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Ewha Hosts the 13th Korean-German Forum

Ewha Womans University hosted the 13th Korean-German Forum at the LG Convention Hall located within the International Education Building on July 10. As an organization renowned for private-sector exchanges, the Korean-German Forum is committed to promoting the friendship between Korea and Germany. Since the first event was held in Korea upon the visit of the former German President Johannes Rau in 2002, the Korean-German Forum has been held each year, alternating between the two countries to discuss a select theme from a range of areas including politics, economy, society and culture. This year, the event was attended by a number of key figures from both countries. Presided by Prof. Kim Seong Kook (Business Administration), the Chairperson of the Steering Committee, the event began with opening addresses from President Kim Sun-Uk (Chairperson of the Korean-German Forum) and Mr. Harmut Koschyk (Chairperson of the Deutsch-Koreanisches Forum). Other key participants delivering congratulatory messages included: Johannes Selle, Member of the German Bundestag; Hong Seok-hyun, President of Korea JoongAng Daily and JTBC; Cho Tae-yong, 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Yu Hyun-seok, President of the Korea Foundation. Subsequent to its selection as a co-host of the Korean-German Forum in 2011 in partnership with the Korea Foundation, Ewha concluded an agreement in 2014 to become the sole sponsor designated to host the event until 2019 to promote the development of relations between Korea and Germany. Ewha has become the first university in Korea to be selected by the Korea Foundation as a host organization for a bilateral exchange forum. Capitalizing upon this opportunity, Ewha is committed to presenting a model for the advancement of bilateral forums.
- No.233
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.07.23
- Views7032
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The Western Seoul Center of Korea Basic Science Institute Opens at Ewha, Presenting a New Model for University-Industry Collaboration

Established on the Ewha Campus, the Western Seoul Center for Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) held an opening ceremony to officially commence its activities on July 1 in the second-floor auditorium of the University-Industry Cooperation Center. The Western Seoul Center is the tenth KBSI office, occupying the greatest area of space and equipped with basic research infrastructure to the approximate value of 30 billion won. Prof. Lee Sang-gi (Div. of Chemistry & Nano Science) was appointed as the first director of the KBSI Western Seoul Center. This space is reserved exclusively for research specialized on the convergence and integration of nano, bio, and pharmaceutical technology and is expected to provide research assistance, joint research, and development of research equipment through its high-tech and large-scale research facilities and equipment. The Western Seoul Center is housed in Ewha’s University-Industry Cooperation Building, which was completed in April 2014 and comprises five stories and one underground level on a site covering 25,785 square meters (7,800 pyeong). This building also accommodates the Ewha-Solvay Research & Innovation Center, established through Ewha’s collaboration with Solvay, the foreign multinational corporation boasting 150 years of history, as well as the Brain-inspired Science Research Institute, the Business Incubator, the Office of Research, and the University-Industry Collaboration Foundation. The addition of the Western Seoul Center to the University-Industry Cooperation Building will provide a further venue for academic-industrial collaboration and play a pivotal role for research among universities and corporations in and around Seoul.
- No.231
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.07.16
- Views6283
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Ewha’s Vision for Unification, The First Yoon Hoo Jung Unification Forum

Ewha held “The First Yoon Hoo Jung Unification Forum: the Unification of the Korean Peninsula, Peace in Northeast Asia” at Lee San-bong Hall in the ECC building on June 25. The newly established Yoon Hoo Jung Unification Forum is a venue to examine and discuss the ways to help social development, following the will of President Emeritus Yoon Hoo Jung. Former President Yoon has been devoted to Ewha and Korean women for almost 60 years, first as Korea’s pioneering female constitutional scholar, then as Ewha president, and then chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Ewha Womans University. The forum is also the first of its kind founded through an individual’s donation. After congratulatory addresses from Lee Hong-koo, former prime minister and Yun Byung-se, Minister of Foreign Affairs, JoongAng Ilbo editor at large Kim Young-hee presided over the event. As panelists, highly authoritative and recognized experts in the field of the foreign affairs and unification participated in the discussion including: Cho Hyoung, Professor Emeritus of Ewha University; Jeong Se-hyun, former Minister of Unification; Chang Dal-joong, Professor Emeritus of Seoul National University; and Song Min-soon, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. From this year, the forum will be held annually in order to identify sustainable and feasible solutions to Korean unification.
- No.229
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.07.09
- Views6931
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Overseas Universities Build Relationships with Ewha’s College of Education and Ewha Language Center During June

