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University-Industry Collaboration Foundation Hosts “Tech-Biz EWHA 2021”

University-Industry Collaboration Foundation Hosts “Tech-Biz EWHA 2021” The Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation (EUICF) held the Tech-Biz EWHA 2021 event at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10 to promote university-industry collaboration and the technology commercialization of outstanding research achievements possessed by Ewha. Tech-Biz EWHA 2021 was an event designed to promote Ewha’s promising future technologies, patents and research achievements and facilitate their technology transfer and commercialization through business networks. At the event, Ewha faculty members introduced 20 of Ewha’s latest cutting-edge technologies in the fields of new medicine, digital healthcare, IT, and new materials. The event also provided an opportunity to explore member companies of “EWHA Tech-Net” that have formed partnerships with Ewha and the affiliate companies of Ewha Womans University Technology Holding Company. The event commenced with opening remarks by EUICF President Lee Hyang-sook and congratulatory remarks by President Kim Eun Mee, followed by a technical presentation session where Ewha’s research teams presented outstanding technologies created by their research and development efforts. At the event, which was livestreamed through an online broadcasting platform, representatives of Ewha’s partner companies, technology buyers, and relevant organizations participated in exchanging their views and reviewing recent technology trends and Ewha’s excellent technological competence. The event also provided another opportunity to showcase Ewha’s capacity in leading innovative growth and balanced development through industry-academia collaboration with an introduction session for EWHA Tech-Net members that participated in Ewha’s cooperative activities, such as EnhancedBio Inc., Cellion Biomed Inc., and TODOC Co., Ltd., which is Ewha’s partner for the Business-linked Youth Technology Specialist Training Project, followed by an IR session for subsidiaries of Ewha Womans University Technology Holding Co., Ltd., namely I Say LAB Co., Ltd. and E-wireligner Co., Ltd. The video recording of the event is available on Ewha’s YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/UOBpeMFaYwo), and the technologies, current patents held by Ewha and researcher information introduced during the event are available on the Ewha IP-Marketplace (EPM) platform. The EUICF established the EPM (http://epm.ewha.ac.kr/) last October to facilitate technology commercialization and conduct effective marketing in accordance with recent trends in research and technology, subsequently providing services such as a real-time patent search function by technological field and researcher, and a real-time patent information search function linked to the intellectual property search service of the Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS). The EUICF provides active support across the entire process of technology commercialization from intellectual property creation to technology transfer and startup launch by operating various programs: The EWHA TLO-Idea to Market (ETM), a support program for customized technology commercialization based on excellent research and performance at Ewha to take the lead in creating high-quality intellectual property and facilitating technology commercialization; Ewha Womans University Technology Holdings Co., Ltd., an organization responsible for the establishment of Ewha’s affiliate companies; and EWHA Tech-Net, a corporate membership program.
- No.611
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- Date2021.11.12
- Views11325
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President Eun Mee Kim Honored with Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award in the United States

President Eun Mee Kim Honored with Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award in the United States President Eun Mee Kimwon the Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award by the Asia Foundation in San Francisco, United States on Tuesday, November 9 in local time. The Asia Foundation, a non-profit international development organization, is committed to improving lives all across Asia and headquartered in San Francisco, United States. Since its foundation in 1954, the Asia Foundation has addressed five overarching goals—strengthening governance, expanding economic opportunity, increasing environmental resilience, promoting international cooperation, and empowering women. The foundation has annually presented the Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award to a global leader who has made significant contributions to the prosperity and peace of the Asia-Pacific region through outstanding achievements and leadership. The award was established to honor the legacy of the late Dr. Chang-Lin Tien, an Asian immigrant who served as Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley and former chair of the Asia Foundation’s Board of Trustees, and made notable accomplishments in various areas including science, higher education, and U.S.-Asia relations. The award has been previously presented to former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2018), former President Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren of the United Nations Environment Assembly (2019), and Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata of the Indian conglomerate Tata Group (2020). Alongside President Eun Mee Kim, this year’s recipients also included cellist Yo-Yo Ma (President’s Leadership Award) and the Rockefeller Foundation (Philanthropic Leadership Award). The Asia Foundation praised President Kim’s contributions as a role model for many through her leadership and commitment toward making South Korea and Asia a better place. In particular, she has been selected as the recipient of the Chang-Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the empowerment of women and girls, and her distinguished contributions to international development cooperation and academia based on her academic leadership. “In the 1950s, the Asia Foundation’s support for poverty-stricken Korea represented a lifeline, basic dignity, and common prosperity. In this regard, I am immensely grateful to the foundation for its recognition and I would like to honor and pay my respects to the legacy of Dr. Chang Lin Tien,” remarked President Eun Mee Kim at the award ceremony. “Thanks to my education and training in both Korea and the United States, I’ve been able to study the way in which cooperative efforts for international development can help other countries, and because Ewha Womans University and Korea also once was benefited from the warmth of helping hands from faraway countries, I dedicated my academic career toward creating education and health opportunities for women and girls.” She also added, “Now that I am honored and privileged to serve as the president of my alma mater in leading one of the most comprehensive research universities in the world and a women’s university that is truly one of a kind. Going forward, I hope to be able to live up to the reputation of the Chang Lin Tien Distinguished Leadership Award and the Asia Foundation”
- No.609
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- Date2021.11.10
- Views7214
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Special Lecture Invites Former Secretary Janet Napolitano, the First Female U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

