On July 27, Keimyung University and Daegu Culture Foundation concluded an agreement at KMU Main Administration Building. This agreement was for fostering cultural and artistic projects. Synn Ilhi, president of KMU, and Shim Jae-chan, a representative of Daegu Culture Foundation, participated in the ceremony.Through this agreement, programs that KMU and the Culture Foundation are fostering will be connected. They will do their best to improve culture and art. President Synn said, “Collaboration between KMU and Daegu Culture Foundation will enable the culture and art of Daegu to succeed internat
From July 3 to 16, Keimyung University, Keimyung College University, and Dongsan Medical Center did volunteer work in the Philippines. The volunteer work was conducted by students, professors, and medical support people. They remodeled and repaired an elementary school, constructed classrooms, and leveled the playground in Valencia, the Philippines. Dongsan Medical Center built temporary wards and gave medical care to locals. The Dongsan group provided medical check-ups and medicines. Moreover, Department of Fashion Design students helped job creation for local residents. Students taught them
KMU Archery Team shows its power as ‘top of the university archery team’.The team got six gold medals such as three silver medals and three bronze medals in the 19th Korean University Archery Championship.He got medals for solo, team, mixed team, 70m and 90m. He set a new record in 70m field. He overcame tough situations and got 5 gold medals.KMU Archery Team coach, Ryu Soo-jung said “Synn il-hi gave a support fund to the archery team” and “we hope that it wins the best archery team prize.”
The KMU archery team had outstanding success in the Korean University Archery Championship on July 6. The team took six gold, three silver, and three bronze medals in the 19th Korean University Archery Championship held in Gwangju Women’s University.The men’s archery team with Park Jin-eok, Park Seong-hyeok, Park Seong-cheol, and Heo Jae-woo stood at the top of the team competition. Park Seong-cheol set a new tournament record for the 70m and dominated the competition, becoming a quintuple medalist.The KMU women’s archery team with Jeon In-a, Kim Soo-rin, Jeon Soo-bin, and Im Se-ri got a silve
On May 31, a Northeast Normal University (NENU) cultural group gave a performance at the College of Business Administration. This event was sponsored by the Confucius Institute at KMU. The group comes from Chilin Province, China.The NENU students played traditional Chinese musical instruments including the mandolin, the lute, and the dizi (a Chinese flute). They also performed a short Tibetan drama with martial arts. Then a group of girls from the Tai minority group performed a dance. In addition, Zhang Jian Hua, a professor of Chinese painting at NENU, painted a Chinese painting while a mando
A special lecture on start-ups was held on May 11 in new Bauer Hall. The lecture was for students who are interested in establishing a business. At the beginning of the lecture, Kim Jong-hwa, the manager of Daegu Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, introduced a business which helps young people find jobs. The main lecturer was Lee Jung-wook, who is a member of the national team for flying paper airplanes. He won the championship at the 5th Korea Cup Paper Airplane Festival. He is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for flying 12 paper airplanes into a watermelon in one minute. The poi
On May 27, the 2016 International Symposium on Comparative Literature (the 1st Hengso Forum) was held at Dongcheon Hall. It was sponsored by the National Research Foundation of Korea. Eleven distinguished scholars from Korea, the US, Canada, the UK, Iran, China, and Japan were invited to this symposium. It went on for 8 hours with 5 sessions.In the first session, Edith Hall and Simon Goldhill lectured about modern reinterpretation of classics. Lectures about cross-cultural adaptation and education were given by Sandra L. Beckett, Brother Anthony of Taize, Massimo Verdicchio, and Mich Nyawalo d
On May 16, a presentation about Australian government scholarships was held in Keimyung University Youngam Hall. It was a presentation for students who are interested in Australia and want to study abroad.A member of the staff of the Australian Embassy explained the education system of Australia and government scholarships. First, she introduced the educational system, the socio-economic situation, and college education in Australia. She said that Australia is a popular place to study. Next, she introduced Australian government scholarships. She explained the eligibility conditions and how to