In order to prepare for the fourth industrial revolution, the Ministry of Education announced that Korea should cultivate talented people by changing the university education system. The Ministry of Education wants universities to be ready to adapt and flourish in this new era. They announced 15 plans including a flexible semester system, intensive courses, interdisciplinary education, and online courses. The purpose of the new plan is to provide varied learning opportunities for students and make a Korean university education available internationally. If these plans go into effect, students
In Korea, the flextime policy is causing controversy because of the benefits and risks.Some people agree with it because workers can manage their time more effectively. Other people disagree with it because the policy isn’t suitable for all jobs.ProMany workers are experiencing a lot of discomfort in balancing the actual working conditions between home and their work. In particular, employees in Korea can’t enjoy their lives because they have to work late into the evenings and on weekends. In addition, they must get approval from their workplace before taking a vacation. The balance of life is
On February 14, Keimyung University announced that the of College of Pharmacy graduates passed the 68th National Pharmacist Test this year. This the third year in a row that all of the recently graduated students passed this test.Since the College of Pharmacy opened in 2011, all of its graduates have passed the national test. There were 27 in 2015 (the first graduating class), 37 in 2016, and 34 this year which is a 100% success rate. KMU’s College of Pharmacy keeps a national test study room and a debate room open until midnight to help students study. Son Dong-hwan, the College of Pharmacy d
Keimyung University held overseas volunteer activities during the winter vacation. The volunteer activities included, remodeling a school, making a new playground for local children, and encouraging an active atmosphere.Keimyung University hosted the opening ceremony of the overseas volunteer group in December 22 last year and sent 140 members to four countries: Nepal, Myanmar, Philippines, and Cambodia. They divided the volunteer into four teams of 35 students. Each team was responsible for remodeling work, education work, cultural performance and donation work etc, in each of the four countr
On Dec. 27, 2016, Keimyung University and the Korea Environment Corporation (KECO) signed an agreement to training environmental specialists at the Sungseo campus main building. Participating in the ceremony were, Shin Jin-gi, the administration vice president, and Lim Byeong-mu, KECO Daegu-Kyongbuk local center director, as well as 10 other officials.Both institutes agreed to support education for training local talent, exchange knowledge, technologies, and professionals. Also, they decided to share education and research facilities, and to develop an industrial university institute cooperati
On Jan. 10, U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert visited Keimyung University’s Taekwondo Center. Ambassador Lippert has a huge interest in Taekwondo, so he visited KMU Taekwondo Center and watched a taekwondo performance. KMU’s Taekwondo Performance Team has won many awards for taekwondo techniques and gymnasticsAmbassador Lippert said, “Every country has their own distinct martial art. Korea’s taekwondo is attractive enough to be an Olympic event. Rather than focusing on attacking, developing spirit and skills to defend oneself are the attractive element of Taekwondo.”
On January 27, U.S. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order limiting immigration. The executive order says that citizens from seven Islamic countries (Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Libya) are temporarily banned from receiving a visa or entering the U.S. Also, the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program has been suspended for 120 days. On January 28, after the order went into effect, people from the seven affected countries were detained in airports after they landed in the U.S., and then the protests began at airports. Worse still, some people were deported back to their countr
Location : Ganggu Port surroundingsDates : March 23 (Tur.) - March 26 (Sun.), 2017Yeongdeok hosts an annual Yeongdeok Snow crab Festival every March that celebrates local snow crabs, that are famous for having been served to the kings. In the past, the most popular snow crab auctions and the snow crab market was the most popular in Yeongdeok, an area that was selected as the best domestic fishing village in Korea. In order to give many people the opportunity of enjoying and tasting Yeongdeok snow crabs, the festival will be held around Ganggu Port. The theme of the 20th event is: ‘Do you know
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