Students of German School of Music Weimar professors Viktoria Kaunzner (violin), Erwan Richard (viola) and Valentin Andert (cello) will perform pieces by Beethoven, Brahms, Hoffmeister, Medtner, Popper, Prokofjew, Schubert and Stamitz at a student concert Wednesday evening at Seoul DS…
I’m forwarding on this email from KNU’s very own Nepali student. His name is Mr Baikuntha Acharya. He is actually a Nepali government official but also a victim of the earthquakes (that is, his family has been affected). So he’ll…
Our society needs to change its attitude toward HIV/AIDS In the 1995 movie The Cure, a boy named Eric becomes friends with Dexter, who has AIDS. Neighbors tease Dexter because they think he is gay. Even Eric can’t help asking,…
When I finished high school my dream was to study abroad. I found a way to realize my dream through Kangnam University. It gave me and countless other students the opportunity to realize our dreams of getting a quality education.…
Everywhere we look we are surrounded by advertisements, whether they are television commercials, billboards or print ads. For an effective ad, the use of color, text, and photography are all key factors in ensuring a successful campaign. Twenty Kangnam University…
This past April 20th was Korea’s 34th National Day for People with Disabilities, and Kangnam University’s students worked hard to promote awareness. On April 10 shouts of “Participate in our campaign!” could be heard across the first floor of Shalom…
On August 7-9 Hallym University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital held their 2013 Jump Camp for Burn Survivors at Yongin Hillside Hostel. This year sixty young burn patients participated as campers while almost twenty staff members including surgeons, nurses, social workers, and…
“I thought I had to do this work that nobody was trying to do but someone had to do.” This is the story of Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor at Sungshin Woman’s University. He is known as Korea’s PR expert, a…
Members of Won, a Kangnam University student society for the disabled, spent the day on the first floor of Shalom Hall as part of the Harmony campaign to promote awareness for the disabled. Disabled Awareness Day is April 20. Many…
Students, graduates, faculty, and special guests filled Wooweon Hall last month as Kangnam University’s College of Social Welfare celebrated 60 years of social welfare education. The event began with a symposium that discussed “The present status of KNU’s social welfare…
A Constituent Assembly election will be held in Nepal on 22 November 2012, following the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly on 27 May. After King Gyanendra dissolved Parliament in 2005 and took control of the government in order to end the country’s civil war,…
SOURCE: tumbler At a press conference on September 4, Saenuri Party presidential candidate Park Geun-hye said, “The death penalty must be upheld to prevent heinous crimes.” According to an October 2009 report by the Ministry of Justice, the South Korean…
Under the leadership of Kangnam University, the Korean Universities Council for Social Service, a team of young aspiring students from different Korean universities, made their third visit to Namuna Machhindra High School in Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal on 3 August 2012.…
Youth unemployment is an urgent problem that seems to have spread around the world like a virus, leaving no one unaffected. Frustration, depression, and financial insecurity are only the beginning of what could result. Reporting from the World Economic Forum…
On Thursday May, 24th at 10:30 in the morning until noon, Kangnam University held “The Third Annual Gyeonggi-do Green Campus International Forum” at Woowon Hall. This event was co-hosted by Gyeonggi-do and our university. This year marked the third anniversary…
Have you ever seen men selling magazines in front of subway stations? They often wear red jackets with name tags shouting, “Hello. This is The Big Issue!” Until recently, these magazine vendors were homeless. The company that publishes The Big…
Since 2007, Kangnam University has been leading volunteer teams to Nepal twice a year, building a cooperation with the organization known as the Korean University Council for Social Service (KUCSS), conducted by the Korean Council of Social services and supported…