Since modernization began in the 19th century, leaders have strived to create a culture that will be popular and influential. Korean singers and Korean food have become famous around the world and the interest in Korean culture is growing. KMU held an international Korean Studies conference on the theme: “The New Horizon of Korean Studies: Tradition, Modernity, and Hybridity” from October 31st to November 1st. This international conference was held to examine the new aspects of human culture created by the convergence of Korean Culture with Modern Western Culture and to explore that direction
Keimyung University Traditional Microorganism Resources Development Center (TMR Center) was re-designated as the Food Test Inspection Agency by the Daegu Regional Office of Food and Drug Safety. It will be further designated as a nationally recognized food test inspection agency as of September 2022. Since 2002, the Keimyung University TMR Center has been designated as a food hygiene inspection agency. It also hosts supporting companies such as quality standard and quality control, component analysis, hygiene management, and HACCP certification of food bio companies As a national food base org
fffff ‘Daegu, meet the development cooperation’, development cooperation week was held from November 20th to 26th at Keimyung University. As the part of the events, there was a presentation contest for the implementation of ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (‘SDGs’) in the Ui-yang hall. SDGs are 17 global goals designed to be a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future and were enacted by United Nations. The grand prize winner gave presentation named ‘Our good coffee, the right coffee.’ This project’s objective was to create income of mobile cafés in developing countries through
In commemoration of the 120th anniversary of its foundation, Keimyung University held a contest for the 39th Keimyung Literature Award for university students across the country and held an award ceremony in a Haengso Museum, on September 26. To mark the 120th anniversary of the foundation of Keimyung University, the ‘Keimyung Culture Prize’ was renamed ‘Keimyung Literature Prize’. The public offering sector has expanded from two existing categories to four by adding the polar and genre literature sections. "The Keimyung Literature Prize, which has been around for more than 40 years, is the la
The ‘2019 University Recruiting Tour’ was held in Uiyang Hall on Seung-seo campus on the 19th of October. In the event hall, thirty-six companies including local public corporations, participated to provide employment counseling and information. The event was organized by the Daegu Metropolitan Government, Daegu Chamber of Commerce& Industry and Keimyung University in a bid to actively deal with the deepening problem of local employment and expand the local talent training and youth publication opportunities. As an additional event, Park Jang-ho, CEO of employment, conducted a talk concer
The Fourth Industrial Revolution had begun and convergence education is becoming very important. On August 27th, the newly organized K-Cloud College at KMU is ready for this change of era. This college offers three programs that will be operated to strengthen education focused on student service and systematize Fourth Industrial Revolution convergence education. K-cloud will offer a convergence education certification to complete the systematic convergence education process. It has created subject modules, non-subject activities, and application instructions. Also, through CK-1 and Core Busin
Keimyung University is offering a free concert hall inside the main building on Daemyung campus from the end of August until the end of December this year for the development of local culture and arts and the expansion of local residents' living culture. The hall was prepared by Keimyung University's Industrial-Academic Human Resources and Daegu Foundation and it is expected help expand opportunities for entertainment of performance culture for local residents, as well as promote the Daemyung Performing Arts Street. An application to use the free grand hall, which has 200 seats, is available
Many university students are interested in finding a job. The KMU Job Center arranged a festival to try to encourage student that are applying for jobs. The festival title was the ‘2019 Youth Employment Policy Chicken and Beer Festival, and it was held in Daegu at the 2.28 Anniversary Central Park on June 28. About 1200 students participated, and there were 15 booths such as a policy booth, experience booths, and counselling booth. The counselling booth provided 1to1 job counseling help in devising a plan for careers, and provided employment information and promotion about the Youth Employment