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
On August 9, Keimyung University decided to pay 200,000 won per person to register for the second semester as a special scholarship to overcome Corona 19. The total amount is 4.3 billion won for 21,500 students. The payment method will be reduced in advance on the tuition bill for the second semester as a principle of payment within the scope of tuition fees. Financial resources were provided by utilizing various project budget cuts and scholarships. Keimyung University was already the first university in the country in April to provide 200,000 won each for all students. Four billion won was r
Sejong Books is a project to select and distribute outstanding books every year to increase the reading rate of the people. The selection was made selected by an examination committee composed of experts, including relevant scholars, publishing critics, librarians and teachers. In July, the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea selected and published 400 cultural and academic books from the first edition of these book from July 2019 to March 2020. Among them, 9 books are by professors from Keimyung University. A total of three books were selected in the fields of liberal arts, includi
Keimyung University was recently reelected as the Daegu hub management agency by the Korean Immigration & Integration Program (KIIP) for 2020 until 2021 as organized by the Justice Ministry. The KIIP was first implemented in January 2010 as an education program for Korean language and for the understanding of Korean society in order to support settlement and adaptation by immigrants living in Korea. KIIP republicizes as well as reappoints operating institutions every two years. Keimyung University has been selected as the hub operating institution in Daegu since the first year of its implement
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
On December 19th, 2019, Keimyung University was reaccredited as a Best-case University related to social responsibility. The accreditation process occurs every five years, and only three universities were accredited among all certified universities. The university accreditation process aims at ensuring and improving the quality of university education to educators every five years. Keimyung University, which was selected as an excellent example of a socially responsible university, organizes and operates voluntary sharing using the Keimyung 1% love share in 2004. In this program, 900 faculty m
On Nov. 29th, KMU established the Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do Province Social Innovation Support Center. This center aims to develop a role for universities to better contribute to the community. KMU established the Social Innovation Support Centre to perform and manage the university’s role in developing the region’s future. Social responsibility granted to universities has been defined normatively under the mission of higher education in education, research, and service. However, the concept of service has been expanding recently, and while it was previously seen as a passive ‘service’concept
A team consisting of Major in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, called the Guardian Team, won the best prize at the recent Daegu International Future Auto Expo 2019 Car Startup Camp which was held October 17th to 20th. The Guardian Team showed off a user-installed automatic sprinkler system in a car and received excellent reviews from the judges. They got one million won for prize money and surprisingly, they donated all to the school on October 29th. Kim Si-woo, a member of the team, said they decided to donate the prize money because they wanted to spend it meaningfully. The Keimyung V