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The Ewha-Harvard College in Asia Program Held

The Ewha-Harvard College in Asia Program Held The Ewha-HCAP(Harvard College in Asia Program) 2010 was held at Ewha. The conference was provided as a part of HCAP(Harvard College in Asia Program) that is an exchange program between Harvard and selected prestigious universities in Asia. The program consists of two conferences; one held at Harvard and the other held at each Asian partner universities. Ewha has been the first and the only partner university selected from Korea for the three consecutive years. The interest among the Harvard students about the HCAP program with Ewha has been increased. Anne Foreman(Latin Literature major) said, "The students who had participated HCAP Ewha last year recommended Ewha as the most impressive program." Lindsey Ross(Sociology major) said, "It was natural for me to be interested in Korea, as my interest in Asia grew. Korea is geographically small yet has so much impact to the world in the aspects of culture and economy. I wanted to find out what made Korea so special and I am glad to be here." Jae-Won Chae(Politics and Diplomacy•08) said, "I could notice that a lot of students from Harvard were interested in Asia and Korea. I was glad to introduce Korea not only through the academic and cultural exchange but also through sharing the daily life as a Ewha student." The Ewha student representative Seung-Yeon Chung(International Studies•06) said, "This event will be a meaningful time making future global networks through understanding the culture and cooperating with each other." The conference in Korea was organized by 20 Ewha undergraduate students and 14 Harvard student delegates. The main subject of the conference was 'Social Entrepreneurship-Service, Innovation & Empowerment'. The program included special lectures from the professor Il-Hwan Bae, the chairman of the culture charity organization, 'Beautiful Mind' and Chul-Young Lee, the president of Arc Investment Consulting that hosts Korea Social Venture Conference taht were followed by passionate debates among the Ewha and Harvard students. Other than the lectures and the debate sessions, the delegates visited Gyeongbokgung Palace, JeonJu Korean Tradition Village, DMZ and had a meeting with the university students who are North Korean defectors and took a closer look at the demilitarized zone between of North and South Korea. Eight nights and nine days were filled with various activities to explore the tradition, the present, and the future of Korea. HCAP started 6 years ago with the intention of raising Harvard leaders in Asia-Pacific area by bringing out greater interest and enhancing understanding of Asia. HCAP has been the most popular and the largest Asia exchange program in Harvard because it provides participants opportunities to extend their network on an international level through exchanges with students from prestigious universities in Asia as well as many cultural experiences. The five other selected universities of HCAP this year are Tokyo University from Japan, Hong Kong University from China, Singapore National University from Singapore, Boazici University from Turkey, and St. Xaviar College from India.
- No.83
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.03.24
- Views6139
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Ewha Begins the Free Shuttle Bus Service

Ewha Begins the Free Shuttle Bus Service Ewha began free-of-charge shuttle bus services this semester. Two routes start from Ewha Womans University Station (Subway Line No. 2, Exit 3) and Gyeongbokgung Station (Subway Line No.3, Exit 1) stopping at major buildings in the campus. The shuttle buses are 26 seaters and run from 8 A.M. to 7 P.M. in 10~30 minute intervals and is expected to help students to reach inside and outside of the campus easily and comfortably. The bus stops mainly at the landmarks of the campus such as the New-Engineering Building, Ewha-POSCO Building, Student Union Building, the Main Hall and so on. Buses starting from Ewha Womans University Station will run in 10 minute intervals from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. stopping at the main gate and the Engineering Building. Buses starting from Gyeongbokgung Station will run in 30 minute intervals, stopping at the Engineering Building, the Ewha-POSCO Building, and then the Student Union Building. They will run from 8 AM to 10AM and 4PM to 7PM mainly for commuters. "Ewha wants the students to find their campus life satisfactory in various ways. We hope that the establishment of the shuttle bus service will help the students concentrate on their studies", President Bae-Yong Lee said, explaining the intention of the service. "It used to take more than 20 minutes to walk from Ewha Womans University Station to Engineering Building. Now it only takes 7 minutes including the waiting time taking the shuttle bus. This would be the best news during new semester for the students in the College of Engineering", said Min-Kyung Bae(sophomore, Food Science & Engineering). "Ewha campus is very big and hilly and difficult to walk around in high heels. It has become very convenient now that we have the shuttle bus", said Yeo-Eun Kim(sophomore, Statistics). Kyung-Sook Kim, the Dean of the Office of General Administration said, "The shuttle bus will not only enhance the convenience and the welfare of the students but also reduce the vehicles in the campus thus making the campus environment more safe and pleasant."
- No.81
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.03.15
- Views6958
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2010 Convocation Held for 3,380 Freshmen

