KMU people got first and second prizes at the UCC (User Created Contents) competition “Rice Fits Your Healthy Lifestyle!” under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAFF).On May 13, more than 100 people including student teams participated in the competition. Among them, Hwang Jin and Gu Hyun-hwa (Dept. of Food Science and Technology) won first and second prizes with works named “Goddess of Rice” and “Rice and wheat on a first name basis” respectively.The aim of the competition was promoting the use of rice and introducing various rice foods to the public. Mr. H
On May 20, the 56th anniversary of the foundation of Keimyung University was held in Adams Chapel. Many people attended the ceremony, including our president Synn Il-hi, celebrities, and congratulators. The schedule consisted of prize-giving, an opening address by our president, a performance by an ensemble, and a performance by a choir. 76 people received awards. President Synn asked that we strive to help Keimyung University develop. The ceremony began at 11:00am and continued for an hour.
On May 14, a special lecture by Lee Je-seok, a graduate of KMU, and regarded as an advertising genius, was held in Woonjae room in Euiyang Hall. After graduating university, Lee Je-seok went to America and was awarded many prizes in the field of advertising. An interviewer asked him why he made public service advertisements. He answered, "I want to make other people do good deeds." He emphasized, "Follow your own worthy rules rather than rules which others follow." He advised people "To make creative advertisements and look at everything with a different viewpoint."
KMU students Park Sang-yong, Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Kyung-kwon, and Park Jung-min (Dept. of Industrial Design) received the bronze award at IDEA (International Design Excellence Awards), a prestigious design competition. IDEA is known as one of the world’s top three design awards along with Germany’s IF Design Awards and Red Dot.Their award-winning work “Rony Pony Iron” is an iron which can prevent fire and injury through carelessness. It has a simple, convenient, and safe design.Park Sang-yong said, “Innovative design usually comes from thinking about the small problems around us. After graduatin
On May 11-13, an Open House festival was held at Myungyo dormitory of Keimyung University.On the first day, there were many programs such as the dormitory opening, Futsal (indoor soccer) final match, mini games, a Bisa market, and a film screening (Jeonwoochi). On the second day, there was a dormitory opening, Myungyo pub, Myungyo singing contest, dance and singing performances, a drag queen contest (men dressing up as a woman), a super couple contest, and drawing lots for gifts. On the final day, there was another dormitory opening. During the festival, a humorous MC (master of ceremonies) cr
On May 4, His Excellency Josef Mllner, the Austrian ambassador to Korea, gave a special lecture in the audio-visual room of Hengso Museum. The title of the lecture was “The Second Republic – the history of Austria after the Second World War and the relationship with the Republic of Korea.” Park Sang-hyuk, the chief of the Office of International Affairs, was moderator, and Dr. Lee Kyung-kyu interpreted the lecture.Ambassador Mllner said, “Nowadays, environmental problems are getting more important. Recently, environmental problems are a political issue, but Europe, especially Austria, ha
On May 4, ‘The Room for Japanese Culture’ event from the department of Japanese Lang. & Lit. was held in the International Lounge. Many professors and students from the department of Japanese Lang. & Lit. attended the event. It began with an opening speech by You Ok-hee, a chief professor (Dept. of Japanese Lang. & Lit.).The event consisted of lots of programs such as appreciation of Japanese poems, short plays that were parodied from TV programs by students (Dept. of Japanese Lang. and Lit.), and dance and singing performances by Japanese exchange students studying at Keimyung university. Thi
On April 19, Oh Jong-min, a junior in the Department of English Language and Literature, was selected for the Korean Undergraduate Student Leaders program of the U.S. State Department. Seven students were selected from all parts of the country, and Oh Jong-min is the only successful candidate in Daegu. Keimyung University has had a successful candidate for the Korean Undergraduate Student Leaders program for three years in a row. Oh Jong-min said, “I have studied a lot for this program and attended workshops conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.”This program is conducted by t