International diplomacy is important to many countries. In the case of Korea, maintaining diplomatic relationships is necessary because Korea is surrounded by countries such as Japan, China, and Russia, and Korea has a close relationship with the US. Diplomats represent their country and perform roles such as building political, economic, and cultural relationships with various countries. Therefore, their roles are significant because of the continuously changing diplomatic environment.Korean diplomats were selected through the National Foreign Service Exam from 1968 to 2013. However, the Nati
Water is essential for human life. However, water is insufficient around the world, and many countries have difficulty managing water in a hygienic way. Therefore, many countries make efforts to get clean, safe water and to prevent disasters related to water. Governments, scholars in the water field, and NGOs established the World Water Council (WWC) to find solutions to global water problems. The World Water Council proposed the World Water Forum to discuss water problems around the world in 1997.World Water Council (WWC)The World Water Council (WWC) is an international non-profit umbrella or
Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center started from Jejungwon, an old hospital built by missionaries in 1899. A new Dongsan Medical Center will open in 2016. In this edition, the Gazette will introduce the 115 year history of Dongsan Medical Center and the new Dongsan Medical Center.HistoryJejungwon was built by a missionary, Woodbridge Odlin Johnson, in 1899. He started in a small thatched house located in Daegu Yangnyeongsi. In the beginning, his work was just prescribing drugs to people because the medical equipment that he brought from the United States to Busan had not arrived in Daeg
LINC is a program to foster leading universities. LINC was made by the Ministry of Education and Science Technology to improve the relationship between companies and universities. In addition, Capstone Design was made by the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and is offered as a regular class in nine colleges: Business Administration, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Architectural Studies, Medicine, Pharmacy, Fine Arts, and Fashion. Capstone Design is also a LINC program. In this edition, the Gazette will introduce LINC and Capstone Design.LINCLINC is an abbreviation of Le
Daegu is the only city which doesn’t have a national industrial complex out of 8 metropolitan cities and 8 provinces. However, Daegu is going to be developed with the construction of Daegu Technopolis and Daegu Suseong Medical City and the opening of the city monorail. In this edition of the Gazette, I will introduce Daegu Technopolis, Daegu Suseong Medical City, and the city monorail.Daegu TechnopolisTechnopolis will be a city of more than 150,000 people an many science-oriented conpanies and research facilities in the suburbs of Hyeonpung-myeon and Yuga-myeon, Dalseong-gun. According to Daeg
These days, the poor restoration of Sungnyemun, which is the south gate in Seoul, is a big issue. Therefore, the Board of Audit and Inspection investigated the repair and management of all cultural assets from December last year to February this year. On May 15, it announced that chemical glue was used in the restoration work on Sungnyemun and no measures to prevent the tilting of Cheomseongdae, a traditional observatory in Gyeongju have been taken. The chemical glue makes the possibility of Sungnyemun catching fire 4 times higher than before, and Cheomseongdae is tilting at 1mm per year. Cons
These days, we are accustomed to living with American culture. We eat hamburgers in McDonald’s and drink coffee in Starbucks. Furthermore, we buy clothes or shoes from Nike or New Balance and watch dramas and movies such as CSI or The Avengers. Like these, we are familiar with American culture and experience American culture in indirect ways. However, we don’t know about American culture deeply. There is a place that helps us know about American culture. It is American Corner. In this “Cover Story” the Gazette will introduce American Corner.American Corner is supported by the American Embassy
In Korea, we normally call qualifications to get a job specs, an abbreviation of specification. Specs include language ability (TOEIC score), educational background, work experience, certificates, a good GPA, awards, such as for idea contests, language study in a foreign country, and volunteering. Though many enterprises have announced that they will try to reduce the spec-oriented tendency in recruitment, job-seekers still feel the importance of specs. Therefore, the Gazette will introduce information to help you get a job more easily. It is an internship program with the American Chamber of
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