Interviewee: Yatsun Daria /KMU graduate school Depts. Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language Q: Why did you come to Korea? A: I was interested in Korea and northeast Asia culture from eleven years old. At school, I was good at English Language. So, when it was time for university, I wanted to learn another language and because of my interest in Asia, especially Korea, I choose Korean language as my major. Universities in Ukraine have only online classes now, because of the war. So, I came to Korea. Q: What do you think about the war? A: It's experience which you can't imagine in your head if yo
Interviewee: Tran Thi Thuy Vy / Exchange student from University of Economics and Finance, Ho Chi Minh City. Q: Why did you choose your major, Korean Language? A: Since high school, I have been really into Korean cultures like K-drama and K-pop. So, when it was time to choose, I choose Korean Language. Q: Why did you choose Keimyung as your exchange school? A: My school gave me 3 Korean university to choose from. One of them was in Busan, another one in Chung-Buk, lastly it was Keimyung in Daegu. Because Busan has harsh accent, I thought it would be more difficult to study there. And Chung-Buk
Interviewee: Prof. Robert Kerr / Depts. English Education Q: How do you overcome language barriers? A: These days we use a lot of like AI or dictionaries if there's a language problem. But sometimes it's not only language, sometimes it's culture. I will say something, and I expect my students to think one way. But because of their culture they think a different way and so that's kind of language and communication problem. So, in those situations, I find it's important for me to be patient and to listen and I try to stay relaxed in class. Q: Can you recognize whether student isn’t understanding
Keimyung University was selected for the 2024 International Cooperation Leading University Development Support Project promoted by the Ministry of Education. The International Cooperation Leading University Development Support Project is the Ministry of Education's representative project to support the development of higher education in recipient countries by jointly utilizing the academic resources and educational capabilities of the university. Keimyung University, was selected for the project in recognition of its experience in international development cooperation projects and the feasibil
On Saturday, February 17th, the Vietnam Alumni Association held its inaugural ceremony at the SUNWAH Hall of Hanoi University of Foreign Studies. Approximately 50 Vietnamese graduates and 10 current students from KMU attended the event, and this marked the official meeting between graduates and current students of Keimyung University. Vice President of the International Office, Kim Seon-jeong, attended and delivered congratulatory remarks, while Lee Jae-ha, President of the Keimyung University Alumni Association, sent his congratulations via video message. The International Cooperation Team of
KELI is a dormitory in Keimyung University that started in 2002. The dorm is unique as more than 80 people from various countries are staying in this dormitory. The style of the dormitory is one Korean student and one foreign student in each room. The students can share many things through living together, such as their thoughts, ideas, language and etc. For example, Korean students can learn about other languages and their interesting culture, and foreign students can learn about Korean culture. There is, however, they have important rule: “They can only use English. If they use Korean in dor
The March 1st Independence Movement Day is a national holiday of the Republic of Korea, commemorating March 1, 1919, when people on the Korean Peninsula protested against the Japanese imperial rule and independence activists read the Declaration of Independence in Manchuria, Shanghai, and the United States. Afterwards, in 1920, the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea designated March 1 every year as the "Declaration of Independence" and began to commemorate it as a national holiday. The March 1st Independence Movement Day is considered one of the most important days in the history
On the tenth day of its release, the Korean film, "Exhuma," also known as "Pamyo" brought in more than $5 million at the box office. Estimating the final box office number is challenging because of the current volatile nature of the market. But taking into the account of the fact that there were 2.3 million viewers over the first weekend, you should typically anticipate three times as many people at the end of the race, meaning that the box office total will be 6.9 million. The actors from the "Pamyo" are thought of as the "dream team." Especially, Kim Go-eun's incredible performance as the mo
Students from Sup’Biotech and Paris School of Business visited Keimyung University from January 7th to 13th. These two schools are Franch sister school of Keimyung University. During their 7 days of stay, they were able to experience many aspects of Korean culture like kimbap, hanbok, and taekwondo. Through this program, Keimyung University expects to attract international students.
On January 31st, the opening ceremony of our school's Mobility Campus was held at Daegu Technopolis in Yongri, Yuga-myeon, Dalseong-gun, Daegu Metropolitan City. Following this, I met with Kim Beom-jun, the vice president of the industry-academic cooperation department, to discuss students' vision of futurity. The newly established departments for this Mobility Campus are the Department of Mobility Materials and Parts, the Department of Aviation Logistics, and the Department of Railways. These departments have been opened with the purpose of providing education for local companies in the Daegu
(Interviewee: Sehwan Jang / Chinese language & Chinese Studies student) Hi everyone! I'm Sehwan Jang from the Chinese Language and Literature department, a senior at KMU. Let me share with you my experience as an exchange student at Northeast Normal University, also known as Dongbei University. Established in 1946 in Changchun, Jilin. As I know, it's one of China's six Colleges of Education and ranks third among them. With over 25,300 Chinese students and nearly 1,500 international students, including about 1,000 international students studying here. Changchun, where the university is loca
On February 20, 2024, the 2024 Winter Degree Ceremony was held at Keimyung University's Seongseo Campus. The ceremony took place over several hours for each college and university. A total of 3,652 university degrees were awarded at the 2024 Winter Degree Ceremony. This is about three times the number of degrees awarded in the summer of 2023. A total of 235 graduate students, including general and special graduate schools, are enrolled in 68 doctoral degrees and 167 master's degrees. Unlike the 2023 summer degree ceremony, this graduation ceremony was held according to the college. Although th