152 Keimyung students participated in the 88th National Sports Festival for 7 days from October 8. The National Sports Festival has been held every year since 1920 to popularize sports and to improve national culture. The students took part in 13 events including football, taekwondo, judo, archery, athletics, tennis, and fencing and got three gold medals, one silver medal, and six bronze medals. Just like last year, students who participated in archery had the best results. Jang Hye-jin (Department of Physical Education, sophomore) got three gold medals in the individual, 30m, and 60m competi
An exhibition of flags for the reunification of North and South Korea was held at the Berlin Wall’s East Side Gallery on Korean Independence Day. In this exhibition, Korean university students designed flags for Korean reunification and exhibited them at the Berlin Wall, which symbolizes harmony and unification. An Jong-eun and Park Jung-bae, juniors in the Department of Visual Communication Design in Keimyung University, wanted to make known their desire for the Korean peninsula to be unified. Therefore, they held the exhibition. Foreigners, not to mention the students, were moved by the exhi
The opening ceremony of the exhibition "Treasures from a Golden Age of China" was held in Hengso Museum on September 20. This exhibition takes place under the sponsorship of the Maeil Newspaper, TBC, Soldae Inc., and Keimyung University.Three hundred and twenty five treasures from 206 B.C.-A.D. 960 are being exhibited from September 21, 2007, to February 24, 2008. "Treasures from a Golden Age of China" was has already been successfully held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Kyushu National Museum, and the Seoul Museum of History. Translated by Kim Hyun-geun KMG Editorforeverhg@k
From October 23 to 24, a physical examination will be offered for junior students to ensure that they are in good health when they are looking for jobs.This physical examination includes a physical examination, a blood test, urinalysis, breast radiography, and a liver inspection. Through these tests, students can discover any problems with their weight, anemia, glycosuria, or breast disease. Students can receive both treatment and protection against illness until graduation.If you want the physical examination, you can go to the Student Health Center with your student card. In addition, on Oct
The first meeting of the KCTL Study Skill-up Program, entitled "Planing for a new semester and time management," was held at Bauer Hall on Sept. 11.The Center invited Prof. Jo Yong-gae, from Kangwon University Teaching and Learning Development Center. He recommend setting goals, as students who are clear about their goals can perform better. The second Study Skill-up meeting will be held at Bauer Hall on Sept. 18. Translated by Kwak Chul-min KMG Junior Reporter chulmin09@kmu.ac.kr
On September 3, the opening ceremony for the Keimyung Intensive Teacher Training (KITT) program was held by the Center for International Education in the Annex of Bauer Hall.The Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development sponsor this program for secondary school English teachers. The program's aim is to increase the teaching skills and abilities of secondary school teachers.Park Il-woo, head of the Center for International Education, said, "I hope that all the teachers have a good result in this program and increase their teaching skills and abilities."64 teachers are attending the
On September 7, Jeong Kyu-jin, the chairman of Jeju Livestock Development Co., Ltd., donated five hundred million won to the KMU Development Fund. This money will be used to construct Keimyung Art Center's Central Auditorium.Jeong Kyu-jin is the son of the late Jeong Jae-ho, formerly the honorary chairman of KMU and a major contributor to the KMU Building Fund. In fact, the business building, Euiyang Hall, was named in his honor.Jeong Kyu-jn said, "I'm very proud of Keimyung University's development. I hope that my donation will be useful to the school."Translated by Kim Hye-binKMG Reporterhye
Students who took more than 15 credits without dropping any classes in the previous semester and received better than average scores can be scholarship students. In addition, the score of an authorized test of foreign language ability was added in September 2006 to improve students’ foreign language abilities. From the first semester 2008, such tests will be a selection requirement for scholarship students.There are already departments which consider the score of an authorized test of foreign language ability. The College of Media and Visual Communication has operated this system since the sec