The 5th Global International Internship Congress (GIIC) was held in Keimyung University from April 17 to 20. The GIIC is an exciting conference which focuses exclusively on the topic of international internships. It is an opportunity to network with individuals from different countries, disciplines, universities, and internship providers. This congress began in 1999 and is held every two years. The Keimyung GIIC was the first time the conference was held in Asia. The GIIC began with a welcoming speech by President Lee Jin-woo and congratulations from the mayor of Daegu Kim Il-bum. Kim Il-bum s
A special lecture on sex education for children was held under the auspices of the Dalseo Healthy Family Support Center in Backeun Hall on March 30. Many mothers attended who want to be better mothers. Shin Gi-suk, the head of the Happy Sex Research Center, said, "Parents should think about sex education. Koreans usually don't have an open mind about sex, so parents are sometimes too embarrassed to talk about sex with their children." She also said, "If you want your children to have a healthy attitude towards sex, you should have a straight conversation with them and answer their questions us
Keimyung University's Career Development Center for College Women has various programs to improve the employment chances of Keimyung women. One of the programs is the "My Career Management Program" that is executed all year round for the 150 female students recruited into the program. This program provides useful information and one-to-one guidance counseling. The students underwent a personality test on April 6. There is online counseling and face-to-face counseling available to them.The program’s goals are to teach the students how to make a resume, give self-introductions, and fill out appl
Keimyung University recently received good evaluations for its facilities for the disabled. There are ten disabled students currently registered at Keimyung with three of them temporarily on leave. Since the year 2000, seven disabled students have graduated from Keimyung. Gu Bo-soon from the Academic Administration Team said, “I expected that there would be morethan 17 disabled students here, but those with lesser disabilities tend not to register as disabled students.”There are 55 disabled parking spaces out of a total of 1,222 spaces on campus. Ramps are located in every building except for
The General Student Council’s opening ceremony was held in the open amphitheater of Seongseo campus on March 29. The ceremony started with a congratulatory address by the Chief of Student Affairs, which was followed by speeches by student representatives, and then each department’s student presidents had time to introduce themselves. Kim Yong-il, the Chief of Student Affairs, said, “Today, Keimyung University also commemorates the 3rd anniversary of the K-Up Project. I hope that students will strive to be great people who challenge themselves and take great pride in our university. Furthermore
On March 20, the Spanish ambassador to Korea, Ambassador Delfin Colome, visited Keimyung University to sign an educational cooperation agreement between Keimyung University and major universities in Spain. Ambassador Colome stated that outstanding professors from Keimyung and major Spanish universities will be exchanged through the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI). Keimyung University will sign a cooperation agreement with Castilla-La Mancha University in Spain. After the signing of the cooperation agreement, Ambassador Colome lectured about Spain and Korea in Haengso Museum
The Campus-wide Communication Culture (3C) campaign's declaration ceremony was held on March 22 in Euiyang Hall with three hundred Keimyung people in attendance including President Lee Jin-woo. Keimyung University hopes this ceremony will raise awareness about the 3C campaign's goals of enhancing relationships, increasing interactions, and improving the learning environment. President Lee Jin-woo said, "Commitment, conversation, and concentration are the core components of the 3C campaign. The K-Up project will succeed if we make progress in the 3C campaign. Then, Keimyung University`s prestig
The Kemmy competition held twice a semester, is now going to be held just once a year in the second semester. For two years, all freshmen students were pleased to prepare their presentations in Everyday English Conversation classes with the best from each teacher's class selected to join the final round. The final winners receive great prizes including a 3 week scholarship to study English at Viva International College in Brisbane, Australia. We interviewed the manager of the Kemmy competition, Lee Jung-ho, who explained the reason for the change was that they couldn't secure funding to hold t
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