KU held the 72nd post-graduation ceremony for the 2020 academic year on August 20. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 during the ceremony, KU authorized strict health and safety rules for those who were participating in the ceremony. Only a few people, graduates and Representatives who were giving ou

The Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) of KU held an international conference under the title "The Foreign Policy of the Biden Administration and Outlook for the Korean Peninsula" on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Seoul. Under the theme 'US Strategy for China and the Korean Peninsula,' two panel ses

One of the most famous trot musicians in South Korea, Ha Chun-hwa, acquired an associate degree from KU. She then gained a bachelor’s degree from Korea National Open University. Afterwards, she received a master’s degree in fine arts at Dongguk University, and a doctorate in Confucian Studies and Ea

KU was selected as a 'general financial support university' based on the results of the "2021 University Basic Competency Diagnosis" organized by the Ministry of Education. The University Basic Competency Diagnosis is a policy that evaluates the appropriate size and quality of education of universit

The Department of Restoration and Art of Cultural Heritage (RCH) at the Graduate School of Industry and Business Administration of KU, supervised by Dean Park Cheol-min, had nine candidates successfully pass the 2021 National Professional Qualification Test for Cultural Heritage Repair Technicians.

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

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

KU held the 71st pre- and post-graduation ceremony for the 2019 academic year on August 20. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the community, KU has integrated the previous year's commencement ceremony, which was scheduled for last February, with the post-one scheduled for August. For the health a

KU hosted the 6th Kyungnam University Education Innovation Forum on August 25. Under the main theme of Experience the New Normal Age, the forum consisted of three sessions that share innovative university education models, trends in higher education, and various attempts and achievements related to

The Institute for Far Eastern Studies(IFES) whose director is Lee Kwan-sei held a webinar (online seminar) on August 25 under the theme of Stability in the Korean Peninsula: How have China's Interests Evolved? This was in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation(ORF), a leading think tank

The Institute for Far Eastern Studies of KU held an orientation for the 2020 Academic Exchange Support Program for North Korean and Unification Studies on September 1, 2020. Six fellowship researchers and four master's and doctoral degree students from USA, UK, China, Russia, and the Netherlands wer

A lot of young people take the civil service examination in Korea as such Korea is called the republic of civil servants. According to JOBKOREA and Albamon, more than half of the youth in Korea prepare for the civil service examination, with 47.5 percent of college students, 58.7 percent of job seek

The Leaders in Industry-University Cooperation(LINC+) held an award ceremony for the Chungbaji (Youth Changing Community) Innovation Project Competition at the Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation building on June 23rd. The competition was held with the aim of fostering talents suitable for loca

KU held the opening ceremony of the Yeongnam Unification Education Center on June 16th. This ceremony was organized by KU and the Yeongnam Unification Education Center and sponsored by the Unification Education Institute of the Ministry of Unification. KU has been recognized for its excellence as a