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Lunar New Years Day Festival Held for Foreign Students

The Ewha Language Center held the ‘Lunar New Year's Day Festival’ for foreign students at Ewha-Samsung Education Culture Building on January 28 from 10 AM to 1:30 PM. 350 foreign students from Ewha International Graduate School, Ewha Language Center, and Ewha Global Partnership Program participated and had a memorable time experiencing Korean traditional culture at the festival. The students had the chance to play Yut, and Jegi, the classic Korean games usually played on holidays. At the ceremony before luncheon, performance programs 'Singing Korean Songs' and 'Parades of Up-to-date Korean Dances' prepared by foreign students themselves took place. Students boasted their singing and dancing talents to celebratingthe New Year's Day. Dressed in Hanbok, the Korean traditional dress, students cooked and shared Korean traditional food enjoyed on the lunar New Year’s Day in Korea. “As the lunar new years day is one of the biggest holidays of Korea, we have prepared various events for the foreignstudents who are apart from their family to study in Korea. Even though we have different languages and cultures, I hope this festival has made a good chance for foreign students to share friendship as one family and enjoy the experience of traditional customs and culture to understand Korea more", said professor Yang Hye-Soon, the center director of Ewha Language Center.
- No.113
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.01.31
- Views5388
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Ewha Student Counseling Center Received the Naraejit Award

Ewha Student Counseling Center Received the 'Naraejit Award' Ewha Student Counseling Center received the 'Naraejit Award' from the '2010 Winter Conference' hosted by the Council for Student Life Counseling Centers, a coalition of university student counselors nation-wide. The 'Naraejit Award' is given to the counseling centers that have successfully counseled for the student clients. Ewha Student Counseling Center has run various programs not only for the students who have psychological problems but also who are interested in self development. As a result, individual counseling programs run by the center records seven thousand participants a year. In addition, aptitude tests and psychological tests are done fifty times for four times yearly and other counseling sessions are held for various groups such as freshmen. Mentoring programs such as 'Ewha Dawoori' and MBTI workshops are very popular among students as they have become widely known and recommended due to satisfactory programs. "The center is positioning itself as an elder sister who listens and sympathizes with visitors. We are very glad to receive the award because it recognizes how the center has contributed in helping students cope with their difficulties and realize their potential", said professor Lee Hae-Young, the center director.
- No.111
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.01.25
- Views5032
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Ewha Career Forum Held

Ewha Career Forum Held Ewha Career Development Center held the 'Ewha Career Forum: the Mutual Sharing and Communication for Ewha and Corporations' on January 12(Wed 5pm) at Lee San-Bong Hall, ECC. About one hundred fifty people participated in the forum including one hundred guests from corporations and thirty Ewha students. The guests from corporations include Kim Sung-Hye, the CEO of Broader Partners, Moon Hyo-Eun, the Vice President of DAUM, Kim Sun-Hee, the general manager of Bank of Korea, Byun Yun-Bae, the executive director of Motorola, Hwang Jin-Sun, the director of Cheil Industries, Cho Hye-Sung, the director of LG Chemical, and Sul Geum-Hee, the director LG CNS. Ewha Womans University president Kim Sun-Uk, executive vice president of academic affairs Lee Kyung-Sook and ten other vice presidents of Ewha Womans University attended the forum as well. Professor Ham In-Hee, the director of Ewha Career Development Center presided at the forum. The forum consisted of the speeches, 'the Reverse Mentoring for Understanding the Digital Generation' by Joo Chul-Hwan, the director of the headquarters of JoongAng Daily, ‘the Introduction of Ewha's Education Programs for Fostering Outstanding Talents' by professor Ham In-Hee, and discussion between the participant students and guests from corporations. The forum gave chances to both of the participant groups to have a mutual understanding of currents needs of the corporations in finding potential employees in the digital generation era. Through this forum, Ewha will solidify the establishment of industry-university cooperation system by applying the needs of the industries into its career development programs and continue to foster talents who can contribute to the society .
- No.109
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.01.19
- Views5073
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Chang Myong-Sue Appointed as the Chairperson at Ewha Hakdang

