Bulguksa Temple, also known as the ‘Temple of the Buddha Land'', is the most renowned temple in South Korea and is located in Gyeongju. The city of Gyeongju is surrounded by various historic landmarks and boasts the exceptional Bulguksa Temple, which was officially recognized as a World Cultural Asset by UNESCO in 1995. In fact, this city served as the former capital of the Silla Kingdom in 528 A.D. during King Beop Heung’s reign during the Silla Dynasty. The Bulguksa Temple underwent numerous renovations from the Silla Dynasty to the Joseon Dynasty due to the Japanese Invasion. Following the
K-LACE (Korean Language and Culture Exchange) is being offered this semester. A Volunteer Korean Language Assistant leads one or two Learners. The program has 3 levels. Level 1 is for Elementary students, Level 2 is for pre-intermediate students, and Level 3 is for intermediate students. Foreign students can learn Korean necessary for their daily lives from Korean students. Also Korean students can get to foreign students and learn how to organize the necessary teaching methods for learning. Assistants are able to develop the classes they want to teach. The class is held twice a week and 1 hou
Every semester, Keimyung University runs the International Day program on International Lounge. In this program, Students from Dalseo-gu can experience the cultures of many different countries by visiting the International Lounge. Exchange students of KMU form groups by their country and organize cultural experiences like language, food, and games from their country. These elementary, middle school, and high school students get to know another country’s culture in an easy and fun way. Last semester, one of the International Day programs was about France. French students of KMU organized activi
The KMU-CCAP (KMU Cross Cultural Awareness Program), hosted by KMU International Lounge, is a program in which a CEV(Cultural Exchange Volunteer) and a KIV(Korean Interpretation Volunteer) form a team to deliver multicultural classes in elementary, middle, and high school for 1~3 times during this semester. This program will take place from October to December. During the class, CEV introduces the culture of their country and the KIV interprets the contents and acts as an intermediary role between the CEV and the schoolteacher so they can communicate smoothly. For two months, they visit Kyungw
How much do you know about Chuseok? Chuseok is one of the most famous traditional holidays. On Chuseok, generally, people spend their time with family and perform ancestral rites with traditional Korean food. We interviewed students from various countries for the upcoming Chuseok in September. Tatiruen is from Vietnam, and it has been three years since she came to Korea. Vietnam also has a national holiday like Chuseok, however, the holiday period is not long and not as important as New Year's Day. New Year's Day is regarded as the most important national holiday in Vietnam. Vietnamese play tr
Author: Jeong Hye Shin Genre: Humanities Publisher: Hainaim Page: 328 The best seller humanities book, You Are Right, is edited by Jeong Hye Shin. The book is written after the author after listening to a variety of people’s stories while she was working as a psychiatrist for 30 years. Moreover, the author, Jeong Hye Shin, started to write this book after she had experienced that a lot of people in our society have mental destruction and hurt. This book provides psychological guidelines to comfort readers who have been through a hard time and are wounded in various ways. The book gives advice
The University of Canberra is a public university in Canberra, Australia. It was established as a college in 1967 and converted to a university in 1990. Its campus is located in Bruce, outside Belconnen, north of Canberra. Since 1971, the campus music festival Stone Day Festival has been expanded and developed into Australia's representative music festival Stonefest. Although the University of Canberra has a shorter history than other universities around it, it has a high reputation in the field of applied research and boasts a high employment rate of graduates. The University of Canberra curr
Heavy rain caused by the rainy season has caused casualties and property damage across the country. In particular, casualties were concentrated in Chungcheong-do Province and Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, and livestock damage was severe. On the Osong Underground Road in Cheongju, 15 city buses and vehicles were submerged due to a sudden flood of water. In Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, when a mudslide occurred, the ground was deeply gouged and muddy water flowed, and all crops were submerged, raising concerns among farmers ahead of harvest. Meanwhile, some KTX and general trains were suspended. Accor
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