A festival for The College of Fine Arts and Artech College was held at Daemyung Campus May 14-15, 2019. The theme of this festival was that of a retro concept. The festival made old-fashioned style promotional posters and videos, and many students attended the event in retro costumes such as double denim fashion in line with the theme of retro. During these two days, there were activities such as a flea market, playing a game of memories such as jegi chagi. The final event of the festival was the performance and a tavern hosted by students at Daemyung Campus. The performance began with an open
A special lecture regarding employment strategies for overseas interns was held at the College of Humanities and International Studies on May 9, 2019. This lecture was conducted by the deputy director of Korea Overseas Career Development Association (KOCA). In the lecture, the deputy director emphasized that having an overseas internship can be a blue ocean, also known as a promising market that does not currently exist or is unknown and has no competition, in the current trend of employment. Typically, here at KMU, there are various programs that students can apply for. The opportunity to bo
The musical, ‘Nabucco’, by the Italian composer G. Verdi was performed at the Keimyung Art Center May 20- 22, 2019. This musical is an adaptation of the biblical story of King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon. The third act, "The Chorus of Hebrew Slaves," is considered a masterpiece that will remain significant in the history of music. About 300 professors, alumnus and students from the College of Music and Performing Arts from KMU participated as choirs, performers and orchestras, adding to the significance of our school's 120th anniversary celebration. By utilizing the university's cultural and
The Swedish ambassador to Korea, Jacob Hallgren, gave a lecture, titled “The Country of Lagom on How Became the World Leader in Innovation”, in Dongcheon Hall on May 2, 2019. Lagom is an important virtue in Sweden, and it means 'appropriate' in Swedish, and many Swedes consider Sweden as the country of lagom. Lagom is simple, but it also has a spirit that values harmony in the community. Based on this basic spirit, Mr. Hallgren said inventions and technologies from Sweden have been developed aiming at convenience and harmony. After the lecture, he had a question-and-answer session with the stu
The House of Universal Helpfulness was established in 1899. It was the starting point of KMU, providing health education and medical services. When medical missionary Dr. Woodbridge Johnson founded The House of Universal Helpfulness, a missionary named Edward Adams lived with him and he focused on establishing a church, education and missionary work. Later, Edward Adams founded Keimyung Memorial University along with several other missionaries.The House of Universal Helpfulness has played a valuable role in our society through Christian philanthropy and medical care. This kind of spirit is in
Keimyung University was selected by the Korea Employment Information Service as the university with the top Job Center for the third consecutive year. The Job Center is a project designed to provide employment services that are specialized for students and local youth by integrating into the university infrastructure the functions related to starting a career. The Job Center has been conducting various projects including providing various programs related to career and employment for students, as well as counselling for young students, graduates, and other university students in the region. In
On March 13, 2019, the Economic Development Institute of Gyeongsangbuk-do held a presentation on an overseas business internship for students at Keimyung University. The Youth Overseas Incentive Project aims to provide young people with various opportunities for internships to create jobs for young people overseas. The company plans to expand the search for various companies, hire headquarters-focused interns, and find excellent internship applicants with local universities in connection with overseas advisory committees in North Gyeongsang Province. The departments they recruit include design
Keimyung University's Hengso Museum was selected as a project to support public relations of the path of the National College Museum of Humanities in 2019. The project was announced on March 26, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Korean Museum of Korea and the Korea University Museum Association. The project will include a due diligence education program under the theme of "Finding Dreams and Jigs of the Museum" from April to November, as well as a "Historical Museum of Antiquities Exploration." In addition, visitors can enjoy various experiences combin