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Ewha and Harvard, Successfully Hosting International Exchange Program

Ewha-HCAP (Harvard College in Asia Program), the Asian international exchange program co-hosted by Ewha and Harvard University, is successfully underway this year, just as last year. HCAP is the Asia’s biggest academic cultural exchange program that started in 2003 for fostering global leaders who have a deep understanding of both the U.S. and Asia. Ewha, the only participant in Korea, has joined this program for 11 consecutive years since 2007, and is currently proceeding with it as part of the Ewha ACE program. Eight Ewha students selected in advance took part in the Ewha-HCAP Boston Conference that was held from January 14 (Sun) to 20 (Sat), 2018 at Harvard University in Boston, the U.S. HCAP is characterized by that students take the lead in planning and operating the whole program including various academic lectures and cultural experiences. This Boston conference, themed “Redefining Leadership: Initiative and Influence in the Modern World,” was held with about 150 students from Ewha, Harvard and Asia’s partner universities attending. Leadership lectures were given in the five categories of Entrepreneurship, Nuclear, Diversity, Religion and Military. After lectures, discussions had been made to share the conditions of each country and relevant opinions. HCAP is operated in a way that Harvard University selects the most prestigious university of each of major nations in Asia as a partner every year, and currently eight distinguished Asian universities including Ewha are being involved. The program has two conferences every year: the first conference that invites students selected from universities in Asia to Harvard and the second conference that selected Harvard students visit each country in Asia. As one of the Asian universities that have the longest history of participation in HCAP, Ewha has a long history with the cumulative number of its student participants reaching 220. Ewha is maintaining close relations with Harvard University as the one and only Korean partner in exchange programs, for example, by jointly running the Ewha-Harvard Summer School Program for consecutive 13 years since 2006, along with Ewha-HACP. In 2013, Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard’s first female president, was appointed as “Distinguished Honorary Ewha Fellowship” for 2013 and she visited Ewha and gave a special lecture to students.
- No.423
- Writer홍보실
- Date2018.03.13
- Views6074
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Icelandic Minister Lilja Alfreðsdóttir Visits Ewha Womans University

Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, the Icelandic Minister of Education, Science and Culture visited Ewha Womans University on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Recalling her first visit to Ewha as a visiting student in 1994, she came again to the same university in 24 years. In 1994, Lilja studied at the university as a visiting student by participating in a program called Asian Studies at Ewha. This time, however, the minister came to Korea as a representative of the Icelandic government for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and the first place on her itinerary was Ewha Womans University. Taking office as the Icelandic Minister of Education, Science and Culture in 2016, Lilja has been working on the overall management of policies on education, science and culture of the country in her early 40s. She has established a strong presence as a woman leader in the Icelandic society. Lilja and her staff were first taken on a tour of Ewha Archives, taking an opportunity to trace the history of Ewha and feel its spirit, and then met with President Kim Hei-sook at a reception room in Pfeiffer Hall (Main Hall). The Icelandic minister expressed her feeling about revisit to Ewha in 24 years and had a discussion with Kim about various topics such as education and woman leadership of Ewha Womans University. Lilja Alfreðsdóttir’s visit to Ewha this time is meaningful because she is a great example showing that an outstanding international student who once studied at Ewha has grown up to a brilliant female leader back in her country based on the experience of the international study. As recently as 24 years ago when she studied at the university, Ewha had partnership with 26 institutions (schools) in 10 countries, but now the university interacts with 984 foreign institutions in 81 countries and runs a variety of international programs to strengthen its global competitiveness.
- No.421
- Writer홍보실
- Date2018.03.09
- Views6219
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Ewha Holds the 13th EGEP

