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Two Projects Selected for 2025 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Support Program

Two Ewha researchers won major grants for the “2025 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Support Program,” reaffirming the university’s status as a leading research hub for the humanities and social sciences in the country. Launched in 1963 and led by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea,, the program is a flagship national R&D initiative that aims to strengthen the capabilities of researchers, foster the next generation of scholars, and to build a foundation for collaborative research at university-affiliated institutes. Prof. Soyeon Kim The first grant was awarded to tThe Korean Culture Research Institute. Funded by the “Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute Support Project,” the Institute will receive a total of KRW 1.98 billion over the next six years to develop a database for the “Encyclopedia of Modern Korean Kitchen Material Culture.” The principal investigator, Professor Soyeon Kim at the Department of Art History, stated, “The kitchen space constitutes a remarkable research subject where diverse elements converge, including food culture, industrial technology, design, and gender.” She emphasized the project’s mission to document and preserve modern and contemporary kitchen culture as preliminary cultural heritage. This project carries particular significance as it ensures the continuity of material culture studies covering the Joseon Dynasty to the modern era, following the Institute’s 2019 database project on Joseon-era craft. Prof. Min Hee Go Another grant was awarded to tthe research team led by Professor Min Hee Go of the Department of Political Science & International Relations. Funded by the “Social Sciences Korea (SSK) Global Agenda Research Program,” the project, titled “Unpacking the Algorithmic Diffusion of Animosities: Data-Driven Approaches to Social Frictions in Korea,” consists of an interdisciplinary team of experts in political science, data science, and economics and aims to refine the theoretical concept of animosities and empirically examine the causes and consequences of animosities in politics. To this end, they propose to analyze AI- and algorithm-driven diffusion and reproduction patterns and compare them with conventional public opinion. Professor Go noted, “Korean society has entered an era where antipathy is being expressed in multi-faceted ways.,” She further added that “We hope our study can contribute to promoting social cohesion and coexistence in the polarized society.”
- No.828
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- Date2025.09.10
- Views20376
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Ewha’s Spirit of Sharing Realized by 2025 Ewha Summer Volunteers

The Volunteer Services Team of the Office of Student Affairs announced the successful completion of educational volunteer activities conducted at home and abroad by the 2025 Ewha Summer Volunteers over summer vacation. Launched in 2000 as a representative volunteer program rooted in the Christian sense of neighborly love, the Ewha Volunteers once again embodied Ewha’s spirit of sharing and service through their summer activities. The Domestic Education Volunteer Team, consisting of 108 members, was dispatched to 18 institutions nationwide on two occasions, from July 28 to August 1 and from August 4 to 8, respectively. The team offered creative educational programs, subject-specific instruction, artistic and athletic activities, and mentoring for children and adolescents at local children’s centers and elementary schools. Meanwhile, overseas volunteer activities were conducted in the U.S. and Cambodia. The 12 members of the U.S. Education Volunteer Team visited Camp Choson in Minnesota from June 27 to July 8. They provided Korean adoptee children and their families with Korean language education, traditional cultural experiences, and mentoring, helping instill a positive image toward their identity and roots. During the same period, the 12 members of the Cambodia Education Volunteer Team conducted health, environment, and science education programs linked to their academic majors at Ewha Srang School. They also improved the library environment, utilizing English books donated by Ewha faculty members, staff, and students. Despite disruptions caused by a flight cancellation and international circumstances, the volunteers remarked, “The time we spent with the children was a meaningful opportunity for our growth.” The Volunteer Services Team held the disbanding ceremony for the 2025 Ewha Summer Volunteers and the Pear Blossom Sharing Corps at the ECC Lee Sam-bong Hall on August 21, where participants shared the outcomes of their activities. Dean of Student Affairs Jeong Ah Choi commended the students for their dedication in her congratulatory remarks, while the conferment of awards for outstanding volunteers and reports on the activity outcomes reaffirmed the spirit of community in promoting a more inclusive society. The Ewha Volunteers and the Pear Blossom Sharing Corps embody Ewha’s commitment to fulfilling its social responsibilities as an educational institution beyond simple volunteer activities. Since its founding as the starting point of women’s higher education and as a modern educational institution, Ewha has upheld its founding spirit of sharing and service, striving to build a community of coexistence in solidarity with the disadvantaged and marginalized while advancing its public mission.
- No.826
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- Date2025.09.05
- Views20587
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Ewha Womans University Announces Major Donation of Works by Late Contemporary Artist Prof. Suki Seokyeong Kang

