On October 6, 2016, the 3rd Keimyung Goethe Golden Bell Competition was held at the College of Business Administration. This event was hosted by the KMU Goethe Institute and was supervised by the Department of German Language and Literature. The competitors gathered from a diversity of universities throughout Korea. The Golden Bell Competition consists of 3 rounds. Each round has 25, 15, and 10 questions with general information about Germany. In the third round, competitors add all of their scores. The one who scores the most is the winner. Questions are written in German, and only a few ques
Choi Soon-sil is a big issue in Korea. Choi made unwarranted interventions in government. Furthermore, her daughter, Jung Yu-ra, is suspected of allegedly entering Ehwa University fraudulently. Therefore, university students nationwide are angry and have gathered to demonstrate against President Park Geun-hye on their campuses.On November 2 at Bauer Hall, Keimyung students criticized the present situation and insisted President Park should step down. The students read a speech about the current situation in Korean and English. They said the real truth of the matter should be found out, and Pre
On November 20, Keimyung University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Expo was held at the AW Hotel in Dalseo-gu, Daegu. Executives and employees of various companies in Daegu and KMU professors and students participated in this event. At this expo, KMU shared the achievements of the Foundation through various programs such as the industry-academic cooperation forum, lecture, and consultation with companies. There were also announcements about best-practices of industry-academic cooperation, business items, and impressions about participating in overseas business programs. Moreover, KMU
On October 31th, Chang Hye-jin talked with KMU students in the seminar room in Keimyung University’s new Bauer Hall. This talk was held by the KMU Center for Teaching & Learning with the topic: ‘Challenge! Overcoming hardship to achieve our dreams.’ The talk format was like TV talk shows where the audience asks questions. Some of the questions asked were how she felt when meeting North Korean athletes at the games, her school days and so on. Also, students watched a special video that she made by herself. KMU students and Chang Hye-jin had an archery match at the event, too. Chang Hye-jin won
The Studying Consultant Center held a lecture for professors about how help students improve their study skills. In the seminar, the instructor said professors must believe that their students can do it. Also, students must believe that they can do it. Then, professors help students identify their study habits. Students record when they studied well and how long they could concentrate. On the basis of that information, professors help students find an effective study strategy and keep it. At first, students may not feel a change, but you can see your development after you have developed the ba
On September 30, Im Jong-deok, the executive director of Pyung Hwa Holdings, delivered a special lecture at Euiyang Hall. The topic of this lecture was about Pyung Hwa Holdings and relationship between the company and KMU.According to his lecture, this corporation is a good place to work. It has maintained an average annual growth of 8.4 percent. Moreover, its sales were 1.1 trillion won in 2015. Since last year, KMU and this corporation have managed Pyung Hwa Technology Academy together. Some excellent KMU students can experience working in the company, and if their grades are good, they can
On October 6, 2016, the 3rd Keimyung Goethe Golden Bell Competition was held at the College of Business Administration. This event was hosted by the KMU Goethe Institute and was supervised by the Department of German Language and Literature. The competitors gathered from a diversity of universities throughout South Korea. The Golden Bell Competition consists of 3 rounds. Each round has 25, 15, and 10 questions with general information about Germany including art, history, sports, and culture. During the first and second round, competitors who get the wrong answer to a question are out. In the
Four of Keimyung University’s enterprise organizations were selected for Creative Korea (CK project) by the Ministry of Education and National Research Foundation of Korea. Keimyung University now has seven enterprise organizations after the addition of the four new ones. KMU receives 15 billion won for this project until 2018. The CK project is the representative project for inducing radical reform in universities and showcasing the strong points of universities to remain competitive. The project will run for five years from 2014 through 2018. Synn Il-hi, KMU’s president, said, “KMU’s status