Nam, Jun-gu, a senior at Keimyung University majoring in Japanese Language and Literature, was awarded the first prize at the 12th University Student's Japanese Competition. His topic was “Passive Life” and he presented in excellent Japanese that although he has lived driven by others, he has enjoyed his life.He said, "I wasn't interested in entering university but my friend recommended this major. I won this prize, now I feel interested in being here. If I enjoy and am satisfied my life, even though other people pushed me to do this, the result will still be optimistic and good."His victory i
Keimyung University Professor Kwon Dae-joong’s research paper was selected for 'Best Humanities and Social Science Research for the last 10 years'. This competition was held by the NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea) to celebrate the program intended to nurture humanities and social science research.There were 147 research papers from universities all over the country selected by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation of Korea. Professor Kwon, from the Department of Philosophy, examined Hegelian philosophy of language and claimed
An invitation concert for friendship by the Vietnam Art Company of the Ministry of Public Security was held at Keimyung Art Center on Keimyung University’s Seongseo campus on October 30th. This concert was hosted by Keimyung University to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Vietnam.In the concert which was aimed to increase the cultural exchange and friendship of Korea and Vietnam, 30 members of CAND that belong to the Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam showed Vietnamese traditional art, including traditional dances, songs, instrume
Last month, Lee, Eun-ji who is a freshman in Japanese Language and Literature at KMU won first prize at the 29th Japanese Discussion Competition. This competition was for students with majors related to Japanese to increase interest in language learning. Winning first prize gives Lee, Eun-ji an opportunity to study in Japan. Her topic was “prejudice”. Omichi Hidetaka who is the president of Busan's Japanese club and foreman of the jury said, "When I saw her presentation, it seemed like a presentation by a native Japanese speaker. All of her presentation, including accent, pronunciation and man
October20~21, Speeding-SUN team composed of KMU students won the second prize in the Unmanned Solar Vehicle Challenge organized by Seoul University and sponsored by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and Korea Transportation Safety Authority.This is the world’s first car race of its kind that combined green energy and intelligent unmanned systems. This race is particularly difficult because there is no additional technical support. Participants competed at the Korea Automobile Testing & Research Institute of the Korea Transportation Safety Authority. The Speeding-SUN team of Keimyung University
KMU held a festival in Vietnam to celebrate Hangul Proclamation Day and the 20th anniversary of Korea-Vietnam amity. Since 2010, KMU has introduced Hangul and Korean culture to Vietnam and held the festival to build amity between Korea and Vietnam. Participants had a great time experiencing Korean folk games such as Jaekichagi and Yoot-nori, putting on Hanbok, and eating Korean food. Also, KMU awarded scholarships to three students who had great results in a Korean essay contest. On October 9, 220 international students participated in a Korean quiz contest at Euiyang Hall. The contest consist
Keimyung University students and faculty members helped Seong-ju residents who had been damaged from flooding after typhoon Sanba. About 200 people from Keimyung University worked hard to repair houses and roads and help farmers who suffered damage to their crops.Jang Hyun-il, president of Keimyung University’s student union, said that every student who had volunteered expressed their own regrets and did their best to help. For 2 days, they provided their helping hands to reconstruct the town, and they will provide more help to them.In addition, KMU is going to give scholarships to students wh
The Cheongchunyechan Festival, which was hosted by KMU student clubs, was held from September 19 to 20. This festival consisted of opening and closing ceremonies and regular events.On the first day, there were several events: the opening ceremony, a campaign for safe driving event called Slow, a Jembe cultural performance, a special lecture about investment techniques hosted by KB (Kookmin) Bank, a couples game called Jjak, etc.On the last day, there were also several events, including the closing ceremony, a special employment lecture hosted by KB (Kookmin) Bank, student club performances, a