Ewha Womans University Announces Major Donation of Works by Late Contemporary Artist Prof. Suki Seokyeong Kang A Singular Legacy of Korean Contemporary Art Endowed to Promote Education and the Arts Ewha Womans University (President: Hyang-Sook Lee) has received an extraordinary donation of around 400 works by the late contemporary artist and Ewha professor Suki Seokyeong Kang (1977–2025) from her bereaved family. The collection includes all works consigned to galleries, as well as pieces previously donated by the artist herself to the Ewha Womans University Museum. In accordance with the wishes of both the artist and her family, this extensive body of work will be preserved and utilized as a vital foundation for artistic education and research at Ewha. Such a large-scale donation of an artist’s oeuvre to a university or public institution is exceptionally rare, underscoring the special significance of this bequest. The late Professor Suki Seokyeong Kang graduated from the Department of Korean Painting at Ewha and earned an M.A. in Painting from the Royal College of Art in London, later returning to Ewha as a professor of Korean painting. Throughout her artistic career, she established a distinctive presence in Korea’s contemporary art scene through her experimental and synesthetic practice. Her representative work Grandmother Tower—a delicate structure in which each element supports the rest while maintaining minimal points of contact through the friction of thread alone without any adhesive—earned her the prestigious Baloise Art Prize at Art Basel, the leading international art fair, in 2018. The following year, she was invited to participate in the main exhibition of the Venice Biennale, solidifying her status as an internationally recognized artist. Working across diverse media, including painting, sculpture, installation, video, and performance, Kang developed an artistic language that bridged tradition and contemporaneity. Notable among her works are the Jeong (井) series, inspired by Jeongganbo, a system of music notation developed during the Joseon Dynasty; the Mat series, derived from woven rush mats used on the stage for the royal court dance Chunaengmu; and the Mora series, which reimagined the linguistic unit as a fundamental unit of her painting. These works reflect her subtle contemplation on the spaces taken up by individuals within society. Even while battling cancer, Kang continued to expand her artistic vision. Her solo exhibitions, Willow Drum Oriole at Leeum Museum of Art in 2023 and MARCH at Kukje Gallery in 2024, explored relationships among coexisting beings and shared landscapes, leaving a profound impression on audiences. Her final international exhibition during her lifetime, Mountain–Hour–Face, was presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver in the U.S. from March to May 2025. This exhibition explored themes of mountains, nature, and landscape, as well as the ways in which humans relate to one another, offering audiences a uniquely immersive experience. Following Professor Kang’s passing in April at the age of 48, her family formally conveyed her wish to donate her works posthumously to Ewha Womans University, her alma mater and the institution to which she dedicated her academic career. The donation includes full ownership of all works currently consigned to galleries. Kang’s family expressed their hope that the donated works “will serve as a valuable resource for advancing the scholarship and education in the arts at Ewha.” In June, Ewha Womans University held a formal signing and handover ceremony for the donation, attended by the late professor’s father, Kang Tak-Lim, Professor Emeritus at Daejeon University; her mother, Choi Jeong-Sook; her elder brother, Kang Yohahn, MD; her husband, Judge Gong Do-Il; and her daughter, Gong Hyun; as well as university officials. Ewha Womans University will establish a dedicated committee to thoroughly deliberate the preservation and scholarly utilization of the donated works. The university also plans to organize future exhibitions and symposia to highlight the social significance and artistic contributions of Professor Kang’s oeuvre. “The late Professor Suki Seokyeong Kang bridged the gap between tradition and the present through her art, leaving behind a profound resonance that invites us to reflect on our times,” said President Hyang-Sook Lee. “Her body of work will remain a treasured asset, inspiring both education and artistic imagination at Ewha.”
- No.824
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- Date2025.09.03
- Views19251
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2024 Fall Commencement Ceremony Held

