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

KU was selected as a participating organization in the 2020 High-Quality Human Resources Training Project for Smart Manufacturing implemented by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Industrial Complex Corporation on May 15th.This project aims to create a foundation for fostering

Kyungnam University received additional incentives for existing project costs by obtaining the highest-grade A in the annual evaluation of the university's innovation support project in 2019. This evaluation was conducted based on a total of six categories, including project performance, appropriate

KU was selected as the best university in the 2019 University Evaluation from an Industrial Perspective, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Korean Council for University Education.Industrial Perspective University Evaluation is a project which aims at suggesting that universities develop

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, KU has come up with several measures. KU decided to put off the opening day of the semester and chose to give lessons online. The new semester started on March 16th, 2020, with online classes that KU students are able to take by using e-class or Hello LMS application

The Institute for Far Eastern Studies of KU hosted an Invited International Scholar Seminar on 14th February, 2020. Kim Dong-yup, a professor in the Institute for Far Eastern Studies, presided the seminar. Furthermore, Lee Sang-soo, head of Korean branch of the International Society for Developmenta

The Ministry of Unification selected the Institute for Far Eastern Studies and Graduate School of North Korean Studies in KU as a hosting organization for the International Academic Exchange of North Korean and Unification Studies. As public diplomacy for peace and reunification on the Korean Penins

KU students from the School of Architecture achieved glory to win the prize form the Cultural Heritage Administration in the 2020 Cultural Heritage Damage Prevention Day Award, held in February.The Cultural Heritage Administration conducted a ‘Cultural Heritage Disaster Safety Policy Idea Contest’ f

Jung Eun-sang, a professor from the School of Liberal Studies, and Director of the University News and Press achieved glory to win the grand prize at the sector of Russia in the annual reward of BBB Korea volunteer. BBB Korea is the corporation of jurisdiction of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tour

KU had the Sharing Hope Winter Overseas Volunteer Program in Laos from January 14 to 20. This overseas volunteer program is a joint undertaking within the social contribution agreement between KU and Korean Red Cross.Overseas volunteers visited Souksala in Laos. They made an effort to improve the ed