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The First Global HOKMA Seminar Day Held

The first Global HOKMA Seminar Day was held on September 19 (Thu.) in the Lee Sam-bong Hall of the ECC building to welcome international students newly enrolled in the second semester of 2024. The Global HOKMA Seminar Day served as a gathering for designated professors and international students in all 12 classes in Korean for incoming international students and “Global HOKMA Seminar 1: Start in Ewha,” a course designed for adaptation guidance, with the aim to allow students to mingle early in the semester. Dean Jeeyon Paek of the HOKMA College of General Education delivered encouraging remarks by saying, “I would like to extend my warmest applause and compliments to all of you who took the courage to come and study in an unfamiliar foreign country like Korea, when you could just as easily have studied in your home country using your first language,” and added, “I hope that your time at Ewha Womans University will be a joyful time of learning and growth, and we promise to spare no effort in supporting you with whatever assistance you need.” This was followed by an introduction for the university by EWHAROSA, the official student ambassadors under the Office of Admissions who serve to bridge the gap between Ewha and high schools, as well as celebratory performances by Lilyewha, a traditional Korean music club at Ewha, and celebratory K-pop performances by the campus jazz dance club View Hallo and the campus contemporary dance club Action, which energized the audience with delightful spectacles. The day’s events ended with a networking session designed to bring students closer together. With the number of international students arriving in Korea this year exceeding 200,000 for the first time since the launch of the Study Korea 300K Project by the Ministry of Education, Ewha has aggressively supported international students to adapt to university life with ease and made efforts to foster global professional personnel with the intention of globalizing its education and enhancing its global brand value. Under the medium- to long-term international student attraction plan, Ewha plans to enable sustainable learning by managing international students in all departments, other than the Division of International Studies and the College of Nursing, under the Global Division of the HOKMA College of General Education for one year to help international students foster their abilities in basic liberal arts and the Korean language, starting from 2025. Ewha plans to make further efforts to operate various programs for international students, including a meticulous education management system for the intensive teaching of basic knowledge through Korean language education and customized guidance for adapting to university life before international students select their majors in their second year, allowing them to choose their majors upon reaching a certain level of Korean language proficiency. In addition, Ewha will continue to perform active international student attraction activities and build a systematic and meticulous operating system for international students.
- No.764
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- Date2024.09.24
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EMAP X Frieze Film 2024, Adding Color to the Campus Nights

The College of Art & Design held the Ewha Media Art Presentation (EMAP), an international media art festival, from September 2 (Mon.) to September 6 (Fri.). Launched in 2001, EMAP has cemented its place as a global art festival for introducing leading media artworks at home and abroad. This year, it presented a visual artwork project titled “EMAP X Frieze Film 2024” in partnership with Frieze Seoul, which is frequently cited as one of the world’s top-two art fairs. The EMAP X Frieze Film 2024 event was overseen by Frances Morris CBE, a distinguished visiting professor under Ewha Frontier 10-10, a project conducted by Ewha to create world-class research accomplishments. At the event, Joowon Park, a former curator at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea, and Valentine Umansky, a curator at Tate Modern, showcased the media works of 37 international artists through joint planning. More than 300 key figures in cultural circles attended the opening ceremony held at the ECC at 7 p.m. on September 2 (Mon.). Attendees included President Eun Mee Kim, Distinguished Visiting Professor Frances Morris, faculty members and students at the College of Art & Design, including Dean Gyoung-Sil Choi of the College of Art & Design and EMAP Executive Commissioner Airan Kang, and organizers of Frieze. President Eun Mee Kim introduced the event by remarking, “In its history of two decades, EMAP has showcased media arts in various formats including video installations, interactive art, and performances, focusing the limelight on rising women media artists at home and abroad, and has served to foster creativity and international competitiveness among Ewha students,” and further noted, “I appreciate Frieze Seoul for choosing Ewha Womans University, a world-class academic institution for women, to be a partner of Frieze Film, which began in 2022 with the goal of supporting the non-profit art ecosystem of Korea, and it is my hope that the cooperation and growth between the two institutions will continue into the future.” This year’s EMAP focused on the exponential rise of digital technologies in rendering the intrinsic ties between humanity and the natural world faded and distant, while fundamentally reconfiguring the space and boundaries