Special Lecture Invites Former Secretary Janet Napolitano, the First Female U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Ewha Graduate School of International Studies (Ewha GSIS) and the Pacific Century Institute (PCI) co-hosted the William J. Perry Lecture at the Lee San-bong Hall of the ECC building on Tuesday, November 26. The William J. Perry Lecture Series was founded in 2016 and named after American foreign policy veteran William J. Perry, who served as the Secretary of Defense (1994-1997) and North Korea policy advisor (1998-2000) in the Clinton administration. Intended to provide insight for the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula, the lectures had been suspended due to COVID-19 but resumed this year at Ewha thanks to the cooperative relationship between Ewha and the PCI, a U.S.-based non-profit organization. The event was arranged as part of the Distinguished Global Lecture Series (DGLS) of Ewha GSIS, which a series of invitational lectures has been presented by global leaders, and commenced with opening remarks by Dean Brendan Howe of Ewha Graduate School of International Studies and welcoming remarks and an introduction of speakers by President Eun Mee Kim . “This special lecture was held thanks to Ewha’s cooperative relationship with the PCI, which has contributed to peace on the Korean Peninsula and prosperity in East Asia. The lecture is expected to provide a meaningful opportunity to share the challenges and experiences faced by Janet Napolitano, the former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, former President of the University of California System, and former Governor of Arizona, and to reflect on proactive female leadership,” remarked President Eun Mee Kim. Former Secretary Janet Napolitano was appointed as the first female Attorney General of Arizona in 1999, the governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009, the first Homeland Security Secretary with the inauguration of the Obama administration in 2009, as well as the first female secretary in the history of the Department of Homeland Security. In 2013, she also served as the first female president of the University of California System and made the Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. In the special lecture titled “Preparing to Lead: Today’s Challenges for Tomorrow’s Leaders,” former Secretary Janet Napolitano shared her various experiences during her service as the Attorney General and Governor of Arizona and the Secretary of Homeland Security, conveying the personal message of “Dream big” to future women leaders and added “You can do anything you set your mind to. Listen to yourself and what you want, find your passion.” Following the lecture, Invited Professor Sohn Jie-ae, a board member of the PCI, moderated the follow-up conversation, discussion and Q&A session with students. Through the William J. Perry Lecture Series, which honors Dr. Perry’s legacy of creating a blueprint for denuclearization and peace-building on the Korean Peninsula, Ewha will continue to offer opportunities to share expertise and insight for future woman leaders based on Ewha’s special cooperative relationship with the PCI, which has contributed to deepening education, communication, and research across the Pacific Rim.
- No.607
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- Date2021.11.05
- Views6964
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Professor Hyukjin Lee Wins Korean Scientist and Engineer of the Month Award

