Keimyung University students have an opportunity to get experience in their majors. This program, Keimyung Global Major Field Experience, is provided by the Advancement for College Education (ACE) office. The purpose of this program is to improve students’ international capabilities through major field study in advanced countries. Participating students will have a workshop with their academic advisors for two weeks. In the workshop, students will research the universities or corporations to visit. After those activities, students will receive some field education and take part in training pro
On November 14, a ceremony was held in Adams Chapel to confer an honorary doctorate on Chui Siliang, the president of Beijing Language and Culture University. Chui Siliang has served as a professor, a vice-president and president of Beijing Language and Culture University and has published about 50 papers. When the KMU Confucius Institute was first opened in 2007, he helped to establish and develop the Institute and to develop the exchange between two universities. Therefore, KMU decided to award the honorary doctorate of arts to him.In this ceremony, Synn Il-hi said, “I’m glad to award the ho
Since 2011, KMU has had various supporting activities for small libraries in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do. Volunteers, librarians, and professors help with reading education programs, arranging books and documents, organizing reference rooms, cleaning outside the libraries, and doing interior decorating in many libraries. This year, volunteer teams provide various services at 14 school libraries and 6 small libraries. In particular, libraries request practical help like arranging books and documents and organizing reference rooms.KMU will expand the area it supports and increase the number of su
Huh Kyung-mi, a Keimyung University professor in the Department of Police Administration, was awarded the Presidential Citation as part of the commemoration of the 68th anniversary of the police. Professor Huh got credit for contributing to the selection talented police officers and for being actively involved in promoting police officers. She is active in the field of police administration and public order and safety. For example, she is the civil inspector commissioner of the Daegu Metropolitan Police Agency, the woman police policy research president of the Korean Police Studies Association
The Keimyung University Taekwondo demonstration team is getting attention as an envoy of Korea. The Keimyung University Taekwondo demonstrations team, which is made up Department of Taekwondo students, performed a Taekwondo demonstration at the Istanbul-Gyeongju World Culture Expo for one month.Keimyung University Taekwondo demonstration team is the only Taekwondo demonstration team in a Daegu-Gyeongbuk area university and is valued as the best among domestic demonstration team.Since last year, the demonstration team performed Taekwondo in the USA, Austria and Vietnam. Audiences were especiall
Keimyung University leads the local community's globalization efforts by holding various foreign language educational programs and administering foreign language tests.KMU is accepted as the only official test agency of 4 foreign languages in the Yeongnam area. On October 23, KMU revealed that it had been selected as the test agency for TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test), after being selected as the test agency of TORFL (Test of Russian as a Foreign Language) in 2002. Furthermore, KMU was selected as the test agency for German ability tests this Oc
Keimyung University takes the lead to help rural area schools that lack in educational and cultural opportunities. Interested people of both parties, including President Jeong Hyeonhui of the College of Education and Principal Lee Sehyeong of Uiseong High School, met in the main conference room in Youngam Hall September 11th. There they concluded a mutual assistance agreement in education and volunteer service.According to the agreement, KMU will offer various educational and cultural advantages to Uiseong High School students. First, KMU will offer the opportunity to take foreign language les
On September 10, the KMU Confucius Institute made an agreement with Daegu Chung-ang Middle and High Schools to provide classes in Chinese language and culture in the library of Chung-ang High School.The KMU Confucius Institute is run by KMU and Beijing Language and Culture University in China. Moreover, the Ministry of Education of China supports the Institute by supplying high-quality content and excellent Chinese teachers to the KMU Confucius Institute.Last year Chung-ang High School added Chinese language and culture to the regular curriculum to improve students’ education and international