between humans and nonhumans. Against this backdrop, EMAP showcased media artworks based on the concept of time by 35 global artists in eight chapters under the theme of “All that Weaves the Universe: A Question of Quantum Entanglements.” The outdoor exhibition held on campus, including the ECC, consisted of screens installed to showcase the themes “A Question of Quantum Entanglements,” “Longing & Belonging,” “On Time, Data, and Speed. Visions of Postmodernity and Accelerationism,” “Making Kin with the Living,” “Of Soil, Stones, Steel and Souls,” “A Line Seeking to Meet Itself,” “Deep Time,” and “Ewha Highlights: Unveiling Human Experience in a Digital Age.” EMAP X Frieze Film 2024 presented a unique experience with large-scale screens and video works from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., in addition to works by students and graduates of the College of Art & Design of Ewha that were exhibited in the Ewha Art Center and across the campus.
- No.762
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- Date2024.09.09
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Ewha’s Global Programs Bringing the World to Ewha

With multilateral exchange agreements with 1,082 overseas universities and institutions in 82 countries, Ewha has persistently enhanced its system for fostering global women leaders through the expansion of globalization programs, the integrated full-cycle management for outstanding international students, and joint- and dual-degree discovery initiatives with overseas universities. This summer vacation, students from prominent global universities participated in various programs held at Ewha. Ewha-Harvard Summer School, a Special Partnership Program During this summer vacation, the Graduate School of International Studies held the Ewha-Harvard Summer School Program for eight weeks until August 17 (Sat.) in partnership with Harvard Summer School in the U.S. The Ewha-Harvard Summer School Program is the only Harvard University summer school program held in Korea and has taken place at the Ewha campus every summer since 2006. The program is offered as a summer school class for students to acquire three credits. Upon completion, students also receive a certificate each from Harvard Summer School and the Graduate School of International Studies at Ewha, garnering a high satisfaction rate every year. This year, the program provided an anthropology class that examined social changes in modern Korea under the theme of Global Korea, attended by 12 students each from Harvard and Ewha. In addition to classes in lecture rooms, students took part in various exploration programs through which they vividly experienced issues such as the division of the Korean Peninsula and multiculturalism in Korea through field trips to locations including the demilitarized zone, Ansan Global Multicultural Center, and historic sites of the Jeju Uprising. Ewha International Summer College, Korea’s First Summer School The Office of International Affairs successfully held the 2024 Ewha International Summer College, which was established in 1971 as the first of its kind in Korea to provide international students from around the globe with classes in various majors, including the humanities, economics, business administration, and engineering, in addition to specialized music and arts classes, through which students can obtain credits on the Ewha campus, while partaking in activities for cultural experiences. This year, the Summer College took place across two sessions, consisting of four weeks and two weeks, respectively, with the participation of over 500 students from 21 countries, marking a record-high in terms of the number of participants. Session 1, held for four weeks from June 28 (Fri.), provided sophisticated lectures by faculty members from Ewha and overseas leading universities. Besides the classes, students took part in various programs including field trips to Korea’s ancient palaces, the Cheong Wa Dae, a former presidential residence, and the demilitarized zone. Students who participated in Session 2 for two weeks from August 2 (Fri.) attended special lectures on various themes as well as proficiency-based Korean classes and Korean Studies to improve their understanding of the Korean culture, and participated in field trips to experience Korean culture, resulting in a high satisfaction rate. The Office of International Affairs will endeavor to develop diverse and high-quality globalization programs based on the success of the 2024 Ewha International Summer College. In particular, during winter vacation, the Office will provide Ewha’s excellent international programs for students around the world through the Ewha International Winter College, scheduled to be established in the winter of 2024. Ewha-CUHK GSP, a Joint Initiative with World-leading Universities This year saw another successful completion of the Ewha-CUHK Global Student Partnership (GSP), an academic and culture exchange program co-hosted by students of Ewha and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The GSP, a short-term special exchange program with overseas universities, is organized by students overall, including the planning of the program. The GSP with the CUHK was launched in 2019 and celebrates its sixth anniversary this year. A total of 16 students selected from the two universities fostered their global leadership skills by organizing two conference events: the Seoul Conference held at the Ewha campus and the Hong Kong Conference at CUHK. This year’s program was conducted under the theme of “The Future of AI: Opportunities and Challenges,” with the