Professor Hyukjin Lee Wins Korean Scientist and Engineer of the Month Award Professor Hyukjin Lee at the College of Pharmacy was selected as the “Korean Scientist and Engineer of the Month” in recognition of his contribution toward developing lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) that can safely deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics into the body. The Korean Scientist and Engineer of the Month Award, presented by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea, selects a recipient every month who has made a contribution of the development of science and technology with excellent research performance to receive the Minister of Science and ICT Prize. Professor Lee developed novel lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) that can effectively deliver mRNA substances that can be utilized as vaccines and biotherapeutics for various infectious diseases and incurable diseases including COVID-19. His group was the first team to succeed the development of LNP technology in Korea, thereby earning the November Korean Scientist and Engineer of the Month. Professor Lee developed LNPs that encapsulate and deliver mRNA therapeutics safely to target cells by using an ionizable lipid whose state changes depending on the surrounding pH conditions to enhance the transfection efficiency of mRNA therapeutics to target cells. The research team administered the mRNA encapsulated LNP into an animal model, confirming that a single injection could deliver mRNA therapeutics to more than 80% of target cells, which proved its validity as original technology for a safe and efficient drug delivery system, and published the findings in the online edition of Science Advances on February 26, 2021. This is the first LNP technology developed and patented domestically in South Korea and is expected to enable the development of effective and safe RNA therapeutics through a transfer agreement with EnhancedBio Inc., a bio-venture company that develops anti-cancer therapeutics. “The study offers an efficient drug delivery platform for mRNA, as a form of next-generation RNA therapeutics, to target cells, which is significant as the first LNPs to be developed and patented domestically,” Professor Lee explained. He also added, “This technology will be applied to the development of future RNA therapeutics and mRNA vaccines, and is expected to contribute to the development of the biopharmaceutical industry.”
- No.605
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- Date2021.11.03
- Views11046
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Ewha and Financial Supervisory Service Hold International Conference and Job Fair

Ewha and Financial Supervisory Service Hold International Conference and Job Fair The Ewha Career Development Center and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) co-hosted “2021 International Conference: Toward the era of F.I.N; Finance, Industry, Nature” at the Lee San-bong Hall of the ECC building on Tuesday, October 26. The Ewha Career Development Center has held international conferences with the FSS since 2019 to preemptively respond to social changes and chart a future for the coming generations, along with a job fair for the younger generation’s business startups and employment. This year, international organizations under the United Nations, foreign regulators, and financial companies took part in the conference under the theme of “Toward the era of F.I.N; Finance, Industry, Nature.” The event was held in a contact-free format to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and livestreamed through the Ewha and the FSS YouTube channels. The International Conference commenced at 9 a.m. with opening remarks by Governor Jeong Eun-bo of the Financial Supervisory Service and a welcome speech by President Eun Mee Kim, followed by congratulatory messages by South Korean Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum, Chairman Yun Jae-ok of the National Policy Committee, former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Danish Ambassador Einar Jensen, Dutch Ambassador Joanne Doornewaard, Australian Ambassador Catherine Raper, and British Ambassador Simon Smith. Deputy Head of Mission Alexandra Siddall of the Australian embassy, CEO John Rim of Samsung Biologics, Chairman Yoon Jong-kyoo of KB Financial Group, and Country Manager Philippe Van Hoof of ING Korea also graced the event with their presence. The main event commenced with a keynote speech titled “Building a more sustainable future, together” delivered by Asia-Pacific Director Dr. Daiana Beitler of Microsoft Philanthropies. Subsequently, Country Manager Philippe Van Hoof of ING Korea, Executive Director Christ Faint of the Bank of England, Senior Scientist Alaa Al Khourdajie of IPPC, Senior Economist Hwang Jae-hak of the Financial Supervisory Service, and Chief Public Relations Officer Kim Jin-young of the KB Financial Group Brand & ESG Group gave presentations regarding the effects of climate change as a global issue on the financial industry and possible countermeasures. The “Green Job Fair” and the “Third AI Challenge Competition” was held at 1 p.m. to help relieve the difficulties that youths face in employment and present a blueprint for the future of finance. In the Third AI Challenge Competition, the KaptureBee team consisting of students Lee Ha-young and Jang Yi-je from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Ewha Womans University proposed a real-time detection service for messenger-based phishing using the “KB-ALBERT model” and won the grand prize among the 10 final teams.
- No.603
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- Date2021.10.27
- Views7543
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Research Team Led by Professor Park Ji Hun Develops Nanocoating Technology Using Carbohydrate Substance

