Keimyung University will establish an institute-enterprise in the Daegu Special Research and Development Zone. This business will be a joint venture with Micro Display Ltd and Dae-Gyeong (Daegu Gyeongbuk) Regional University Common Technology Prop. Ltd. They took a vote at Keimyung University’s Sung-seo campus on March 11.The main technology that the institute-enterprise will study is a patent that professor of Medical Treatment Engineering Lee Jong ha (38) received for audiovisual equipment for filming breasts. The technology will make it possible to check someone for breast cancer without th
On March 3, 7 students from the Department of Taekwondo were selected as new members of the national team. The team was selected by 3 organizations: Kukkiwon, the Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA), and the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). They selected players by evaluating basic kicking, poomsae, and individual matches, and an interview. There was a high competition of about 11:1. Finally, 7 students from our university were selected. Their activities will be regular training, taekwondo performances, and demonstrations at home and abroad.
The Leaders in Industry University Cooperation (LINC) foundation implemented local field placement and foreign field placement during the winter vacation. Local field placement was conducted for four to six weeks, starting in December 2014. The participants included in the LINC Foundation were 238 students from various majors, except the Department of Pharmacy and Department of Food and Nutrition. There were 86 participating companies where students gained practical experience in business departments related to their majors. Foreign field placement started at the Japanese company CJ in Februar
On January 29, Keimyung University founded the Center for Children’s Foodservice Management in West Daegu and decided to help some selected facilities provide meals.The selected facilities have no dietician who is trained to give people advice about what to eat and drink. Therefore, this center will send experts to give advice about food hygiene and diet.Furthermore, the center is planning training in the prevention of food poisoning, nutrition and diet, and safe supervision of cafeterias. Until October 2017, the center will receive funding from West Daegu Office and the Ministry of Food and D
An inspection team from the Ministry of Industry from Ethiopia, including Minister Ahmed Abtew Assaw, visited the Fashion-Textile Design R&D Center of Keimyung University on February 27. As part of the Growth and Transition Plan 2010-2015 in Ethiopia, this visit was done to view the Korean textile industry and use it to build this kind of industry in Ethiopia. They showed great interest in collaboration with the Fashion-Textile Design R&D Center in setting up textile businesses. The inspection team and the R&D center agreed to draw up a plan for collaboration. The inspection team visited texti
Keimyung university was again selected for the Global Trade Experts incubating Program (GTEP). GTEP is organized by the Ministry of Industry and operated by the Korea International Trade Association. Every year, they pick junior and senior students who are interested in trade and provide trade practice and export marketing activities for 1 year and 3 months.Keimyung University has been running GTEP for the past eight years. It has produced 229 global trade experts. In addition, they have participated in many domestic and international trade fairs and received high evaluations for their marketi
On February 10, KMU held a presentation to explain the free semester system. This presentation contained career and preparatory information, to which parents and students were invited.The presentation provided information about the 2016 university entrance examination as well as a workshop. The workshop was managed by KMU and the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education. In particular, KMU’s Office of Admissions planned and led the program Dream Company for the workshop. Through this program, students can gain real career experience, which will be helpful to students to find their dreams and apt
KMU formed a partnership with Daegu Credit Guarantee Foundation on February 4. Daegu Credit Guarantee Foundation is a public corporation that helps to revive the local economy by lending money to local companies or investing in local companies. When small businesses need a loan, Daegu Credit Guarantee Foundation plays the role of guarantor.According to the agreement, Daegu Credit Guarantee Foundation promised to be a guarantor for students when they need money to set up a business. Moreover, management consultants will help to give shape to students’ ideas. They will make their ideas a reality