유학생 30만 시대, 끊어진 정주 사다리 (경북대학교 신문방송사·경북대신문 원문, 새 창)
저는 운이 좋은 케이스였죠. 경북대를 나오더라도 대구에 취업해서 정착하는 건 하늘의 별 따기니까요.필리핀 출신 조이(42) 씨는 10여 년 전 본교 영어영문학과에 입학했다. 졸업 후 평범한 사무직으로 취업해 대구에서 정착하는 것이 그녀의 계획이었다. 재학 시절에는 학과 게시판과 이메일을 수시로 확인했고, 졸업한 뒤에는…
저는 운이 좋은 케이스였죠. 경북대를 나오더라도 대구에 취업해서 정착하는 건 하늘의 별 따기니까요.필리핀 출신 조이(42) 씨는 10여 년 전 본교 영어영문학과에 입학했다. 졸업 후 평범한 사무직으로 취업해 대구에서 정착하는 것이 그녀의 계획이었다. 재학 시절에는 학과 게시판과 이메일을 수시로 확인했고, 졸업한 뒤에는…
유학생은 늘었는데, 졸업 후 정착은 ‘각자도생’8년 차 숙련 기술자이자 두 아이의 아버지인 뚜엉(가명) 씨는 ‘미등록’이라는 이유로 체류에 대한 불안을 안고 살아가고 있다. 2025년 10월 대구에서 발생한 베트남 청년 부뚜안 씨(25)의 사망 사례도 유학생이 졸업 이후 겪을 수 있는 불안정한 현실을 보여준다.대학을 졸…
지난달 27일, 본교 국제처 주관으로 개교 80주년을 기념하는 ‘International Week(인터내셔널 위크)’ 행사가 성황리에 개최됐다. 이번 행사는 본교의 국제화 프로그램을 소개하고 국제 학생과 한국 학생 간의 교류를 활성화하기 위해 마련됐다. 글로벌플라자 효석홀에서 진행된 국제화 프로그램 설명회에서는 교환학생…
People who study abroad often say the same thing: “I feel like a different person here.” This raises a simple but unsettling question—Does changing your environment actually chang…
지난해 10월, 계명대학교를 졸업하고 미허가 직종에서 일하던 한 베트남 유학생이 출입국의 단속을 피하려다 목숨을 잃었다. 그의 죽음 이면에는 지역 산업 구조와 비자 제도 사이의 깊은 괴리가 자리하고 있었고, 대구·경 북 지역 이주민 문제는 수면 위로 올랐다. ‘외국인 유학생 30만’ 시대가 무색하게도, 정부가 미처 들여…
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Student 1: Chen, English Conversation 2 Chen was an exchange student at KNU in the Spring of 2025, majoring in Geosciences. He chose the class English Conversation 2 as the most i…
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