2022 is a significant year to greet the 75th anniversary of Yeungnam University’s founding. Choi Oe-chool, YU’s President completed his first year in office. The Yeungnam Observer met President Choi to discuss the future of YU. President Choi devoted his first year to educational innovation and is t

At Yeungnam University, international students from around the world are studying. YU offers lectures at the Korean Language Institute in the International Center so that international students can easily learn Korean. The Korean Language Institute opens regular semesters and special lectures to hel

The 2022 Yeungnam University International Student Associations have been newly formed. The Chinese and Vietnamese international student associations were organized through a vote on 21 December 2021. Yang Shuo became the Chinese international student association president, and Yan Yiwei became the

Yeungnam University’s curriculum will be reorganized in 2023. The minimum graduation credit requirement will be reduced from 130 to 120 credits, and the names of the three departments will be changed. In addition, a new system will be implemented to foster convergence talent. In response to several

We listened to the student council’s opinions on the curriculum reorganization taking effect in 2023. They held a meeting with the Ministry of Education and all student representatives on May 28. After many questions, answers, and explanations, a vote was taken on the reorganization. The student cou

Yeungnam University’s academic structure will be reorganized from March 2023. The most significant change in the new academic structure is altering the names and number of colleges. Why do we need? According to the Education Innovation Division announced on May 21, they are preparing for the decline

A Note on the Poet The poet, Kee-Chul Lee, was born in Geochang, Gyeongsang province in 1943. He made his literary debut as a poet through The Hyundae Munhak in 1972. Since then, he has published more than one thousand five hundred poems in eighteen volumes. In addition, he was a professor of Korean

The Yeungnam Observer was newly published as an online English newspaper. The Yeungnam Observer is a representative English newspaper of YU, but our reporters have a goal to achieve. We hope to have a wide audience of readers. In this 348th online newspaper, we have included an overview of the upcom

On November 3rd, the government approved the government issued textbook of Korean history for general usage. The government announced their textbook plan two days earlier than scheduled. Furthermore, Yun Gwan-seok, an assemblyman of The New Politics Alliance for Democracy, had suggested that there w

In Korea, enlisting into the army is one of the biggest problems to men in their twenties, because they waste two years of their important twenties, and in addition, there are so many incidents bursti

What is your dream? There are few college students who can answer this question easily. People tend to have many different types of dreams such as being a CEO, singer, chef, and astronaut when they were elementary school students. Society attaches importance to the results and competitions rather th

Women’s closet always needs clothes. Many clothes in closet, but there are no clothes to wear. These phrases show mankind’s strong desire to wear clothing. We bought and bought clothes to

Recently, after the government released university structural adjustment project, many people have feared that the project is killing regional universities by ranking universities. For universities lo

How is it going?” is a preface on hand-written posters put up at universities because of a railway strike. Last year, president Park Geun Hye approved the privatization of Suseo KTX affiliate to promo

A few months ago, one member of the girl group “Secret” suffered bitter criticism because she said that“Our members do not democratize” on a radio program. “Not democrati

According to a document released by the National Police Agency on crime statistics from January to July 2013, there were 545 murders in Korea. That translates into one murder every 9 hours. In additio

Current U.S. Vice President, Joe Biden suddenly dropped out the U.S. presidential race in 1987 after it was discovered he had plagiarized another politician’s speech. The Minister of Education in Germ

"Congratulations on graduating in 4 years!” “Spend your extra year well.” This dual message was written on the congratulatory banner on the campus of a university that held its graduation ceremony on

Last year, a large scale criminal enterprise that dealt with smuggling imitation luxury products was uncovered. This enterprise accounted for approximately 100 billion won in fake products. 15 people

These days, there are many people who drink coffee or eat alone in cafes and restaurants on the streets. We can also see this regularly on campus. Seeing students eating and going to the library alone