Academia Koreana, a section of the Arts and Humanities Research Institute of Keimyung University held an academic conference on January 25 under the theme of the ‘Value and use of the old book in Joseon period.’ Currently, Dongsan Library’s advisory office has a total of 76,000 books of ancient manuscripts, includingmany which are considered national cultural assets. Among them, the conference discussed the value and use of the history Korean of the Korean language found in the volumes ‘Yuneum’ and ‘Samkanghaengsildo.’ In particular, the book titled “Yuneum’ describes in detail the nature of Y
Six books from professors of Keimyung university have been selected for the Scholarly part of Sejong Books. Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea announced 4,793 books that recently published in 10 categories were selected after screening process. Media Philosophy and History by Kim Byung-seon is organized from the perspective of media philosophy in various social phenomena surrounding the media that we are familiar with today. Next, Communication and Convergence of Confucianism of Kwon Sang-woo highlights that the identity of Confucianism should be understood in the cultural context
In Korea, the day that announces the coming of spring is called Ipchun. Usually, it starts on January 24, but this year it is just before the Lunar New Year. So on January 30, five days before Ipchun, foreign students and college students wore hanbok and took pictures together in the Hanhak Village of Keimyung University. Ipchunchuk, which was experienced firsthand by foreign students, is a custom of writing on doors and pillars during Ipchun, and is believed to bring luck and health to those who write it. The students put their ipchunchuk, which was a message, given to them by their calligra
Shin Il-hi, the president of Keimyung University, was appointed as an honorary member of the Uzbekistan National Institute of the Arts during his visit to Uzbekistan in December. He was highly praised for his active support in arts and cultural exchanges between the two countries. Despite a strict review, the appointment of President Shin as an honorary member was unanimously agreed upon by the judges though it is particularly unusual to appoint a foreigner as an honorary member. At the ceremony, President Shin said that by emulating the pace of the opening of overseas higher education, he wil
Dong-san Medical Center set up the Health Donation Stairs which has responsibility for customer health and donations. It is the one of the donation projects in social community. Above all, using the stairs automatically raises 10 won per person. The donation will be used at the end of the year for low-income families at the hospital and medical expenses project. Dong-san Medical Center encourages people to use them by designing the walls related to health information. There are several medical institutions with the Health Donation Stairs, however, Dong-san Medical Center is the only one in Dae
The Keimyung University Hengso Museum displayed a ‘kettle with a low support attached in the bottom' and 'najeon pencil cases' as the cultural relics in February. The Najeon pencil cases were made during the Joseon Dynasty and were used for storing paper and brushes, and the hoofed kettle was made during the Three Kingdoms Period. I had an opportunity to use the kettle, but as there was no other handle on the kettle, I held the low support attached to the bottom and was able to use it. The museum selected the theme toeggi used in ancient times to examine how artifacts have changed in life thr
The ' Hwagyeae' exhibition, which means peaceful in Korean, is being held at the Daegu branch of Lotte Gallery, where graduates of art colleges in Daegu. Hwagyeae started in 2017 and the exhibition was organized by Lotte Gallery's Daegu branch to provide opportunities for art college graduates in Daegu and support creative activities. This year's subtitle is 'A leap forward.' Even after graduation, each student was encouraged to become an active artist both at home and abroad.You can see various works such as painting, sculpture, installation, and photography. The exhibition consists of one a
Keimyung University held a spring camp for freshmen from January 14 to 18. It targeted 70 students who had passed a special entrance examination for local talents as well as to offer equal opportunities for underprivileged class. The spring camp has been operated annually for 8 years. The camp's programs include basic courses for enhancing self-directed learning capabilities, writing classes, philosophy and presentation education, efficient time management for improving college life adaptation, meeting with student mentors, communication education for improving interpersonal skills and leaders