On March 26, a spring concert by Rinnai Pops Orchestra was held in Keimyung Art Center. This concert was the first of the 2009 Hope Sharing Concerts and planned to share hope with local companies’ employees, employers, and foreign workers who suffer from the global economic depression. Rinnai Pops Orchestra, the only corporately funded orchestra in Korea, performed original music Album from the movies The Mission, Titanic, and Bungee Jumping of Their Own. In addition, the musical singers Jung Hwa-jin and Seo Je-rok were invited and sang songs passionately. Keimyung University has a plan to hol
On March 27th, Keimyung University awarded an honorary doctorate degree to Lee Hwa-eon, the former president of Daegu Bank, in a conferment ceremony in Adams Chapel.Lee Hwa-eon highly contributed to the local economy by developing Daegu Bank as a superior bank among non-capital banks; he operated Daegu Bank with open-minded and transparent management, and global-senior financing techniques. In addition, he was highly valued as a talent financer. He based his work on the ethical practice of enterprise, and he carried out his social responsibility and contributed to the eco-social community by i
On March 16, Norbert Baas, the ambassador of Germany in Korea, was appointed an honorary professor of Keimyung University. It is expected that the Ambassador will periodically deliver special lectures in Keimyung University over the next five years. Ambassador Bass graduated from the Technology University Berlin, and was granted a doctorate by the European University Institute (EUI), Florence. He entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1978. He was a representative at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) from 1982 to 1985 and later served in the German embassies in
On Tuesday, March 10, Ying Dong Ling, a celebrity on the talk show Misuda, was appointed medical publicity ambassadress. In Daegu City hall, she received a commission plate from Kim Bum-il, the mayor of Daegu City. Ying Dong Ling said, “It will be difficult for me to study medical services. However, I will try to visit many medical institutions and experience more through them, which I believe can help me.” In the event, a male singer, Kim Yong-bin, was appointed medical publicity ambassador, and Katheryn Bailey, last year's medical publicity ambassadress, also attended the event. Ying Dong Li
At the end of February, Kim Byoung-gon, a student in the Department of Automotive Engineering, received the first prize in the research study of CATIA (Computer Aided Three Dimensional Interactive Applications). 150 Hyundai-Kia Automotive research students from seven universities, including Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Korea University, participated. In the final evaluation, Kim Byoung-gon gained the highest marks in his practical task, written examination, and sincere learning attitude. Kim said, “This result originates from the confidence which I have come to have since
Amid many orientations being held for freshmen on campus, the Department of Automotive Engineering held a preparation camp for returning students. The camp was prepared for those who have returned to campus after their military service or other personal matters. It helps returning students to supplement their basic academic scholastic ability and to easily adapt to campus life through cultural studies. Hence, these preparation processes are expected to make studying easier and to help students to plan their future. The camp started on February 23, with 30 participants, and ended on February 27
Kim Kyung-rim, who is a mature student, graduated first on the list among forty thousand graduate students. From 2006, she studied here and only three years later she graduated from Keimyung University.Among her three years here, she was never absent and never late for class. Her passion for studying resulted in her achieving a 4.5 average from all of her grades, and she graduated early with honor. On February 17, during the graduation ceremony, she received a diploma summa cum laude. Following tradition, her name tag is now included on Keimyung University’s 'Bisa best hall of fame.'
Four students from the Keimyung Global-Up team won at the 2009 Global Frontier for University Students, which has the aim to help university students becoming globally competent people and to gain helpful knowledge for employment sponsored by Job Korea and Hanatour. Job Korea selects several teams who submit the best projects and they sponsor those teams by giving them an opportunity to tour overseas countries. Project subjects should be in one of 4areas, engineering and technology, natural science, humanities and culture and art, and economies and business. Projects from participating teams w