At the beginning of the summer vacation, dozens of KMU students gathered in a classroom to attend special lectures about big data analysis. The program ran from June 27th to July 1st. The lectures focused on equipping the students with the concept of big data analysis using the programming language Python. Python is a programming language that is widely used as it is concise and highly productive. Throughout the week, the students learned about the basics of programing and how to write and execute simple codes in Python to analyze data. KMU's passion for education does not take a break even du
A YouTube Content Production and Utilization Training Program was held from July 12th to 29th at KMU for undergraduate students at Keimyung University. The program consisted of five sessions in total, and the program was conducted in the form of real-time online education. The YouTube Content Production and Utilization Training Program was conducted by Seo Ji-eun, who is the director of the Value Growth Research Institute and included five main topics across five days. The first program was held on July 12th and the topic was how to discover and plan a video’s contents. The second program was
Three types of books written by Keimyung University professors were selected as the "2022 An Excellent Academic Book of the National Academy of Sciences." From March 2021 to February 2022, the Ministry of Education and the National Academy of Sciences selected 300 an excellent academic book after reviewing the fields of humanities, social sciences, Korean studies and natural sciences. Among them, the three books were written by the professors at Keimyung University The selected book by Keimyung University professor is "Korean Bible 300 Years: History of Translation and Interpretation" by Profe
The humanities creativity fusion lounge on the first floor of the Yeongam Hall of Keimyung University’s Seongseo Campus is part of a university innovation support project. It is a multipurpose innovation space created by remodeling the existing self-study room and is open to students from the opening of the 2022 school year. It has been transformed from an existing stuffy and closed reading room-type learning space to an open space which is centered on students. The humanities creativity fusion lounge is expected to establish itself as a convergence space for communication, collaboration, and
The Comparative Course Program Designing Contest was held in the first semester of 2022. The contest was held for undergraduate students at Keimyung University, and the first application period was from April 27th to May 10th. The contest was for teams to make a specific proposal for either a new comparative course for university, or to make suggestions to improve a current comparative course program. The contest was a team competition and all participating teams had to be composed of between 2 to 4 people. While students on a leave of absence and prospective graduates can participate, they co
On Wednesday, May 4th the KMU International Lounge held the first Movie Day in years. A Movie Day is an event held by the KMU International Lounge where the students can watch movies from different countries and learn about that country’s culture. A few days before the event, the International Lounge asked visitors to write down the movies that they want to watch on a whiteboard, and the chosen movie was Deadpool. The Lounge plans to hold this event on a weekly basis on Wednesdays at 2 pm. Starting with the second Movie Day, the event will be integrated into another of the Lounge’s programmes
The opening ceremony for Keimyung University's general organization and the welcoming concert for freshmen were held on April 28, 2022 at the Seong-seo Campus. The welcome concert for freshmen was organized by CALLA the KMU student council. Although many aspects were restricted due to COVID-19, it was the first event held at the schools as national distancing rules eased. Although the social-distance rules were eased, there were restrictions on the operation of designated seats by the university, mandatory wearing of masks, and body temperature measurement before admission. This was conducted
The Keimyung University Cross-Cultural Awareness Programme (KMU-CCAP) is a programmes held by the Center for International Affairs. The Center for International Affairs set up several groups consisting of a Cultural Exchange Volunteer (CEV) and a Korean Interpretation Volunteer (KIV) to send to schools throughout Daegu. The CEV groups consist of foreign students, Mostly Exchange Students. Each group prepares 1-hour lecture about the country that the CEV’s members are from in English or the CEV’s member’s native language such as German or French. The CEVs give a lecture and the KIVs translate w