The 2015 Academic Exchange Seminar was held on January 14 in Keimyung University Dongsan Library. The seminar has taken place annually since the conclusion of an academic exchange agreement between Dongsan Library and other university libraries in 2010. Every year, university libraries, including Keimyung University, Kyungnam University, Hongik University, and Jeju National University, take turns hosting it. Its purpose is exchanging information about scholarly research, opening university libraries to the public, and library events, for example, World Book Day and book festivals. Keimyung Uni
The Department of Police Administration has produced 90 outstanding students. One person passed the civil service examination, 72 passed the police officer recruitment examination, and 17 people passed the examination for public servants working in the courts, the prosecution, and the fire department in 2015.Since its establishment, the Department has produced about 900 public servants. It has produced 14 police cadets, 700 students who passed the police examination, and 8 who passed the bar exam.The success of the Department of Police Administration is because of the systematic curriculum, ca
The 2016 Spring Camp for KMU Freshmen was held from January 11 to 16 at Keimyung University dormitory. The camp was conducted by the KMU Admissions Office. The Ministry of Education gave full financial support to KMU. The purpose of the camp was for freshman to experience campus life and to enhance basic learning skills and sociality before entering Keimyung University.The 2016 Spring Camp was for 150 freshmen who passed the 2016 nonscheduled admission, and provided lectures about basic studies and essential skills for real university classes. In addition, freshmen practiced presentation skill
A whirling dervish performance and Sufism workshop was held on November 11 at KMU Haedam Concert Hall. Gyeongsangbuk-do province and KMU Center for Silk Road and Central Asia jointly hosted the workshop to introduce Sufism (mystical thought of Islam). The event comprised a special lecture and a sema performance by a Turkish whirling dervish (semazen) dance team. The performance consisted of a recitation of a tradition poem, playing a ney (bamboo pipe from the Middle East) and a saz (stringed instrument), and Sufi dance. The Sufi dance was the highlight of the performance. The dancers wearing l
A lecture about an old book owned by KMU Dongsan Library was held in Daegu Metropolitan Central Library on November 11. It was free to Daegu citizens who had an interest in tradition and culture. The topic was “Daegu history and culture through Nakjae Ilgi.” Professor Park Young-ho from Kyungpook National University lectured.Nakjae Ilgi is a diary which recorded the true experiences of Seo Sa-won. It tells stories about the Japanese invasion of Korea from 1592 to 1596. It has valuable historical records of the Daegu area during the invasion. Because it has many historical records, we can study
Students in the Department of Fashion Design in KMU got awards in two fashion design competitions. One was the 22nd Busan Fashion Design Contest and the other was the 2015 Korea Shoe Design Competition. These were held in Busan.The 22nd Busan Fashion Design Contest was held with the support of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. The contest was held to find and promote promising designers who will lead the fashion industry in the 21st century. Students got the grand prize and a special prize from the contest.The 2015 Korea Shoe Design Competition took place to find and promote designer
On October 27, the 2015 Youth Foundation Concert was hosted by the Small and Medium Business Administration in Keimyung University. The Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development, the Creative Economy Innovation Center, and universities across the country cosponsored it. In this event, Bae In-sik, the chairman of Greteck, was the main lecturer. The two emcees were the announcer Moon So-ri and Yeo Sua, the president of the Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development. The drum club in KMU gave a performance to celebrate the event..Bae In-sik gave a lecture about
The Ministry of Employment and Labor and Keimyung University opened the University Center for Employment Creation to solve the youth employment problem in October. The Center is an employment support service in the Employment Support Center. This new project is being run in conjunction with and with funding from the local government. The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced that Keimyung University will run the University Center for Employment Creation with funding of 270 million won from October 2015 to February 2021. The Center will cooperate with the Ministry of Employment and Labor,