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Ewha Hosted the Second “Special Lecture Series of Innovation Ewha”

On January 28th, Ewha hosted the second “Special Lecture Series of Innovation Ewha” and invited their world-renowned scholars to introduce their accomplishments and contributions to the public. Professor Wonwoo Nam (College of Pharmacy and Neurocognitive Science), presented the first lecture discussing ‘Oxygen Chemistry Brightens up the Future: The Secret of Oxygen Revealed by Biomimetic Research'. Professor Nam, one of the most prominent figures in biomimetic research, explained the role of oxygen and its impact on the aging process, disease aspect, and energy metabolism of human beings. He has published more than 250 works in eminent journals and has been the Chief Editor of premier journals such as ’Accounts of chemical Research’ and ‘Chemical Science.’ Professor Seoksoon Park (College of Engineering, Division of Environmental Science) also delivered a lecture on ‘Ewha Takes Care of Earth and Environment: Environmental Model and Technology to Cloning the Natural Phenomenon'. Professor Park, the first Korean Ph.D recipient in environmental science, is the world-renowned figure in mathematical model/computer simulation research of ecosystem changes and water quality of rivers, lakes, estuary and harbors. He had served as a chairman of National Institute of Environmental Research from 2011 to 2013, published over 150 articles in major journals and pressed over 20 books.
- No.28
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.02.10
- Views14080
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Value Index for 2014 Ewha Womans Universities

Ewha Womans University, with new innovations and continuous efforts, firmly established its place as one of the best universities by national/international evaluators. Ewha has consistently shown its excellence in education and quality of research, and has ranked highly in various quantitative measurements. ‘Leiden Ranking 2014’; ranked 1st among Korean universities For two consecutive years, Ewha ranked 1st among Korean universities in the ‘Leiden Ranking 2014,’ which evaluates the quality of internationally published papers of 750 universities worldwide. ‘THE 2014~2015’; ranked 5th among Korean universities Ewha ranked 5th among Korean universities in ‘The Times Higher Education 2014~2015’ based on 13 performance indicators including teaching, research, citations, industry income and international outlook. Ewha got the 2nd highest score in citations criteria which accounts for 30 % of the overall score. Ewha Law School came out on top in Korea Ewha Law School came out on top out of 25 law schools in Korea. Having ranked number one for two consecutive years, Ewha Law School solidifies its status as a leading law school through its never ending mission and its superior efforts to foster the talent of women. NCSI 2014; ranked 5th among Korean Private Universities Ewha ranked 5th in the 2014 NCSI (National Customer Satisfaction Index) conducted by the Korea Productivity Center. NCSI evaluates Korean universities based on student’s satisfaction in terms of various factors such as faculty, curriculum, school facilities, academic support and career services. In addition, Ewha ranked 5th in the Bar Examination and the Public Administration Examination among private universities. Ewha also ranked 6th in the Patent Attorney Examination. Finally Ewha recorded the highest number of members of the 19th National Assembly this year with 14 members in its history. Ewha had 10 members in 18th, 12 members in 17th and 5 members in 16th. Ewha ranked 5th in numbers among universities of Korea followed by Seoul national university, Korea university, Yonsei university, and Sungkyunkwan university this year.
- No.26
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.01.14
- Views14986
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Ewha held a Symposium, "The Women Leadership of the Age of Glocal Scientific Technique, Expanding Horizons"

On December 12, 2014, Ewha Institute for Leadership Development held a symposium entitled "The Women Leadership of the Age of Glocal Scientific Technique, Expanding Horizons" at ECC Lee San-Bong Hall. Ewha’s professors of the College of Natural Science & Engineering and professionals participated in this symposium to discuss the meaning and value of women leadership required by the age of science technique and interdisciplinary research. They also explained the current state of female scientists in this field and the future of women leadership. This symposium was a part of the "Ewha-Luce International Seminar : Expanding Horizons" hosted by Ewha in conjunction with the Henry Luce Foundation. It was arranged to announce the core value of Ewha-Luce International Seminar for Women Graduate Students in STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) as well as to celebrate the launching of the seminar. The Ewha-Luce International Seminar for Women Graduate Students will be held from June 22, 2015 to July 9, 2015 at Ewha's campus.
- No.24
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.01.02
- Views14554
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Professor Yang Sook Ja’s Research Team at Global Health and Nursing Selected for KOICA’s Empowering Capacity Program for Universities in Developing Countries

