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Ewha Strengthens Campus Networks in Germany

President Lee Bae-Yong visited prestigious universities in major cities in Germany including Berlin and Frankfurt this July. The purpose of the visit was to attract more exchanges through partnerships and strengthen global campus networks with the partner universities in Germany. President Lee successfully launched a new exchange partnership with Tubingen University. Therefore, Ewha has partnerships with six universities in Germany that includes the University of Göttingen, the Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University, Frankfurt University, and the University of Cologne. This signifies a broader foundation for students and the professors to study and research in the Europe area making Germany the focal-point. (Left) President Lee Bae-Yong and Kurt von Figura from University of Göttingen (Right) President Lee Bae-Yong and president Bernhard Engler from Tubingen University. Ewha has expanded the contents of the exchange partnerships and agreed on ▲expanding the number of exchange students up to ten and newly establishing Korean Studies major in the University of Göttingen ▲ increasing exchanges with the Free University of Berlin ▲ a joint research on Women Studies with Humboldt University ▲ a joint research with the Research Center for Women's Studies of Frankfurt University ▲ initiating student exchange programs with Tubingen University. (Left) The visit to the Free University of Berlin (Right) President Bae Yong Lee carrying special lecture In addition to expanding exchange programs with the universities, president Lee Bae-Yong gave a special lecture on "The Past, the Present, and the Future of Korean Women" on July 8th at the Free University of Berlin and introduced 'Women in Korean History'. In the lecture, students and professors from Korean Studies participated and expressed deep interest on history of Korea and women in Korea. The global campus network is a part of 'Global Ewha 2010 Project', which is building Ewha's exclusive knowledge networks with universities in 14 major cities of the world.
- No.57
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.08.14
- Views4734
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Ewha Participated the US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology, & Entrepreneurship

Ewha Participated the US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology, & Entrepreneurship President Lee Bae-Yong Gives a Keynote Speech at 2009 UKC Ewha participated in the 'UKC, the US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology, & Entrepreneurship' from July 16 to 19. UKC is an annual conference of KSEA, the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association where scientists and engineers gather and exchange research results and strengthen networks in order to seek for better ways to cooperate. Ewha participated as a sponsor university for the conference along with KAIST, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and POSTECH, Pohang University of Science and Technology. President Lee Bae-Yong was invited to give a keynote speech for the conference and she addressed the speech on 'Global Sustainability and the Role of Women'. In the speech, Lee said, "Fostering creative talents has become an important mission of the knowledge-based society. Women talents can play the role of the new source of the national competency in the science and engineering field. We should try to enhance the role and the status of women scientists and engineers in order to foster more women talents in the field." The conference was held under the theme of ‘Creative Minds for Global Sustainability.’ During the Conference, about 30 symposiums and forums were held with various sub-topics of aviation science technology, renewable energy, nano science technology, life science technology, applied pure mathematics, and communication network technology under five main topics of energy, natural resources, life, basic industries, and basic science. 1200 Eminent scholars of Korea and the U.S. including Nobel laureates attended and presented 600 competitive research papaers of international level in the field of science, engineering, and technology. In addition to symposiums, ‘Young Generation Forum’ and 'Women in Science Forum' was held during the conference. More than 100 U.S. professors and students participated in the Forum and strengthened networks with Korean scientists.
- No.55
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.08.03
- Views4709
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Ewha Ranked Second in the Quality Assessment of Journal Citaiton

