KMU held a Korean language and culture camp on Seongseo Campus on August 4. The students came from Switzerland, Japan, and all around Europe.This camp held various programs for three weeks. There were Korean language classes in the morning and various Korean culture classes in the afternoon. Students put on hanbok, did taekwondo, took samulnori lessons, had lessons in K-pop dancing, and went to a jjimjilbang. They also visited Gyeongju and Busan and went on a field trip to historical Silla sites and K-Drama film sites to get to know about Korean history and culture. Prof. Kim Sun-jung (Korea C
The first semester has finished. Now, we are at the beginning of the second semester. The Keimyung Gazette conducted a survey with 100 university students on their majors.1. Do you like your department or faculty?① Yes (79%)② No (21%)2. Are you satisfied with your major?① Yes (86%)② No (14%)2-1. You were satisfied with your major. What’s the reason?① I can study what I want to learn (27%)② It is related to my career and to getting a job (62%)③ Other (11%)2-2. You were not satisfied with your major. What’s the reason?① It isn’t what I wanted to major in (50%)② It is not helpful for my career or
Regardless of sex or age, autumn makes people think more. Scientifically it is the effect of interbrain’s nucleus. To give you some time to think, it looks like a good idea for us to take a trip to the quiet western sea of Korea around Dangjin. Dangjin-si is located in Chungcheongnam-do above Taean-gu. Although designated as si, or city, it looks more like a mixture of countryside and city since a 20 minute drive can get you to farmland from the shopping district. Dangjin has various sea features such as mud flats, reed fields and the distinctive difference of low tide and high tide. Because o
My name is Haram Park, and I am a 2nd year student studying in Seoul National University, majoring in international relations and political science. I left Korea when I was about two years old, off on a journey which would take me to Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and finally, the Middle Eastern country of Jordan. Most of my childhood memories are associated with that place, where I spent a total of eleven years, beginning from the second year of elementary school to the year when I received my high school diploma. If there is one lesson that I have learned during my time abroad, it would b
Nowadays, the pollution of rivers is mentioned frequently on TV and in newspapers. Illegally discharged water from chemical factories generates algal blooms, which kill a great number of organisms in rivers. In addition, many plants and animals indigenous to Korea have gone extinct, and foreign species have increased dramatically. The pollution of rivers shows up in diverse ways.Pungam Reservoir in Gwangju and Yeongsan River are suffering from green tide. In 2014, the police exposed 35 dyeing and jewelry making businesses for discharging waste water. When waste water gets discharged without pu
The 2014 Baja SAE Korea for undergraduates was held in Yeungnam University from July 3 to 5. The Speeding team, composed of students in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering in KMU, participated in this competition.In 2001, this competition received the approval of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Then it was promoted to an international competition. In this competition, participants use their own vehicles that are equipped with motorcycle engines and compete in speed racing and driving ability. The Korean Society of Automotive Engineers and the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association c
Private Exhibition of Iskra Shin’s art Description of Iskra Shin and her art Five small pieces by Iskra Shin Exhibition of art by Iskra Shin
On August 11, Keimyung University won the Master Prize at the H-Star Festival. The festival was held in the main hall of Daehakro Arts Theater, Jongno-gu, Seoul.The festival was held by Hyundai Motor Group and the Korea Association of Performing Arts Producers and sponsored by about 16 cultural and artistic organizations including the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. It is the biggest nationwide performing arts festival.H-Star Festival recruited participants from March 10 to May 10. The 2000 selected participants from 59 universities went through the preliminaries from May to June. Fi