Ewha Womans University held the 13th Ewha Global Empowerment Program (EGEP), an educational program for female activists from Asian and African countries engaging in non-governmental and public sectors, for two weeks from January 7 to 21. Ewha Womans University, a cradle for female education in Korea for 132 years, established the EGEP, a leadership education program designed to nurture female activists from Asian and African countries, integrating theories of women’s studies, field experiences and human networking. Since 2012 when the program was established, it has produced 255 people with diploma from 45 countries, and the 13th EGEP was attended by 19 activists selected from 5 African countries and 10 Asian countries. Under the theme of “Transnational Feminist Movement: Female Body, Sexuality, and Violence,” the 13th EGEP focused on shedding new light on gender violence from the perspective of human rights. The EGEP participants are professional female activists with five or more years of experiences in relevant fields who have confronted with gender violence and made new changes in Asian and African countries. These female activists and scholars talked about gender violence from a human rights’ point of view. The participants not only attended a wide range of educational programs such as lectures including international forums, workshops and action plans, but also joined activities of solidarity such as participation in the weekly protest rally held every Wednesday to address the issue of Korean comfort women for the Japanese army, and made a visit to the Korean women's NGO. In addition to the EGEP, Ewha Womans University is practicing education sharing for women around the world through its Ewha Global Partnership Program (EGPP) aimed at supporting full scholarships and living expenses for women from the developing countries, and the Ewha-KOICA Master’s Program designed for female civil servants from the third world.
- No.419
- Writer홍보실
- Date2018.02.02
- Views6425
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The 26th Korean Speaking Contest for Foreigners Held

The Ewha Language Center (Director Lee Hae-yeong) held the 26th Korean Speaking Contest for Foreigners at Ewha-Samsung Education Culture Building on December. 29, 2017. Starting in 1991, the contest was designed to encourage and support foreign students here to learn the Korean language. This year, over 500 students, including foreign exchange students, international students, and those in Korean language courses, participated in the event. Among those participants, 10 student from nine countries including the U.S., China, Japan, Iran, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Uzbekistan were qualified for the contest after winning the preliminary round under the topic, “Korea’s distinctive culture, learning about Korea through travel, and the Korean Wave and I.” They showed off their Korean language skills by speaking about wide-ranging topics such as love for the Korean Wave including K-pop, similarities and differences between Korea and their home countries, unique properties in Korean cuisine culture, and personal experiences involving Korean dialects and abbreviations. The first prize went to James Shaquille Hakeem, a U.S. linguistic major at Georgetown University. He said he thinks Korean is more interesting than any other languages. This contest received great response by sharing two distinctive features in the Korean language culture: honorifics, which reflect the country’s respect for elders, and abbreviations, an indicator of the fast-changing Korean society.
- No.417
- Writer홍보실
- Date2018.01.12
- Views7301
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2017 Christmas Worship Service for Ewha Family

Ewha held the 2017 Christmas Worship Service for Ewha Family on Thursday, December 7, 2017. The Christmas Worship Service for Ewha Family is a church service where Ewha students, faculty members, retired faculty members and alumni gather together for Christmas and celebrate it in advance. This service has been going on since 1996, on the first Thursday of December every year. Under the theme of “Waiting”, Rev. Chang Yun-jae preached on the coming of Jesus as the embodiment of justice and on our expectation of His coming with faith believing that God’s promises would be fulfilled. He also said that the difference between living in hope and in despair lies in the capability of whether we can wait or not. Following the sermon, President Kim Hei-sook expressed her gratitude to the guests who participated in the service in her Christmas greetings, saying, “Today is a day of experiencing Ewha as a community of faith.” She continued, “If we think of Jesus, who was crucified by the betrayal of the most beloved, we will be able to have the strength to stand up even in most difficult times of our lives.” She also blessed the attendees, saying, “May Jesus’ love and grace will be with every one of you who are celebrating the end of 2017 and welcoming the year of 2018.”
- No.415
- Writer홍보실
- Date2018.01.02
- Views6657
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2017 Ewha Night Held

