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❚ College of Humanities Events departments were sent to China(Korean) and United States(History, English, AELTS), took major related ▶ Academic Scholarship Beneficiaries classes at a local university and had cultural experiences. Through the overseas training program, students acquired greater global knowledge, developed global competence and received credit for classes. ▶ 2018 Summer Graduation Ceremony On May 16th, the ceremony of Academic Scholarship Beneficiaries of the 2nd semester of 2018 was held in room 307 of humanities building. Academic scholarships were given to students who had shown their academic excellence. Su-bin Lee(Korean ‘17) was awarded the best prize and each department selected students with excellent academic records and 2018 Summer Graduation Ceremony was held on awarded excellence awards. Dean Won-jun Yoo st encouraged students to do self-motivated learning August 21 at room 101 of Law building. 94 students and supported for their academic achievement in his received their diplomas, and Seul-a Lee(English ‘15) congratulatory address. and Mi-ae Shin(History ’15) won awards as honor students. Dean Won-jun Yoo said that he hoped ▶ Summer Overseas Training Program students to pioneer in their lives with the knowledge gained from Kyung Hee University in his Dept. Korean History English AELTS congratulatory speech. The ceremony offered an Period 07.15~07.25 07.07~07.22 07.15~08.02 07.28~08.11 Country China USA USA USA opportunity to celebrate and encourage graduates. California Univ of California Ocean Univ Univ. State Univ, Minnesota, State Univ, of Qingdao Sacramento Duluth Northridge ▶ Small Assembly Hall Persons 20 26 20 10 Room 101AB was remodeled into a small assembly Credits 2 2 3 1 hall with a capacity of 104 seats. The assembly hall will be used for the main events or seminars of the An Overseas Training Program was conducted during college of Humanities and expected to improve the the 2019 summer vacation period in order to explore members’ satisfaction. the relationship between global knowledge and the particularities of various majors. 76 students from four ▶ The 11th Career Coaching Day To improve College of Humanities students' employment rate, "Career Coaching Day" will be held on October 28th in room 301 of Law building. Career Coaching Day is a program designed to offer students employment-related guidance. The invited alumni are Un Baek(Korean ‘12, SBS reporter), Hyeon-tae Lee(History ’00, curator of Gimhae National Museum), Jin-seok Kim(Philosophy ‘95, teacher at Daejin Girls’ High School), Ik-jae Yi(English ‘00, Kyobobook), In-hwan Kim(AELTS ’07, InH Communication). It is expected that students can learn real-world job-seeking skills while exploring ▶ KIHS, Selected as a Research Institute for HK+ employment possibilities in a wide variety of fields. ❚ Department News < Korean Language and Literature > ▶ Spring Membership Training Kyung Hee Institute for Human Society(KIHS) has been selected as a research institute for the Spring Membership Training was held from March Humanities Korea Plus Project (HK+, type 1). HK+ is 29th to 30th at Byeol-jji pension in Gapyeong, one of the supporting projects for academic research Gyeonggi-do. The training is for promoting in humanities and social sciences promoted by the communication between and within students and Ministry of Education and the National Research professors. Students had a chance to develop close Foundation of Korea in 2019. Its goal is to lay a bonds with friends through freely talk, and consider foundation for research in humanities at the future career paths. university level and produce new global innovations. With a government fund of one billion KRW per year, or a total of seven billion KRW for a maximum ▶ Spring Regular Field Trip of seven years, KIHS will research on the The Spring Regular Field Trip was held from May establishment of human values and integration of the 23rd to 25th. Students traveled to several historical medical humanities in the era of Industry 4.0. In sites in Cheongju, Chuncheong-do, which include addition to fostering the next generation of Gungnam Pond, Early Printing Museum, Jeong Jiyong scholarship, it will also take on the role of a regional Literature Gallery and so on. From the field trip, humanities center, linking Kyung Hee with the students acquired knowledge on literary works, and surrounding community. KIHS is expected to the classical and modern printing. Also, they could contribute to an expansion of the horizon of build strong friendship and elevate the interest in humanities. their major through the programme. major and develop intellectual capabilities, the department held an 11-days training program at Ocean University of Qingdao from July 15th