KMU is promoting a cooperative relationship with small to mid-sized hospitals. Dongsan Hospital hosted a hospital-clinic collaboration meeting on November 18. On this day, they introduced the first robotic surgery equipment in the area. And, they reported the construction status of the new medical center. Also, Dongsan Hospital hosted an award show for Mi-rae Womens Hospital, Hyundai United Clinic and Young-jae Obstetrician clinic which all have smooth relations. In this meeting, Cha Soon-do, Director of Dongsan Hospital said “Our hospital system will provide practical help by consistently imp
From November 2 to 4, Keimyung University’s Dongsan Library held the '2011 Dongsan Library Autumn Festival.' The purpose of this festival is to create an atmosphere of reading and establish a reading culture. On the first day of the festival, there were many events like a seminar given by Kim Yong-taek a poet known for poem 'Seomjingang', a reading quiz, an announcement of a voluntary service conference and so on. Keimyung University students and local residents enjoyed the festival together. Furthermore, the second and third day also had various events like a book discussion, a slogan contest
On November 2, KMU held a mock international conference at the New Bauer Hall in Seong-seo campus. The theme of the conference was 'the Korean economy and the FTA.' The goals of the conference were to help KMU students understand the effects of the FTA throughout the world, to know the present situation and to talk about the ways to improve it.18 students from five departments in the College of International Studies participated in the conference as chairman, vice chairman and representatives from each country. The representatives presented stakes that the countries have in the FTA, and positi
Professor Yoon Jae-woo in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Keimyung University was chosen as the winner of the ‘Young Scientist Prize’ at the 2011 general meeting of the Japanese Microbial Resources Association. Professor Yoon received the prize in Japan’s Sapporo convention center at September 8th. He gave a prize lecture on the system of the microorganism Phylum Verrucomicrobia.The ‘Young Scientist Prize’ was given to only one young scientist under 40 years old who did excellent research. Professor Yoon used the ‘in situ cultivation technique’ in his research. He analyzed biochem
The CSL (Complex Structure Laboratory) team, which consisted of four students from the Department of Civil Engineering, won second place in the earthquake resistant design competition held at Taiwan National University on September 25.Professor Chang Jun-ho of the Department of Civil Engineering and leader of the CSL team won the Leadership Award. This contest is known as world’s fourth-largest. Many countries participated, including Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Taiwan and so on. So, this contest was highly competitive.Also, the CSL team devised a unique Bracing(board to re
On September 29, Keimyung University made a contract with Dassault Systemes Korea to cultivate specialists in 3D and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) in the Engineering BuildingofKeimyungUniversity. For this, Keimyung University built the Dassault Systemes Official Education Center. KMU, which is focused on the field of medical equipment design, is scheduled to open the education center to KMU students, other university students and corporations in the area. Through this, the Dassault Systemes Official Education Center will play an important role in cultivating experts in Daegu and Gyeongsan
On October 21, the Presentation Competition was held in the Audio-Visual Room in Bauer Hall. The competition was held to promote healthy and safe campus life, and was held with the theme “ways to prevent sexual violence.” The students who participated were from various grades and majors. All eight teams which were composed of one or several members had between 10 and 15 minutes each to present. Most of them talked about present circumstances and methods for the prevention of sexual violence. At the competition they used graphs, charts, songs, and videos to engage students and the panel of judg
KMU hosted the Korean Language and Korean Culture camp from Monday August 8th to Friday the 26th on the Seongseo Campus. 123 students from Germany and Japan participated in the program, choosing from many classes such as Samulnori, Taekwondo, traditional crafts, and Korean traditional food. Students who participated in this camp, are not exchange students but students from KMU sister colleges who had registered for the camp in order to learn Korean culture. They each paid an entry fee of $1500, their flight costs and so on.This camp consisted of intensive morning classes focused on learning th