Independent bookstores sell books that are not sold in general bookstores. These kinds of bookstores mainly sell books which is published on a small scale, individual books, and overseas books that are difficult to get. [Daebong Bookshop] This bookstore is located near Gundulbawi Station on Line 3 of Daegu. There is a complex cultural space called ‘C1912’. In the C1912, an art gallery called ‘Void Gallery’ is located, and a coffee shop is also located. Under the theme of ‘The whole world is a garden’, Daebong Bookshop is in operation. Like the theme, Daebong Bookshop is decorated like a garden
[The process of making microplastics] As the production and consumption of disposable products increase, the seriousness of environmental pollution caused by plastic waste is increasing. If such plastic is less than 5mm in size, it is called microplastic. There are many other problems that arise from its small size. We are too insensitive to the use of these plastics. Especially in the case of microplastics, people almost don't care more because they are invisible. Microplastics also occur when washing clothes made of synthetic fibers, and they also occur when automobile tires are worn out. St
The Nawruz Festival, which means a "new day", is a traditional festival held in Central Asia to commemorate the beginning of spring and the beginning of the year. To celebrate the season, KMU held the ‘2022 Nawruz Festival’ on March 21st in the Seong-seo campus. Various programs were hosted at the festival, such as ▲ Central Asian Cultural Festival ▲ Special Lecture by Akmal Nuridinov ▲ Uzbekistan Online Film Festival. The cultural festival featured five booths run by international students from different countries, including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, Turkey, and the Silk Road Central
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
K-LACE, the Korean Language and Culture Exchange, is one of the programmes held by the KMU International Lounge. The programme liaises a Korean student and two or three non-Korean students, for the Korean Student to act as a Korean teacher for the non-Korean students. Through this programme, both KMU students and international students are offered the chance to meet and socialise with each other and exchange language and culture. As KMU foreign students’ Korean language skills vary greatly, the KMUIL created three different levels from Beginner to Intermediate which the foreign students can ch
Keimyung University is recruiting academy students for the first semester of 2022 at the Museum University of Keimyung Civic Education Center, which opened to provide a venue for civic education. The academy to be opened this time is historical and cultural academy with the theme of Into the History and Culture of Spain and a special academy with the theme of Into the History of the Three Kingdoms. The Historical and Cultural Academy, which runs every Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on a 12-week course from March 8th to May 24th, aims to provide lectures by experts in the field and conduct two c
The Keimyung Reading Certification System will be held in the first semester of 2022. There will be a book certification system for 14 books. Students who want to participants can apply for the reading certification system a total of three times. The first application is from April 4 to April 8. The overall method of the reading certification system is as follows. After accessing the Keimyung Student Portal STORY (story.kmu.ac.kr), apply to participate in the comparative course program. Then, log in to the home page of the Teaching and Learning Development Center (in-class home → reading certi
A psychological workshop for the first semester of 2022 will be held from April 5th to April 14th. The name of this workshop is Love me More focusing on experiences of loving and understanding yourself more. It can help students with stress and anxiety due to the psychological and emotional difficulties that came with the start of the semester. In this program, a total of five options will be operated: self-care horticultural therapy, one flower for me, mind care to remove stress, resilience to restore a deep mind, singing ball meditation to relieve stress, and self-care with art. In the self-
A forest fire broke out in Uljin, Gyeongsangbuk-do, around 11:17 a.m. on March 4, 2022. The forest fire spread not only to the northeast of Uljin but also to Samcheok, Gangwon-do. The cause of the forest fire is presumed to be from cigarettes because the fire broke out immediately after three vehicles passed the initial ignition point. The east coast forest fire, which started in Uljin and spread to Samcheok was contained after 213 hours and 43 minutes (about 9 days) with 20,000 ha of forest burned, setting a record for the longest-lasting forest fire since 1986 when the Korea Forest Service c
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
Geumo Mountain is the highest and most visited mountain in Gumi, a city located just outside of Daegu. The "GEUM" in Geumo Mountain means gold, and the "O" means crow. It is said to have been named by a monk from the Three Kingdoms period when he saw a golden crow flying into the sunset of the mountain. Actually, if you visit Geumo Mountain, you are able to see golden crow-shaped statues in many places on the mountain. Geumo Mountain is 976.5m high, and takes approximately 4 hours to get to the peak and return. Geumo Mountain is beautiful in all seasons. In the spring, the mountain is full of
If you want an academic environment where you can gain the proper academic knowledge and some practical work skills combined, Hanze University of Applied Sciences would be the perfect choice for you. Hanze University of Applied Sciences, also known as Hanze UAS, is in Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. Since it is a college city and as college students compose a large portion of the city’s residents, Groningen is one of the youngest cities in the Netherlands. More specifically, one out of two citizens of Groningen is under the age of 35. Also, as 8.1% of Hanze UAS’s students come from