2010 Convocation Held for 3,380 Freshmen Ewha held 2010 convocation ceremony for 3,380 freshmen on February 26 at the Welch-Ryang Auditorium. The auditorium was filled with pleasant atmosphere, celebrating the new start. 'Snow White and the Brothers', a chorus consisted of male professors sang for the freshmen and elated the excited cheers. President Bae-Yong Lee said in the ceremonial speech, “You will now enter the time of your life, one of the most important turning points in lifetime. I hope you discover your true self with open mind, enhance your values, learn to exchange with others, and earn the intelligence that will help yourself and neighbors." Yoo-Song Lee(Elementary Education) and Mapendo Noella Muhamiriza(International Studies) took freshman's oath in the ceremony. Mapendo Noella Muhamiriza, the scholarship student of Ewha Global Partnership Program, the project initiated to foster women of developing countries, said, "I am very thankful that I was given the chance to learn. I hope to learn a lot in Ewha and contribute to the development of Congo, my home country." Yi-Hyun Bang(Mathematical and Physical Sciences), revealed her ambition as a freshman and said, "Ewha Womans University was the university I have always dreamed of. Now that I have become a part of Ewha Community, I will enhance my capacity through diligently studying my major Physics and English as well."
- No.79
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.03.05
- Views5658
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Experience the Genuine Ewha Life as a student ambassador!

Experience the 'Genuine Ewha Life' as a student ambassador! If you are already IN LOVE WITH EWHA, make it OFFICIAL! Experience the 'Genuine Ewha Life' as a student ambassador! Join the Ewha Global Campus Leader! The Ewha Global Campus Leader is a group of foreign student volunteers, offering promotion activities that allows a glimpse of true Ewha of 124-year history. Ewha Communications Office recruits active and committed foreign students who are eager to be the member of Ewha Global Campus Leader. The Ewha Global Campus Leader provides diverse experiences including the chance to meet various people and a strong sense of pride to be an "Ewhaian". The members of Ewha Global Campus Leader are invited as the student delegates representing Ewha Womans University at important school events. ♣ Activity - Publicizing Ewha abroad and to your friends in your country - Participating campus tour - Accompanying VIPs who visit Ewha from your country - Online publicity activity - Networking among Ewha Global Campus Leaders - Networking with Korean Ewha Campus Leaders - Workshops on 'Ewha PR' ♣ Benefits - Networking among Ewha Global Campus Leaders - Networking with Korean friends, Ewha Campus Leaders - Accompanying VIPs who visit Ewha from your country - Opportunities to participate as models for Ewha brochures and movies - A Ewha Campus Leader T-shirt - Profile photo shoots by photograph PD of Communications Office - Photo files of your activity - Snacks for workshops - A ‘full farewell package' including 'Ewha Student Ambassador' certificate when returning to your country including Ewha souvenirs for your friends back at home ♣ Only foreign students at Ewha are eligible to apply. ♣ Recruitment Schedule - Applying period : 2 March(Tuesday) ~ 11 March(Thursday) - Result notification : 15 March(Monday) - Orientation : 19 March(Friday) ♣ Information : e-mail to jy1101@ewha.ac.kr ♣ Required Documents - Application forms to be submitted by e-mail (jy1101@ewha.ac.kr) ♣ Application Download
- No.77
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.03.02
- Views5687
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The 2009 Commencement Held

