The opening ceremony for Keimyung University's general organization and the welcoming concert for freshmen were held on April 28, 2022 at the Seong-seo Campus. The welcome concert for freshmen was organized by CALLA the KMU student council. Although many aspects were restricted due to COVID-19, it was the first event held at the schools as national distancing rules eased. Although the social-distance rules were eased, there were restrictions on the operation of designated seats by the university, mandatory wearing of masks, and body temperature measurement before admission. This was conducted
The Keimyung University Cross-Cultural Awareness Programme (KMU-CCAP) is a programmes held by the Center for International Affairs. The Center for International Affairs set up several groups consisting of a Cultural Exchange Volunteer (CEV) and a Korean Interpretation Volunteer (KIV) to send to schools throughout Daegu. The CEV groups consist of foreign students, Mostly Exchange Students. Each group prepares 1-hour lecture about the country that the CEV’s members are from in English or the CEV’s member’s native language such as German or French. The CEVs give a lecture and the KIVs translate w
From May 16th, 2022 until May 19th, 2022, foreign alumni will be holding lectures for undergraduate foreign students of KMU. Several alumni who have completed their PHDs and MBAs at KMU and current KMU students will be delivering to help foreign students increase their employability in South Korea as well as how to acquire an employment visa such as E-7, F-2, and F-5, tips for improving Korean language, the need for academic degrees, and tips for living in Korea. The mentoring program will be held on the second floor of Bauer Hall, room no. 1202. The application is limited to students in the u
Busan is a city where tourists have been constantly visiting for a long time. Numerous tourists head to the same destination, Busan, but there are also various tourism resources available to the extent that their travel schedules are all different. And art is an attractive tourist resource that can never be left out. From now on, let us meet Busan, a city where the arts flourish. [Bexco, Art Busan] BEXCO, as known as Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, is a convention and exhibition center located in Centum City, Haeundae-gu, Busan. According to the BEXCO information center, it features ov
1. Please introduce yourself briefly. I am Professor Yun-joo Park, in charge of Latin sociology and cultural studies in the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies. I got my B.A. in Spanish, my master's degree was in Latin American Studies, and my doctorate was in sociology. After working in the Department of Sociology at Cleveland State University in the United States for about four years, I was hired in 2009 to teach in Keimyung University's Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies, which was established in 2007. 2. As a sociologist, are there any social problems that you ar
We are now in an unprecedented era of the climate crisis. Everyone knows the seriousness, but lots of people do not know how to act. For those people, this article introduces ‘Climatus College’, which is a climate change communication platform for the MZ (Millennials& Generation Z) generation. [Climatus College] Climatus College is a compound word of the two words of “Homo Climatus” and “College”. The word “Climatus” means "Homo Climatus" for humans who adapt to changing climates, and the word “College” means that citizens can realize the learning necessary for life. As one of the projects
The Comparative Course Program Designing Contest was held in the first semester of 2022. The contest was held for undergraduate students at Keimyung University, and the first application period was from April 27th to May 10th. The contest was for teams to make a specific proposal for either a new comparative course for university, or to make suggestions to improve a current comparative course program. The contest was a team competition and all participating teams had to be composed of between 2 to 4 people. While students on a leave of absence and prospective graduates can participate, they co
On Wednesday, May 4th the KMU International Lounge held the first Movie Day in years. A Movie Day is an event held by the KMU International Lounge where the students can watch movies from different countries and learn about that country’s culture. A few days before the event, the International Lounge asked visitors to write down the movies that they want to watch on a whiteboard, and the chosen movie was Deadpool. The Lounge plans to hold this event on a weekly basis on Wednesdays at 2 pm. Starting with the second Movie Day, the event will be integrated into another of the Lounge’s programmes