Prof. Yang Sook Ja’s team from Global Health and Nursing at the College of Health Sciences was selected as a research team of the Empowering Capacity Program for Universities in Developing Countries led by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and will take steps to improve the capacity of the nursing teaching staff in Cambodia. The team will receive 600 million won in funds from January 2015 to December 2016 to operate an Ewha-UHS bachelor’s degree program for professors at the Nursing College of University of Health Sciences in Cambodia (UHS). This program will include teaching staff at local nursing colleges as well as UHS to deliver Ewha’s nursing education curriculum across Cambodia. So far, Ewha has established a master’s course in social welfare at the Royal University of Phnom Penh and Ewha Social Services in Cambodia. Moreover, Ewha has been striving to expand official development assistance in basic and higher education, as well as pursue a project to build the Cambodia Development Research Institution. As Ewha’s research team was selected for the program, the university is expected to expand its reach for international development and cooperation throughout Cambodia.
- No.22
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.11.12
- Views14659
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Ewha Faculty Showcases World-Class Research Capacity

Research Team Led by Prof. Lee Hyukjin Publishes Paper on International Journal Chemical Communications The research team led by Professor Lee Hyukjin of Ewha College of Pharmacy succeeded in developing a manufacturing method to mitigate the high costs and maximize the treatment effect of the existing synthetic genetic treatments. The team’s achievement was based on the successful delivery of siRNA, which is expected to facilitate the mass production of anticancer genetic treatments. The research results were published on October 2 as a feature article in Chemical Communications, a renowned international journal in chemistry. Research Team of Prof. Kwon Jongbum Lays Foundation for Developing New Anticancer Medicine with BAP1 Genes The research team led by Professor Kwon Jongbum of Ewha’s Department of Life Sciences laid the foundation for developing a new type of anticancer medicine by identifying the action mechanism of BAP1, the protein that assists the accurate replication of DNA. The research paper was published on the October 6 online edition of Nature Communications, with Professor Kwon as the corresponding author and Dr. Lee Han-Sae, a graduate of Ewha’s Department of Life Sciences, as the primary author.
- No.20
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.10.16
- Views14271
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Research Team Led by Professor Yeo Chang-Yeol Publishes Paper in the international journal Cell

Under the leadership of Professor Yeo Chang-Yeol of the Department of Life Science at Ewha Womans University, an international joint research team reported a discovery in the study of protein tyrosine kinase, an enzyme whose function is to control the extracellular matrix. This research outcome is anticipated to pave the way for understanding biological processes such as fibrosis or cancer metastasis. The research article on this discovery was published in Cell, a prestigious global bioscience journal, and entitled “A Secreted Tyrosine Kinase Acts in the Extracellular Environment,” with Prof. Yeo as the first author and a researcher of the team, Yum Jina, as the second author. Prof. Yeo announced that his team had discovered that vertebrate lonesome kinase (VLK), necessary for mouse bone and lung development, is a secreted tyrosine kinase. Prof. Yeo said, “It gives me great pleasure to see the publication of this study in the world-renowned journal Cell as a featured article, which testifies to the outstanding nature of our scientific discovery.” He stressed the significance of this study and added, “I hope that greater understanding of VLK activity in vivo will contribute to subsequent studies on genetic disorders and progress in the treatment thereof.” The research, conducted by the joint team led by Prof. Yeo at Ewha and Prof. Malcom Whitman from Harvard School of Dental Medicine, was funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning as part of the Mid-career Researcher Program and the Advanced Research Center Program, and under the New-Generation BioGreen 21 Program by the Rural Development Administration.
- No.18
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.09.19
- Views14017
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Ewha Ranks 1st Among Korean Universities in Leiden Ranking for Two Consecutive Years

