Why are you here? This is the question I asked my students at the beginning of the first class. By that question, I wanted to make my students think about what they want to achieve through their classes and college education. So, what is your answer to this question? Under the current difficult job market situation, getting a job might be the answer from most students. How can you get a job? Is there any formula you can use to figure out the way of getting a job? I don’t believe you have one definite answer to the question. That’s why it is difficult for you to prepare for getting a job. Durin
●Dong Yeong Hall Reading Room- Location: The basement in Dong Yeong Hall- Opening Hours: 9:00~21:00 (Monday to Friday) Dong Yeong Hall reading room is for students studying in Dong Yeong Hall as well as Keimyung University students studying in other places. There are many computers for surfing for information and for doing homework and lots of English books for KAC (Keimying Adams College) students. This place is a Wi-Fi zone, so you can use wireless Internet if you are Keimyung University students. However, you can not drink or eat in the reading room. Every Thursday from 9:30~10:30 is cleani
About 60 years ago, the Korean War broke out. Since the war, the Republic of Korea’s economy has improved and the status of Korea in the world has also risen. Korea was introduced to the world by hosting the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul and the 2002 World Cup. This year, it was great to host the G20 Seoul Summit 2010.G20 is the group of the heads of 19 countries plus the European Union. After the 1974 oil shock, 7 major countries including the U.S., Japan, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and Canada had a meeting to solve the problem caused by the oil shock. This group dealt with
Lately, some companies want to use smart phones for their employees. The purpose of using smart phones in the company is to develop the efficiency of employees’ work. In this article, there are two different view points about using smart phones in a company.ProLately, several companies have launched a lot of new smart phones. Smart phones, which add PDA functions to general mobile phones, make lots of functions possible. Because of their convenient functions, they can increase work efficiency and convenience. For these reasons, many companies are giving their employees smart phones. I think th
Many Korean men enjoy sports, especially soccer. The men’s soccer team is popular and influential. Soccer players like Park Ji-sung have become super stars in Korea. However, the women’s soccer team doesn’t get fans’ interest. Many female soccer players play soccer in a bad environment. However, the Korean women’s soccer team made a miracle. The press highly praised the young women who won the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. Many netizens wrote good comments about them because women’s soccer was an unpopular sport, and they practiced in a poor environment without the public’s attention. However,
Now that it is the Halloween season, it’s natural to start thinking about scary things, but it’s also easy to forget that some things aren’t scary anymore, even though they used to be very frightening when we were younger. For young children, a bicycle can be a very frightening thing: they very much want to learn how to ride it, they know it’s important to learn how to ride it, but they are naturally afraid to try. For this article, however, the bicycle is only a metaphor. The real topic of this article is the Korean students who are afraid to have conversations in English with foreigners.I us
● International Lounge- Location: New Bauer Hall 1F- Opening Hours: 09:00 – 21:00The International Lounge is affiliated to the Office of International Affairs. A foreign professor takes charge of the Lounge, and Korean and foreign assistants manage the Lounge. The Lounge was founded to help students understand the culture of other countries and have chances to speak foreign languages. Therefore, students should not speak Korean there. Students can watch movies at 13:30 on weekdays. Korean movies are shown only on Tuesdays, and all the movies are subtitled in English. If you become a memb
Center Chief: Lee Pil-geunLocation: Dong Yeong Hall 120 Telephone Number: 580-6023~4, 6027~8Office Hours: 09:00 - 17:00 Web site: http://intl.kmu.ac.kr/The Office of International Affairs is the organization leading Keimyung’s internationalization. It provides many international programs like the Exchange Student Program and International Student Exchange Program (ISEP).• Main Programs- Exchange Student ProgramThe Exchange Student Program is a program that exchanges Keimyung’s students with foreign students in universities which have sisterhood relationships with Keimyung University.