Research Team Led by Professor Park Ji Hun Develops Nanocoating Technology Using Carbohydrate Substance An undergraduate student of the Department of Science Education participated as a co-author in a research article published in Applied Surface Science, a top 5% international journal in the field of material science, coating and films. Graduate student Lee Hyunjung and undergraduate Han Yehee from Professor Park Ji Hun’s lab participated as a lead author and a co-author respectively in a research paper titled “Enhanced Deposition of Fe(III)-Tannic Acid Complex Nanofilm by Fe(III)-Embedded Dextran Nanocoating,” which explores an original technology to tune the thickness and roughness of a nanocoating layer as desired using a carbohydrate substance. The research team has focused on “dextran,” a carbohydrate substance which can be combined with iron. The team closely examined the formation process of dextran-iron compound and surface absorption characteristics. Based on this, the team identified the optimal conditions for forming a nanocoating layer, showing that a nanocoating layer can be a surface medium that can transfer iron and confirming the possibility of fine-tuning the thickness and surface properties of the coating layer as desired. The researchers were able to observe a layer more than three times thicker compared to results of preceding studies. This technology is meaningful as it can tune the properties of the coating layer and also constitutes complex nanocoating technology enabling the fusion of carbohydrates and polyphenol materials. Professor Park explained, “We expect this newly-developed nanocoating technology to create a synergy effect by fusing carbohydrates and polyphenol materials, which can be utilized for drug delivery and pharmaceutical studies.” Professor Park Ji Hun developed and patented an eco-friendly and robust nanocoating technology and studied its commercialization last October. In particular, a patent application was submitted and is currently being reviewed for the new nanocoating technology described above, which can be used for diverse applications including pharmaceutical research. Using such developed and accumulated nanocoating technologies, Professor Park plans to found an affiliate company of Ewha Womans University Technology Holding Company and release nanocoating products.
- No.601
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- Date2021.10.26
- Views11763
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2021 Ewha Zero Carbon Forum Held

2021 Ewha Zero Carbon Forum Held Ewha Womans University hosted the “2021 Ewha Zero Carbon Forum” at the Ewha Campus Complex building at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20. The forum, co-hosted by the Office of Research, the New and Renewable Energy Research Center, and the Center for Climate/Environment Change Prediction Research, and supervised by the Organizing Committee for the Ewha Zero Carbon Forum, was held to share and discuss policies in the fields of energy, climate, environment, and ESG under the theme of “The Role of Universities and Academy-Research-Industry Collaboration for the Achievement of Carbon Neutrality 2050,” and livestreamed on Ewha’s YouTube account. South Korea is consolidating its efforts to achieve its objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to achieve carbon neutrality, by declaring the 2050 Carbon Neutral Vision through the long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies submitted to the United Nations in December, 2020, and promulgating the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth in September, 2021 in response to the climate crisis. Ewha has been at the forefront of climate change research by establishing the Climate and Energy Systems Engineering major in 2017, conducting world-class research through the Center for Climate/Environmental Change Prediction Research as a university priority research institute in science and engineering, and advancing the development of international climate risk management models. The school also plans to further reinforce its leading role in the ESG field, starting with this forum. The opening ceremony commenced at 2 p.m. with an opening address by Lee Hyang-sook, Vice President of the Office of Research and President of the Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation, and was followed by a welcome speech by President Kim Eun Mee, a video congratulatory remark by Minister of Science and ICT Lim Hye-sook, and a congratulatory speech by Chairwoman Yoo Young-sook of the Center for Climate/Environment Change Prediction Research Board of Directors. President Eun Mee Kim remarked, “One of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals that humanity must achieve by 2030 is to respond to climate change, and carbon neutrality is expected to become the most important topic of this era after the COVID-19 pandemic is over,” and added, “Through this forum, we hope to solidify Ewha’s status as a creative innovation platform that fosters global leaders, consolidates researchers’ capabilities, and leads a sustainable society.” Subsequently, Minister of Science and ICT Lim Hye-sook emphasized, “Universities will take on an expanded role as a starting point for nurturing innovative talents and R&D capabilities to develop carbon-neutral technologies. The government will also explore various policies to expand the role of universities in innovations regarding carbon-neutral technology and accelerate academy-research-industry collaboration.” Following the opening ceremony, keynote lectures were given from 2:30 p.m. by Chairman & CEO Lee Dong-gull of Korea Development Bank on the topic of “Carbon Neutrality and Korea Development Bank as a Green Bank,” President Kim Jong-nam of the Korea Institute of Energy Research on “The Role of Technologies for Carbon Neutrality,” and President Yoon Je-yong of the Korea Environment Institute on “Transformation and Journey toward a Carbon-Neutral Society.” Through these keynote lectures, the speakers offered insights on the importance of carbon neutrality and their respective institution’s strategies to ensure a clean and sustainable future. The second part of the forum opened with a topic presentation by Professor William Jo from the Department of Physics at Ewha and followed up with a discussion session, chaired by Professor Choi Yong-sang from the Climate and Energy Systems Engineering major, on methods and solutions to achieve carbon neutrality through academy-research-industry collaboration. Based on its top-tier research achievements, Ewha will continue to strive to discover leading research fields and future-oriented challenging research fields under the vision of “A Creative and Innovative Platform Leading to a Sustainable Society,” and strengthen the support system for cultivating global female leaders.
- No.599
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- Date2021.10.21
- Views8756
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Professor Hwi Young Kim from Department of Medicine Develops AI-based Model to Predict Risk of Hepatocellular...