Seoul Conference lasting a week from July 25 (Thu.) to July 31 (Wed.) to examine AI technology and the past, present, and future of Seoul alongside the dual sub-themes of “The present and future of AI technology: Expert outlooks and case studies” and “Exploration of the culture and history connecting the past to the present of Seoul.” To establish an innovative educational platform in line with digital transformation, Ewha has made efforts to develop advanced educational courses, build teaching and learning convergence support systems, and reinforce the support system for fostering global women leaders. In particular, from the upcoming semester, Ewha will support international students to adapt to university life at Ewha through the pilot operation of the Global Division (scheduled to be established in 2025) under HOKMA College of General Education and furthermore plans to lead education and research at Ewha in a bold step forward by attracting global talent.
- No.760
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- Date2024.09.06
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Ewha’s Global Programs on the World Stage

Ewha dispatches over 1,500 students overseas every year through the various curricular and extracurricular programs of each department and institution, supporting the efforts of Ewha students to discover their aptitudes on the global stage. This summer vacation, Ewha students once again returned home with their global capacity bolstered by Ewha’s diverse international programs. Ewha Global Frontier, a Self-driven Global Exploration Program Seven teams of the 2024 Ewha Summer Global Frontier Program, supported by the Office of Student Affairs, visited seven countries in Europe and the Middle East to partake in overseas exploration activities. Ewha Global Frontier is a short-term overseas exploration program with the aim to foster global women leaders with a daring spirit, creative problem-solving skills, and an aptitude for leadership. Under the program, participants organize a team of four to formulate an exploration theme and plan and visit overseas international organizations, public institutions, multinational companies, and universities over the course of 10 nights and 12 days during their vacations. The program provides scholarships that cover the cost of airfare and exploration activities, which is met with high satisfaction among the participants. For the 2024 Ewha Summer Global Frontier Program, 28 students in seven teams participated in carrying out in-depth exploration activities in various fields, including fine arts, literature, exhibitions, and sports for all, as well as education sectors including career-linked training, public training for economy and finances, and learning support for at-risk youths. Faculty-led Study Abroad, a Global In-depth Major Study Program The 2024 First-half Faculty-led Study Abroad Program, supported by the Office of International Affairs, saw its seven teams successfully complete their activities. The Faculty-led Study Abroad Program is a program that allows students to participate in joint classes and seminars with prominent overseas universities and institutions during vacations under the supervision of faculty members. With the program, students can take credits as a summer session course or through the transfer of overseas credits, leading to high satisfaction among the participants. This summer, a total of 100 students in seven teams from the Department of History, Department of Social Welfare, Division of Communication & Media, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Korean Music, and Division of Design visited locations such as Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Italy, and the United States to take part in various activities. Global Internship, an Overseas Work Experience Program The Career Development Center runs the Global Internship Program to support students’ overseas employment. From 2021 to the first half of 2024, including this year’s summer vacation, over 60 students participated in the Global Internship Program and were dispatched to 12 countries, including France, Germany, and Iceland in Europe, Hong Kong and Australia in the ASEAN region, and the U.S. and Canada in North America. The center has provided opportunities for students to foster their cultural receptivity in various cultural and business environments and cultivate expertise and skills in their chosen sectors in collaboration with diverse institutions and corporations, including the Work, English Study, Travel (WEST) Program under the National Institute for International Education, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), CNN Seoul, and King Sejong Institute Foundation. Through the program, students can earn recognized credits (up to 15 credits for each working period) and scholarships, foster international awareness and enhance their work capacity while adding substance to their résumé and career design through overseas work experience. To establish an innovative educational platform in line with digital transformation, Ewha has made efforts to develop advanced educational courses, build teaching and learning convergence support systems and reinforce the support system for fostering global women leaders. In particular, from the upcoming semester, Ewha will support international students to adapt to university life at Ewha through the pilot operation of the Global Division (scheduled to be established in 2025) under HOKMA College of General Education, and furthermore plans to lead education and research at Ewha in a bold step forward by attracting global talent.
