As winter vacation is around the corner, Keimyung students may desire to enhance their English or computer abilities during that time. If you want to upgrade both abilities and obtain certificates of qualification, you are recommended to visit the Center for International Education and the IT Education Center. Center for International EducationTelephone: 053-580-6328Web site: http://intlcenter.kmu.ac.kr/The Center for International Education operates three kinds of programs. They are the Korean Language Institute, the Center for Interpretation and Translation, and the Foreign Language Institut
1. You succeeded in finding a job as a staff member at Keimyung University. Can you tell us the most important factor in getting the job?If I select the most important factor, it is acquaintances around me. My friends, seniors, and juniors helped me to prepare for my job. They helped me to revise my self-introduction, corrected my attitude and way of speaking, gave me the latest information about interviews, and held mock interviews without ever missing a day for one month. In addition, various programs in the Employment Support Office gave me tips about employment.2. On which points did you f
KMU has connections with more than 50 universities all over the world through sisterhood relationships. Because of this, KMU students can go to sister universities in other countries, and foreign university students can also come to our university. Once you are selected as an exchange student, you pay the tuition fee for KMU and the credits you get from the foreign university are approved for our university. The selection schedule for exchange students and required official second language scores are as follows. ISEP Every September, the Office of International Affairs selects exchange student
Nowadays, we have difficulty finding a job. The majority of unemployed people are eager to find a job, and university students are no exception. At this time, people who want employment prepare many things to fill their resume. Volunteer work, certificates, a variety of contests, internships, a TOEIC score, and a perfect cover letter are important to find a job. This issue, the Gazette interviewed three Spec Uppers that can help the readers know much about how they spec up!* Brief information on “spec”- Spec is an abbreviation for specification- It’s a new word in the dictionary of the NIKL (N
We have a number of school events in a year. Not only does the school have festivals, but also each department has its special festival. You already know about famous events in your department, and also have an experience attending events like membership training. However, there are many festivals in your department and other departments. If you participate in special festivals, you can have amusement and learn about your major.College of HumanitiesDepartment of English Language & Literature● English Fall FestivalSince 1983, the Department of English Language and Literature has held English Fa
Enjoy your new start in KMU! Freshmen greet their new semester with new hope, and other Keimyung students also hope for a better campus life than last semester. However, because of the economic situation, students are facing one of the worst states of employment in years. In this situation, if you want to take the initiative in employment, you should raise your ability and skills in advance. You can find an answer from the Keimyung University Job Placement Office, the Student Counseling Center, and the Center for Student Development which are run by the university. If you are a freshman, or yo
With winter vacation coming, many students are getting interested in working holidays because of the possibility of both earning money and studying English. Hence, the Gazette chose the topic of working holidays in issue 132. The Gazette hopes all Keimyung students can get much information about working holidays and enjoy their winter vacation.● Working holidayA working holiday makes it possible to both work and travel in a country. People can make money through part-time jobs and use that money to travel and to study and improve their English skills. A working holiday is popular with young pe
Gazette : How did you prepare for your working holiday and get useful information before departure?Kim Tae-jin : I read a book about working holidays and visited Internet sites and language institutes to get advice. I visited to get free counseling. In my case, I applied for the working holiday visa through a language institute.Kim Jong-hyun : Basically, the important thing is acquire a habit of being self-sufficient. It was a great help to me. This can make your stay in a foreign country more successful.Gazette : What kinds of benefits did you get?Kim Tae-jin : First of all, I raised my confi