The 2009 Commencement Held The 2009 commencement was held at Welch-Ryang Auditorium, on February 22th (Monday 2:00 PM). Ewha has conferred 3,751 degrees including 2,641 bachelor‘s, 1,009 master’s, and 101 doctoral degree. President Bae-Yong Lee said in her speech during the ceremony, "We hope that you will practice what you have learned from Ewha, the leadership, intelligence, and the passion to realize peace of humankind. You should become the pioneer like Ms. Scranton, the founder of Ewha, to enlighten the world with a challenging spirit." The graduate with top honors this year is Hwang Ji Young from the College of Engineering(06, Computer Information Technology). She has scored 4.3 perfect GPA, which is for the first time in 15 years at Ewha. Hwang achieved A+ in all classes. She said, "I didn't try to get perfect scores. I just wanted to study my major because I found it attractive." She has dreamed of becoming an engineer since she was young. She added, "I'd like to contribute to the development of computer technology since the role of computer has become comprehensive." In addition, nine students from the EGPP(Ewah Global Partnership Program) graduated. Some of them will work at major Korean companies and organizations such as Samsung, CJ, and the Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Other students will continue their studies at graduate schools. Than Cam, one of the EGPP graduates said, "Korea has given me the opportunity to study with full scholarship. I was able to learn a lot because I had to study English and Korean in a short period of time and compete with diligent Ewha students. I'd like to become a person who can contribute to both Korea and Vietnam."
- No.75
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.02.26
- Views5060
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Ewha Ranked Third in the SCI Quality Assessment of Journals

Ewha Ranked Third in the SCI Quality Assessment of Journals According to the 'Performance Evaluation Report of 2009 National R&D Programs' released by KISTEP(Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning) on February 4, Ewha has ranked third in the Modified Rank Normalized Impact Factor(mrnIF) following KAIST and POSTECH. Modified Rank Normalized Impact Factor(mrnIF) is a complementary indicator of 'Impact Factor' that shows deviation among research areas. Ewha has recorded 1.048 mrn Impact Factor while 1.0 is the average level of all journals in the world. The mrnIFs of major countries are 1.066(U.S.), 1.044(U.K.), 0.947(Japan), 0.896(China), and 0.924(Korea). Ewha has been enhancing the quality of journals and boasting its capacity in the research area through indicators of performance evaluations. In addition to the mrnIF record, 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 ranking first in the Impact Factor category among Korean universities.
- No.73
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.02.22
- Views8396
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Lunar New Years Day Festival for International Students Held

Lunar New Year's Day Festival was held at the auditorium in Ewha-Samsung Education Culture Building on February 9. 350 students from Ewha International Graduate School, Ewha Language Center, and Ewha Global Partnership Program participated and had memorable time experiencing Korean traditional recreation. The students had the chance to play large sized yut, and jegi, the classic Korean games played on holidays. Dressed in Hanbok, the Korean traditional dress, students cooked and shared Korean traditional food like japchae, and rice-cake soup and experienced Korean traditional holiday. There was also a performance program during the festival and students boasted their singing and dancing to celebrate the New Year's Day. President Lee Bae-Yong said in the congratulating speech, “We have prepared this event for the international students who are apart from their family to study in Korea. I hope this festival has provided a pleasant time to be united by experiencing Korean culture although we are all from different cultural backgrounds."
- No.71
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.02.10
- Views5526
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Ewha Donates Fifty Million Won for the Haiti Earthquake Victims

Ewha Donates Fifty Million Won for the Haiti Earthquake Victims Ewha Womans University President Lee Bae-Yong and the faculty gave a donation of fifty million won for helping the victims of the earthquake in Haiti through International Aid Development NGO, Good Neighbors, on January 19 . President Lee said, "We hope that our donation can help the people who are suffering from the earthquake in Haiti." Ewha had sent a donation to support rebuild an elementary school in Sichuan Province after the earthquake in China in 2008. Lee Bae-Yong Ewha Womans University President(Left) and Lee Il-Ha President of Good Neighbors(Right)
- No.69
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.01.22
- Views5473
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Ewha Founder Mary F. Scranton, Mugunghwa Medal Awarded

