For two days from August 17, the Korean-Japanese Economics & Management Association held the 27th International Conference at Euiyang Hall on Keimyung University Seongseo campus. KMU Industrial Development and Business Administration Institute and the Japanese Economics & Management Association supported it. Scholars representing the two countries presented about 40 papers at this symposium whose agenda was globalization and a paradigm shift for the economic growth of Korea and Japan. It had free sessions to seek solutions for stable economic growth such as Glocalization and the Local Economy
Many students participate in extramural activities. They usually do activities by themselves or with a team. One extramural activity is SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise). Most SIFE teams are in capital region universities, and there are few teams in regional universities. In Keimyung University, there aren’t any teams for SIFE yet. The Gazette will introduce SIFE. What is SIFE? SIFE is a global nonprofit organization. It was established in the U.S.A. in 1975. More than 48,000 students, 1,500 universities, and 40 countries participate in SIFE. In Korea, there are 30 universities participating
Kim Seung-jun, who is a graduate of KMU, won the prestigious President’s Award from President Barack Obama. He contributed to improving cultural exchange and sports exchange and cooperation between South Korea and the US.Kim Seung-jun worked as a martial arts instructor in US Armed Forces, South Korea. He tried to promote a spirit of goodwill in international relations between South Korea and the US. He was also awarded the President’s Award from President George Bush in 2007. People call him a Korean-U.S nongovernmental diplomat. He said, “Future relationships between South Korea and the US h
In the U.S.A, 36 Keimyung University students who attended the Global Career School for overseas cultural and corporate experience performed a flash mob dance to promote Dokdo 4 times. They had a flash mob campaign in the Smithsonian Museum, Independence Hall, and South Street Seaport during their busy 11 nights and 12 days program. They ended their flash mob activities in Times Square in New York on July 3.Before their departure for the U.S.A, they planned their campaign and worked hard for a flash mob, and they made t-shirts and placards by themselves. They made a great effort to prepare to
On July 6, Synn Il-hi, the president of Keimyung University, started his term of 4 years with an inauguration held at Adams Chapel. More than one thousand officials including board president Jung Sun-mo and faculty members attended the inauguration.President Synn said, “I will change the crisis which KMU faces caused by the decrease in population and pressure from reduction of tuition to opportunities.” He emphasized the need for increasing academic and administrative productivity and to explore new routes. He also demanded, “Members of Keimyung University have to change and overcome the crisi
On May 26, KMU club students who belong to the association of 52 clubs did volunteer work and held culture performances for local residents in Dalseo-gu. This festival is operated by whole clubs of KMU and is supported by Dalseo-gu office. This festival had many events like campaign for publicizing ‘making clean streets’, face painting, balloon art, nail art, sampling tea and sharing cultural experiences etc. At the beginning of the festival, KMU students joined in the campaign ‘making clean streets’ by cleaning the streets in Dalseo-gu Shindang-dong and Igok-dong. Also, students of mural pain
Keimyung University and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade sponsored the Korea-Italy Forum in KMU on May 15.Synn Il-hi, KMU president, Kim Woo-sang, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, Staffan De Mistura, Italian undersecretary of foreign affairs, and Sergio Mercuri, the Italian ambassador to Korea, attended this forum. They discussed a new relationship in economics, cultural exchange, education, social welfare, and industrial technology.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade was to sponsor this forum alone. However, the ministry selected universities like Seoul National Unive
Keimyung University was selected the only Innovation Center for Engineering Education (ICEE) in Daegu. The Ministry of Education & Science Technology and the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology sponsor this enterprise for improving the quality of university engineering education.In the project, KMU planned the Keimyung Engineering Innovation Special Education Program (KEISEP) and the Female Smart Engineer Education Program.KMU will receive 200 million won every year for 10 years. KMU will carry out business capstone design, a local industry complex education course, KEISEP, global st