- No.758
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- Date2024.09.04
- Views54668
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2023 Fall Commencement Ceremony Held as Graduates Venture into Society

Ewha Womans University held its 2023 Fall Commencement Ceremony on August 30 (Fri.) at 10 a.m. in the Welch-Ryang Auditorium, conferring degrees on a total of 2,159 graduates, including 1,125 bachelor’s degrees, 921 master’s degrees, and 113 doctoral degrees. The commencement ceremony was attended by Chairperson Chang Myong-sue of Ewha Womans University Board of Trustees, President Eun Mee Kim, President Lee Myeong-gyeong of Ewha Alumnae Association, deans of colleges and graduate schools, other distinguished guests, as well as over 2,000 graduates. The ceremony lasted for one hour and included the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, a hymn recital, a Bible reading, prayers, the president’s remarks, the conferral of degrees, a congratulatory musical performance, the school anthem, and the benediction. President Eun Mee Kim told the graduates, “As enlightened members of Ewha, I hope that you will build fortitude within to stand firm in the face of challenges based on the education and training you received at Ewha, like a house built on a solid foundation of rock that withstands both the test of earthquakes and storms.” The president also urged, “Just as the past teachers of Ewha once said, ‘Take ownership over your own path,’ be the masters of your own destiny and trailblazers who forge new paths where none existed before.” The president also noted, “Out of more than 100 women’s schools that were established in Joseon and a plethora of other countries by an American woman’s missionary society until the early 20th century, only Ewha Womans University has evolved into a prestigious comprehensive women’s university and a world-class research institution.” She ended her remarks by expressing her support for the graduates: “Ewha will continue its path of tireless challenges and innovations, standing steadfast like the Rock of Gibraltar in Greco-Roman mythology and like David’s shield and rock in the Bible.” Among the undergraduate graduates attending the ceremony, the youngest was 21 years old, while the oldest was 47. Two students of North Korean defector background also proudly wore their graduation caps. Meanwhile, a total of 213 international students (83 bachelor’s degree recipients and 130 master’s and doctoral recipients) from various countries, including China, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Uzbekistan, and the U.S., also received their diplomas, including 13 recipients of the Ewha Global Partnership Program (EGPP) scholarship. The EGPP is a global women’s talent development program that selects talented women from developing countries to provide them with full scholarships and living expenses for their education at Ewha. EGPP graduates are expected to pursue advanced studies abroad based on their outstanding academic performance or find employment in Korea, where they can broadly showcase the skills acquired at Ewha.