Ewha’s campus itself is an independent world: international students and researchers pursue their respective study and research, and a number of people from universities and educational and research institutions from around the world, as well as key international figures, visit Ewha to pursue diverse exchanges. Ewha’s College of Education Provides Training Programs on Korea’s Education and Culture to Visitors from Auburn University and the City of Auburn in the U.S. From May 29 to June 3, Ewha’s College of Education hosted “Global Studies in Education: South Korea,” a training program provided for professors at Auburn University and education officials from the City of Auburn, Alabama, in the U.S. This workshop was created by Auburn University and the Auburn City Schools Central Office, in partnership with Ewha, as a program to provide education-related figures in the region with an opportunity to experience Korea’s education system and culture. A total of 13 participants attended lectures on Korea’s education and school life and visited educational institutions affiliated with Ewha to observe the school life of Ewha students. In the training program that encompassed both education and culture as its theme, the participants also had the opportunity to learn more about Korean culture. Ewha Language Center Holds 1st Korean Summer Trip with Prince Sultan University of Saudi Arabia The Ewha Language Center held the Korean Summer Trip program with Prince Sultan University (PSU) of Saudi Arabia from June 8 to 20. The PSU holds its summer trip program with universities overseas each year as a means to strengthen the global capabilities of its members. This year, Ewha hosted the Korean Summer Trip, in which a total of 15 PSU staff members and students visited Ewha. Beginning with the opening ceremony held on June 9, the participants learned about and experienced Korean language and culture for two weeks by attending Korean language lectures and special lectures on Korean culture and taking part in business and cultural field trips. The Ewha Language Center is planning to continue exchanges with PSU initiated through this summer trip program and expand exchanges with other overseas universities as well.
- No.227
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.07.02
- Views6277
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Five Ewha Students Selected for the 2014 Global Ph.D. Fellowship

Five Ewha students in the doctoral program and the combined master-doctoral program have been selected for the 2014 Global Ph.D. Fellowship program, supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea. This program that fosters key talent is designed to provide university students in doctoral programs in Korea with two-year intensive support through an annual grant of 30 million KRW, allowing them to be committed to studies and research without concern over tuition and living expenses. Launched in 2011, the program has rewarded grants every subsequent year. This year a total of five Ewha students became recipients of the fellowships: three in the humanities and social sciences (English Language & Literature, Psychology, and Social Studies Education) and two in the sciences and technology (Electronic Engineering and Brain & Cognitive Sciences). One of the recipients, Gang Il-hyang (Brain & Cognitive Sciences) said, “It is one of the most encouraging fellowships for fledging researchers since the recipients are selected based on an evaluation of their research proposals.” She added, “It will serve as a platform for recipients to indirectly experience various fields of research through the fellowship network as they grow into independent researchers.”
- No.225
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.06.25
- Views5853
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Convocation Ceremony for Ewha-KOICA Master’s Program in International Studies

The convocation ceremony for the 2013 Ewha-KOICA Master’s Program in International Studies was held at the LG Convention Hall in the International Education Building on June 9, 2014. Ewha-KOICA Master’s Program in International Studies is a four-semester master’s program, co-hosted by the Ewha Graduate School of International Studies and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) that offers training with tuition support for female civil servants, researchers, and educational institution associates from developing countries. The program has been recognized for its effectiveness and influence as its graduates take active roles in policy making and contribute to development in their home countries. This year, 27 women from 20 countries including Afghanistan, Cambodia, Ghana, Rwanda, and Papua New Guinea received their degrees at the Convocation Ceremony, increasing the total number of graduates from this program to 204 from 50 countries thus far. Through the 16-month program, students learn about Korea’s development cases, women’s rights, and varied welfare-related knowledge, and discuss the urgent problems facing developing countries and the potential breakthroughs by sharing their own experiences. After completing the program, participants establish a firm groundwork in the fields of women’s rights and development enabling them to contribute to social development in their respective countries. When they return to their home countries, they contribute to woman issues and national development as woman leaders in the region in various capacities such as professors, NGO activists, and public servants.
- No.223
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.06.18
- Views5965
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Opening Ceremony of Ewha-Solvay Research & Innovation Center, the Global Research Network

