The Keimyung University Taekwondo Performance Team won second place in the Senior Taekwondo Gymnastic Competition, at the 2017 Anyang World Taekwondo Hanmadang. This festival was held between July 29th and August 1st with 64 countries and 5732 athletes. The Taekwondo Gymnastic Competition was held on the 31st.The team which consisted of Gayeon Gang and 8 other members was considered as a rising star of this competition. The performance was not longer than 3 minutes but every movement of the players combined with the fast music to dominate the assembly. Keimyung University got 9 points, but fin
The Keimyung University Judo team won gold in the team event at the 2017 Summer National Men’s and Women’s University Judo Championship which ended at Inje Gymnasium in Gangwon-do on July 14th. This means that the KMU team got the championship flag back after three years. Also, a coach, Bae Jin-beom and an athlete, Lee Hong-joo from the Keimyung University Judo team won the best coach and the most valuable player award (MVP). Furthermore, Lee Hong-joo got the bronze medal in the individual event under-81kg division.
From May 22 to 24, Keimyung University’s student council hosted a festival at the Seongseo Campus. This was the first concert held in the big schoolyard. This festival’s name is Choa, this mean is person shining the world by burning yourself. So, there are contests competing student’s dancing and singing skills on the 22. The entertainer, PSY came here on the last day 24. Auberges(alcoholic drink tents set-up by students) opened from the 22 to the 23 for two days. Many departments prepared auberges. Student council tried to safe of students. The festival mood was so hot and fun as many people
On May 18, Arts & Humanities conference of the silk road was held at Dongcheon Hall. It was sponsored by university of Isfahan, Keimyung university, and initiative for college of humanities’ research and education. It went on for about 7 hours with 2 sessions. In the first session, Lee Hee-soo, Esmaeil Sangari, and Kim Tschung-sun lectured about Korean-Iran relations : understanding emerging markets through humanity perspective. And in the second session, Komail Tayebi, Seo Jung-soo, Somkiat Mansumitrchai, and Erdem Cagri lectured about Korean-Iran relations : understanding emerging markets th
On May 10, 2017, Students in the Department of Music Production at Keimyung Artech College performed “The First Wave” concert at Buer Hall. This concert is welcoming presentation for freshman.The ensemble of vocals and several instruments including electric guitars, keyboards, and drum performed music arranged by students. To close the concert, students sang "Our Dream" the theme song of the Japanese animation "One Piece".The concert ended successfully with applause by the audience. Future performances by the Department of Music Production are expected after the success of this concert.
On May 2, 2017, a special lecture by a domestic businessman who had experience working in India was held at the College of Business Administration in KMU. The businessman was Park Sang-gil, a representative of SG Autotech Solutions PVT. LTD. The contents of the lecture were regarding India’s recent industrial, entrepreneurial, and employment trends. The goal of the lecture was to introduce the idea of developing specialized business managers in the Middle East and East Asia. Through this, students could learn about employment in India, develop a global mindset, and have a new sense of challeng
Currently, there is a serious conflict between Korea and China over THAAD, and Keimyung has been conducting concentrated efforts to reduce tensions over the conflict. Last December, Keimyung conducted a campaign in China to improve relations between Korea and China. Also, this year on April 4 at noon, Keimyung held a Korean-Chinese culture of cooperation campaign. The campaign included Korean students wearing Chinese traditional clothes and Chinese students wearing hanbok (Korean traditional clothes), and both groups of students marched around the campus.The students who participated in the ca
On March 20 to 24, Keimyung University’s Student Council and the College of Physical Education held a campaign for fire fighter Choi Gil-su at Bauer Hall and the Dongsan Library. He graduated from Keimyung in 2005, and became a fire fighter in January 2017. After he saved two kids and their parents from a fire, he had to jump from the 3rd floor to escape. Unfortunately, he broke his spine in the fall. In honor of his sacrifice, students decided to raise money to help pay for his treatment. They hope their contribution will help him get over his injury and show their respect for his heroic effo