Name: Liu Ting-weiNationality: TaiwaneseAge: 22Major: Chinese literatureSchool: Tunghai University1. Why did you choose Keimyung University?I wanted to be an exchange student. That’s why I am here in Korea. I didn’t think too much when I made a decision; I just wanted to have a different experience during my school life. This is my first time to study abroad so I think its better to stay in Asia. Korean culture is quite similar to Chinese culture and it’s easy for me to get with it. I heard that KMU has a beautiful campus and had many foreign students, so I think it’s good for me to polish my
Name: Simon WeihofenNationality: GermanAge: 22Major: International Business and Management StudiesSchool: Fontys University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands1. Why did you choose to study at Keimyung University?When I decided to spend one semester abroad, I had a meeting with the coordinator of the partner universities. He told me about a newly established partnership between FUAS and Keimyung University. At first, I was a bit scared since nobody who I could talk to went to Keimyung yet, but since the coordinator was very excited about this university, I started research about Korea,
1. Would you introduce yourself?My name is Chamila Priyantha Kumara. I came to Korea on July 28, 2009, as an NIIED (National Institute for International Education) scholarship student from Sri Lanka. I graduated from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, in 2008. I studied Korean, Japanese and computer studies. Before I came to Korea, I was working at KOICA (Korean International Cooperation Agency) as a language instructor. 2. Would you introduce your hometown in Sri Lanka and tell us the differences between universities in Sri Lanka and Korea?Sri Lanka is a small island surrounded by the Ind
1. Could you introduce yourself?Hello Keimyung students! My name is Rie Miyata, but everybody calls me Rie.As a senior student at the faculty of East Asian Languages and Cultures, I major in Korean, at Baiko Gakuin University, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi-hyun, Japan. Now I a an exchange student, so I usually attend at the Department of Japanese Language and Literature in Keimyung University.2. Would you tell us why you came to Korea and why you chose Keimyung University? Baiko Gakuin University and Keimyung University are sister schools, so I found they mutually dispatch students through an exchang
The Gazette interviewed Durvud Batzaya, a Keimyung University student from Mongolia. We asked her about life in Korea and Keimyung University. 1. Would you introduce yourself?My name is Durvud Batzaya and I’m from Mongolia. I came to Korea on August 28, 2009. I am learning Korean at the Center for International Education.2. Why did you choose to study in Keimyung University?Around 20 universities have departments of Korean studies in Mongolia, but most are located in Ulan Bator and only two, Darhan University, which I attended, and Shindarhan University are located in the provinces. Last Septe
The Gazette interviewed Rustam Boboev, who is studying in the Korean Language and Culture Program at the Center for International Education. Let’s hear his story about life in Keimyung University. 1. Would you introduce yourself? Hello, my name is Rustam, and I’m from Tajikistan. Tajikistan is located in Central Asia. I’m 24 years old. I came to Korea in October of 2008. I belong to the Center for International Education, where I’m learning Korean. Now I’m living in the beautiful Keimyung dormitory.2. How did you come to Keimyung University? Did you have any special reasons?I used to study in
The Gazette would like to introduce Jack Blanchard, an exchange student from the United States of America, through our interview with him. He is studying at the Department of History in Keimyung as an exchange student for one year. 1. Would you introduce yourself? My name is Jack Blanchard. I’m from Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. I’m 22 years old and I’m in my fourth year of school at Georgia Southern University as a history major.2. Why did you choose to study in Korea, and why in KMU? Korea offered a study program that was unlike most any others offered. If I chose Europe, I would b
The Gazette interviewed Richard Basilisco, a Keimyung foreign student from the Philippines and asked him about life at Keimyung and in Korea. Richard is taking a master's degree course (Global Master of Business Administration - GMBA) at Keimyung. 1. Could you introduce yourself?Mabuhay (hello in the Philippines)! My name is Richard Basilisco from Cebu City, Philippines. I'm a Keimyung student and I first came to Korea in September, 2003. I finished my major study in Korean Studies. Now, I'm in a master's degree program: Global Master of Business Administration (GMBA).2. Why did you choose to