Chang Myong-Sue Appointed as the Chairperson at Ewha Hakdang The board of directors of Ewha Hakdang(Chairperson Yoon Hoo-Jung) appointed Chang Myong-Sue, one of the board members, as the next Chairperson on January 11. Chang has served as a director for Ewha Hakdang since October of 2009 and will inaugurate office on March 2, 2011. Chang graduated from Ewha Womans University majoring journalism in 1964 and started her career as a journalist at Hankook Daily newspaper. She became the chief editor at Hankook Daily, the first female chief editor in Korea in 1998, and consecutively served as the first female CEO from 1999 to 2002. She has been in an advisory post at the Hankook Daily and still writes biweekly columns in the daily. Her devotion and commitment in journalism was acknowledged by numerous awards from the senior journalists’ Kwanhun Club, Ewha School, Samsung, and the YWCA to name a few. She holds the honorary doctoral degree from the University of Maryland in 2001.
- No.107
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.01.19
- Views5427
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Ewha New Years Greeting Ceremony Held

Ewha 'New Year's Greeting Ceremony' Held Ewha held the 'New Year's Greeting Ceremony' on January 3rd and took its first step in 2011. The ceremony was held at the Lee San-Bong Hall, ECC to let more faculty and staffs gather and exchange the joy of welcoming the new year. Cho Kyung-Won, the vice president of Office of General Administration presided at the ceremony. The University Chaplain Sohn Woon-San led the initiating prayer. Ewha's Chairperson, Dr. Yoon Hoo-Jung and Ewha Womans University President Kim Sun-Wook delivered the celebrating speech to all the attendees. The Chairperson, Yoon Hoo-Jung said. "Ewha, born in 19th century, fought against the imperialism in the midst of colonial period and has played the role of the flag bearer of this country. Ewha should continue to play the invaluable role and devote to the society in academic, social, and universal aspects." "The year 2011 is a very important year as it is the 125th year since Ewha's foundation. I would like to ask for all of your cooperation and active support to stimulate our students as they take on new challenges. I hope that Ewha becomes a cheerful work place for research and education for faculty, and an enthusiastic school that enables campus life full of potentials for students," said President Kim Sun-Wook in the following speech. In the reception after the ceremony, president Kim met with every single person in the ceremony including Ewha Alumni Association, the presidents of Ewha Affiliated Hospital and Schools, the students from the student council, Ewha media center, Ewha Campus Leader, and Ewha Today.
- No.105
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.01.04
- Views5569
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College of Engineering Receives the ABEEK Accreditation

College of Engineering Receives the ABEEK Accreditation The Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Environmental Science & Engineering, Food Science & Engineering of Ewha College of Engineering received the ABEEK(Accreditation Board of Engineering Education in Korea) accreditation. The ABEEK accreditation is an engineering education quality assurance system, which guarantees the graduates of the ABEEK programs have acquired expertise and abilities conforming to global standards and needed for entry to the practice of engineering. In 2007, Korea became a signatory of the Washington Accord, and thus Korean graduates of the ABEEK programs are now qualified to take the engineer examinations of advanced countries such as the US, UK, Australia and Canada. They are also considered to have met the academic requirements equivalent to local college graduates when seeking employment in other signatory countries. Therefore, Ewha graduates of College of Engineering will be recognized as having met the academic requirements for entry to the practice of engineering. Ewha has prepared for ABEEK program accreditation since 2005 and started ABEEK program in 2006 so that students can benefit from it. As a result, Ewha College of Engineering acquired ABEEK in 2010 following 2008. "This accreditation is valid for two years. We plan to strive to improve our programs for fostering women engineers and establish performance-oriented education courses based on the demands of the society, corporations, and students", Professor Lee Sang-ho, the executive director of the Engineering Education Innovation Center said.
- No.103
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.12.31
- Views5238
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Global Programs of Ewha for Fruitful Winter Vacation

