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

By chance I found the September issue of the Kyungnam Times in the library and read it. The article I read with the most interest was the Argument & Fact section of Incheon International Airport Corp, which deals with the conversion of irregular workers into regular workers. The article described th

After I read KT, I noticed that it is very helpful for me since it gave me a lot of things to think about. I was especially interested in the article on COVID-19 in the issue of September. It is said that not only students but also faculty members experienced unusual situations because of the COVID-

I wrote an article on the theme happiness titled 'The Way to Happiness' in the March issue of the Kyungnam Times. In my life, I have experienced many ups and downs and been depressed and sometimes frustrated. So, of course, my main interest has become how I can relieve my anxiety and relax my mind a

In 2020, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will officially promote policies such as making a salary of herbal medicine and implementing telemedicine. Doctors protested the announcement and the subsequent breakdown of negotiations between the group of doctors and the government led

On August 26, the Korean Medical Association (KMA) shocked Korean society with the second collective strike. The main reason for the strike is the government's recent plan to establish a public medical school and increase the number of doctors by 4,000. The first reason for these policies is that th

The year 2020 has been dominated by news about the coronavirus, and the concern around the world has been how we can take preventative measures to avoid the spread of the virus. All of us have had to change our lives in response to the pandemic. One of the areas that has received the biggest shakeup