Professor Hwi Young Kim from Department of Medicine Develops AI-based Model to Predict Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Professor Hwi Young Kim developed an AI-based model named “PLAN-B” to predict the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with chronic hepatitis B. The multinational and multi-institutional clinical study, conducted jointly with foreign and domestic researchers including a research team led by Professor Jeong-Hoon Lee from the Department of Internal Medicine at Seoul National University Hospital, is drawing attention as it is expected to demonstrate high practical utility in real clinical practice by improving the prediction accuracy of hepatocellular carcinoma risk among patients with chronic hepatitis B for which prediction and preparation are vital. In collaboration with researchers at home and abroad, research teams led by Professors Kim and Lee analyzed the data of a total of 13,508 patients with chronic hepatitis B from 18 institutions across South Korea and 11 institutions across Europe and North America, applying the data to AI-based machine learning algorithms to develop “PLAN-B,” which is a prediction model for the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. “PLAN-B” is expected to be highly beneficial to practice as its prediction accuracy is significantly higher than that of existing prediction models. By providing more detailed analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma risk through a gradient-boosting machine algorithm, it will also contribute significantly to enabling treatment and patient management tailored to the characteristics of individual patients. First author Professor Kim remarked, “We developed a unique prediction model for hepatocellular carcinoma using artificial intelligence, and this study holds significant clinical implications as its efficacy was validated using large-scale patient data from the East and the West,” and explained, “PLAN-B will greatly help in identifying patients with high risk of hepatocellular carcinoma as well as those with very low risk.” PLAN-B was developed with support from “'Dr. Answer 2.0,” which is an AI-based precision medical solution development project. The research findings, titled “An Artificial Intelligence Model to Predict Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Korean and Caucasian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B,” were published in the online edition of Journal of Hepatology (IF = 25.083), a world-renowned academic journal in the field of gastrointestinal diseases and the official academic journal of the European Association of the Study of the Liver, on Friday, October 1. Professor Kim, an expert in liver diseases, is particularly recognized in the domestic and international academia for his outstanding research achievements in clinical epidemiologic studies and prediction model development for liver cancer, cirrhosis and fatty liver. He is also active as a member of the Publication Committee and the Public Relations Committee at the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver.
- No.597
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- Date2021.10.18
- Views12740
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Ewha Womans University Natural History Museum Holds Special Exhibition Titled “Exploring Living Creatures in Korean Cult

