An inspection team from the Ministry of Industry from Ethiopia, including Minister Ahmed Abtew Assaw, visited the Fashion-Textile Design R&D Center of Keimyung University on February 27. As part of the Growth and Transition Plan 2010-2015 in Ethiopia, this visit was done to view the Korean textile industry and use it to build this kind of industry in Ethiopia. They showed great interest in collaboration with the Fashion-Textile Design R&D Center in setting up textile businesses. The inspection team and the R&D center agreed to draw up a plan for collaboration. The inspection team visited texti
Keimyung university was again selected for the Global Trade Experts incubating Program (GTEP). GTEP is organized by the Ministry of Industry and operated by the Korea International Trade Association. Every year, they pick junior and senior students who are interested in trade and provide trade practice and export marketing activities for 1 year and 3 months.Keimyung University has been running GTEP for the past eight years. It has produced 229 global trade experts. In addition, they have participated in many domestic and international trade fairs and received high evaluations for their marketi
KMU formed a partnership with Daegu Credit Guarantee Foundation on February 4. Daegu Credit Guarantee Foundation is a public corporation that helps to revive the local economy by lending money to local companies or investing in local companies. When small businesses need a loan, Daegu Credit Guarantee Foundation plays the role of guarantor.According to the agreement, Daegu Credit Guarantee Foundation promised to be a guarantor for students when they need money to set up a business. Moreover, management consultants will help to give shape to students’ ideas. They will make their ideas a reality
Keimyung University students majoring in design got first prize at the Spark Design Awards 2014, a world-famous design contest. It is one of the world-famous contests along with the Red Dot Design Awards and the IF International Forum Design Awards. Jeong Eun-ji and Kim Jun-sick, who major in industrial design, and Lee You-jeong, who majors in textile design, invented an air pack fo a camera. The air pack can protect things in the bag from an external shock by pumping air into the bag. In addition, they designed the handles of the bag as a pump which supplies air to the bag.
Keimyung University taekwondo demonstration team donated ten million won to KMU. The team participated in the 2014 International Martial Arts Competition, which was held in Chungju last August. They donated the total prize money from winning the first prize in the competition to the school. The team’s leader, Lee Jun-hyeok, said, “The taekwondo demonstration team improved because of the university’s support and attention. We can repay the university’s help.”The taekwondo demonstration team was established in 1998 and consists of about 30 people. They have participated in various domestic and f
Keimyung University and Maeil Business Newspaper have developed the Training Course for Financiers to train experts in business and finance. 30 students from the College of Business in Keimyung University were provided with lectures by current workers in business. As one program of the course, a visit to an international financial hub was held from January 12 to 15 in Shanghai, China. This program consisted of visiting four banks in China, including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Woori Bank, Shanghai branch, KTB Network, and Mirae Asset Tower, and special lectures. Park Dong-wook
Many students were selected as scholarship students by the Confucius Academy in China. This year Keimyung University produced 35 scholarship students, and KMU has produced 170 students since 2009.The Confucius Academy scholarship program is supported by the Ministry of Education in China and gives a chance for excellent students to learn Chinese and Chinese culture in China. Also, scholarship students are exempt from paying tuition and boarding expenses, and the Confucius Academy provides living expenses.Prof. Kim Ok-jun (Dept. of Political Science and Diplomacy) said, “The Confucious Academy
The 60th anniversary celebration of the foundation of Keimyung University was held on May 20. This ceremony was held in Adams Chapel and President Synn Ilhi, Lee Byeong-chan, president of the alumni association, Jung Sun-moo, chairman of the board of governors, and many school personnel and students participated in this event. The ceremony was smaller than scheduled to mourn the victims of the Sewol disaster.After the opening ceremony, people saluted the national flag, and the audience had a minute’s silence for the victims of the Seweol disaster. After that, Lee Byeong-chan and President Synn