●Kim Dam-eun, Department of Tourism ManagementEvery vacation, KMU students do volunteer work overseas in several Asian countries. Last winter vacation, they went to Nepal, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Cambodia. I interviewed a student who did volunteer work in Nepal.1. Please introduce yourself.My name is Kim Dam-eun. My major is tourism management. Last winter vacation, I went to Nepal to participate in KMU’s overseas volunteer program.2. Did you have special reasons why you wanted to volunteer in Nepal?I was interested in Nepal because of the big earthquake there in 2015. Moreover, I have a
● Lee Ji-hyun, Department of Tourism ManagementRecently, China has had a hostile attitude toward South Korea because of the THADD missile system. In general, China has prohibited content produced in South Korea from being transmitted. Because of that, some Keimyung students started a campaign to change the image of Korea in China. I recently interviewed one of them.1. Please introduce yourself.My name is Lee Ji-hyun. My major is tourism management. Last semester, I went to Nankai University as an exchange student and conducted a campaign, High-five, with other Keimyung students in China.2. Ple
The Business Incubator Center helps students to learn about establishing businesses through many programs. This article is about the location and roles of the center.1) Please introduce yourself. I’m Bae Jae-young, the head of the Business Incubator Center. I manage the whole center.2) Where is the Business Incubator Center and what departments are in this center?The Business Incubator Center is in Dongsan Hall in Daemyeong campus, on the eighth floor. It consists of 6~7 centers and departments such as the Technology Foundation Department, Global Support Department, Foundation Education Center
Interview with Caritas Volunteer Center staff member, Shin Sang Su.1) What is the purpose of the Caritas Volunteer Center?The KMU Caritas Volunteer Center coordinates service activities on campus and throughout the world to help the needy and respond with action and love. The center was set up in 2015 to promote the social mission and core values of the KMU philosophy. It establishes policies of education contribution, organizes volunteer work and cooperates with institution related volunteering. It manages the results of various volunteer work and supports domestic and international volunteer
There are many different jobs at Keimyung University. Here is an introduction to the International Office team. Interview with International Office staff member, Kim Ga-na. 1. What’s the main job of the International Office?The International Office team has two primary jobs: student exchange programs and student services. In the Chinese Center, the administrative office for China is only in charge of the China and Taiwan team, so it’s not in charge of my team. I think you may as well know.Exchange programs must have a business agreement or an interchange business between KMU and foreign univer
I had a chance to visit Washington, D.C., and New York in the USA thanks to my major’s global experience learning program for two weeks from January 26 to February 9, 2014. I felt so excited about my first visit to a foreign country. Also, I thought it is helpful for self-improvement to visit a developed country and experience a new culture. I visited lots of American companies and got three memorable experiences.First, the convention class that I had in the Hyatt Hotel was the most interesting to me because the convention system is really similar to Korea. I already learned some parts of conv
The letters are ordered in accordance with their frequency in the French language. A man blinked only his left eye to select each letter as the alphabet was recited to him slowly, over and over again. In the same way, he was eventually able to compose the book The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.His name is Jean-Dominique Bauby. He was a well-known French journalist, author, editor of the French fashion magazine ELLE, the father of two young children, and a 44-year-old man.On December 8, 1995, at the age of 43, he suffered a massive stroke. When he woke up twenty days later, he found he was enti
A friend of mine told me this joke. What is yellow on the outside and white on the inside? A banana? No. An Asian American or in my case me.I got a good laugh at first, but then when I thought about it, it really made sense. Yellow represents the Asian skin color and white represents being acculturated on America and to white society.My experience growing up in the United States has been unique. I was born in Korea, but was raised by an American family. I have had the opportunity to be a part of two cultures, which most people can’t say they’ve had. There have been a few obstacles to overcome,