- No.756
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- Date2024.08.30
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Ewha Volunteer Corps and Pear Blossom Sharing Corps Embody Ewha’s Unique Culture

During the summer vacation of 2024, Ewha Volunteer Corps and Pear Blossom Sharing Corps engaged in social contribution by sharing Ewha’s values through volunteer activities. A total of 130 members from the Ewha Volunteer Corps’ Domestic Education Volunteer Team were dispatched to 22 local children’s centers and elementary schools across the country in two rotations from July 29 (Mon.) to August 2 (Fri.) and from August 5 (Mon.) to August 9 (Fri.). In order to ensure the quality of education volunteer activities, the Education Volunteers Program Planning Team developed a program centered on the theme of history. Additionally, each team developed educational programs focusing on ESG topics, such as the climate crisis and green growth, along with themes related to cutting-edge industries including artificial intelligence and the metaverse. Furthermore, the volunteers guided arts and physical education activities tailored to children’s levels and offered mentoring, which received enthusiastic feedback from both the institutions and participating students. Along with such efforts, 54 members of the Pear Blossom Sharing Corps, which is now in its third year, engaged in education volunteer activities as well as mural painting, design, and photography volunteer services for the local community for three nights and four days from August 11 (Sun.), while staying at the Ewha’s Gosari Training Center in Goesan-gun. At the start of the summer vacation, 45 members from two Overseas Education Volunteer Teams started their volunteer activities, visiting Camp Choson in the U.S. and Ewha Srang School and the Royal University of Fine Art in Cambodia, respectively. First, the U.S. Education Volunteer Team engaged in various volunteer activities, including Korean culture and language education, guidance in arts and physical education, and mentoring, at Camp Chosun in Minnesota for a total of 12 days from June 28 (Fri.) to July 9 (Tue.). Camp Chosun is a Korean culture camp designed for Korean adoptees, as well as Korean-American children and their families, with which the Ewha Volunteer Corps has had a relationship since 2014. The Cambodia Education Volunteer Team conducted health-design and IT-design convergence education activities for underprivileged children and youth at Ewha Srang School in Kampong Speu from July 20 (Sat.) to 28 (Sun.). In addition to the volunteer activities, the Volunteer Team toured the campus and departments with students from the Royal University of Fine Art and participated in cultural exchange activities focused on music and food culture. The Volunteer Services Team of the Office of Student Affairs under Vice President for Office of Student Affairs Eun Mi Paik held the “2024 Summer Ewha Volunteer Corps and 3rd Pear Blossom Sharing Corps Disbanding Ceremony” on August 29 (Thu.) at the Lee Sam-bong Hall of the ECC building, where they celebrated over 230 students who practiced sharing through various programs during the summer vacation. The event began with welcoming remarks from the Vice President for Office of Student Affairs, followed by the presentation of appreciation certificates to the supervising professors, the awarding of outstanding volunteers, and activity presentations from each volunteer corps.
- No.754
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- Date2024.08.29
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International Conference and Recruitment Briefing Session Jointly Held by Ewha and the Financial Supervisory Service

International Conference and Recruitment Briefing Session Jointly Held by Ewha and the Financial Supervisory Service Ewha Womans University partnered with the Financial Supervisory Service to host the 2024 International Conference and Recruitment Briefing Session for Youths on August 27 (Tue.) at the Lee Sam-bong Hall of the ECC building. Since 2019, Ewha has jointly organized the said international conference on the themes of future finance and green finance with the Financial Supervisory Service, aiming to explore a sustainable future through industry-academia cooperation. This year marked the sixth edition of the event. Held under the theme of “Toward the Era of Green Transition,” the conference was attended by stakeholders from financial authorities, financial companies, and research institutes, including Ewha, the Financial Supervisory Service, the Financial Services Agency of Japan, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Société Générale, Carbon Free Alliance, and BloombergNEF, who gathered to discuss pressing issues and measures for achieving carbon neutrality and responding to climate change. The first part of the international conference began at 9 a.m. with an opening address by Governor Lee Bokhyun of the Financial Supervisory Service and welcoming remarks by President Eun Mee Kim. This was followed by expressions of congratulations and support from global figures for the conference and its goal of presenting sustainable green finance models. Attendees included: Yoon Han-hong, chairperson of the National Assembly National Policy Committee; Kim Sang-hyup, Co-chairperson of the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth; Colin Crooks, Ambassador of the United Kingdom; Georg Wilfried Schmidt, Ambassador of Germany; Peter Van der Vilet, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; and Maria Castillo Fernandez, Ambassador of the European Union in Korea. In her welcoming remarks, President Eun Mee Kim stated, “Environmental