Ewha Womans University ranked 1st among Korean universities in the Leiden Ranking 2014, which evaluates the quality of internationally published papers of 750 universities around the world. Ewha maintained its top ranking in 2014, following the 2nd and 1st ranking in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Ewha also witnessed its global university ranking climb 15 positions from the previous year, becoming the only university among the top 10 ranked Korean universities whose global ranking rose this year. In this year’s Leiden Ranking that evaluated academic papers published between 2009 and 2012, the share of Ewha’s papers out of the top 10 percent of frequently cited papers accounted for 10.1 percent, an increase of one percent from the previous year. According to evaluation by field, Ewha ranked 1st among Korean universities in the fields of Medical Sciences and Natural Sciences. In 2011, Ewha launched the Ewha Global Top 5 Project, a research-centered initiative investing 10 billion won over a period of three years as a means to strengthen its research capacity and develop Ewha’s stronghold fields in research as well as grow Ewha into a global leading university. In addition, based on the university-industry collaboration agreement signed with the global chemical group Solvay, the Ewha-Solvay Global R&D Center located within the recently opened University-Industry Cooperation Building initiated a joint research project between Ewha faculty and Solvay researchers.
- No.16
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.05.15
- Views13728
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Ewha Joins Hands with Solvay to Develop Next-Generation Metal-Air Batteries

Ewha Womans University and international chemical group Solvay have agreed to conduct joint research for the next three years to develop next-generation metal-air batteries. Solvay will provide funding worth one million euros to Ewha for the study. After signing a cooperation and investment agreement in 2011, Ewha and Solvay have since launched three joint studies and established the Solvay R&D Center within the new University-Industry Cooperation Building at Ewha. A dedication ceremony was held for the building’s openning this past April 2. Dr. Choy Jin-Ho, Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Intelligent Nano-Bio Materials at Ewha, will lead a team of researchers from both organizations to develop core technologies for rechargeable zinc-air fuel cells that can replace lithium-ion batteries widely used in portable electronic devices. Te team will also try to develop hybrid materials that exhibit both highly-efficient activity and long-term durability , as well as a high-performance battery system . Ewha anticipates that the study will prove an exemplary case of interdisciplinary cooperation between academia and industry, secure industrial property rights over results that have immediate practical application, and help solve the long-overdue problem of finding a viable source of alternative energy for future generations. The university also hopes that the joint studies and other forms of exchange with Solvay, a supporter of numerous world-renowned scientists including Marie Curie, will lead to the establishment of a system that effectively supports the research of promising women scientists at Ewha.
- No.14
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.05.01
- Views14035
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Ewha Chemistry & Nano Science Research Team Publishes Paper in Scientific Reports

“Inorganic Nanovehicle Targets Tumor in an Orthotopic Breast Cancer Model,” whose lead author is Choi Goeun, a doctoral student in the Department of Chemistry & Nano Science at Ewha Womans University (dissertation advisor: Choy Jin-Ho), was published in Scientific Reports, a sister paper of a world-renowned academic journal Nature, on March 21. Choi Goeun is a member of the Chemistry & Nano Science research team led by Professor Choy Jin-Ho, a corresponding author of the paper. The team developed a delivery system that helps minimize toxicity and enhances therapeutic efficacy when even a low dosage of chemotherapeutic agent is injected. It is a development of an inorganic nanovehicle that can minimize the toxicity of a conventional chemotherapeutic agent. If this study leads to the development of a new drug, then low-toxic chemotherapy that exhibits superior efficacy through a dozens of times lower dosage than the conventional one could be possible. Through the publication of the paper in Scientific Reports by Professor Choy’s research team, the outstanding research capacity of Ewha’s Department of Chemistry & Nano Science has been recognized again, and Ewha continues to conduct research that opens new avenues in the field of science and technology.
- No.12
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.04.09
- Views14914
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Research Team from the Graduate School of International Studies Receives Research Grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Research Team from the Graduate School of International Studies Receives Research Grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The research team of Professor Kim Eun Mee, Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS), has become Korea’s first recipient of research grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest philanthropic organizations. The GSIS was selected as a recipient institution to execute research under the theme of “Advocacy for Korean Engagement in Global Health & Development,” and will receive a total grant of 400,000 USD over three years starting from September 2013. The team consists of Ewha faculty members from a range of disciplines including the Graduate School of International Studies, the School of Medicine, the Department of Women’s Studies, the Department of Public Administration, and the Division of International Studies. The team aims to carry out multidisciplinary and convergent research, and will research policies regarding official development assistance related to Korea’s international healthcare.
- No.10
- Writer홍보실
- Date2013.12.10
- Views15085

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