Ewha Womans University held the 2024 Fall commencement ceremony on August 29 at the Welch-Ryang Auditorium for a total of 2,280 graduates, including 1,142 bachelor’s, 1,003 master’s, and 135 doctoral degree recipients. The ceremony was attended by over 2,000 graduates and distinguished guests, including Chairperson Chang Myong-Sue of the Ewha Womans University Board of Trustees, President Hyang-Sook Lee, and President Lee Myung Kyung of the Ewha Alumnae Association. Families of the graduates celebrated the event through the livestream in waiting rooms prepared at Emerson Chapel and the Ewha Campus Complex. In her speech, President Hyang-Sook Lee emphasized that “small beginnings can change the world,” discussing the entrepreneurial example of Steve Jobs and the founding spirit of Mary Scranton as she first paved the way for Ewha. She went on to speak of Ewha’s beginnings as Korea’s first educational institution for women and its evolution into a global leader in women’s education ever since. She urged the graduates to “embrace Ewha’s spirit of innovative and insightful values and grow into bold leaders who put the principles of sharing and service into practice.” Among the graduates, a particular standout was Hyesong Choi, a doctorate degree recipient from the Division of Artificial Intelligence and Software. After graduating from the Department of Content Convergence at Ewha, she entered the integrated master’s and doctoral course at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering in 2020 and earned a doctorate degree by completing the course in five years and six months. She has now been appointed as the youngest full-time faculty member of the Department of Electronics and Information Engineering at Soongsil University, starting from this fall semester. Recognized for her research achievements in visual artificial intelligence and computer vision, she stated, “It was with the support of my alma mater that I was able to join the Soongsil University faculty.” The ceremony included many other meaningful cases, such as three students with disabilities and one North Korean defector earning bachelor’s degrees, and a total of 209 international students earning their degrees (82 bachelor’s, 112 master’s, and 15 doctoral degree recipients). In particular, Ewha’s global achievements were highlighted by the graduation of six participants (three bachelor’s and three master’s degree recipients) under the Ewha Global Partnership Program (EGPP), a full-tuition scholarship program for talented women from developing countries.
- No.822
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- Date2025.08.29
- Views7922
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World Within Ewha: 2025 Ewha International Summer College Concludes Successfully

World Within Ewha: 2025 Ewha International Summer College Concludes Successfully The 2025 Ewha International Summer College (EISC), hosted by the Office of International Affairs over the summer vacation, concluded successfully with the participation of over 700 students from 16 countries. Launched in 1971 as Korea’s first summer school, the EISC has offered a comprehensive academic program in addition to Korean cultural activities for students from around the world, building on its more than 50-year history. This year’s EISC took place over a four-week Session 1 (June 27-July 24) and a two-week Session 2 (August 4-18). At Session 1, some 350 students from 16 countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Singapore, and China, took various major courses in disciplines such as Arts, Design, Media, Psychology, Korean Studies, and Communications, as well as Korean language, all taught in English by Ewha faculty members. Participants experienced the vibrance of Korean culture through diverse field programs, including K-pop dance classes, a DMZ security tour, attendance at professional baseball games and performances, and a Han River cruise. In particular, Ewha students also participated in classes and extracurricular activities through the summer semester, and actively interacted with international students. Session 2 brought together over 330 students from 19 countries, who attended special lectures on Korean Studies and Korean language courses organized by proficiency level, developing a comprehensive perspective on Korean politics, society, culture and arts. Through lectures and discussions, the participants had a chance to gain a deeper understanding of Korea. They also took part in volunteer trips and hands-on experiences encompassing traditional and contemporary culture. In addition, students from Ewha’s volunteer program, “Peace Buddies,” were matched with each group to help the participants adjust to campus life and foster cultural exchange and friendship, ultimately boosting participant satisfaction. Youngjeen Cho, Vice President for International Affairs, emphasized the program’s significance by stating, “The EISC is not simply a short-term learning program, but a global learning community where students from around the world learn from and interact with one another.” Through the program, Ewha hopes that students from Korea and abroad will engage in experiences that integrate academics and culture, expand global networks, and grow into future leaders. Ewha also plans to continue expanding its global educational platform that bridges knowledge and culture.
- No.820
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- Date2025.08.27
- Views7772
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Ewha Opens a New Chapter in Cutting-edge AI Research

