The Realbird team won the first prize in the UCC contest hosted by Nutrilite. This contest is a part of a campaign called “Health Is a Genuine Spec.” It was held to give students an opportunity to have novel ideas and give awareness about health to many university students who are indifferent to their health.The contest had two categories for university students and graduate students. Many students participated in this contest and it was really competitive. The Realbird team participated in the UCC category. They won the first prize and got a three million won scholarship. Ahn Gwang-ho, the te
KMU student Im Hyun-mi (20), a freshman in the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the School of Medicine, was awarded the grand prize at the 2012 Undergraduate Conference organized by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of Korea.This contest was designed for university students and was held to promote undergraduate academic work in rehabilitation engineering at the society’s 2012 Annual Fall Conference. Im Hyun-mi presented a thesis on the development of an upper limb rehabilitation program based on mobile games (co-authors: Prof. Lee Jong-ha and Prof. Gu Jung-
A Keimyung University student won second prize in the 31st National Exhibition of Korean Architecture. This exhibition is the most famous and best competition in the Korean architecture field. Among 800 competitors, Lim Hoon, whose major is architecture, got a 2,000,000 won scholarship. The exhibition’s theme was houses and science. Lim Hoon exhibited his work Linear Yard. His work was a presentation of a way to improve the quality of life of students who live near Keimyung University. He said he got the idea from an advertisement near the school. In his opinion, residents can make residents g
On November 7, Yu Woo-ik, the Minister of Unification, gave a special lecture in the audio-visual room of Bauer Hall. The topic of his lecture was the Korean peninsula’s circumstances and unification policies. Synn Il-hi, the president of KMU, professors, and students attended the lecture.Yu Woo-ik explained that he has given 50 lectures because he felt the necessity to heighten the new generation’s awareness of unification. He stressed the appropriateness of unification, saying that “Reunification is necessary to overcome the division cost and develop our potential as a unified nation.” He em
On November 20, Keimyung University Caritas, Keimyung College University, and Daegu Office of Education had an event called “Loving our neighbors and giving kimchi” to help underprivileged people at Adam’s Chapel.The ingredients of kimchi were prepared by Keimyung University and Keimyung College University staff who donated 1% from their salaries every month. Using those ingredients, the university prepared kimchi for 1100 houses. Also, they made a line over 100m long to make kimchi for 5 hours at Adam’s Chapel. Keimyung Caritas prepared 5kg of kimchi and rice and packed them in a box. They wi
A special lecture with Jeon Yu-seong to encourage a spirit of entrepreneurship and to encourage young people to start a business was held at Euiyang Hall on Keimyung University Seongseo campus on October 17. This event was a good chance to get beneficial information and know-how related to investing money in setting up a business.In the first part, Jeon Yu-seong, who is the CEO of Cheolgabang Theater, which is the only comedy theater in Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongbuk, and of Niga Ssodajje, which is a family restaurant, gave a special lecture on the subject of preparation for setting up a business and
Students from the Department of Urban Planning won the grand prize in the open poster exhibition of the EAROPH (Eastern Regional Organization of Planning and Human Settlements) Forum. This exhibition was held in Daegu EXCO from October 17 to 19. It is one event of the 23rd EAROPH World Congress.The exhibition was held to find ideas to develop urban planning and housing policy. Keimyung University’s team advanced to the final with the topic “Green City.” Their idea was a solution for Daegu’s urban heat island. The problem can be solved by planting trees in the center of the city. They call it G
The KCG (Keimyung Consulting Group) team composed of Keimyung University students was recently awarded second prize in the third Gyeongbuk PRIDE Commodity Marketing Competition organized by Gyeongsangbuk-Do.This competition is intended for domestic and foreign undergraduate or postgraduate students. The final awarded students were chosen through project evaluation and a presentation competition. The participants proposed four topics such as “Marketing plans of Gyeongbuk PRIDE commodity firms for India.”Among 8 teams, the KCG team advanced to the final. They suggested suitable marketing strateg