Ewha Ranked Second in the Quality Assessment of Journal Citaiton According to the latest report from the Korea Research Foundation, Ewha was ranked second in the quality assessment of research papers posted in journals listed in Science Citation Index(SCI). Ewha scored 2.86 in the 'impact factor' category which is slightly behind University of Ulsan(2.95) and was followed by Postech(2.77), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology(2.76) and Seoul National University(2.74). The report ‘2009 Performance Analysis Issue Report : In-depth Analysis Report on University Research Performance in 2007’ analyzed the 'impact factor' of all the research papers of 2007 in the journals in Science Citation Index(SCI), which includes the world`s leading scientific journals. 'Impact factor' is a measure of the citations to science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field. In addition to this result, Ewha received excellent evaluation from the Korea Research Foundation last year for ranking third in qualitative assessment of journals posted in Science Citation Index and first in the impact factor category among Korean universities. Ji Hyung Cho, the Dean of Research Affairs said, "Ewha has been putting forth its best efforts to improve the quality of the university's research in various fields and to strengthen the university's competitiveness. I believe our efforts have been reflected in the latest analysis of the Korea Research Foundation."
- No.53
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.07.27
- Views6493
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Enjoy Various Global Summer Programs of Ewha!

Ewha provides various summer programs that will help students experience the global world this summer. The summer programs are composed of 'out-bound programs' that send students abroad for various experiences and 'in-bound programs' through which students from around the world visit Ewha to engage in various activities and study. Out-bound Programs: 'Faculty-Led Program', 'EGI Culture Exploration', and 'Ewha Volunteer Group' The 'out-bound programs' provide students various activities abroad which consist of taking classes, volunteering, and exploring the foreign culture. 'Faculty-Led Program' is an in-depth academic activity with an objective to learn and experience certain subjects about the country the team is visiting. A professor leads a group of six to ten students abroad and carry research and seminars with the local prominent scholars for 7 to 10 days. This summer, 170 students and 13 professors are participating. 'Social Welfare Policy of Sweden', 'Art in New York', 'Modern Ceramic Art of England', 'Bio-environment and the Culture of Hokkaido Japan' are among the subjects of the 'Faculty-Led Program' this summer. 'EGI', also known as 'Ewha Global Initiative Scholarship Program' is making its third departure this summer. Its intention is to systematically sponsor the next global leaders develop sense of global competitiveness. 36 Ewha students leave for 14 days. 'EGI Europe Team' left on June 28 for 8 cities in 6 countries including Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Swiss, France, and Italy. They will visit major universities, companies, and international organizations and submit reports on politics, cultures, and the society of Europe. Lastly, 150 Ewha students of the 'Ewha Volunteer Group' will carry out volunteer activities in various places in and out of Korea. The 'Ewha Volunteer Group' will be volunteering in places like Hunchun of China, Chiang Mai of Thailand, and Urgench and Bukhara of Uzbekistan. The volunteering activities include education, construction, and medical support. In-bound Programs : 'Ewha International Summer School' & 'Ewha-Harvard Summer School' Through 'Ewha International Summer School' and 'Ewha-Harvard Summer School', Ewha students studied with the foreign students who have come to Ewha from all over the world to learn about Korean society and the culture. Every participant had the chance to have exchange with students from various countries in a little global community in Ewha Summer School. 'Ewha International Summer School' is a summer school program founded 38 years ago, the first of its kind in Korea. It is an international exchange program that enables Ewha students to earn global competitiveness without stepping outside of Korea. Students take lectures of prominent professors of the world in English. This year, 'Ewha International Summer School' provided 200 various lectures in the field of art, economy, media, history, and law. In addition to regular lectures, every weekend, there were extra-curricular activities like temple stay, watching B-boy performance and traditional percussion quartet performance, making Korean food, and learning Taekwondo. 230 students from 12 countries including the U.S, China, England, Canada, Germany, Hongkong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand have come to Ewha. 'Ewha-Harvard Summer School', which initiated in 2006 is a program that students from Harvard and Ewha learn about Korean history and culture together. Ewha is the only university that has exchange partnership for summer school with Harvard University. 30 students including 14 students from Harvard, 11 Ewha students, and 5 students from schools with exchange partnership with Ewha participate the Ewha-Harvard Summer School this year. The theme of the summer school was 'Adventures in Early Korean History and Archaeology'. Mark Byington, the professor of Korea Institute from Harvard is led the program.
- No.51
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.07.15
- Views4654
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President Lee Bae Yong, Inaugurated as the 15th Chairman of the KCUE