Ewha Womans University has been preliminarily selected for a 2025 Ministry of Education program titled Global Learning & Academic Research Institution for Master’s & PhD students, and Post-docs (G-LAMP), laying the foundation for leadership in human-centered AI research. G-LAMP is a national initiative aimed at promoting collaborative research in basic science, and Ewha has been chosen for the newly established category of “Type II Engineering Field (Mathematics, Statistics, AI),” securing a total of 25 billion KRW in funding over five years until 2030. To this end, the university launched the Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Research Institute in July and appointed Professor Sang Soo Park as director, designating the institute as the G-LAMP program’s main engineering-focused themed research institute. The institute aims to pursue ethical and sustainable AI development through convergence with the humanities, social sciences, and arts as a way to generate new value that benefits human life. Ewha reinforces its research support system around a project team led by Professor June-Yub Lee of the Department of Mathematics and plans to expand state-of-the-art AI research infrastructure and global networks to foster world-class early-career researchers. In particular, the initiative aims to develop an interdisciplinary AI convergence research ecosystem that contributes to the common good and value creation for all of humanity, while supporting female students in becoming creative, problem-solving AI experts. The key goals of the research include establishing AI theories based on mathematics and statistics, developing highly reliable foundational technologies for next-generation AI, and implementing intelligent AI systems that help to manage human-environment interactions. The overarching aim is to secure global leadership in human-centered AI research. President Hyang-Sook Lee stated, “This selection marks the first step in our vision of ‘New Era, New Ewha’ and ‘Great Transformation of Higher Education in the AI era’,” and pledged full support to attract distinguished researchers and lead innovative AI research at Ewha. Ewha’s leadership in AI has built on decades of pioneering achievements: establishing the Department of Computer Science in 1981, founding the world’s first women’s engineering college in 1996, launching AI majors and the Graduate School of Data Science in 2022, and establishing the College of Artificial Intelligence in 2023. The latest G-LAMP selection has further solidified Ewha’s global standing in AI research.
- No.818
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- Date2025.08.26
- Views30779
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Ewha Research Team Leads Global Convergence Research

Ewha Research Team Leads Global Convergence Research An Ewha research team proved its research competitiveness by being selected for a series of government-supported global convergence research projects. (From Left) Prof. Eunju Jeong, Prof. Kim Sun-Young, Prof. Junhyug Noh, Prof. Chan-Woong Lee The research team led by Professor Eunju Jeong of the Department of Music Therapy was chosen for the “Global Humanities and Social Sciences Convergence Research Support Project (research group type)” by the National Research Foundation of Korea. The research team will conduct an arts-integrated digital “sleeponomics” research project on overcoming insomnia up to 2028. The team plans to develop the prototype for a digital service that enables pre- and post-sleep care and real-time adaptive intervention while asleep, based on the synchronization of music and biosignals, and the psychological and emotional intervention effects. Professor Jeong emphasized that the research will offer customized solutions for individuals suffering from insomnia and contribute to improving national sleep wellness, as well as expanding the fields of digital wellness and digital therapeutics (DTx). (From Left) Prof. Won Jae Choi, Prof. Baehyun Min, Prof. Sanghun Lee Meanwhile, the research team led by Professor Won Jae Choi of the Department of Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering was selected for the “International, Large-scale Next-generation CCUS Joint Research Project (R&D) for Securing Global Leadership” supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning. Through collaboration with domestic and international industry, academia, and research institutes, including POSCO Holdings, the research team will build an international CCS network that links multiple CO₂ capture sources in the Yeosu and Gwangyang industrial complexes with overseas storage sites (such as Australia and Indonesia). The project is aimed at achieving efficiency gains of over 20 percent, securing impurity management technology, developing an AI-LCA-based decision-making support system, analyzing international regulatory barriers, and establishing a cross-border CCS policy and technology roadmap by 2028. The project is significant in that it will develop the technology for a large-scale international CCS network for the first time in Korea. Domestic and overseas businesses and research institutes, including POSCO International, GS Caltex, GS E&C, and Chevron, are expected to collaborate in opening new global energy markets and reinforcing national energy security.
- No.816
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- Date2025.08.25
- Views5882
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Team Led by Professor Dong Ha Kim Published in Science for Development of Next-generation Supramolecular Optical Materia