to 25st. Participants attended lectures on the history and culture of China and improved their language skills through exchanges with local students. Besides the class, students enjoyed field trips to Qufu, Jimo Gucheng, Lao Shan, which allowed them to experience the local history and culture and gain diverse experiences. One participant commented, "It was a great opportunity to have cultural interaction with Chinese friends through this training program." ▶ Special Lecture on Teaching < History> ▶ Summer Overseas Training in USA - California State University, Sacramento Special Lecture was held on June 21st in room 402 of humanities building for students who completed teacher training course. Hyun-ju Nam(Korean ‘15), who passed teacher employment examination, was invited to be a speaker and talked over how to From July 7sh to 22nd, 26 students from the history prepare the exam and real life as a teacher. department participated in the Overseas Training Students said that the lecture was very helpful because they not only gained theoretical knowledge Program at California State University, Sacramento. All from the lecture, but also heard about practical participants took American history lectures every experience. morning and discussed their views on history, and this helped to broaden their horizons. Besides the ▶ Summer Overseas Training in China class, they went on tours to Sacramento city and San - Ocean University of Qingdao Francisco. Students gained a deeper understanding of the history of California while touring the cities. Through the overseas training, students developed language skill and gained diverse experiences. ▶ Autumn Regular Field Trip To take a closer look into history of Jeju island, the Regular Field Trip was held from September 18th to 20th. Students traveled to several historical sites in Jeju, including Samyang-dong historic areas, Yeonbukjeong Pavilion, and resistance site of Sambyeolcho, where they found out historic meaning of Jeju island. Through this trip, participants had a In order to help students deepen their knowledge of time reflecting the meaning and role of Jeju island in the course of history. 3. Institute of Korean Archaeology and Ancient History(IKAA) was selected for Human Science Research Institute Support Project. 4. The department was selected for Univsersity for Creative Korea-II (CK-II). < Philosophy > ▶ Colloquium on Philosophy ▶ Guest Speaker Invitation Seminar The Colloquiums on Philosophy were held twice on April 12th and June 14th to enhance their academic competence. The first guest speaker was Seung-bae Park(UNIST) and discussed about an overview pf the argument on Scientific Realism. As the second guest speaker, professor Sung-ho Choi delivered a lecture on two different philosophical approaches on conscience and the Korean judicial conscience. Prof. Choi talked about how to understand conscience concept from intellectualism and voluntarism view. Through this event, students expanded their Co-hosted by the history education department of intellectual horizons by engaging each other through the graduate school and the history department, thoughtful dialogue. history education expert invitation seminars were held on September 16th and 23rd. On 16th, Se-byeong Yoon from Northeast Asian History Foundation talked ▶ Spring Regular Field Trip about 「Understanding of History Class and Development of Teaching Materials」. The last guest speaker was You-kyung Ko from the department of history education, Wonkwang University and gave a lecture on 「Seminar on Educational Competency Enhancement in German History Education」. ▶ Research Project Selection 1. Glocal History and Culture Research Institute was selected for NRF General Joint Research Program. 2. Professor You-ko Min was selected as research director for National Museum of Korean Contemporary History Academic Research on collecting the Korean Spring Regular Field Trip to Gangwon-do was held War related data. from May 17th to 19th. A total of 30 people, including two professors, Eu-ree Song and Woo-jin On March 11th, Beginning-of-Semester Party was held Jung, and student representative Han Shon, in 401 of humanities building and student president, participated in the trip and visited Naksan Temple, vice-president and students elected the freshman Heo Gyun & Heo Nanseolheon Memorial Hall. departmental student representative. From March 23rd Students had a meaningful time to develop to 24th, Membership Training was held to strengthen understanding of the Philosophy. the solidarity and discuss direction of development. ▶ End-of-Semester Party ▶ Summer Overseas Training in USA - University of MInnesota, Duluth Summer Overseas Training was held at University of th rd The department held End-of-Semester Party on June Minnesota, Duluth from July