Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital has performed 300 endoscopic submucosal dissections (ESD). On May 4, Dongsan Hospital had a celebration event in the cancer center. Many doctors from the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center attended this celebration. ESD is a procedure for dissecting tumors in the colon by endoscopic treatment. ESD has a low tumor recurrence rate and short hospitalization. A patient who receives ESD can go home quickly.Dongsan Hospital Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center started ESD for early stomach cancer in 2002. In the past, there was no therapy without surgery for early tu
On May 20, the 57th Anniversary Celebration of The Founders', and an Honorary Doctorate Conferral Ceremony was held at Keimyung University. The ceremony was held at the Edward Adams Hall of Worship and Praise. President Synn Il-hi, the dean of the Graduate School, Lee Byoung-chan, and the Ambassador of Poland, Dr. Krzysztof Lgnacy Majka, attended.The ceremony started with a pipe organ performance. There were presentations of Keimyung Gold Medals and other awards given to excellent staff members. At the end of the ceremony, there was a musical performance by the Keimyung String Quartet. As soon
Keimyung University signed an MOU for Taekwondo exchanges with Canada Taekwondo Association at Seongseo campus on April 28th, and many people from Keimyung University Korea Taekwondo Center and Canada Taekwondo Association attended. They promised mutual cooperation and a variety of activity exchanges such as a Taekwondo joint training program, an international Taekwondo event, and personnel exchanges including Taekwondo teams, coaches, referees, researchers and other experts. There will also be a Taekwondo education program for improving performances and skills, including a symposium.KMU has a
The Jang Yoo-kyung Dance Company, led by Professor Jang Yoo-kyung of Keimyung University’s Department of Dance, will participate in the 2011 Liaoning Arts Festival. They will perform “Korean Fantasy” in four cities in China.The Liaoning Theater Association and Shenyang City government jointly will sponsor the 2011 Liaoning Arts Festival, which is the biggest performance event in the northeast of China. Each city of Liaoning jointly will carry out this event. There are 14 cities in Liaoning“Korean Fantasy” is composed of the stories of Chuyong, from a Silla Dynasty story, Korean fan dance, Arir
On May 4, SK C&C (Total IT service enterprise) vice-president, Jeong Jae-hyeon, explained ways to cope with the rapidly changing times in a special lecture held in Euiyang Hall. The topic of the lecture was "Innovation and Leadership". President Synn Il-hi, faculty members, students, and more than 350 people attended the special lecture. Jeong said, "The world is changing much faster than you can imagine." Then, he cited an example: "After the invention, it took 50 years for the telephone, 38 years for radio, 22 years for TV, 12 years for mobile phones, 7 years for the Internet, and 2 years fo
On April 21, a special lecture was held in Hengso Museum. Italian Ambassador Sergio Mercuri gave a lecture “Italian reunification 150 years ago and Italian language and culture in Daegu.” President Synn, university personnel, and students attended the lecture.Sergio Mercuri said that since 1980, Italy and Daegu have been engaged in cooperation in the textile industry. Italy and Daegu have been enlarging not only economic exchange but also culture, art and many other fields. He also anticipated the 2011 IAAF World Championships will be a good opportunity to show the capability of Daegu.He said
On April 27, the presentation by seniors who have been to Norway, San Francisco, and Finland were held in the Euiyang Hall. Professor Lee Byoung-chan, from the Dept. of business administration gave a welcoming speech. Many students attended this presentation. Yoo Sung-lim who had studied as an exchange student in Norway gave a presentation firstly. And Kim Won-su who had studied in San Francisco through WEST (Work, English study, and Travel) program and Hwang Hyo-soon who had studied in Finland through the international event program gave presentations in succession. All of them provided many
On March 1, President Synn appointed Professor Lee In-seon (Dept. of Food Science and Technology) the Vice President of External Affairs. The Office of External Affairs is composed of the External Affairs, International Affairs, and Public Relations teams. The vice president manages a lot of work including industry-academic cooperation and student employment. Lately, the role of External Affairs has become really important. President Synn selected a vice president of external affairs to promote more extensive external exchanges, like MOUs with companies.Vice President Lee said, “Keimyung Unive