On July 9th, the Korean Ministry of Education and the National Academy of Science, Republic of Korea announced that 286 books. Among the books chosen were six books written by KMU professors, Young-kook Kim, Hyun-joo Choi, Joo-hyun Cho, Mi-jung Choi, Young- chae Kim, Hye-kyung Kim Fourth Industrial Revolution and Global Fintech of Startup, Documentary and Reproducibility of Facts, Creativity, Principle of Punishment, Korean Traditional Poetry and the Border of the Joseon Dynasty and From Identity Politics to Agonism Politics. These outstanding academic books were selected to invigorate basic s
A special exhibition celebrating the 120th anniversary of Keimyung University was held from May 20 until July 31at Hengso Museum. The title of the exhibition was ‘We Are the Champions’ and was held on the 1st floor. In addition to the exhibition, two artifacts from the museum's main collection were displayed in the second exhibition room. The theme of the exhibition is the stories of Gaya earthenware and the Gupdari jar. In line with this, a story of the animal found in the relics was also displayed. This exhibition displays various items from various periods, making it possible to understand
A book published by Keimyung University Press has been selected as the best academic book by The National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Korea (NAS) in 2019. The name of the book is "From Identity Politics to Agonism Politics". The author is professor Cho Joo-hyun in the Department of Women's Studies at the Graduate School of Policy. The subtitle of the book is 'Methodology of women's studies and practical turn of feminism politics’. This book contains contents that indicate that identity politics reveals its limitation and has extended to agonism politics. It is well-suited for people who a
The 2019 Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) for ASEAN countries invited science and engineering students July 11 to August 14. The purpose of this program is to provide ASEAN students with in-depth academic training in science and engineering fields and valuable experiences in Korea. The training began in 2015, and Keimyung University has trained 30 ASEAN students a year since 2017 after KMU was selected for the project to train outstanding engineering and engineering students in ASEAN countries. Thirty students majoring in architecture and civil engineering from eight countries-Laos, Vietnam, Jap
To celebrate family month in May, Hengso Museum gave open lectures about a folk painting story. This lecture occurred over 3 dates. On May 5th the title of the folk painting was Full of Happiness, on the 22nd the lecture was about the court painting from the Joseon Dynasty period, and on the 29th the Joseon Dynasty period folk tiger painting. These lectures occurred between 14~16pm on the dates mentioned, and attendance was free. Folk paintings were drawn by unknown artists who tried to decorate their living spaces or follow customs. This gave evidence as a symbol of desire for happiness and f
A youth talk show for local people and students opened at Keimyung University Hengso Museum on 5 May, 2019. Broadway musical actors Michael K. Lee visited and Kim Varhola joined, introduced and held a discussion with the audience. This talk show was facilitated by an English interpreter so people could understand and communicate easily. Michael K. Lee debuted on Broadway and since mid-2000 has been very activate in Korea. In this show, he discussed about why refused to sign-on for the musical ‘rent’. “It is <Rent> so famous that everyone knew about and formalized for me. The special thin
In honor of Teachers' Day, the 23rd Keimyung Teacher's Award Ceremony was held in the Second Conference Room of the Main Administration Building on March 10, 2019. Awards were given to Lee Sang-chul in the field of education and research, Bae Tae-sik in the field of student and career guidance, and Gong Su-gwon in the field of religious and social services. "It is one of the most important jobs for teachers to cultivate human resources that are essential to the entire human race," said Shin Il-hee, president of Keimyung University.
Keimyung University revealed that the Korean poem 'Sinpyeon Yuchwi Daedong Sirim' will be designated as a National Cultural Property the Cultural Heritage Administration on April 29, 2019. It was written by 'Ryu Huiryeong' during the mid-Joseon period and consisted of seventy Korean poems. He wrote it for the purpose of collecting the entire Korean poems of that time. The scope of the poems was expanded from the Three Kingdoms period to the Joseon Dynasty, and the recognized authors were diversified, including even the monks of that time. Dongsan Library’s collection will include 96 volumes of