Ewha Founder Mary F. Scranton, Mugunghwa Medal Awarded Mary F. Scranton, the founder of Ewha Womans University was given the Order of National Service Merit, known as the Mugunghwa Medal, for her dedication for instituting modern education for Korean women. Mugunghwa Medal is the highest honor awarded by the government. Mary F. Scranton devoted herself to enhance the status of Korean women. She came to Seoul in 1885, when she was 52, and started to teach a student in 1886. She started a Sunday school at Ewha Haktang, the first-ever girl's school in Korea in Jeongdong from 1888. Through the school, she fostered a number of talented women in various fields of medicine, education and missionary work. The girl's school has today developed into Ewha Womans University, the largest women's university in the world. In October, Ewha hosted a series of events prepared to observe the works of Mary F. Scranton and commemorate the her spirit that include memorial chapels, memorial services, and an academic symposium. Ewha also invited eight descendants of Scranton after having searched over the past 20 years.
- No.67
- Writer홍보실
- Date2010.01.19
- Views5897
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Ewha Top 10 News of the Year 2009

The year 2009 has reached the end. The year 2009 was full of delightful news. The Office of Communications has selected the Top 10 news of the year. Ewha ranked 4th among universities in Korea and 42nd among universities in Asia this year, boasting excellent research quality and degree of globalization from Asia's university evaluation compiled by the Chosun Ilbo and global university evaluation institute QS of the U.K. Ewha ranked 4th among Korean universities in the number of selected projects of WCU(World Class University) Project announced by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology this year. Research and lectures at Ewha are expected to reach that of international levels following its selection as a WCU project, making the university a hub for human networks connecting home and abroad. Ewha has signed exchange partnerships with the universities in major cities of the world including Hong Kong, Singapore, Berlin, and Frankfurt. Ewha has established global campus network in 18 cities by this year. The global campus network is a part of 'Global Ewha 2010 Project', which is building Ewha's exclusive knowledge networks with universities in major cities of the world. In addition, Ewha has strengthened exchanges with prestigious universities like Harvard and Cambridge. Ewha has hosted a series of events to remember Mary Fletcher Scranton, the founder of Ewha, who passed away one hundred years ago, on October 8, 1909. Scranton memorial chapels, a memorial services, and an academic symposium were prepared to observe the works of Mary F. Scranton and commemorate the spirit of Scranton who has sowed a seed for the poor and the sick in Korea. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton held a town hall meeting with 2,000 Ewha Students on February 20 at the Welch-Ryang Auditorium. Secretary Clinton received the title, 'Distinguished Honorary Ewha Fellow' from Ewha on that day for her extraordinary contributions to the cause of human rights and the protection of the interests of women, children, and the family. The year 2009 can also be called the year of Nobel scholars at Ewha. Professor George F. Smoot, Robert H. Grubbs, Le Clezio, Muhammed Yunus, Jose Ramos Horta, and Rigoberta Menchu visited Ewha and gave lectures to the students. In March 2009, Ewha has newly opened a service called the 'Tuition Fee Ombudsman Service' to support students who are in desperate need of help for paying tuition fee. The prospective recipients include students who are living on the minimum wage as well as whose household is under bankruptcy. Warm hearted Ewha students helped a lot of underprivileged people and moved our hearts. A volunteer group, 'A-ga Ppoppo' has been volunteering to foster the children at Holt Children's Services. Some students gathered to plan the 'Happy Wedding Project' and held a wedding ceremony for foreign labor workers who could not afford such ceremony. Many programs were held as a part of Ewha Renaissance Project' this year. 'The Historic Site Exploration with the President' was held in October. In addition, two classes, ‘Meeting the Leaders of Today’ and 'Special Lectures on Culture and Arts' were opened for students and provided series of special lectures of the leaders of today. Ewha has launched the 'Ewha Brand Power Campaign' and the 'Ewha With You' campaign this year to boost up the morale of the members of Ewha.
- No.65
- Writer홍보실
- Date2009.12.28
- Views8262

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