issues cannot be addressed by technological advancements alone and must be supported by a significant societal shift, in which awareness and change among individuals who drive that transformation are paramount.” She added, “I hope that today’s conference will serve as a platform for industry-government-academia cooperation for low-carbon transition and climate change response, contributing to the exploration of innovative and practical ways to tackle the climate crisis.” The international conference commenced with a keynote speech by President Lee Hoesung of the Carbon Free Alliance, on the topic of “The Role of the Green Transition and Carbon-free Energy.” It was followed by presentations on seven topics that explored the role of the financial industry in the low-carbon transition while sharing policies and market trends in the respective countries of speakers including: Satoshi Ikeda, Chief Sustainable Finance Officer at the Financial Services Agency of Japan; Georgina Lok, head of market development at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority; Masaaki Nagamura, general manager for international initiatives at Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co.; Ronald Young, head of Sustainable Finance for Asia at Société Générale; Jonathan Luan, head of Sustainability Research at Bloomberg; and Jaehak Hwang, Senior Investigator at the Financial Supervisory Service. In the afternoon, the event continued with the A.I. Challenge competition and the Recruitment Briefing Session for Youths, featuring 15 companies, including KB Kookmin Bank and ING. Jointly hosted by Ewha and the Financial Supervisory Service, this event serves as a platform to explore the future of green finance—a key pillar in achieving carbon neutrality amid the climate crisis—and to discuss potential responses for the domestic financial sector while identifying new growth opportunities. Additionally, by supporting youth employment, the event fosters innovative ideas for future finance and raises awareness of future finance among young people.
- No.752
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- Date2024.08.28
- Views52585
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Ewha Research Team Leads Original Technology Development Projects in Life Sciences, Neuroscience, and Environmental Engi

Ewha Research Team Leads Original Technology Development Projects in Life Sciences, Neuroscience, and Environmental Engineering Researchers from Ewha Womans University were selected for the Original Technology Development Project, funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea, to drive the development of key technologies for advancing industrial innovation and growth. Professor Roh Tae-Young from the Department of Life Science (Graduate School) has been selected for the Future Convergence Technology Pioneer Project (strategic) under the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Research Program promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT. Professor Roh will be awarded KRW 4.5 billion over a period of up to five years (two + three years) to investigate the mechanisms behind dormancy and activation in liver stem cells using epigenomic analysis. The Future Convergence Technology Pioneer Project supports convergence research focused on developing key original technologies capable of creating or transforming paradigms in new technologies and industries. With his selection for this project, Professor Roh plans to present a technological solution to challenges in stem cell research that cannot be addressed with current technologies. The Pioneer Research Center (PRC) aims to secure technological competitiveness that can be applied to liver diseases and other types of cancer, by building a stem cell dormancy model, developing techniques to retain stemness and track cancerization, discovering biomarkers for detecting dormancy and developing related new drugs, and advancing technologies for dormancy-activation transitions. The PRC at Ewha is a convergence research team that includes Professor Roh Tae-Young (principal investigator) and Professor Hyuk-jin Cha from the College of Pharmacy at Seoul National University. The research team is expected to develop technologies for biomarker discovery and stem cell fate regulation through (epigenetic) genomic profiling and gene regulatory network identification based on a stem cell/organoid model in the liver regeneration process, and ultimately conduct convergence research that enables the clinical application of the original technologies required for the treatment of liver diseases, including cirrhosis, alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatitis, and liver cancer, and tissue regeneration. The research team, led by Professor Lyoo In Kyoon from the Ewha Brain Institute, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, has also been selected to conduct a new project for the 2024 Future Convergence Technology Pioneer Project (strategic). Under this project, Professor Lyoo’s team will be awarded KRW 4.5 billion over four and a half years until December 2028 to conduct a project titled “Development of a Mental Health Care Platform for High-risk Professionals Through Mind Vital Sign Monitoring”. The research team will use wearable devices to gather various digital biomarkers from high-risk occupational groups exposed to severe job stress and conduct advanced AI modeling research using big data for precision medicine, including high-quality multimodal brain imaging data. Subsequently, the team plans to build an integrated platform that monitors and predicts the risks of mental health issues and human error in real time and provides immediate