The opening ceremony of the Ewha-Solvay Research & Innovation Center, the fruit of Korea’s first university-industry collaboration with a global corporation, was held in front of the University-Industry Cooperation Building on June 3, 2014. At her congratulatory address, President Kim Sun-Uk said, “Ewha-Solvay collaboration is the first case of a foreign multinational corporation establishing its global Research & Innovation Center at a Korean university, which is considered to be a successful example of industry-academic cooperation.” President Kim asked the audience to pray for the growth and development of Ewha and Solvay, which are working together to achieve the ultimate goal of sustainable development as the symbol of a successful university-industry collaboration in Korea. Mr. Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, CEO of Solvay, said, “Ewha is an elite school that equips the highest level of professors and students in the field of chemistry and that is a historic place which has made innovative changes. I feel grateful to open this Ewha-Solvay R&I Center with Ewha today.” Following the opening ceremony, there was a tour, which allowed attendees to look around the cutting edge research facility and experiment equipment at the R&I Center. The size of the Ewha-Solvay R&I Center is 6,600 ㎡, making it the fourth biggest Solvay research center in Asia. Ewha and Solvay are developing a range of university-industry collaboration efforts at the center and are committed to expanding and developing their partnership in the future.
- No.221
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.06.11
- Views7686
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Ewha Confers an Honorary Doctoral Degree to Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the UNWFP

Ewha Womans University conferred an honorary doctoral degree in politics on Ertharin Cousin, the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. President Kim Sun-Uk stated, “Ewha has decided to award an honorary doctoral degree to Executive Director Ertharin Cousin, who has made endeavors to resolve global poverty issues with a focus on ensuring food security and taken the initiative in overcoming poverty through the empowerment of women.” In her acceptance speech, Executive Director Cousin said, “I am greatly honored to be awarded this honorary doctoral degree by Ewha Womans University, which has produced leaders in a vast range of fields as Korea’s foremost institution for higher education for women.” She also added, “I express my deepest gratitude to Ewha and its efforts to help our world head for a better direction.” After the conferment ceremony, a signing ceremony was held to advocate the Zero Hunger Challenge, a global initiative promoted by the WFP to fight hunger under the slogan of “Hunger Can Be Eliminated in Our Lifetimes.” Ewha has become the first university in Korea where the WFP held a signing event for the Zero Hunger Challenge.
- No.219
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.06.05
- Views6075
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Ewha Signed MOU with Korea Creative Agency in the Startup Field

Ewha signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual exchange with the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) with the aim to successfully foster a startup-friendly environment and a startup ecosystem. Through this agreement, the two organizations decided to cooperate for the development of content industry and programs that nurture creative and talented students. Under the MOU, Ewha and KOCCA will engage in a wide range of activities. They will share and utilize programs to nurture creative people and provide support for business startups by co-developing and offering practical training courses related to the employment and creation of new enterprises. They will also strive to provide consultation and support for startup clubs at Ewha and startup enterprises for Ewha students, while working together in cooperation fields for the development of other content industries. Ewha recently held the opening ceremony for its Business Incubator, a leading business platform that will support startups and aspiring entrepreneurs. The center operates programs for newly created companies, and provides facilities, meeting space, and managerial and technical support to facilitate successful enterprise. The center was established as a venue to nurture startup business enterprises specializing in cultural content as Ewha was selected as a recipient of the Business Incubator Construction Support Project, sponsored by the Small and Medium Business Administration, for which it received funding of 1.5 billion won in 2012.
- No.217
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.05.29
- Views5885
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Business Incubator to Vitalize Startup-friendly Culture

Ewha recently held the opening ceremony for its Business Incubator, a leading business platform that will support startups and aspiring entrepreneurs. The center operates programs for those preparing to start a business or for newly created companies. It provides facilities, meeting space, and managerial and technical support to facilitate successful enterprise. The Business Incubator will nurture newly created companies, find people preparing to start businesses, support student start-ups and startup clubs, as well as find and nurture promising ventures. The center will also support residential companies in the fields of technology, management, marketing, and tax affairs. The center was established as a venue to nurture startup business enterprises specializing in cultural content as Ewha was selected as a recipient of the Business Incubator Construction Support Project, sponsored by the Small and Medium Business Administration, for which it received funding of 1.5 billion won in 2012. Since the end of April 2014, before its official opening, a total of six companies started their operations at the center. To vitalize a startup-friendly culture at the university, Ewha provides special benefits for its students. The university provides students preparing to start their own business or participating in startup clubs with offices free of charge in addition to offering up to a 50 percent discount for residential deposits and rent for a maximum of one year for qualified applicants.
- No.215
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.05.21
- Views6214

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