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 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 can
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 South Korea. The Golden Bell Competition consists of 3 rounds. Each round has 25, 15, and 10 questions with general information about Germany including art, history, sports, and culture. During the first and second round, competitors who get the wrong answer to a question are out. In the
On September 5, KMU Vice President Kim Young-il donated ten million won to flood sufferers in Ulleungdo. In addition, KMU promised to send volunteers to repair the flood damage if needed. President Synn Ilhi said, “Recently, Ulleungdo had much heavy rain, so they had many problems with flood damage. Our school prepared money for Ulleungdo citizens who lost their homes. I hope this donation will help them to mend their lives, and I will give scholarships to students whose parents live in Ulleungdo. Then they will not worry about tuition or school life.”
On September 8, Chang Hye-jin, a South Korean female archer, visited Keimyung University. She became a student at Keimyung University in 2006. She captured the gold medal in the women’s individual archery at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Keimyung University held a reception to welcome her.The welcome parade started at 1:30 p.m. when Chang entered the University. She shook hands with students who greeted her and looked around the archery field where she had practiced. Keimyung decided to name it the Chang Hye-jin Archery Range.Synn Ilhi, the president of Keimyung, made a welcome speech. He gave Chang
The 2016 IT Convergence Expo Korea was held from August 24 to 26 at EXCO in Daegu. This event showcased the products and technology of the latest information communication technology and IT convergence in Korea and abroad. The Expo was hosted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Daegu Metropolitan City, and Gyeonsangbuk Province. 200 companies took part, and there were 450 booths.KMU’s Leaders in Industry-university Cooperation (LINC) Project team attended the Expo. Keimyung University showcased Smart-Farm, which is a project supported by the Ministry of Education. This Web pla
KMU has been appointed one of the leading startup universities by the Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA). Keimyung Startup Support Center (KESOC) supports students who want to start their own company by providing prototype invention funds and mentoring. Oh Min-teak (25, Industrial and Management Engineering) was awarded the grand prize for a bicycle headlight including a black-box function at the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Student Start-Up Contest held on July 12. After that, with the help of the university, he set up his own company, Libro. Noh Hyeon-tae (27, Industrial Design graduate) inv
Keimyung University did overseas volunteer activities during the summer vacation. Around 200 professors, school personnel, and students headed for Mongolia, Nepal, Cambodia, and the Philippines. They gave taekwondo, samulnori, and K-pop performances to show local people Korean culture.Keimyung Caritas did activities in Valencia, the Philippines. They remodeled several elementary schools, building classrooms and flattening out playgrounds. Keimyung College focused on remodeling Bon-bon Elementary School. Dongsan Medical Center volunteered at Valencia Hospital.The volunteer groups began their it
Jang Hye Jin, who graduated from KMU, won two gold medals in this Olympic games. She got gold medals in both the individual part and team competitions.She got three gold medals in the National Sports Festival in 2007. After that, she was selected for the national team. However, she was eliminated in the preliminary qualification round in the London Olympics in 2012. She played a core role in the victory of the team at the Incheon Asian Games in 2014.Ryu Su-jeong, the national team coach, said, “Keimyung archers have the ability to go to the highest level, and I am sure we will see another Jang