A special lecture on start-ups was held on May 11 in new Bauer Hall. The lecture was for students who are interested in establishing a business. At the beginning of the lecture, Kim Jong-hwa, the manager of Daegu Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, introduced a business which helps young people find jobs. The main lecturer was Lee Jung-wook, who is a member of the national team for flying paper airplanes. He won the championship at the 5th Korea Cup Paper Airplane Festival. He is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for flying 12 paper airplanes into a watermelon in one minute. The poi
On May 27, the 2016 International Symposium on Comparative Literature (the 1st Hengso Forum) was held at Dongcheon Hall. It was sponsored by the National Research Foundation of Korea. Eleven distinguished scholars from Korea, the US, Canada, the UK, Iran, China, and Japan were invited to this symposium. It went on for 8 hours with 5 sessions.In the first session, Edith Hall and Simon Goldhill lectured about modern reinterpretation of classics. Lectures about cross-cultural adaptation and education were given by Sandra L. Beckett, Brother Anthony of Taize, Massimo Verdicchio, and Mich Nyawalo d
There are many Korean-style houses called hanoks across the country. Korea has designated important Korean buildings as cultural heritage sites like Gyeongbok Palace, which is Historic Site No. 117. Gyeongbok Palace and the surrounding hanoks are historical, so you can feel a strong Korean atmosphere. I’ll introduce Gyeongbok Palace and the historical Korean houses that are in this area of Seoul. You can get to Gyeongbok Palace easily by public transportation. It is a short walk from Line 3’s Gyeongbok Palace Station. Gyeongbok Palace opens at 9 am and closes at 10 pm, but it is closed on Tues
Beginning with Argentina’s first woman president Isabel Martinez , female politicians have increased around the world. Male dominance in politics is still high, but the gap is closing due to the increased rate of female leaders. Before, few opportunities existed for women, but now they are becoming representatives at every level of government, and even president or prime minister. With the extension of women’s rights and the development of social atmosphere, women have been able to increasingly participate in politics. Of course women support women as candidates to be the leader of a party. Bu
●Kyi Phyu Aung KGSP student 1. Please introduce yourself. My name is Kyi Phyu Aung. I am 24 years old. I graduated from the University of Foreign Languages in Yangong. Before I came to Korea, I had a job in a shipping company in Myanmar.2. How did you come to Korea? Even though I had a good job, I wanted to upgrade my skills. Then, I started attending a logistics management institution. One of the professors there recommended KGSP, so I came here.3. In your country, is the military government still going on? No. Myanmar used to be a military government. Because of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar bec
●Hong Jeong-min in World Vision KoreaThe 66th UN/DPI (Department of Public Information) NGO Conference was held in Gyeongju from May 31 to June 1, 2016. It is the first time the conference has been hosted in Asia or Africa. A lot of Korean students are interested in international social problems. Therefore, the number of students who want to work for an NGO is rising.I interviewed Hong Jeong-min, who graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature and the Department of Social Welfare. She is now working for World Vision Korea. World Vision is an NGO for international relief an
Nowadays, many people use smartphones. The Keimyung Gazette carried out a survey about the use of smartphones by Keimyung University students.1. Do you use a smartphone?1) Yes (100%)2) No (0%)2. How long have you use your smartphone in one day?1) Less than thirty minutes (2%)2) Thirty minutes - one hour (9%)3) One – two hours (18%)4) Two – three hours (30%)5) Over three hours (43%)3. What do you usually use your smartphone for?1) Messages or calls (59%)2) SNS (Social Network Services) (23%)3) Others tasks (13%)4; Games (5%)4. How long can you go without using your smartp
There was a presentation about the Global Training Talented Individuals Program in Keimyung University’s Euiyang Hall on June 1. It was a presentation that explained overseas employment by Korea Overseas Career Development Association (KOCA).Kim Sang-hee, a staff member of KOCA, talked about the current condition of overseas employment. The government has planned to stimulate overseas employment because young people have difficulty finding jobs domestically. For this reason, college students do various activities to avoid unemployment. However, because of lack of information, college students
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