President Lee Bae Yong, Inaugurated as the 15th Chairman of the Korean Council for University Education(KCUE) Lee Bae Yong, President of Ewha Womans University, was inaugurated as the 15th Chairman of the Korean Council for University Education(KCUE), a body that decides key university policies, on Tuesday, June 30th at the central lounge of KCUE headquarters. Presidents from KCUE member universities and officials from the government and other relevant organizations attended the inauguration ceremony. Lee said in the inaugural speech, "I feel a heavy sense of responsibility as the council head in this transition period of university education. Together with the insight and wisdom of member university presidents, we will do our best to enhance public credibility of KCUE and position it as the organization that will lead the development of Korea's higher education." She also announced three key strategies for strengthening 'self-regulation‘ and 'responsibility’ of universities, which are ▶increasing cooperation among universities, the government, and the business, allowing universities to concentrate on its intrinsic function ▶ ensuring stable financial foundation for universities to enhance their competitiveness ▶ hosting ‘University President's Forum’ to construct more global partnerships of higher education in Korea. President Lee, who is the first woman chairman of KCUE, had served as the vice-chairman andcontributed in advancing university admission system as the chairman of University Admissions Deliberation Committee of KCUE in 2008.
- No.49
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.07.01
- Views4631
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Ewha Produced Two Successful Candidates from the 43rd Diplomatic Service Exam

According to the final round results of the 43rd Diplomatic Service Examination announced on June 22, Kim Ah-Young and Kim Bo-ram from Political Science & International Relations major have become successful candidates. 20 out of 41 final successful candidates are women, which is 48% of the total candidates, showing decreased rate than last year's 66%. However, Ewha has produced two successful candidates for two consecutive year this year. Kim Ah-Young said, "Double majoring Political Science & International Relations and Economics and the experience of exchange student helped me prepare for the exam a lot. I want to become an Asia-Pacific economic cooperation expert." Another successful candidate Kim Bo-ram said, "I could reaffirm my dream of becoming a diplomat in my freshmen year when I attended the special lecture of Oh Young-Ju who is a Ewha Alumni diplomat." She added that living in Soseul residence, the dormitory for students preparing for bar exam helped her study more efficiently. Ewha has produced 14 women diplomats since 1988.
- No.47
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.06.26
- Views4495
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Dr. Yunus, the Founder of Grameen Bank Held A Discussion Session with Ewha Students

Dr. Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh, who is the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the founder of Grameen Bank, held various academic and education sessions at Ewha from June 18 to 19. In the discussion session with Ewha students on June 18, he had a very in-depth talk about world peace and poverty at graduate school building. He said, "We must not give up until we eradicate poverty. If we really care about our future and well-being of our descendents, we must do our best to preserve the world as it is to the next generation." When a student asked why it is so hard to fight global poverty he said, "People are not the cause of poverty. It is the result from the system of the society. What we can do to end global poverty is to work hard and find something that will contribute to the society." He gave a keynote speech at the conference on 'Conflict Resolution and Social Integration' which was hosted by Center for Peace Studies and KPSA(Korean Political Science Association) on June 19 at LG Convention Hall. Dr. Yunus, the one who coined the concept of microloan, have contributed for many people to overcome poverty and to have hope for better tomorrow. He addressed all these processes with his bank to the conference audience. The visit of Dr. Yunus is part of the WCU(World Class University) project which is a project run by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology to nurture universities into internationally competitive schools.
- No.45
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.06.26
- Views4334
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Ewha Exchanges MOU(Memorandum of Understanding) for Mutual Cooperation with the Constitutional Court and the National Health Insurance Corporation