Ewha Womans University Natural History Museum Holds Special Exhibition Titled “Exploring Living Creatures in Korean Culture” Ewha Womans University Natural History Museum (Director: Jang Yi-kweon) is hosting a special exhibition titled “Exploring Living Creatures in Korean Culture with Natural Culture Geeks” to commemorate its 53rd anniversary through Wednesday, August 31, 2022. The special exhibition was arranged to explore living creatures in Korean culture and understand their cultural and biological significance and value. The event will provide the opportunity to understand the meaning behind 50 cultural works, including Chochungdo (The Painting of Flowers and Insects), Jasaneobo (The Book of Fish), Eogaehwacheop (The Illustrated Album of Fish and Clams) , Shipjangsaengdo (The Painting of Ten Symbols of Longevity), Hwajoyoungmodo (The Painting of Flowers, Birds, and Animals), Shimcheongjeon (The Tale of Shim Cheong), lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl, sculptures, and ceramics, in addition to exploring the living creatures that became motifs of such artworks and the emotional experience of the creators of such cultural content in creating their works. The museum’s special exhibition and educational program was planned with the support of the “2021 University Museum Promotion Support Project” organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and supervised by the Korean Association of University Museums, and the admission and educational participation fees are free of charge. However, in-person viewing for the special exhibition remains limited to a maximum of five individual visitors at a time in accordance with social distancing guidelines. For details including visiting hours and quota, please visit the Natural History Museum website (http://cms.ewha.ac.kr/user/nhm/). Director Jang Yi-kweon remarked, “The Natural History Museum at Ewha was established as the first natural history museum in South Korea in 1969, and has since amassed a collection of approximately 230,000 samples of natural species while actively operating exhibitions and educational programs,” and added, “Although we regret that we are currently unable to offer the full experience of in-person exhibitions due to COVID-19, we look forward to greeting many visitors at our special exhibition as we endeavor to present a new look and feel for the museum by introducing various media and ICT technologies including Metaverse.”
- No.595
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- Date2021.10.14
- Views7714
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Professor Nam Jong-kuk Selected for Excellent Scholars Program by National Research Foundation of Korea

Professor Nam Jong-kuk Selected for Excellent Scholars Program by National Research Foundation of Korea Professor Nam Jong-kuk from the Department of History under the College of Liberal Arts has been selected for the “2021 Excellent Scholars Program” by the National Research Foundation of Korea. The “Excellent Scholars Program” is aimed at supporting the establishment of a stable research environment that allows outstanding scholars in the field of humanities and social sciences to compile and further develop their research achievements to date, and promote the social dissemination of such achievements. A total of eight researchers were selected this year based on their research creativity, research capabilities, and excellence in research planning. Professor Nam will be supported by a research fund amounting to a total of 150 million KRW for the next three years to carry out an in-depth study under the theme of “Rediscovering Shylock: Changing Perceptions in Interest-based Moneylending.” Shylock, a fictional character in Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice, is portrayed as the epitome of vicious Jewish moneylenders who extort poor Christians. Through his study on interest-based moneylending, which was condemned as a vice in the medieval Christian society, Professor Nam plans to explore the historical origins of modern capitalism by tracing how the perception of interest-based moneylending changed from ancient to early modern eras and how these changes affected the direction and outcomes of economic development in Europe. Professor Nam has previously conducted studies on the history of civilizational exchanges in the medieval Mediterranean region, medieval Italian merchants and commodities, the history of East-West exchanges during the Pax Mongolica era, the rise of capitalism, and medieval Christian pilgrimages, and published approximately 30 papers to date. He has written Le[BS1] commerce du coton en Méditerranée à la fin du Moyen Age (Leiden and New York: Brill, 2007), How Did Medieval Mediterranean Trade Change Europe? (Minumin, 2011), The Great Adventure of Medieval Italian Merchants: The Origin of Modern Capitalism and Innovation (LP, 2015), and Venice: The Medieval Maritime Empire (Ewha Womans University Press, 2020), and translated The Merchant of Prato: Francesco Di Marco Datini: Daily Life in a Medieval Italian City (LP, 2009) and The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, Volume II [BS2](Kachi Publishing, 2017). In addition, he is active in giving lectures on the EBS program Insight and has been expanding the educational horizon by launching a lecture series titled “The Story of Three Civilizations: The History of Medieval Mediterranean Exchanges” on the Korean Massive Open Online Course (K-MOOC) in the first semester of 2021. The College of Liberal Arts, which has shared the history and tradition of Ewha since the establishment of the Humanities Division in 1925, has produced future talents who will lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution by providing courses in literature, history, philosophy, foreign language studies, Christian studies, and convergence humanities major and interdisciplinary programs. It ranked first for the humanities employment rate in the 2019 JoongAng Ilbo University Assessment, and continues to demonstrate excellent educational and research capabilities by making remarkable achievements in various government-sponsored research projects, including the University Innovation Support Project.
- No.593
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- Date2021.10.12
- Views11292

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