The Ewha Alumnae Association hosted the 2017 Ewha Night on December 4. The Ewha Night is an annual event where Ewha alumnae gather to reaffirm the strong network of 220,000 members and promote communication and empathy with Ewha. In the event, the Beautiful Ewha Award was presented, followed by the delivery ceremony of the alma mater development fund, a banquet and a music concert. The Beautiful Ewha Award was established to praise the Ewha alumnae devoted to serving the neglected people through practicing the Ewha spirit of sharing, serving and devotion and to make their good deeds widely known. This year, Eun Joo Oh received the award in recognition of her 24-year efforts to help the poor in the Philippines. During the occasion, President Kim Hei-sook shared news about Ewha for the current year. “I’ll recover the true value of Ewha and its competitiveness by establishing an open, credible community in which all the Ewha members are respected and by developing an environment where all are focused on education and research, which is the true role of a university,” said Kim. “I’m looking forward to the warm interest and support from Ewha alumnae to create the community we all dream of.”
- No.413
- Writer홍보실
- Date2017.12.19
- Views6862
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President's Luncheon Held for Ewha’s EGPP Scholarship Holders

The Office of Global Affairs (Dean: Choi Won-Mog) hosted the President's luncheon for Ewha Global Partnership Program (EGPP) Scholarship Holders. Launched by Ewha to foster global women talents, the EGPP is Korea’s first full scholarship program for female talents from developing countries, and a representative global nurturing program for women along with Ewha Global Empowerment Program (EGEP) and Ewha-KOICA, which are operated by Ewha as a way to fulfill social obligations and share its outstanding educational capacity accumulated over the years with women across the world. In this luncheon where 80 people including the holders of the EGPP scholarship participated, faculty members on administrative appointments and the persons concerned encouraged the EGPP scholarship holders. As a special event, Sirirat Sirinat, an alumni from Thailand who entered the Department of the Korean Studies at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) in 2006 when the EGPP launched, was invited to speak on women’s leadership and the role of Ewha. She acquired the master’s and doctor’s degrees in Korean Studies at Ewha and now serves as a full-time professor and the head of the department at Silpakorn University, a prestigious university in Thailand. Sirinat said, “It was the biggest opportunity in my life to have studied what I wanted at Ewha.” “I hope you would cherish your opportunity while you are here and could experience many things and then realize your dream,” she added. Over the past 11 years, the EGPP has enrolled 235 women from 39 countries and graduated 135 students from 27 countries.
- No.411
- Writer홍보실
- Date2017.12.01
- Views7265
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Ewha Holds Special Lectures on Various Issues by Inviting Globally Renowned Scholars

Ewha Womans University invited globally renowned scholars to hold special lectures on various issues. These lectures were designed to promote Ewha students’ academic pursuits and enhance their research competence. First of all, the Communication & Media Research Center of the Division of Communication and Media held “Research Morning Talk” on October 20, with Prof. Katherine A. McComas of Cornell University, who is a world renowned scholar in crisis communication. With the title, “Responses of the general public to artificial and natural earthquakes and crisis communication,” the special lecture was attended by professors and about 40 students in master’s and doctoral courses as well as those from other universities. During the lecture, Prof. McComas discussed the importance of crisis communication in a wide range of environmental disasters in various aspects. On October 24, Olivier Adam, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Volunteers (UNV), gave a special lecture to Ewha students who want to work at international organizations. This lecture provided those interested in global volunteer work with useful information, which included the overview of UNV; details of the UN Youth Volunteers and Specialist Volunteers and how to apply for them; and career prospects. Meanwhile, the Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation (GSTI) held a special lecture on October 30, given by Jane Williamson, Protection Officer of UNHCR Korea. In this lecture, titled “Strangers in a Strange Land: The Refugee Experience in Korea and Around the World,” Jane Williamson gave details of the plight of refugees around the world and explained the activities and role of UNHCR. This lecture was simultaneously interpreted by GSTI students majoring in interpretation and the officer shared with the audience her experiences of serving in many countries including Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Sudan.
- No.409
- Writer홍보실
- Date2017.11.14
- Views6799
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President Kim Hei-sook Expands International Exchanges with Major US Universities

