On March 24, 2021, the 4th Brown bag Seminar was held at Keimyung University Institute of International Studies. This seminar was held under the theme of two views on denuclearization: denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula VS denuclearization of North Korea. The lecture was given by Choi Wan-kyu, a former president of North Korea Graduate School, and was held at the joint studio of the College of Music and Performing Arts, No. 423. Through the seminar, students were able to explore what South Korea, the United States and North Korea think of denuclearization and think about the gradual peac
<MAGNUM IN PARIS> is a multi-layered photo exhibition that shows the perspectives and stories of Paris and people living in Paris with pictures of masters in Magnum Photos. ‘Magnum Photos’ is an international photographic group which is recognized their supreme authority all over the world. The exhibition shows the scene of Paris following the history of France. In main exhibition, the profile of individual photographers of Magnum Photos and intro video are introduced. Then, exhibition introduces Paris stained with poverty and war after the Second World War (1932-1944). Second, exhibitio
Daegu International Development Cooperation Center (Daegu IDCC) which is established in DongYoung-hall on September of 2019 has a purpose to enhance understanding of international development cooperation and Official Development Assistance (ODA). To promote ODA participation by colleges, businesses, public institutions and civil society organizations, Daegu IDCC is performing a various role. In May, ODA study groups were recruited for university (graduate) and job seekers in Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province who were interested in international development cooperation. In addition to acquisi
Keimyung University implements the Keimyung Reading Certification System in the second semester. Purpose of operation of Reading Certification System is to promote the interest of our university students and encourage them to read. Also, creating a reading environment for students and strengthening reading education are goal as well. Through this system, students can strengthen their employment competency, such as writing a letter of self-introduction and preparing for an interview. The main schedule of program is as follows. For the second semester, briefing session will be held three times o
Corona-virus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered virus from Wuhan, China. The pandemic is changing the landscape of the world. This article illustrates the alteration of each country. “New Normal” refers to standards or standards that emerge as times change. The prolonged period of COVID-19 changed people's daily lives. The era of "New Normal" has arrived as the world has practiced distance between society and life. The virus, which first spread around China and Asia, has spread to Europe, America and Africa, hitting the world hard. Even now, the number of
A corona virus that originated in Wuhan, China, has spread around the world. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Korea government recommended delay the beginning of course to academic organization. Accordingly, in response to crisis, Keimyung University adjusted first semester academic schedule as well. Thus, KMU canceled the commencement of the undergraduate students and entrance ceremony of new students. Not only the cancellation, 1st semester will be delayed. For a few weeks, KMU use online based education system. In accordance with these action, academic schedule will be delayed for a few w
Students of Keimyung University had a meaningful time during December and January as they engaged in overseas volunteer work with four other countries that had all participated and/or supported the Korean War. Keimyung University, as it often does, hosted overseas volunteer programs in four countries over its winter vacation. This year, volunteers went to Ethiopia, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines. On the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, Keimyung University planned its overseas volunteer activities to express its gratitude and to reciprocate the help South Korea received during the Ko
Recently, China has pursued the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’(BRI). Formerly known as one belt one road (OBOR), it is a project initiated by the Chinese President Xi Jinping. It is China’s grand national strategy and global development strategy that aims at establishing an economic community or further a community of destiny in Eurasia by constructing the northern overland route of ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ and the southern route of ‘21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Following the article named ‘The Belt and Road initiative’ of UNV, the purpose of BRI is “to construct a unified large market and ma
Bangkok is the most traveled city in the world and a truly international city that serves as the center of Southeast Asia. A reporter from our newspaper lived for a month in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Bangkok is also known by a significantly longer name: Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, which is a shortened name and simply means: ‘The City of Angels.’ The basic information is as follows. Geographically, Bangkok is in Southeast Asia, an area which is often characterized by very hot weather. However, the dry season and the rainy season are divided, and the dry season, which runs from November to A
fffff ‘Daegu, meet the development cooperation’, development cooperation week was held from November 20th to 26th at Keimyung University. As the part of the events, there was a presentation contest for the implementation of ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (‘SDGs’) in the Ui-yang hall. SDGs are 17 global goals designed to be a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future and were enacted by United Nations. The grand prize winner gave presentation named ‘Our good coffee, the right coffee.’ This project’s objective was to create income of mobile cafés in developing countries through
The Third ‘Dong-cheon Forum’ was held in Dong-cheon Hall on Seung-seo Campus on the 28th of October. The title is ‘120 years of shining together at Keimyung: The light of truth, justice and love that Keimyung will shine’. As the title said, many discussions about how can Keimyung can shine these three lights were conducted during the forum. From the opening until to closing ceremony, attendees were made fully aware of considered the mission inside the school and the mission to the outside world that should be reflected in a Christian university. As the slogan ‘Opening the light to the world’ i
Administration Staff Park Chan-min smiled in front of Daegu IDCC. With the relocation of the Daegu International Development Cooperation Center (Daegu IDCC) to Keimyung University, international development cooperation opportunities will arrive at our university. Our newspaper reporter went to the IDCC office to interview a staff member. 1) Please briefly introduce yourself. Hi, my name is Chan-min Park, administrative staff member of Daegu International Development Cooperation Center. I want to become an ODA (Official Development Assistance) agriculture expert, so I am studying for a
The 2019 ASEAN- Republic of Korea commemorative summit took place in Busan from November 25 to 26. The first Mekong-ROK Summit took place in Busan, on November 27 in conjunction with the 2019 ASEAN-ROK Commemorative Summit. This commemorative summit was the biggest international diplomatic conference under the Moon Jae-in administration. As a part of the summit, the ‘2019 Development Cooperation Day’ was held as well. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency) co-hosted this event. There were two sessions and a welcoming address by the minister of forei
●Written by James Clear ●Genre: Self-help book ●Published in October 2019 ●360 pages It is time to start the second half of 2019. It's been a long time since many people made plans for the new year, but it is always time to find out why it is hard to change our bad habits and, how we can make good habits in the autumn season. To do this, I recommend the book Atomic Habits. The book recommends some important steps to accomplish change. First, a real change of behavior lies in a change of identity. This is the reason why we so find it hard to transform our bad habits to good habits. We don't thi
●Director: Bong Joon-ho ●Genre: Drama ●Running time: 131 munites At the Cannes Film Festival, Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s movie “Parasite” was awarded the top prize, The Palme d’Or. This is the first time that a South Korean movie has won the Palme d’Or. The film is a black comedy, tragic social commentary, suspense thriller and brutal bloodbath all rolled into one. Parasite tells the story of two families, one of which develops a parasitic relationship with the other. One family is wealthy (Mr. Park’s – Lee Sun-gyun), but occasionally clueless, while the other (Kim Ki- taek’s – Song Gang-