Ewha Womans University and the Constitutional Court exchanged MOU(Memorandum of Understanding) for mutual cooperation June 16. The intention of the agreement was to work together to nurture quality lawyers and embody constitutional spirit through exchange of human and material resources. Through this agreement, both sides will cooperate in areas such as joint research of constitutional law studies, internship programs and assistance for lectures on constitutional law theories and practices. President Lee Bae Yong said, "It is a very meaningful occasion that Ewha and the Constitutional Court have agreed to cooperate in fostering women leaders who will protect human rights and democracy and embody constitutional spirit." In addition, Ewha Law School and the National Health Insurance Corporation have signed an agreement on providing practical education to students on June 17. This agreement will allow 10 law school students to have practical experience in the field that includes legal counseling, research on various cases and documents, and writing preliminary legal opinions and briefs. Ewha Law School will strengthen its status as a leading law school by its absolute superiority in fostering women talents through the agreements with Constitutional Court and the National Health Insurance Corporation.
- No.43
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.06.26
- Views4206
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2009 Fall Admission Announcement for International Students

2009 Fall Admission Announcement for International Students We're pleased to announce the results of international students’ admission for the Fall of 2009. Listed below are the three categories of each student's admission status. Any further information concerning admissions will be confirmed via e-mail. Admission and EGPP Scholarship(합격자 및 EGPP 장학생) 01. Master's Program 석사과정 - Bhandari Pratibha (Nepal) - Bui Thi Thu Hien (Vietnam) - Guo Li (China) - Rasha Hanna Abdalla Bandak (Jordan) - Enkhtaivan Odontuya (Mongolia) The Samsung Equal Opportunity Scholarship Foundation Admission and Int'l Exchange Scholarship(합격자 및 국제교류 장학생) 01. Doctorate Program 박사과정 - Kennedy Chinyere (Nigeria) Full Tuition - Liu WenRui (China) Full Tuition 02. Master's Program 석사과정 - Costa Stephanie (France) Full Tuition - Kikuchi Yuki (Japan) Full Tuition - Li ZhuoQun (China) Half Tuition - Yang Xiao (China) Half Tuition Admission Only(합격자 명단) 01. Doctorate Program 박사과정 - Fathilah Binti Ali (Malaysia) - Nabieva Gulnoza (Uzbekistan) - Nakano Ayuko (Japan) - Thapa Bindu (Nepal) Korean Government Scholarship - Yu Yanhui (China) 02. Master's Program 석사과정 - Chen Xue (China) - Cui JinYing (China) - Dong Liyang (China) - Fan Kexin (China) - Galbadrakh Bulgan (Mongolia) Korean Government Scholarship - Jiang YuHan (China) - Kim Anna (Russia) - Kovavisadsud Sasiphan (Thailand) - Li Shuo (China) - Li Tian (China) - Liu Liu (China) - Liu QuanQuan (China) - Luo JingJing (China) - Manhong Yakanda (Thailand) - Miura Kasumi (Japan) - Siu Pui Sang (HongKong -China) - Su RuiYa (China) - Tungrakwattanakul Poollak (Thailand) - Wang Duan (China) - Wang Qian (China) - Wanthida Chanlikit (Thailand) - Wu QianQian (China) Notice (유의사항) 01. Notice for Admitted Graduate Student - Korean - English Ewha Womans University Office of Admissions http://enter.ewha.ac.kr , enter@ewha.ac.kr (02) 3277-7000
- No.41
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.06.24
- Views4669
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150 Ewha Students Study Abroad for Summer

Summer School Exchange Programs at 17 Universities Including Harvard This summer, 150 students are leaving abroad for summer school programs at 17 universities. The universities include Harvard University, UC Berkely, UCLA, London School of Economics, the University of HongKong, and Fudan University. The number of students who take summer school programs abroad is superior compared to other universities in Korea that send the average of 20 students. It is the fruit of Ewha's effort to widen its global network through 'Global Ewha 2010 Project'. The aim of the project is to provide chances to study aborad and gain global experiences to 60% of enrolled students. Ewha's excellent global reputation is proved from the result of Asia's university evaluation compiled by the Chosun Ilbo and global university evaluation institute QS of the U.K. in May. Ewha ranked 4th in Korea and 15th in Asia in the category of degree of globalization. Especially, Ewha ranked 1st in the ratio of inbound foreign students and the outbound exchange students.
- No.39
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.06.15
- Views4410

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