Team Led by Professor Dong Ha Kim Published in Science for Development of Next-generation Supramolecular Optical Materials Technology Professor Dong Ha Kim from the Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience and his team have developed chiral supramolecular optical materials based on star-like block copolymers capable of high-efficiency circularly polarized light (CPL) across the entire visible spectrum. This innovation enables the stable implementation of red CPL and maintains long-term supramolecular chirality, marking a significant technological breakthrough. The findings were published in the renowned academic journal Science on August 14. Circularly polarized luminescence is vital for next-generation optoelectronic applications like 3D displays, quantum optics, and spintronics. However, existing materials based on linear block copolymers have been limited by issues of instability and low efficiency. The research team designed hierarchical assemblies by hydrogen bonding achiral star-like block copolymers with chiral small molecules, forming helical microfibers during the thermal annealing process. This resulted in significantly stronger chiral optical properties and enhanced stability. These constructed assemblies maintained stability for over 100 days at room temperature and showed no performance degradation, even with repeated heating and cooling cycles. The research also successfully incorporated various emitters to achieve full-color CPL encompassing the blue, green, and red regions, reaching record-high emission efficiency and lifespan. Notably, the emission efficiency reached the highest level compared to existing technologies. Moreover, the team managed to control the directionality of chiral optical properties by adjusting the concentration and solvent evaporation rate, a process elucidated using molecular dynamics simulations. Professor Kim envisions this technology to be applicable in various fields such as spintronics, information encryption, and bio-imaging as a next-generation chiral optical material. The research received support from the Autonomous Priority Research Institute of the National Research Foundation of Korea, with Dr. Minju Kim (currently a postdoctoral researcher at the National University of Singapore) as the first author. Joint corresponding authors include Zhiqun Lin, Invited Chair Professor at the National University of Singapore; Professor Zhong-Yuan Lu at Jilin University, China; Professor Nicholas A. Kotov at the University of Michigan, USA; and Professor Zhenzhong Yang at Tsinghua University, China, demonstrating a successful case of international collaboration.
- No.814
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- Date2025.08.18
- Views21229
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Fostering Future Talent in STEM fields: 2025 Ewha Science Festival Held

