In 2021, Professor Kwon Oh-kyun (Civil Engineering) donated 100 million KRW to establish the firstscholarship fund for the “Keimyung Plus” initiative. This program allows donors who contribute over 50 million KRW to have their donation matched by the university, creating a substantial scholarship fund. Since Professor Kwon’s donation, others have followed suit, leading the fund to exceed 5 billion KRW in total within just two years. In recognition of his contributions, Professor Kwon was recently inducted into the Keimyung Bridge Honors Club, and we had a meaningful conversation with him.
Samhan C1 is a local company specializing in the production ofred clay bricks,which have been used in the red pathways and buildings of our school and Dongsan Hospital. Han Sam-hwa, the President of Samhan C1, has consistently donated development fundsto ourschool.In recognition of hissocial contributions, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering from our school in 2022. Through decades of contributions, he hasfulfilled the role of a responsible corporate citizen, earning him a place in the “KeimyungBridge HonorsClub.” We had the opportunity tomeet President Han Sam-hwa of Samha
Q: Could you briefly describe the volunteer work you did in Indonesia? A: I participated in a summer volunteer program in Indonesia. Our team primarily focused on building a new library for local students. The volunteer work was divided into four main categories: constructing the library, painting murals, teaching, and cultural activities. Each team member was assigned to one of these categories, and I was responsible for art and Korean language education. Q: Did you experience any culture shock or memorable moments during your time in Indonesia? A: I initially thought Indonesia, as a Southeas
Q. What role did you take as a volunteer leader? First, we took care of the safety and health of our students. Second, we cooperated and communicated with the local principals, school teachers, public officials, and residents. Third, we provided them with guidance on their lives. With pride in Keimyung University, I also gave them seminars on how students should live in order to be happy and successful in their school and social lives. Q. Which part did you focus on and guide them? It helped to flexibly and frictionlessly organize the relationship between the teachers and the students. It also
Q. Could you briefly introduce your activities in Ethiopia? There are three main categories of overseas service in Ethiopia: cultural service, educational service, and hard work. Cultural service refers to performing in a month-long performance that we have prepared,and educational service refers to teaching students, and finally hard work refers to repairing aging facilities. In particular, in the case of educational service, a local interpreter was in the middle of interpretingwhat we are teaching. It was a special experience for these local interpreters because they were volunteered by the
(Interviewee: Olmosbek from Uzbekistan / KAC college student of KMU ) Q: Muslims are known not to eat pork, but is this true? In Korea, it might be difficult to find dishes without pork. So, what do you usually eat? A: Yeah, so we don't eat pork. I have Uzbek friends who study at KMU. They showed me around, including a couple of Uzbek restaurants nearby. During my first week in here, I pretty much just ate at those places. But then, one of my friends mentioned that those restaurants are a bit on the expensive side. They introduced me New and Old Bauer Hall cafeteria. But the thing is, the one
Yeon-soo Oh / Department of Psychology Q. Please tell me briefly about the allergy you are experiencing. A. Yes, I am allergic to cucumbers. Q. What is the biggest inconvenience you've had with your cucumber allergy? A. It was more uncomfortable than I thought that whenever I ordered food with cucumbers in it, such as cold noodles or kimbap, I had to tell them to remove cucumbers. I feel sorry to say that every time, and I think it's uncomfortable to say that when I'm busy. Q. Then, what kind of physical reaction do you have when your allergy comes up? A. Starting with my lips and face, I get
Prof. Shin Sang-heun / Department of International Commerce Q. You are known as one of the professors who eat vegetarian food., What is your motivation to eat vegetarian food? A. There are people who usually take a lot of time to go vegan, but I didn't. It took me just 30 minutes to decide to go vegan. Now when I look at my smartphone wallpaper, I see a picture of a monkey with a chain around its neck. This picture made me think a lot about what humans are doing to animals, so I immediately stopped eating meat. It's been seven years. Q. Have you had any difficulties since you became vegan? A.
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