On May 2, the College of Music and Performing Arts held a dedication ceremony for Haedam Concert Hall at 11 a.m. at Seongseo Campus. About 300 guests, including Jung Kyu-jin, a graduate of Keimyung University and the chairman of Jaejoo Livestock Development Company; Shin Il-hee, the chief of the board of directors of Keimyung University; and Lee Jin-woo, the president of Keimyung University, attended.This event was arranged to honor Chairman Jung and his deceased father’s contribution to Keimyung students and Keimyung University’s development over two generations.By Kim Ga-youngKMG Contributor
From April 28 to May 2, the 35th National Individual Taekwondo Competition for University Students was held at the Jecheon Sports Center, Chungcheongbuk-do. The Department of Taekwondo got excellent results: first prize in the welterweight (Kim Chang-bin, senior) and middleweight classes (Kim You-jung, senior), and second prize in men’s flyweight (Ahn Yong-chul, sophomore) and women’s flyweight (Koo Won-jung, sophomore).Hong Jeong-min KMG Cub Reporter hjm410@kmu.ac.kr
On May 10, Keimyung Music Contest was held in Daemyung Campus. The contest was hosted by the Department of Music Production with the main participants of high school students. There was no limitation in music genre, for example, Rock, POP, R&B, CCM, but self-composed music was emphasized in getting additional marks. Twenty four teams, including solos, duets, and band, reached the final round, and six teams got prizes. In addition, this event was a preliminary audition for Neganetwork, a music agency. Prize winners can get an opportunity to participate the singing audition. Best of all, the fir
The Department of Industrial and Management Engineering came to an agreement on having a joint degree program with the University of South Australia, one of the largest public universities in South Australia, from this year.Through this joint degree program, senior year students in the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering in Keimyung can get both a bachelor’s degree in Management Engineering from KMU and a master’s degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management on condition they complete four subjects in the master’s course and study for one year in the University of South Aust
Keimyung University has established the Keimyung Korean Language and Culture Center in Vietnam and Tajikistan and is going to have an unveiling ceremony on May 9.Founded to spread Korean culture to the world and secure high-quality human resources in the future, the Keimyung Korean Language and Culture Center will operate special courses for general people and regular courses for university students. In Tajikistan, the center has already secured 60 students. Kim Sun-jung, an assistant professor in the Department of Korean Studies, said, “We will keep providing support to establish centers in J
The Institute of Intelligent Vehicle and Transportation was established to train future global experts in intelligent automobiles for the first time in Korea.Keimyung University had an opening ceremony for the Institute of Intelligent Vehicle and Transportation at 1:00 p.m. on March 21, and thereafter a tablet-unveiling ceremony at 1:20 p.m. with Lee Jin-woo, the president of KMU, Kim Bum-il, the mayor of Daegu City, Lee Myung-gyu, an Assemblyman, and Lee In-seon, the director of DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology).Daegu City was proclaimed the professional city of auto
Keimyung Art Center, built to enhance the image of Keimyung University and to provide a theater for the local area, is to open in September 2008. Construction finished on January 27, and some of its facilities are now available for use.Keimyung Art Center has a huge performance hall equipped with 1932 seats. The school is expecting the center to function as an important performance hall in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area, fulfilling citizens’ need for culture and providing performances from which they can benefit. However, the center also has some problems to be settled.First, it needs to establish s
On March 27, a freshman welcoming festival and the opening ceremony of the General Student Council were held both in Seoung-seo and Dae-myeong campuses. Starting with the introductory comments from the General Student Council, the evening continued with a live broadcast of "Byul Bam," a program on MBC Radio with performances by popular singers. On March 25, the Regular General Assembly was cut short because of the shortage of a quorum. Only eighty students came to the Regular General Assembly, even though the normal number of the quorum should be 1900. Hong Gyeong-dae, the chairman of the Gene