Designing Contest was held in the first semester of 2022. The contest was held for undergraduate students at Keimyung University, and the first application period was from April 27th to May 10th. The contest was for teams to make a specific proposal for either a new comparative course for university, or to make suggestions to improve a current comparative course program. The contest was a team competition and all participating teams had to be composed of between 2 to 4 people. While students on a leave of absence and prospective graduates can participate, they co

KMU International Lounge Movie Day

On Wednesday, May 4th the KMU International Lounge held the first Movie Day in years. A Movie Day is an event held by the KMU International Lounge where the students can watch movies from different countries and learn about that country’s culture. A few days before the event, the International Lounge asked visitors to write down the movies that they want to watch on a whiteboard, and the chosen movie was Deadpool. The Lounge plans to hold this event on a weekly basis on Wednesdays at 2 pm. Starting with the second Movie Day, the event will be integrated into another of the Lounge’s programmes

A Welcoming Concert for Freshmen

The opening ceremony for Keimyung University's general organization and the welcoming concert for freshmen were held on April 28, 2022 at the Seong-seo Campus. The welcome concert for freshmen was organized by CALLA the KMU student council. Although many aspects were restricted due to COVID-19, it was the first event held at the schools as national distancing rules eased. Although the social-distance rules were eased, there were restrictions on the operation of designated seats by the university, mandatory wearing of masks, and body temperature measurement before admission. This was conducted

Cross-Cultural Awareness Programme (KMU-CCAP)

The Keimyung University Cross-Cultural Awareness Programme (KMU-CCAP) is a programmes held by the Center for International Affairs. The Center for International Affairs set up several groups consisting of a Cultural Exchange Volunteer (CEV) and a Korean Interpretation Volunteer (KIV) to send to schools throughout Daegu. The CEV groups consist of foreign students, Mostly Exchange Students. Each group prepares 1-hour lecture about the country that the CEV’s members are from in English or the CEV’s member’s native language such as German or French. The CEVs give a lecture and the KIVs translate w

Employability Mentoring Program for Foreign Undergraduate

From May 16th, 2022 until May 19th, 2022, foreign alumni will be holding lectures for undergraduate foreign students of KMU. Several alumni who have completed their PHDs and MBAs at KMU and current KMU students will be delivering to help foreign students increase their employability in South Korea as well as how to acquire an employment visa such as E-7, F-2, and F-5, tips for improving Korean language, the need for academic degrees, and tips for living in Korea. The mentoring program will be held on the second floor of Bauer Hall, room no. 1202. The application is limited to students in the u

It’s a New Day, 2022 Nawruz Festival

The Nawruz Festival, which means a "new day", is a traditional festival held in Central Asia to commemorate the beginning of spring and the beginning of the year. To celebrate the season, KMU held the ‘2022 Nawruz Festival’ on March 21st in the Seong-seo campus. Various programs were hosted at the festival, such as ▲ Central Asian Cultural Festival ▲ Special Lecture by Akmal Nuridinov ▲ Uzbekistan Online Film Festival. The cultural festival featured five booths run by international students from different countries, including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Turkey, and the Silk Road Central

2022 Psychological Workshop "Love me more"

A psychological workshop for the first semester of 2022 will be held from April 5th to April 14th. The name of this workshop is Love me More focusing on experiences of loving and understanding yourself more. It can help students with stress and anxiety due to the psychological and emotional difficulties that came with the start of the semester. In this program, a total of five options will be operated: self-care horticultural therapy, one flower for me, mind care to remove stress, resilience to restore a deep mind, singing ball meditation to relieve stress, and self-care with art. In the self-

Keimyung Freshman Book

Keimyung University is the first university nationwide to run a reading program called Keimyung Freshman Book for prospective freshmen, receiving great response. The Keimyung Freshman Book is a program aimed at developing reading habits before prospective freshmen enter the school, holding discussions with students, professors, and employees on a common theme, using it as a tool of communication, while also establishing a sense of community. Prospective freshmen begin reading from Jan. 10th and hold a book report contest in May. Through the book report contest, a total prize worth 10 million w

K-LACE Programme Orientation at KMU International Lounge

K-LACE, the Korean Language and Culture Exchange, is one of the programmes held by the KMU International Lounge. The programme liaises a Korean student and two or three non-Korean students, for the Korean Student to act as a Korean teacher for the non-Korean students. Through this programme, both KMU students and international students are offered the chance to meet and socialise with each other and exchange language and culture. As KMU foreign students’ Korean language skills vary greatly, the KMUIL created three different levels from Beginner to Intermediate which the foreign students can ch

Keimyung reading certification system for the first semester of 2022

The Keimyung Reading Certification System will be held in the first semester of 2022. There will be a book certification system for 14 books. Students who want to participants can apply for the reading certification system a total of three times. The first application is from April 4 to April 8. The overall method of the reading certification system is as follows. After accessing the Keimyung Student Portal STORY (story.kmu.ac.kr), apply to participate in the comparative course program. Then, log in to the home page of the Teaching and Learning Development Center (in-class home → reading certi