The Leaders in Industry University Cooperation (LINC) foundation implemented local field placement and foreign field placement during the winter vacation. Local field placement was conducted for four to six weeks, starting in December 2014. The participants included in the LINC Foundation were 238 students from various majors, except the Department of Pharmacy and Department of Food and Nutrition. There were 86 participating companies where students gained practical experience in business departments related to their majors. Foreign field placement started at the Japanese company CJ in Februar
Directorted by Lee Seok-hunGenre : Adventure, Action, ComedyStarring : Yoo Hae-jin, Kim Nam-gil, Son Ye-jin130 MinDo you know the three most anticipated movies this year? They are Myeongnyang, Sea Fog and Pirate: The Bandit Who Goes to Sea. The movie Pirate in particular has continued to be popular compared to the other two movies and it is the funniest. When this movie was released, Pirate was unnoticed because Myeongnyang, which also has the sea as its background, was more popular. The setting of the movie is the early years of the Joseon Dynasty.The main character Jang Sa-jung who was a sol
1. Please introduce yourself.My name is Farah Jaradat. I am 23 years old. I am a Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) scholar. I came from Jordan to study for my master’s degree in August last year. I am currently taking an intensive Korean language course in Keimyung University that started last September. 2. What made you come to Korea? I came to Korea to study. I have many reasons why I chose Korea. I have always had a fascination with East Asian culture, and I wanted to personally investigate the countries in this region. I have found that Korea is the most welcoming country to liv
A flight to South Korea returned to the gate of John F. Kennedy International Airport before take-off on December 5, 2014. There were about 250 passengers including an executive of Korean Air, Cho Hyun-ah. Cho rebuked Chief Steward Park Chang-jin for inappropriate nut service by a stewardess before the departure. She reprimanded Park for not carrying out his duty of training stewards and forced the pilot to taxi back to the gate. Cho got much criticism after the incident spread to the public, not only for what she did on the flight, but also for what she did after the incident. During the inci
On January 29, Keimyung University founded the Center for Children’s Foodservice Management in West Daegu and decided to help some selected facilities provide meals.The selected facilities have no dietician who is trained to give people advice about what to eat and drink. Therefore, this center will send experts to give advice about food hygiene and diet.Furthermore, the center is planning training in the prevention of food poisoning, nutrition and diet, and safe supervision of cafeterias. Until October 2017, the center will receive funding from West Daegu Office and the Ministry of Food and D
An inspection team from the Ministry of Industry from Ethiopia, including Minister Ahmed Abtew Assaw, visited the Fashion-Textile Design R&D Center of Keimyung University on February 27. As part of the Growth and Transition Plan 2010-2015 in Ethiopia, this visit was done to view the Korean textile industry and use it to build this kind of industry in Ethiopia. They showed great interest in collaboration with the Fashion-Textile Design R&D Center in setting up textile businesses. The inspection team and the R&D center agreed to draw up a plan for collaboration. The inspection team visited texti
At the end of last year, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced the Minimum Wage Act. According to the law, the minimum pay increased from 5,210 won to 5,580 won for one hour. Almost every employee agrees with it, but some employers do not.proOn December 27, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) announced the Minimum Wages Act which increased the minimum wage from 5,210 won to 5,580 won from January first. This is 7.1% higher than last year. The MOEL designated some punishments if employers don’t comply with the minimum wage policy. For example, they will sentence violating emplo
Most university students find buses and trains essential factors in their trips since not many own cars. Some adults also enjoy taking a trip by train, because driving is sometimes long and tiresome. For these reasons, KORAIL, or the Korean Railway, has special offers on train trips. Here are two famous and interesting trains for traveling: the O-train and the V-train. Their greatest advantage is that they provide people with seasonal views of canyons and mountains around various provinces in Korea. The O-train and the V-train visit many regions, including Cheoram in Taebaek city, which was fa