Ewha's Global Programs for Fruitful Winter Vacation Ewha provides various winter programs that will help students experience the global world. The programs are composed of various activities abroad. The 'Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program' is an in-depth academic activity that aims to learn and experience certain subjects about the country the team is visiting. A professor leads a group of about ten students and holds seminars with the local prominent scholars for a couple of weeks during summer and winter vacations. Ewha sent 149 students in 2008, 264 students in 2009 and is sending twelve teams, a total of 216 students this year. This year's teams will have various programs in the countries around the world including England, the U.S., China, and Japan. The 'EGI' Program, also known as the 'Ewha Global Initiative Scholarship Program' is making its sixth departure this winter. The purpose of this program is to systematically sponsor the next global leaders to develop a sense of global competitiveness. Following Europe and North America the previous years, 36 Ewha students leave for Japan for 14 days this winter. They will travel around the country and visit prestigious universities and government organizations to write reports. Lastly, the 'Ewha Volunteer Group' will carry out volunteer activities in various places in and out of Korea in January. The 'Ewha Volunteer Group' will be volunteering in places abroad like Ho Chi Minh of Vietnam, and New Deli in India. The volunteering activities include education, medical support, and exchange with the local universities. Other than this, the Ewha Career Development Center is holding the 'International Internship Program' that will enable students to build careers and the experiences abroad as well as to have their credits counted through the programs such as WEST(Work, English Study, and Travel) and TWC(The Washington Center).
- No.101
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.12.28
- Views5121
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Ewha Selected as the Best University Library...

Ewha Selected as the Best University Library from '2010 University Library Evaluation' The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology selected Ewha University Library one of the best libraries in the '2010 University Library Evaluation'. Ewha is awarded with the Minister Award and is supported with sixty million won to purchase the international academic research library. This evaluation was held to enhance the quality of the provided services of the university libraries nationwide and 58 universities participated in the evaluation. The libraries were evaluated based on its operation and measuring index on the first level and user satisfactory on the second level. Ten outstanding universities were selected. Ewha was evaluated the best in the category of 'strengthening the contents and roles of 'university information intelligence center'. This reflects the service quality of the production of the library. The University Library collects, preserves, and provides research results produced by Ewha Womans University using 'dCollection EWHA' which is an on-line storage that collects and preserves and distributes the academic documents of organizations. In addition, The Library services online digitalized antique books and preserves the original copies, providing diversity of contents. In addition, Ewha University Library provides online web-site services that enhance the accessibility to the library contents through 'Google scholar', 'Naver professional information service', and other online services.
- No.99
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.12.20
- Views8242
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2010 Ewha Christmas Service Held

2010 Ewha Christmas Service Held Ewha has held the Ewha Christmas Service celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ on December 2nd. Two thousand Ewha students and faculties gathered in the Welch-Ryang auditorium and shared the joy and the gratefulness of Christmas. The orchestra and the choir of college, dressed in red, green and white, played and sang carols to celebrate Christmas. After the carol singing time, 30 students dressed in Santa Clause robes gave out presents to students and received a big cheer. Rice cakes provided by the alumni association were given out to everybody who came to the service. Ewha Christmas Service, which is the first service held to celebrate Christmas in Korea every year, is co-hosted by Ewha Womans University and the Ewha alumni association and has become the 15th this year. The offering gathered during the service is used to support Ewha alumni missionaries.
- No.97
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.12.09
- Views5276
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Ewha Produce 49 Successful Candidates in the 52th Judicial Examination

Ewha Produce 49 Successful Candidates in the 52th Judicial Examination According to the results of the final round of the 52th National Judicial Examination announced on November 26, Ewha produced 49 successful candidates. The total number of successful candidates this year is 814. 16 of the 49 successful candidates are currently enrolled undergraduate students of Ewha. The figure of the Ewha's successful candidates of judicial examination marks △51 in 2005 △52 in 2006 △57 in 2007, and △63 in 2008 and △55 in 2009. Ewha has produced a total of 536 successful candidates as of 2010. In addition, Korea had reformed existing judicial exam and established American-style postgraduate law schools in 2009. The first bar exam will be held from 2012. Ewha ranks forth in the total number of successful candidates to enter law school nation wide. Ewha produced 123 successful candidates for law schools in 2009 and 153 successful candidates this year, boasting outstanding performance in the judicial circles.
- No.95
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.12.03
- Views8026

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