Keimyung University volunteers held a photo exhibition documenting the 2013 volunteering in Laos at CU Gallery. In the exhibition, there were pictures of volunteering and cultural performances at Van Chein Elementary School in Vientiane, Laos.Keimyung University sent 140 students to Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Laos for two weeks. They did volunteering such as remodeling classrooms and playgrounds and educational volunteering such as teaching children and taekwondo.Students made money for the exhibition themselves. They displayed pictures to show how they felt during the volunteering and their mem
The Healing Food Project Team of Keimyung University held the Mungyeong Saejae Healing Camp from February 21 to 23 at Mungyeong Saejae youth hostel. This project is a part of developing a healing food valley using local specialty foods sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.The camp was held for two nights and three days for people who are interested in diseases related to bad life habits such as smoking, drinking, and eating habits. It consisted of various events such as a medical checkup, nutrition education, yoga, stretching, walking along the Mungyeong Saejae road
On January 28, Keimyung University made an agreement to develop the Daegu culture industry with Sigongtech Co., Ltd. This agreement includes mutual exchange and use of manpower, information, equipment, and facilities.Through this agreement, 5 departments, Creative Writing, Photography and Image Design, Visual Communication Design, Video and Animation, and Music Production, will jointly manage exhibitions and produce music, animation, musicals and drama with Sigongtech.KMU and Sigongtech will jointly plan the exhibition program Honeybee Experience, which is a special regional program sponsored
In December, KMU received the 2013 University Evaluations from the Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education. The University Evaluations were first implemented in 2011 to promote international campuses, the quality of universities, and their continuous improvement.The evaluation process is very complicated. There are 54 criteria. The process includes documentation and survey evaluation, verification of evaluation results, the university’s self-evaluation, the chief of the evaluation group’s final review, and review by the University Evaluations committee.KMU was cho
On February 7, Keimyung University’s Dongsan Hospital concluded a research agreement for fundamental medicine with the National Nano Center at National Nanofab Center (NNFC) located in Daejeon. The purpose of this agreement is to support the field of nano-technology and exchange experts.10 people including Kim Gwon-bae (director of Dongsan Hospital), Nam Jae-yeol (leader of the KMU Industrial Cooperation) and Jo Chang-hyeon (head of Management and Planning Division at NNFC) attended this agreement ceremony. After concluding MOU, they looked around the bio lab and nano research lab.Through this
KMU held a camp for prospective students from January 13-18 at Seongseo campus. It was held for students who will enter KMU through the admission officer screening process. The total number of participants was 140. They lived together in the dormitory and experienced campus life.KMU provided basic lectures in Korean, English, and mathematics. In addition, KMU provided special lectures by KMU professors, meetings with seniors, and a communication skill improvement program. These programs helped prospective students to adapt to campus life. Apart from these programs, they had a great time throug
The KMU team Hot Six won the first prize at the third annual Tom N Toms advertisement competition in the section “Love Korea.” The team consisted of Kim Gyeong-ah (23, Visual Design), Ahn Ga-young (23, Visual Design), Park Su-bin (22, Japanese Studies), and Yun Song-yi (21, Daegu University). Tom N Toms held this competition, and the Ministry of Environment and the Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation (KOBACO) sponsored it. The competition was divided into three sections: Love Korea, Love the Environment, and Love TomTom. The Hot Six team created an advertisement based on the idea that when
Recently, the Philippines was damaged by Typhoon Haiyan. On November 15, Keimyung University donated 20 million won for the typhoon victims. The donation was raised through a donation program named Keimyung Caritas, through which KMU professors and staff donate 1% of their paycheck.Keimyung University delivered 20 million won to the Community Chest of Korea, Daegu. President Synn said, “Many Philippine students are in Keimyung University, so this disaster makes us much sadder. I hope the donation will be helpful for people who are in despair in the Philippines.”In addition, the Student Associa