On September 28, Kim Bum-il, the mayor of Daegu, gave a special lecture to Keimyung University students in the Bauer Hall multimedia room. The topic of his lecture was “Global leadership”.Kim Bum-il explained global leadership using many interesting examples. Furthermore, he said, “It is important to have a good command of a foreign language to survive in global society.” On another point, he stated, “The economic condition of Daegu is in crisis now because the speed of industrial development in Daegu is very slow. To develop the industry it is necessary to attract many conglomerates, procure
On September 16, Dongsan Student Aid Foundation‘s Delivery Ceremony of Scholarships was held in the audiovisual room of Hengso museum. Scholarship students and professors attended.Before the ceremony began, the attendees watched a video advertising Keimyung University. After prayers lead by Kim Moon-young (chaplain of keimyung university), the delivery ceremony of scholarships began. President Synn gave the certificates of scholarship and words of encouragement to scholarship students. 85 students received scholarships, including high school students, and the amount of the scholarship fund was
Keimyung University will select 5476 students for admission in 2011, which is the largest number in the nation. Keimyung is planning to select 2000 new students during the regular application period and 3476 new students through nonscheduled admission. 562 students will be selected through the admissions officer system.The number of students has increased 40% compared with the previous year. Keimyung is the only regional university to give several application chances, general application and the admissions officer system. Keimyung first selects candidates through examining their personal histo
On September 9, Keimyung University and TaeguTec signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding). The contents of the MOU consist of customized job training, management innovation, improvement in quality, cooperation with cultivating specialists, exchange of professors, preferential hiring for graduate students, educational provision, and equipment support.A special lecture by Moshe Sharon, the CEO of TaeguTec, was held in the audio-visiual room in Hengso Museum. After the greeting and introduction of the speaker by Keimyung President Synn, Moshe Sharon gave a lecture, titled, “The choice is eithe
On September 8, the third English Speaking Contest (ESCON) was held in Social Sciences Building 124. The purpose of ESCON is to raise students’ ability to speak English, which is an essential element in getting a job. There were 9 participating teams consisting of an individual or team members. They made their presentations with PowerPoint. Professor Robert J. Dickey (Department of Public Administration), who was one of the judges, said in commenting on the presentations, “Talk to the audience, reveal the source of your information, and talk slowly and carefully rather than quickly.” In additi
On September 9, the first Learning Portfolio Development Orientation was held in the Center for Teaching and Learning at Keimyung University. Many students who were selected for the Learning Portfolio Development attended the orientation. In the orientation, Jo Yong-gae, a professor in the Center for Teaching and Learning, talked about the reasons why we make a portfolio, the meaning and types of learning portfolios, and methods of making learning portfolios. Students who attended the orientation took some support funds, binders, and guide books to make a portfolio, and they should make a port
On August 23, Keimyung University held a dedication ceremony for the new Hyeopryeok Hall in Myunggyo Dormitory. Construction took approximately two years from August 1, 2008, to July 31, 2010. This building is located in the middle between Justice Hall and Hope Building. Hyeopryeok Hall is a building with one story below and ten above the ground. The reason for constructing the building is to extend the living space for exchange students.2,110 students will be accommodated in the new hall. Before construction, Bongsa Hall accommodated female and male students. However, now it is for only male
Some facilities in Sungseo campus of Keimyung Univerisity were significantly remodeled during the summer vacation. These included the audio-visual Room on the second floor of Old Bauer Hall, the International Lounge on the first floor of New Bauer Hall, lecture rooms in the Center for International Education, and restrooms in Smith Hall.The improved parts of the audio-visual Room are the stereos, lighting systems, and cooling system, and this room will be used primarily for lectures, plays, and performances. If you want to use the room, you can inquire at Maintenance 1.Also, the International