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For a very long time, I hoped to experience travel to different countries. I wanted to learn other languages and cultures and to have an opportunity to share Korean culture with people from other places. Such opportunities did not come easily, but I had always dreamed of the day when such a journey might become reality.Last winter, the Study Abroad Program (SAP) gave me the priceless experience that I had dreamed of. When I heard about the program, I submitted the application. I was shocked when I heard that I had been selected. I was very happy because I had never traveled abroad before.Our g
What common points do the actor Bae Yong-jun, the figure skater Kim Yu-na, and the comic character Pororo have? The answer is they are all honorary ambassadors of the 2010-2012 Visit Korea Years. The 2010-2012 Visit Korea Committee chose 2010 to 2012 to introduce Korea as a tourist country. There will be various events and campaigns for the Visit Korea Years.● Purposes The aims of the Visit Korea Years are to introduce the attractions of Korea to foreigners and attract foreigner tourists. Other aims include raising the number of foreign tourists visiting Korea from 7.8 million to 10 million by
On April 21, a special lecture was held in Hengso Museum. Italian Ambassador Sergio Mercuri gave a lecture “Italian reunification 150 years ago and Italian language and culture in Daegu.” President Synn, university personnel, and students attended the lecture.Sergio Mercuri said that since 1980, Italy and Daegu have been engaged in cooperation in the textile industry. Italy and Daegu have been enlarging not only economic exchange but also culture, art and many other fields. He also anticipated the 2011 IAAF World Championships will be a good opportunity to show the capability of Daegu.He said
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On April 27, the presentation by seniors who have been to Norway, San Francisco, and Finland were held in the Euiyang Hall. Professor Lee Byoung-chan, from the Dept. of business administration gave a welcoming speech. Many students attended this presentation. Yoo Sung-lim who had studied as an exchange student in Norway gave a presentation firstly. And Kim Won-su who had studied in San Francisco through WEST (Work, English study, and Travel) program and Hwang Hyo-soon who had studied in Finland through the international event program gave presentations in succession. All of them provided many
On March 1, President Synn appointed Professor Lee In-seon (Dept. of Food Science and Technology) the Vice President of External Affairs. The Office of External Affairs is composed of the External Affairs, International Affairs, and Public Relations teams. The vice president manages a lot of work including industry-academic cooperation and student employment. Lately, the role of External Affairs has become really important. President Synn selected a vice president of external affairs to promote more extensive external exchanges, like MOUs with companies.Vice President Lee said, “Keimyung Unive
Keimyung University was selected as an institution for fostering social enterprises by the Social Enterprise Promotion Agency (KoSEA). Keimyung will receive about 800 million to 1.2 billion won each year.A social enterprise is a company which pursues philanthropic activities like offering jobs to people who have difficulty getting a job, for example, people who can’t get enough education and poor people. Social enterprises want to improve the quality of life in local communities.Keimyung University is going to support more than 120 students who want to be artists. It will give students special