On November 20, Keimyung University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Expo was held at the AW Hotel in Dalseo-gu, Daegu. Executives and employees of various companies in Daegu and KMU professors and students participated in this event. At this expo, KMU shared the achievements of the Foundation through various programs such as the industry-academic cooperation forum, lecture, and consultation with companies. There were also announcements about best-practices of industry-academic cooperation, business items, and impressions about participating in overseas business programs. Moreover, KMU
On September 30, Im Jong-deok, the executive director of Pyung Hwa Holdings, delivered a special lecture at Euiyang Hall. The topic of this lecture was about Pyung Hwa Holdings and the relationship between the company and KMU.According to his lecture, this corporation is a good place to work. It has maintained an average annual growth of 8.4 percent. Moreover, its sales were 1.1 trillion won in 2015. Since last year, KMU and this corporation have managed Pyung Hwa Technology Academy together. Some excellent KMU students can experience working in the company, and if their grades are good, they
On November 15, the 115th Keimyung Women’s Studies Seminar was held in the International Seminar Room in the College of Business. The topic for the seminar was “New Welfare Paradigm for Women’s Equal Labor Rights.” The main speaker was Professor Lee Joo-hee from Department of Sociology in Ehwa Womans University. The event was hosted by KMU’s Graduate School of Policy Studies, the Daegu Women and Family Foundation, and the Women’s Studies Center. Professor Lee Joo-hee pointed out that we highly appreciate a wife and a mother’s labor in the family; however, companies don’t fully value their work
On October 6, 2016, the 3rd Keimyung Goethe Golden Bell Competition was held at the College of Business Administration. This event was hosted by the KMU Goethe Institute and was supervised by the Department of German Language and Literature. The competitors gathered from a diversity of universities throughout Korea. The Golden Bell Competition consists of 3 rounds. Each round has 25, 15, and 10 questions with general information about Germany. In the third round, competitors add all of their scores. The one who scores the most is the winner. Questions are written in German, and only a few ques
On September 28, the Anti-bribery and Graft Act, known as Kim Young-ran Act, went into effect in South Korea. This act became a hot topic all over the country because people are confused about what they can and can’t do for employees of public institutions. In the 180th issue, we are going to find out what kind of actions or activities are regulated by the Kim Young-ran Act and what should readers do to avoid breaking the law.First of all, the Kim Young-ran Act is an act that primarily applies to the people who work in areas like public administration, media or schools who can use their power
At the turning of the seasons, the heating and cooling systems are important for students. Keimyung controls the heating and cooling systems in the classroom through a centralized control system. Because of this, students can’t adjust the temperature. Many students complain about this. They say Keimyung turns on the air conditioner too late, and the period is too short. They also complain about turning on the heat in late autumn. Thus, I will talk about the centralized control system.The centralized control system is the system that controls the heating and cooling systems. The school doesn’t
Have you ever stayed in a nice hotel? If you have, you probably saw a perfectly made bed with a piece of chocolate on the pillow and fresh flowers on the table when you entered the room. This is one way that hotel employees work for hotel guests; they take care of all of the details to deliver the best experience. The person who makes sure that there are details like this is the hotel manager.RoleA hotel manager manages all of hotel employees. Hotel employees are divided into back office staff and front office staff. Back office employees have job similar to other kinds of companies. The front
Interview with Caritas Volunteer Center staff member, Shin Sang Su.1) What is the purpose of the Caritas Volunteer Center?The KMU Caritas Volunteer Center coordinates service activities on campus and throughout the world to help the needy and respond with action and love. The center was set up in 2015 to promote the social mission and core values of the KMU philosophy. It establishes policies of education contribution, organizes volunteer work and cooperates with institution related volunteering. It manages the results of various volunteer work and supports domestic and international volunteer