On March 1, President Synn appointed Professor Lee In-seon (Dept. of Food Science and Technology) the Vice President of External Affairs. The Office of External Affairs is composed of the External Affairs, International Affairs, and Public Relations teams. The vice president manages a lot of work including industry-academic cooperation and student employment. Lately, the role of External Affairs has become really important. President Synn selected a vice president of external affairs to promote more extensive external exchanges, like MOUs with companies.Vice President Lee said, “Keimyung Unive
Keimyung University was selected as an institution for fostering social enterprises by the Social Enterprise Promotion Agency (KoSEA). Keimyung will receive about 800 million to 1.2 billion won each year.A social enterprise is a company which pursues philanthropic activities like offering jobs to people who have difficulty getting a job, for example, people who can’t get enough education and poor people. Social enterprises want to improve the quality of life in local communities.Keimyung University is going to support more than 120 students who want to be artists. It will give students special
On March 24, Professor Lee Sam-pin’s research team in the Department of Food Science and Technology and Jeonjin Bio, a local company, were selected for the Local Business Innovation program supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation of Korea. The project aims at fostering talented young people and developing technology with local companies.Lee Sam-pin’s research team and Jeonjin Bio are going to develop eco-friendly substances for wiping out pests like ants and mosquitoes. They will be supported with 360,000,000 won in total over three y
On March 16, Keimyung University presented the President’s Special Scholarship to Ahn Jae-geun, who rescued fellow sailors in the Cheonan sinking. He was selected for the scholarship because Keimyung judged that he did rescue work very well and he set an example of Keimyung University’s educational philosophy of love and volunteer service.President Synn, who presented the scholarship in person, said that his parents have raised him well. Also he emphasized, “I believe in your potential, so you have to improve yourself and be a needed person in society.” Ahn Jae-geun said that it was a very har
On March 26, there was a special lecture on success in Keimyung University. The speaker was Lee No-soo, the TBC chief. The lecture’s topic was having an earnest desire if you want to succeed. Many management students attended this lecture. Lee talked about the success stories of celebrities. Then he explained the importance of making plans for success. Also he said, “A man who doesn’t have plans for the future will fail.” He insisted that passion is as important as plans, and said, “Even though a person has a great plan, he cannot succeed without passion. If you want to succeed, make a plan an
On February 24, Dongsan Library’s 46 ancient books were selected as national properties by the Cultural Heritage Administration. This is because Keimyung University has systematically collected ancient writings to further the study of Koreanology. Through this, Keimyung has been recognized for playing a pivotal role in collecting and preserving ancient writings.The chief librarian of Dongsan Library, Park Myung-ho, said, “By discovering national cultural assets, we are going to invigorate Koreanology and update the ancient writings we have on our Website to share our precious cultural heritage
On February 15, the Korean national marathon team coach, Hwang Young-jo, gave a special lecture to students who want to be track and field athletes. The theme of this lecture was fostering athletes’ confidence and character to improve their ability. About 100 students attended the event. Coach Hwang, said, “You should eat, sleep, and train well to achieve your goal. You can be a world-class athlete, if you only concentrate on your training now.” Furthermore, he talked about his experience. He said, “The marathon is an honest race. It is rarely affected by a referee or other athletes, and the r
On Feburary 21, Keimyung University and Kyungpook National University concluded a mutual exchange agreement in Keimyung University Main Administration Building. Synn Il-hi, the president of Keimyung University, and Ham In-suk, the president of Kyungpook National University, and other dignitaries attended the signing.The agreement covers student exchange, mutual credit recognition, information exchange, and joint research promotion. The two universities plan to conclude additional agreements in the future. President Ham of Kyungpook National University said that he is glad to work with Presiden