digital treatment. This research involves a number of renowned experts in the fields of advanced neuroscience, medicine, pharmacology, AI modeling, development of digital biomarkers and digital therapeutics. Through this interdisciplinary convergence research, the team aims to establish an AI-based integrated management solution for mental health risks that employs new technologies distinct from existing methods, thereby providing more systematic solutions to various stress-related situations that have recently emerged as pressing social concerns. Additionally, the research findings are expected to be applied to practical settings in collaboration with Samsung Electronics and utilized by various requesting organizations including the National Fire Agency, Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters, Supreme Prosecutors’ Office, and Korean National Police Agency. Professor Chanhyuk Park of the Department of Environmental Engineering was selected for Original Technology Development Project (pioneering) for Nano and Future Materials under the Ministry of Science and ICT’s Nano and Future Materials Technology Development Program. Professor Park will receive a total of KRW 5 billion in research funding by 2028 to develop original technologies for environmental nanomaterials aimed at the treatment of unregulated hazardous pollutants in wastewater generated by new industrial manufacturing processes and the recovery of resources. Ceramic membrane technology based on environmental nanomaterials is gaining attention for its ability to effectively treat wastewater containing high concentrations of hazardous substances produced in the manufacturing processes of new industrial sectors such as semiconductors, secondary batteries, and displays. Ceramic membranes provide excellent physical and chemical durability, maintaining stable performance even under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions. They are particularly effective at removing hazardous substances such as heavy metals and organic pollutants, while also enabling the recovery and recycling of essential resources used in new industrial manufacturing processes, such as nitrogen- and fluorine-based compounds, from wastewater. Additionally, ceramic membranes consume less energy than other wastewater treatment technologies and retain their performance even after extended use. As the lead research institution, Ewha will collaborate with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Pusan National University, the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), and the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) to conduct research on wastewater treatment technologies with tangible benefits for the public. The research will focus on developing key technologies for treating unregulated water pollutants, including carcinogens found in wastewater from new industries, while also repurposing them as valuable resources, ultimately contributing to the improvement of public safety concerning water sources.
- No.750
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- Date2024.08.21
- Views50124
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Top Grade Obtained in Educational Innovation in 2024 University Innovation Support Project Evaluation

Top Grade Obtained in Educational Innovation in 2024 University Innovation Support Project Evaluation Ewha Womans University has received the highest rating of S-grade in the 2024 University Innovation Support Project Evaluation announced by the Ministry of Education, specifically in the field of educational innovation. Ewha was highly praised for its proactive implementation and successful operation of flexible academic systems, including the introduction of the Scranton College interdisciplinary major in 2009 and integrated selection for regular admissions by academic division in 2018, both of which ensured complete freedom of choice in students’ selection of majors. In particular, the university was recognized for its excellent multifaceted support to ensure the successful adaptation of students into their freely-chosen majors, such as strengthening the operation of the support system involving advisors, adjunct professors, and mentors; offering personalized support to help freshmen adapt to university life; facilitating networking and community-building among senior and junior students; operating courses designed for major exploration; offering programs focused on major counseling and exploration as well as establishing data-based support systems. The efforts to ensure the sustainable operation of the autonomous major selection system also positively impacted the overall results of the performance evaluation. This was achieved by categorizing students’ experiences of adapting to university life and exploring majors through policy research projects based on six years of accumulated operational data, which enabled the design of customized roadmaps for each category in order to facilitate systematic support. Additionally, Ewha was recognized for its excellence in establishing a systematic governance structure for collecting feedback from the university community, driving educational innovation, and offering a diverse range of convergence education programs. President Eun Mee Kim stated, “Since 2018, Ewha has been leading the way in open-major integrated admissions through the HOKMA College of General Education and working to foster future-oriented convergent talents. I believe these efforts have led to our impressive achievements.” She added, “We will continue our commitment to developing an innovative research and education platform aimed at establishing a future-oriented educational ecosystem.”
