In accordance with plans by the Ministry for Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs to increase the number of colleges of pharmacy, Keimyung University has begun preparations to establish a college of pharmacy.One of the reasons Keimyung University wants to establish a college of pharmacy is Dongsan Medical Center was originally founded as a small Western medicine clinic called the “American Pharmacy” in 1899. Keimyung has tried to establish a college of pharmacy nine times since 1980 but failed because of institutional restrictions. Keimyung has already secured 100 billion won which is needed to
Daegu City announced the results of the 18th Daegu construction prize. Keimyung Art Center and the College of Music and Performing Arts building were chosen as the gold prize winner. They got a high evaluation for using environmentally-friendly materials and for superior design.Keumyung University took the honor for the second consecutive year, as the Center for International Education won the 17th construction prize last year.
On September 15, Keimyung University closed student applications with a final competition rate of 5.4 to 1, compared with last year’s 4.61 to 1. 400 students out of 965 who applied through the Admissions Officer System received conditional offers of places.The highest competition rates were 22.4 to 1 in the School of Medicine’s Pre-medical Course, 16.92 to 1 in the Department of Early Childhood Education, and 9.64 to 1 in the Department of English Education. Other departments with high competition rates were the Departments of Piano, Nursing, Food Science and Nutrition, Social Welfare, and Pol
On October 1, it was the 110th anniversary of Dongsan Medical Center of Keimyung University.President Synn said, "The last 110 years was the process of pilgrimage in finding the essence of Dongsan Medical Center, and all Keimyung employees need to increase their efforts and have ambition and hope by carrying out 110% responsibility."Cha Soon-do, the director of Dongsan Medical Center, emphasized, "We need to try to make Dongsan Medical Center's dream come true through all the staff of Keimyung on our 110 years’ anniversary and, to make it come true, we will improve our medical treatment equipm
On September 16, Keimyung University held a ceremony in front of Dongsan Library. The ceremony was held to designate non-smoking areas within 10 meters of all campus buildings and inside buildings.The event included speeches by Kim Han-soo, director of the president’s office; Yoon Sung-kyu, president of students; Oh Hyun-a, president of female students; and Lee Jung-hee, dean of academic affairs. President Synn Il-hi also gave a speech of encouragement. After the ceremony, volunteers distributed leaflets about the dangers of smoking and gave away car air-fresheners. Signs marking no-smoking ar
Recently, Keimyung was selected as the 2009 supporting business industry for unemployed graduate students. This business searches for unemployed graduate students through intern employment and educational training within the campuses. For this reason, Keimyung will progress this business from September to June 2010. One of Keimyung's interested persons made his position clear: “Approximately forty people will be arranged on Industry-Academic Cooperation or the Administration, and we will progress the business by improving graduate students’ abilities and careers through consulting employment d
Students from the Department of Japanese Language and Literature won the 2nd prize in the 9th Japanese Theater Festival which was held under the auspices of the Consulate General of Japan. The festival took place at YENO Art Hall in Kyungsung University on September 5. Only four teams (Keimyung University, Changwon University, Pukyong University, and Silla University) advanced to the final round. One of the judges said, “Even though we worried about this team’s first attempt to perform Japanese traditional entertainment, their acting was perfect.” They received a prize of three hundred thousan
Keimyung University plans to change the Department of Architecture into the College of Architectural Studies next year. The College of Architectural Studies' curriculum will range from environmental and integrated studies to interior design and construction, city, and landscape architecture. It intends to emphasize the concept of total design in the context of environmentally friendly architecture. The college is expected to offer a quality of education comparable to foreign architectural colleges. The college will also offer courses leading to certificates from the Union Internationale des Ar