Since modernization began in the 19th century, leaders have strived to create a culture that will be popular and influential. Korean singers and Korean food have become famous around the world and the interest in Korean culture is growing. KMU held an international Korean Studies conference on the theme: “The New Horizon of Korean Studies: Tradition, Modernity, and Hybridity” from October 31st to November 1st. This international conference was held to examine the new aspects of human culture created by the convergence of Korean Culture with Modern Western Culture and to explore that direction
On October 30th and 31st, the 5th Community Contribution Capstone Design FAIR was held in Daejeon University. This festival was a chance to share outstanding student achievement and to establish a system of industrial-academic cooperation. Students from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Keimyung University won the grand prize. They made a ‘Life-padding jacket.’ It is not just a life jacket that can be worn in summer, but also an all-weather vest that can be worn in winter. They use a kapok cotton made of eco-friendly materials. It has good thermal properties and keeps the wearer comfor
Keimyung University Traditional Microorganism Resources Development Center (TMR Center) was re-designated as the Food Test Inspection Agency by the Daegu Regional Office of Food and Drug Safety. It will be further designated as a nationally recognized food test inspection agency as of September 2022. Since 2002, the Keimyung University TMR Center has been designated as a food hygiene inspection agency. It also hosts supporting companies such as quality standard and quality control, component analysis, hygiene management, and HACCP certification of food bio companies As a national food base org
On October 31st , 2019, the Keimyung University Alumni Association held the Keimyung Bisa Love Concert commemorating the 120th anniversary of the establishment of Keimyung University. Musical actor Choi Jung-won's special appearance, as well as musicians from Keimyung University such as soprano Lee Hwa-young and baritone Kim Seung-chul, were invited to perform. In addition, a Bisa modern dance group composed of Keimyung University alumni and the Neulpureun (evergreen) wind orchestra were also featured. The performance lasted one and a half hours and the entire proceeds of the performance will
fffff ‘Daegu, meet the development cooperation’, development cooperation week was held from November 20th to 26th at Keimyung University. As the part of the events, there was a presentation contest for the implementation of ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (‘SDGs’) in the Ui-yang hall. SDGs are 17 global goals designed to be a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future and were enacted by United Nations. The grand prize winner gave presentation named ‘Our good coffee, the right coffee.’ This project’s objective was to create income of mobile cafés in developing countries through
The Third ‘Dong-cheon Forum’ was held in Dong-cheon Hall on Seung-seo Campus on the 28th of October. The title is ‘120 years of shining together at Keimyung: The light of truth, justice and love that Keimyung will shine’. As the title said, many discussions about how can Keimyung can shine these three lights were conducted during the forum. From the opening until to closing ceremony, attendees were made fully aware of considered the mission inside the school and the mission to the outside world that should be reflected in a Christian university. As the slogan ‘Opening the light to the world’ i
On May 31, the Choam Library, an art-specialized library, opened at Daemyung Campus Dongsan Hall. It provides various teaching spaces for free discussion, collaboration, a coworking space, video zones for viewing fashion shows or art-related videos, electronic data zones for viewing and editing design, one-seat and multi-person read-intensive zones, cafe-style secret rooms, and mixed lecture rooms for media classes. The name of the library, Choam, was named after Choam Lee Jae-ha as he the general meeting chairman of our school, and he has made a significant contribution to school.
In commemoration of the 120th anniversary of its foundation, Keimyung University held a contest for the 39th Keimyung Literature Award for university students across the country and held an award ceremony in a Haengso Museum, on September 26. To mark the 120th anniversary of the foundation of Keimyung University, the ‘Keimyung Culture Prize’ was renamed ‘Keimyung Literature Prize’. The public offering sector has expanded from two existing categories to four by adding the polar and genre literature sections. "The Keimyung Literature Prize, which has been around for more than 40 years, is the la