On July 14 at 9 a.m., an orientation for volunteers for the 26th Summer Congress of the Korean Youth Federation was held at the Audiovisual Room, Bauer Hall. Approximately 170 members of Han-ul Association joined this event for orientation as volunteers for the congress, held from July 17 to 29. Four universities from the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area participated: Kyungpook National University, Daegu University, Daegu Catholic University, and also Keimyung University.Translated by Kim Kyung-soonKMG Cub Reporter eeaa15@kmu.ac.kr
On June 23, Hengso Museum opened its regular and special exhibition halls to the public to stress the importance of traditional culture.Fifty pieces of traditional folk paintings are on display in the special exhibition hall on the first floor and 1500 pieces from the Gaya period can be seen in the regular exhibition hall on the second floor. The exhibition, under the title "Exhibition of Folk Paintings Donated by Ms. Kwon Jeong-soon," includes five contemporary folk paintings of lotus flowers, flowers, and birds. Son Keun-ho, the head researcher of art and letters in Hengso Museum, said, “In
On July 7, ceremonies marking the leaving of office of President Lee Jin-woo, the 8th president, and the inauguration of President Synn Il-hi as the 9th president, were held in the main hall of Adams Chapel.Approximately 1000 people, including Bae In-ho, the Chief of the Keimyung Alumni Association, Jeong Soon-mo, the Chief of the Board of Directors , Lars Vargo, the Swedish Ambassador to Korea, Kim Jong-dae, the ex-superintendent of educational affairs of Daegu, and many honored guests, professors, and faculty, attended.In his leaving address, ex-president Lee Jin-woo said, "For the past four
The Ministry of Justice has designated twenty universities in the country ABT (Active Brain Tower) universities. ABT universities receive funding from the Ministry of Justice to perform various activities to develop a multicultural society. They will train professional instructors who can be multicultural citizens and develop related study support programs for immigrants in Korea. The ABT universities will also establish centers for multicultural education and graduate schools of immigrant policy in each university.Originally, fifty eight universities in the country applied for this project. T
At 12 p.m. on May 27, Keimyung University Board of Directors met at the Daemyung campus library to elect the new president of the university. As expected, the board appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors Synn Il-hee as the 9th president of the university. President-elect Synn received a PhD in German language and literature and has held professorships in Yonsei University and Keimyung University. He was first elected president at the age of 38 and also previously served as the 4th to 9th presidents from 1988 to 2004. He has been chairman of the Board of Directors since 2005. He will take
The Department of Fashion Design held a graduate fashion show in Hengso Museum, Keimyung University on May 21.This international fashion show was held with Polimoda Fashion School in Italy and Bunka Women’s University in Japan.Keimyung University’s College of Fashion is a unique college in Korea. Therefore, they have continued to train global fashion minds with industrial activity and various internship programs.Yoo Ho-sangKMG Reporterenterprise65@hanmail.net
In January 2008, Dongsan Medical Center concluded a medical tourist business agreement with Daegu City to bring people from overseas by advertising Dongsan Medical Center’s good treatment such as reasonable prices and good quality services and Daegu City’s attractions. The center received fifty medical tourists, including workers from LG Electronics’ Philippine dealership and Algerian newspaper reporters, from February 21-22. The party had patient-specific comprehensive medical testing and sightseeing before their return home. The party spent one day on a tour of Keimyung Hanhak-chon, Seomun M
The 2008 Keimyung Marathon, sponsored by the General Student Council, was successfully held on April 30. Two thousand students, school personnel, and general citizens took part.The Keimyung Marathon is an annual event to strengthen Keimyung people’s physical strength and their unity. This year, it celebrated the awarding of the 2011 World Athletics Championships to Daegu. It was run over two courses: 8 km for male participants (the main gate of Seongseo Campus → MODA Outlet → Korea District Heating Corporation → Daeyoung Core Tech → Gang Chang Bridge → Bauer-Hall) and 4 km for female participa