1. Can you please introduce yourself? - I’m Mariana Estefanía Gómez Gómez. I’m from Irapuato, which is the centre of the country. I am 29 years old. I am doing my second bachelor’s degree now. Right now, I am majoring in Dance. But previously, I majored in Musical Education, giving music lessons to people. My speciality is the traditional musical instruments of Mexico and the Pacific region. Like Maracas, caranas. And this is the last year of my second undergraduate degree. 2. I heard that in Mexico, you have a special rule in naming the children. Can you explain it to us? - We use both our fa
1. Please introduce yourself briefly. I am Professor Yun-joo Park, in charge of Latin sociology and cultural studies in the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies. I got my B.A. in Spanish, my master's degree was in Latin American Studies, and my doctorate was in sociology. After working in the Department of Sociology at Cleveland State University in the United States for about four years, I was hired in 2009 to teach in Keimyung University's Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies, which was established in 2007. 2. As a sociologist, are there any social problems that you ar
1. Can you introduce yourself? Hi, my name is Haewook Kang who loves traveling and reading books. As a student in the class of 16, I am majoring in international relations in KAC (Keimyung Adams College). Currently, I am studying in Bogazici University of Istanbul, Turkey as exchange student. 2. Why did you decide to go abroad as an exchange student? What do you want to acquire from the experience? I thought the exchange student program is an absolutely beneficial program. I could travel abroad, but I thought it would be a more valuable experience to live in another culture and study as a stud
The Nawruz Festival of KMU was held for a week from Monday, March 23. At this event, KMU invited the President of the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan and conferred him with an honorary doctorate in Fine Arts, commemorating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Korea-Uzbekistan diplomatic ties. The transcription of the interview with President Nuridinov is below: How do you feel about receiving the honorary doctorate? : I think it is a great honor and duty. It has been two years since I was asked to be an honorary doctor, but the Covid-19 delayed it for some time until now. I have respect…
Q1. Can you introduce yourself? [Alicia] Hi! My name is Alicia Williams! I am from Kinston NC (North Carolina). I am currently a sophomore studying psychology at East Carolina university in the USA. [Jeannie] My name is Jeannie and I am from France. I am studying computer science! I love video games and coding so that is why I chose this major. Q2. When did you come to Korea and how long did you stay? Why did you decide to visit Korea and is there specific reason to come to Keimyung University among many universities? [Alicia] I came to South Korea in august of 2021 for 4 months in order to st
Ulsan Sanjeon Cartoon Library is the first cartoon library in Ulsan. Q1. Please briefly introduce yourself. I am a librarian working at the Ulsan Sanjeon Cartoon Library. My work is to organize books and guide people to use the library. In addition, I am checking people for fever and QR code due to COVID-19. Q2. Can you introduce the Ulsan Sanjeon Cartoon Library? Ulsan Sanjeon Cartoon Library, the first cartoon library in Ulsan, is located on the second floor of Sanjeonmaru (32-1, Sanjeon 6-gil), Jung-gu, Ulsan. It has a children and general cartoon reference room, a cartoon creation
Q1. Please briefly introduce yourself. My name is Binna Lee, and I’m majoring in the department of International Relations at Keimyung Adams College. I am interested in child education and regional development for underdeveloped countries, and I love experiencing different cultures. Q2. Can you introduce what is the Korea-US Training (WEST) Program? An acronym for Work, English, Study and Travel, WEST program is a program that provides opportunities to Korean university students and young professionals to work as an intern in the United States, participate and develop language skills through E
Q1. Can you introduce yourself? My name is Jimena Andrade Castañeda. I’m from Mexico City, Mexico, where I lived my whole life. I study Law in National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). And this is my last year in university. Q2. You studied Korean before in Mexico and are taking the Korean language classes in KMU now. How did you first got interested in the Korean language and decided to learn it? I firstly got into the Korean language by watching K-Dramas on Netflix when the pandemic began. Then, when I got the chance to come to KMU to study with scholarship, I went to the College of L