Keimyung University graduates who worked as overseas volunteers visited Keimyung on April 25.About 500 students who have participated in overseas volunteers since 2011 organized the Keimyung Dream Team. And they had a homecoming day event at the Main Field on Seongseo campus. They shared some experiences from China, Nepal, Vietnam, Mongolia, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Laos, where they did volunteer work together. They collected donations for their university juniors, about 6,500,000 won on the spot, and they donated the money to overseas volunteer work expenses for their juniors in univers
Professor Kim Yeong-mun from the Dept. of Management Information Systems has published a business guide book called Introduction to Venture Business.This book contains know-how, theory, and information about venture businesses. The book also contains information about franchises, IT, and food service, which are popular venture businesses. Professor Kim explained, “This book will make people more competent in business rather than make a big success in business.”Prof. Kim works for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the Sarangnanum Center, a small charity organization
Park Ye-ji from KAC (Keimyung Adams College) has been accepted as an intern by the UN. She joined the 69th session of the Third Committee last October. The 3rd Committee deals with environmental, human rights, and economic justice issues.To join the UN, she did tests. She passed the application phase and essay test. She had perfect individual interview scores on the test to select participants and got a chance to speak about social development at the UN Headquarters on October 8. She said the South Korean government is trying to develop policies related to North Korea and the environment. More
KMU president Synn Ilhi visited Sri Lanka March 23 to 27. He had a meeting with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and signed an academic exchange agreement. They discussed scholarship and cultural exchange in this meeting. Through the agreement, KMU plans to have student and faculty exchanges, research cooperation, academic conferences and seminars, and education programs with Moratuwa University and Peradeniva University. Last winter, KMU’s volunteer corps volunteered at Anuleujeu Balika Elementary School in Colombo. At that time, Thilanga Sumathipala (a member of parliament) saw the volunt
On March 21, Keimyung University held a Nowruz event. Nowruz is a holiday in Central Asian countries such as Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan celebrating the spring equinox. It was registered a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. Students and local residents enjoyed the event.International students from Central Asia introduced their native cultures in Chopin Plaza and Hae Dam Concert Hall. The audience experienced their culture through a hands-on experience event, too. KMU has been doing many things about Central Asia. The Silk Road Central Asia Institution opened l
Students from the Department of Textile Design received recognition because of items that they designed and exhibited at Preview in Daegu (PID). PID is an event where all new materials are gathered with prominent buyers from all around the world. Students show unique new fashion trends, apparel textile designs and knitting fabric books to buyers. They made four themed collections with professors during last winter vacation. Their items are evaluated for their fresh and novel design and recognized as different from others.In particular, they made contracts with the Kaisheng Home Textile company
On March 3, 7 students from the Department of Taekwondo were selected as new members of the national team. The team was selected by 3 organizations: Kukkiwon, the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA), and the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). They selected players by evaluating basic kicking, poomsae, and individual matches, and an interview. There was a high competition of about 11:1. Finally, 7 students from our university were selected. Their activities will be regular training, taekwondo performances, and demonstrations at home and abroad.
On January 29, Keimyung University founded the Center for Children’s Foodservice Management in West Daegu and decided to help some selected facilities provide meals.The selected facilities have no dietician who is trained to give people advice about what to eat and drink. Therefore, this center will send experts to give advice about food hygiene and diet.Furthermore, the center is planning training in the prevention of food poisoning, nutrition and diet, and safe supervision of cafeterias. Until October 2017, the center will receive funding from West Daegu Office and the Ministry of Food and D