Ewha Womans University hosted the 2025 Ewha Science Festival for youth participants on Tuesday, August 12 at the ECC Lee Sam-bong Hall. Since its inception in 2015, the festival has been held each summer under the motto of “bringing science to the public,” aiming to cultivate the next generation of talented women in STEM fields. This year’s event was a great success, organized by Ewha’s Innovative BioPharmChem Convergence Education and Research Program, the Research Institute for Basic Sciences and Autonomous Priority Research Institute, the Center for Hybrid Interfacial Chemical Structure, BK21 Future-oriented LIFE Talent Cultivation Team, and the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET). The event was also sponsored by BOSE Korea and Ewha’s Office of Admissions. Notably, this event was directly planned and managed by 29 professors, including world-renowned scholars such as Professor Juyoung Yoon (Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience), who has been recognized as one of the world's most influential researchers for nine consecutive years, and Professor Kwangmeyung Kim (Department of Pharmacy), who has been ranked among the top 1 percent of highly cited researchers for five consecutive years. Together, they provided students with special hands-on learning experiences. At the venue, a variety of multidisciplinary scientific activities were prepared to spark the curiosity of elementary, middle, and high school students. These included experiments exploring the interactions between light and nanomaterials, various booths themed around cancer cell treatment, cell division and radiation therapy, as well as hands-on experiences involving nanoparticles. In addition, a diverse array of topics was offered, ranging from everyday science experiences such as keychain making, DNA double helix origami, and cosmetic lotion crafting, to more advanced subjects including the principles of LED light emission, atomic structure, epigenetics, the relationship between stress and immunity, and behavioral neuroscience research using fruit flies. Participating graduate students expressed a sense of fulfillment from the youth participants’ active engagement with the hope that the festival will inspire an interest in science and support their career exploration. The middle and high school students who attended the event shared their impressions that the event was refreshing and valuable as they could directly experiment with topics they had learned about in the classroom.
- No.812
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- Date2025.08.14
- Views9710
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Ewha Earns Highest Grade for Second Consecutive Year in 2025 University Innovation Support Project Evaluation

Ewha Earns Highest Grade for Second Consecutive Year in 2025 University Innovation Support Project Evaluation Ewha Womans University has once again affirmed its status as a leader in educational innovation by earning the highest rating of S-grade in the educational innovation category of the 2025 University Innovation Support Project Evaluation announced by the Ministry of Education, marking the second consecutive year it has received this top honor, following the 2024 evaluation. In this year’s evaluation, Ewha was recognized for key achievements including: introducing more flexible academic systems to enhance students’ autonomy in choosing their majors; offering Self-designed Module Courses to support student-led learning; establishing major-specific career guidance systems to link academic programs with career and employment opportunities; operating E-Buds, an AI-based intelligent student support system; implementing liberal arts education and a foundational competency certification program to foster future-oriented, interdisciplinary and convergent talent; developing educational innovation courses and encouraging greater faculty participation; and building a communication framework for educational innovation centered on active engagement by members of the university community. Ewha was commended for establishing and advancing a leading model of the autonomous major selection system, which was initiated with the introduction of the Scranton College interdisciplinary major in 2009 and further developed through the implementation of integrated selection for regular admissions by academic division in 2018, thereby laying a strong foundation for cultivating interdisciplinary and convergent talent to meet the needs of future society. As part of efforts to support students’ career exploration and increase flexibility in major selection, Ewha advanced the application period for minors and double majors to the second semester of the first year, enabling students to explore career paths at an earlier stage. It also introduced the Self-designed Module Course System, which allows students to combine short-term courses of their own choosing and receive academic credit as a way to strengthen the foundation for student-led learning. Furthermore, the university systematically provides adjunct faculty-linked major exploration guidance, senior mentoring programs, and other initiatives tailored for students in the autonomous major selection track. The university’s enhanced career and employment support system was also positively recognized. By analyzing career outcome data for each major, it operates a structured career guidance program, while in 2025, it also launched the AI-based intelligent student support system E-Buds to provide personalized career and academic support. In addition, with the goal of cultivating future-oriented, interdisciplinary and convergent talent grounded in strong foundational competencies, the university has systematically designed and implemented initiatives such as developing an integrated liberal arts education framework, offering character education through practical campaigns of sharing, and introducing a foundational competency certification program, while continually strengthening mechanisms for curriculum quality assurance. It also provides major exploration guidance through adjunct faculty and has established measures to expand faculty participation in educational innovation, thereby encouraging more active engagement by members of the Ewha community. Furthermore, to enhance the overall momentum for educational innovation across the institution, the university has built a communication framework through diverse channels for gathering feedback and made efforts to reinforce its performance management structure. President Hyang‑Sook Lee stated, “Ewha Womans University is committed to fostering an educational environment in which students can take the lead in their own growth through flexible, future-oriented academic management that enables world-class higher education. Amid the sweeping tide of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, we will continue to pursue educational innovation to nurture creative, convergent talent grounded in inclusive innovation.”
- No.810
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- Date2025.08.08
- Views34604

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