What common points do the actor Bae Yong-jun, the figure skater Kim Yu-na, and the comic character Pororo have? The answer is they are all honorary ambassadors of the 2010-2012 Visit Korea Years. The 2010-2012 Visit Korea Committee chose 2010 to 2012 to introduce Korea as a tourist country. There will be various events and campaigns for the Visit Korea Years.● Purposes The aims of the Visit Korea Years are to introduce the attractions of Korea to foreigners and attract foreigner tourists. Other aims include raising the number of foreign tourists visiting Korea from 7.8 million to 10 million by
A new semester has started and three months have passed since New Year’s Day. Is “time management” among your new goals in your diary? Time management is really important because time, once lost, can’t be recovered. Achieve all of your goals by managing time efficiently this year. The Gazette will let you know how to use time well.● Time Management1. Record Your TimePeople who successfully manage their time have a habit of recording how they use their time. If you record your hours in detail, you will be able to cut needless time and get extra time at the same time. If you use abbreviations su
Nowadays, social network services like Twitter, Facebook, mini-homepages, and blogs have gained popularity with the increase in users of smart phones. As users are increasing, the Gazette would like to introduce what these services are, the difference between Korean and foreign social network services, and the opinions of Keimyung people using those services.● What is a social network service? Social network services enable people to make personal connections and maintain and manage their personal connections. Nowadays, people share everyday affairs and interests.● Popular social network servi
Nowadays, university students’ interest in learning portfolios is growing. A learning portfolio is a compilation of a students’ own personal information and background or plans of study. If students organize their learning portfolios well, they can prove their abilities and experiences effectively when they want to enter a graduate school or a company. Keimyung Center for Teaching & Learning has been supporting three hundred students in developing learning portfolios. It provides some tips on how to make a learning portfolio by giving special lectures and offering binders to students. In this
Last May, our university was chosen for the Project to Strengthen University Education. The project is operated by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and our university got funding of five billion one hundred and twenty eight million won. Since last semester, our university has been operating various support programs for students, and in this cover story, the Gazette wants to introduce the programs that students can participate in this semester.The Project to Strengthen University Education Web site: http://web.kmu.ac.kr/kedu● Academic and Career PlanningThis program helps stud
The climate of the Korean Peninsula has been changing recently. We had unseasonable snow in the spring season, and the price of vegetables and fruits doubled compared to last year's because of unseasonably cool temperatures. A lot of countries and people are in trouble. The causes of these problems are carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels to produce electricity and exhaust fumes from cars. The earth is becoming more polluted each day.There are lots of organizations shouting "Let's save the earth!" They set special days in which we do not use electricity and we think about the earth. This a
Getting a job is becoming more difficult day by day. Therefore, lots of students are worried about qualifying themselves for a job. In Keimyung, there is a very helpful program named the Center for IT-Medical Device Convergence. This center offers many helpful programs.Center for IT-Medical Device ConvergenceWeb site: http://cim.kmu.ac.krTelephone Number: 053-580-6796~9 The Center for IT-Medical Device Convergence was founded in June 2009. The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology gave about 25 billion won to this center, and professors, students, and graduate school students of ten d
Lately, many people are concerned about volunteering or donating activities. We can see them through entertainer couples like Cha In-pyo and Shin Ae-ra and Noh Sean and Jung Hye-young. Noh and Jung volunteer on their wedding anniversary, and the two couples support other countries’ children by donating some money every month.In Keimyung, there is a group carrying out such volunteer activities; it is Keimyung Caritas. Keimyung CaritasWeb site: http://1pro.kmu.ac.krTelephone Number: (053) 580-3011~2 For ten years, Dongsan Medical Center staff have raised funds by donating 1% of their monthly sal
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