There are a variety of activities held in the International Lounge to promote understandingof diverse cultures from around the globe. The activities give students in KMU a chance toshare cultures and enhance the global awareness of both Korean and international students.The events are Culture Week and International Day.Culture Week will be held eight times in fall semester, and each week will last for twoweeks. During Culture Week, the International Lounge will be decorated with pictures andartwork that are representative of the culture to make the Lounge look like the specific culture. Cultur
Foreign students in KMU occasionally plan to go on a trip by train. There are tickets for foreigners so that they can ride trains without buying a ticket. Those are the Korail Pass (KR Pass) and Happy Rail Pass (HR Pass), which can be purchased from Korail.The KR Pass is a ticket for foreigners who have stayed in Korea for less than 6 months. With this pass, you can ride general trains (mugunghwa, saemaeul, ITX-saemaeul), sight-seeing trains (O-train, V-train, A-train, S-train, DMZ train, West-Gold train), and high-speed trains (KTX, KTX-sancheon). The HR Pass is a ticket for foreigners who ha
The Korean Wave is Korean pop culture fever occurring worldwide since the late 1990s. I interviewed Okada Moeko, who is an exchange student from Japan and loves K-pop.1. Please introduce yourself.My name is Okada Moeko. I am 22 years old. I came from Japan as an exchange student in March.2. Why did you come to Korea?I have been interested in Korean culture and language since middle school. I participated in the study abroad and exchange program in my university and I came to Korea.3. When did you first encounter K-pop?When I was a middle school student, I saw TVXQ on a Japanese music program.
●Kyi Phyu Aung KGSP student 1. Please introduce yourself. My name is Kyi Phyu Aung. I am 24 years old. I graduated from the University of Foreign Languages in Yangong. Before I came to Korea, I had a job in a shipping company in Myanmar.2. How did you come to Korea? Even though I had a good job, I wanted to upgrade my skills. Then, I started attending a logistics management institution. One of the professors there recommended KGSP, so I came here.3. In your country, is the military government still going on? No. Myanmar used to be a military government. Because of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar bec
●Hong Jeong-min in World Vision KoreaThe 66th UN/DPI (Department of Public Information) NGO Conference was held in Gyeongju from May 31 to June 1, 2016. It is the first time the conference has been hosted in Asia or Africa. A lot of Korean students are interested in international social problems. Therefore, the number of students who want to work for an NGO is rising.I interviewed Hong Jeong-min, who graduated from the Department of English Language and Literature and the Department of Social Welfare. She is now working for World Vision Korea. World Vision is an NGO for international relief an
●Stephany Masias Hernandez from Costa Rica Majoring in Korean Language at Keimyung University 1. Please introduce yourself. My name is Stephanie, and I am 30 years old. I am from Costa Rica in Central America. I live in Alajuela City. My major is international business and rural education. I am here in Korea as a Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) student. I have to study Korean at Keimyung University for a year, and then I will move to Seoul to study my major for two years.2. Please introduce your country. My country is located in Central America. We speak Spanish. My capital city i
●Seo HO-joon(Deputy Director in KODIT)The Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) is a public financial institution. KODIT leads the balanced development of the national economy by extending credit guarantees to promising SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) whose credit rating is bad. I interviewed Seo Ho-joon, who is a deputy director in KODIT.1. Please introduce yourself and the section you work in.The Strategic Research Department, which I work in, improves departmental systems to help staff work efficiently.2. Please tell me to how you got this job.Before getting this job, I worked in th
●Kim Yeong-eon, Department of English Language and LiteratureThe Cross-Cultural Awareness Program is a cultural exchange program in which people can learn about foreign cultures without traveling abroad. This program was started in September 1997 by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO supported by the Ministry of Education to share the cultures of different countries. Keimyung University started the program in November 2005. I will introduce the CCAP program through an interview with Kim Yeong-eon, a volunteer in CCAP.1. Please introduce yourself and CCAPMy name is Kim Yeong-eon. CCAP is