The year 2020 was full of many changes that had never been imagined before due to COVID-19. Among these many changes, the way we learn has been greatly affected by the virus. Most of the face-to-face classes were inevitably changed into non-face-to-face classes because of the drastic spread of COVID

KU held the Reopening Ceremony of KU History Exhibition Room at Hanma Mirae-gwan on February 18th, 2021, under the theme of “The spirit of Hanma has created a new horizon to the history of Korean universities.” On the wall of the newly renovated KU History Exhibition Room were installed a lot of pan

KU recently performed well in the 2020 Competency Assessment of Teacher Training conducted by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Educational Development Institute. The Competency Assessment of Teacher Training has been conducted periodically since 1998 to support systemic quality management and

KU held the 72nd Graduation Ceremony on February 19, 2021 in the conference room of the main building. In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, only the graduate degree ceremony was held. Under thorough quarantine regulations, the degree ceremony was attended by a small number of graduation recip

Kim Sun-hyang is the Chairman of the University of North Korean Studies, Vice President of the Korean Red Cross, an English Literature professor, and acclaimed author. She has studied and translated poems written by John Donne (an acclaimed poet) and published them as collections of poetry, which ma

Park Jae Kyu, president of Kyungnam University, donated the entire prize money to the university scholarship after winning a special award at the “30th Sanhaewon Culture Awards” on March 4, 2021. The Sanhaewon Cultural Award is an annual prize that is organized by Buddhists in Changwon to develop lo

Before the outbreak of COVID-19, KU had had various kinds of international programs: student exchange programs with 38 universities around the world, language training, and cultural programs. However, since the pandemic of COVID-19, great uncertainty has lain ahead of the Office of International Ser

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Kyungnam University (KU). It is also the 64th anniversary of the founding of KU Press, and the 44th anniversary of KU Broadcasting Station (KUBS) and Kyungnam Times (KT). To celebrate the developmentof KU and the successful management of theseorganizations, an

Sayuri Fujita who is a Japanese television personality celebrity based in South Korea has become a socially hot potato. This is because she has become a voluntary single mother. Although becoming voluntary single mothers through sperm donations is not illegal in South Korea, there is still a bad vie

Broadcaster Sayuri Fujita gave birth on November 4, 2020. She received sperm, which had been kept in a sperm bank, and gave birth after in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Finally, she became a voluntary single mother. In the past, Sayuri said in a broadcast program that she had no intention of

Due to COVID-19, KU has been using a mix of online and offline courses since 2020. In the first semester of 2020, KU conducted classes at a rate of 15.49% for offline classes and 84.51% for online classes. In the second semester of 2020, there were a lot of changes. It is difficult to tally the exac

Leaders in Industry-University Cooperation (LINC+) held the 2020 LINC+ Industry-Academic Cooperation Festival online and offline at the same time from December 21 to December 24, 2020. The event was organized by LINC+ to share outstanding achievements and examples from the industry-academic educatio

I remember when I heard the news about doctors’ collective strike. I cared nothing for the situation because I usually don’t care about political problems. I’ve never known the reason for the strike. But through the article, I did get some details about the situation. At first, I could not understan

I came to know KT through a good opportunity, and I was able to read various good articles. A short time ago, Among the various articles, I was especially fascinated by the article titled ‘Experience never gets old.' The reason this article was so attractive to me is that I am a person who thinks po

As COVID-19 prolongs, many people have been getting exhausted. The social distancing level is especially important because the actions we take towards COVID-19 change depending on the level. One of the most discussed issues lately is whether the government should extend social distancing measures to

The United States has consistently demanded that North Korea stop its nuclear weapons program before demanding immediate compensation such as economic benefits. As a result, about 30 years of effort has not produced any clear results on North Korean denuclearization. Accordingly, the necessity for t

KU held the 9th Presidential Student Debate Contest on November 23. A total of 54 people from 27 teams participated in the debate. After the preliminary round held on November 6, a total of four teams advanced to the finals and held a heated discussion under the theme of Is local currency necessary

Kim Sun-hyang, Chairperson of the University of North Korean Studies, who was a scholar of English literature at Kyung Hee University and KU, has published Journal of Poems 1998~2012, a collection of poetry consisting of 100 diaries spanning over 14 years. Her special affection for her late mother a

KU recently won the Korea Employment Information Director Award in the field of career guidance for 2020 Youth Dream Best Practice University, hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the Korea Employment Information Service, and the Dong-A Daily News. Youth Dream Best Practice is an award th

The Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) of KU and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) Korea Office held an international online conference titled North Korea International: (Re)Evaluating, (Re)Viewing, and (Re)Connecting in a COVID World, on October 7. The conference was held onl