2012 Dongsan Library Autumn Festival Notice of author's lecture Programs held in Dongsan Library People reading books at a book exhibition
From September 20 to 21, KMU ACE Festival was held at Bauer Hall. ACE (Advancement for College Education) is supported by the Education Ministry to help education become competitive and develop. The purpose of the festival, which was organized by the Center for Teaching & Learning, was to announce and evaluate the educational outcomes of the ACE project.On the first day, students who had participated in ACE programs such as K-Circle, overseas volunteering, and student exchange programs presented their experiences in the programs. Then students who are preparing to enter the workforce received
Keimyung University students and faculty members helped Seong-ju residents who had been damaged from flooding after typhoon Sanba. About 200 people from Keimyung University worked hard to repair houses and roads and help farmers who suffered damage to their crops.Jang Hyun-il, president of Keimyung University’s student union, said that every student who had volunteered expressed their own regrets and did their best to help. For 2 days, they provided their helping hands to reconstruct the town, and they will provide more help to them.In addition, KMU is going to give scholarships to students wh
Nowadays, Korea and Japan dispute the territorial sovereignty of Dokdo. Both Korea and Japan assert their territorial rights over the island. In August, the Korean president, Lee Myung-bak, visited Dokdo. He wanted to show that Dokdo belongs to Korea, but after that, Japan asserted that Dokdo belongs to Japan. In Japan, some extreme right organizations trampled and burnt Korean flags, and the Japanese Foreign Ministry put an advertisement saying “Takeshima is a Japanese island” in the Sankei newspaper. Dokdo is called Takeshima in Japan and they designate February 22 as Takeshima Day. They als
KMU received a presidential citation at the 13th Innovative Technology Competition for developing technology for small and medium companies’ development. Only KMU received the presidential award among the country’s 4-year universities. Also, KMU received 5% of research funding in 2012 to supplement research and to help businesses.Evaluation standards were goal achievement (40), technology (30), the possibilities of utilizing it in real industry (20), and how much a university tries to develop technology to help small and medium companies. The average score of universities was 71.9. KMU got 80.
The Cheongchunyechan Festival, which was hosted by KMU student clubs, was held from September 19 to 20. This festival consisted of opening and closing ceremonies and regular events.On the first day, there were several events: the opening ceremony, a campaign for safe driving event called Slow, a Jembe cultural performance, a special lecture about investment techniques hosted by KB (Kookmin) Bank, a couples game called Jjak, etc.On the last day, there were also several events, including the closing ceremony, a special employment lecture hosted by KB (Kookmin) Bank, student club performances, a
Information desk in front of the entrance Three members of broadcasting performing for audiences Members of broadcasting stating their impressions
Keimyung University announced that Professor Jang Jun-ho from the Department of Civil Engineering was awarded the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology prize at the 13th Technological Innovation Competition.Professor Jang cooperated with construction companies and performed multiple research projects with the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. He has developed lots of technologies in the last 8 years so he was awarded this prize. He has received 3 patents in the United States and 5 in Korea and has 2 programs registered in Korea. Vibration isolation technology for earthq