Kim Hei-sook visited Chicago, Ithaca, and New York in the U.S. from October 23 (Mon) to 31 (Tue) to expand strategic international exchange with prestigious universities. On 23rd Kim visited University of Chicago and met with important members of the faculty. The university is also her alter mater, where she received her Ph.D. in Philosophy (Class of 87). She met Bruce Cummings, an endowed chair professor at the University of Chicago, who is an authority on modern Korean history, Professor Melina Hale, Dean of the Academic Affairs Office and Matthew Tirrell, Dean of the College of Engineering, to discuss mutual exchange of professors and students in various disciplines. President Kim also met with honorary professor and former president Hugo F. Sonnenschein and his wife and had a conversation, and then she met with Lars Peter Hansen, professor of Economics, who won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2013, and discussed ways to promote exchange with Ewha in each field. As the last scheduled event of her Chicago trip, Kim participated in the invitation dinner hosted by the Korean Consulate General in Chicago, U.S. On the 24th, President Kim Hei-sook moved to Ithaca, New York, and visited Cornell University. She met with Vice Chancellor Michael Kotlikoff at Cornell University to share opinions on the history of exchanges with Ewha Womans University and the results of the two universities’ collaborative achievements. She also met with persons in charge of Meridian 180, which is a representative partnership achievement between Ewha and Cornell. Meridian 180 is an intellectual community for collectively solving problems in the Pacific Rim region. Ewha is the first in Korea to attract and operate the service bureau in 2014. On the 25th, Kim moved to New York to visit CUNY John Jay College of New York City to meet with Vice Chancellor Anne Lopes, and agreed to conclude a bilateral agreement and discussed ways to promote various exchanges. In addition, she visited the Korea Society, a nonprofit organization to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between Korea and the U.S., and gave a lecture on “Advancements in Higher Education for Women.” President Kim Hei-sook emphasized the need for a large women’s university like Ewha in the 21st century, and had a time to think about the role of women’s college in an era of science and technology and the future of women’s higher education. Kim, then attended the Annual Meetings of Board of Directors of International Foundation for Ewha Womans University and the general meeting of Ewha’s North America Alumnae Association to strengthen the Ewha network in the Americas. She also met with the alumni in New York and had a meaningful time reflecting on the history and spirit of Ewha, which marked its 131st anniversary, and further discussing sustainable development for a new future.
- No.407
- Writer홍보실
- Date2017.11.10
- Views7246
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Nirmala Rao, Vice Chancellor of the Asian University for Women, Visits Ewha

Nirmala Rao, Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh’s Asian University for Women, visited Ewha Womans University on October 18 to meet Ewha’s President Kim Hei-sook. Nirmala Rao was appointed as new Vice Chancellor of the AUW in February 2017. The Asian University for Women was founded in 2008 with aims to give opportunities for learning to women of Asian countries who have suffered from wars, famine and discrimination and help them change and develop their society. The AUW, an international university where all courses are taught in English, has about 700 students of poor family from 15 Asian countries, seeking to educate its students to become a new generation of female leaders. Every year, over 100 new students enroll in the university. Ewha and the AUW uphold the common ideology of female leader education. Based on the deep bond, the two universities have continued to maintain cooperative relations. In a meeting attended by Vice Chancellor Rao, President Kim and other officials at Ewha, the two universities discussed possibilities and detailed ways for cooperation in various fields such as establishing the Department of Korean Language and operating related learning programs; developing exchange programs for Women’s Studies and female leadership; seeking ways to cooperate in the form of local internship and volunteering; and promoting professor and student exchanges. During the discussion, Vice Chancellor Rao stressed that Ewha Womans University is a role model for the Asian University for Women, saying that the present of Ewha will be the future of the AUW. The AUW’s undergraduate curriculum consists of 15 majors and minors including Environmental Sciences, Public Health Studies, Computer Sciences, Asian Studies and Women’s Studies. The university is planning to provide graduate courses in the coming year. Cherie Blair, lawyer, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, serves as Chancellor of the AUW, and it boasts many prominent patrons such as former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong Anson Chan, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton, and former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama. In addition, the university offers higher education programs to women working at textile factories with the support of multinational companies including IKEA and Uniqlo. Ewha Womans University signed a memorandum of understanding with the Asian University for Women in 2013. Under the agreement, Ewha has awarded a full scholarship named the Ewha Global Partnership Program (EGPP) to the AUW-recommended students.
- No.405
- Writer홍보실
- Date2017.11.07
- Views6726

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