- No.748
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- Date2024.08.13
- Views56927
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Research Team under Physics Professor William Jo Develops Next-generation Perovskite Solar Cells

Research Team under Physics Professor William Jo Develops Next-generation Perovskite Solar Cells The research team led by Professor William Jo from the Department of Physics at Ewha Womans University as part of the Ewha Frontier 10-10 Project developed a next-generation perovskite solar cell material whose efficiency and stability has been validated after undergoing over 2,000 hours of performance tests. The paper detailing the findings, titled “Autonomous control of ion migration at α-FAPbI3 heterointerfaces via interfacial-self-assembled 2D perovskite,” was published online on August 4 (Sun.), in Advanced Energy Materials (IF 24.4, top 2.6 percent in the energy and fuels category percent), a world-renowned energy and fuels journal. Professor William Jo, who is also the Director of the New and Renewable Energy Research Center and the corresponding author of the study, leads the Frontier 10-10 Project at the Department of Physics alongside Ph.D. candidate Jihyun Kim (first author). Together, the team introduced a process that incorporates ammonium ions into next-generation perovskite solar cells for the first time in the world, successfully achieving high efficiency and stability through the formation of a two-dimensional perovskite. The solar cells developed by the research team achieved a maximum efficiency of 24.38 percent and retained 92 percent of their initial performance for over 2,000 hours. It passed the longest test in Korea, lasting over twice as long as conventional solar cell performance tests, and achieved one of the highest results for efficiency and stability in the country. This globally unprecedented feat was achieved by the Ewha research team by introducing a process of adding ammonium ions (NH4+) to tin oxide (SnO2) used in the conventional electron transport layer of perovskite solar cells, thereby preventing charge imbalance within the perovskite thin film and mitigating the decrease in charge extraction capabilities at the interface adjacent to the electron transport layer. The reaction of ammonium ions with tin oxide addresses the defect where ions within the perovskite thin film are adsorbed onto the electron transport layer, thereby improving the efficiency and stability of the cell. Additionally, by utilizing the phenomenon of mutual exchange among cations with low migration barriers, the team induced the self-formation of a two-dimensional perovskite material. This material not only reduced the interface defects in the perovskite but also enhanced device performance by maintaining uniform charge distribution. The research team observed a significant improvement in the charge transport capability of the solar cell, achieving an efficiency of 24.38 percent with a charge rate of 84 percent, while maintaining 91.87 percent of the initial performance stably over 2,070 hours. The research achievements of Professor Jo’s team are credited with advancing the development of next-generation solar cells, which is essential for achieving carbon neutrality, by offering new insights and perspectives into the correlation between migration barriers and charge distribution uniformity. Moreover, these achievements are expected to facilitate the introduction of the world’s first process for adding ammonium ions to next-generation solar cell materials, thereby addressing carbon neutrality and energy challenges through improved charge distribution control. This research was conducted through collaborative efforts between the Ewha Frontier 10-10 Project at the Department of Physics, Professor Ji-Sang Park from the Department of Nano Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University, and Dr. Gee Yeong Kim from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea, including the Priority Research Institute Program, Mid-Career Researcher Program, and Technology Development Program to Solve Climate Change.
- No.746
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- Date2024.08.12
- Views57417

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