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Computer Science and Engineering Major Holds 40th Anniversary Ceremony

Computer Science and Engineering Major Holds 40th Anniversary Ceremony The Computer Science and Engineering major at Ewha, which boasts the longest history among computer science departments in South Korea, held its 40th anniversary commemoration ceremony at the Lee San-bong Hall of the Ewha Campus Complex building on Friday, October 1. The commemorative event was co-hosted by the Computer Science and Engineering major and the Computer Science and Engineering Major Alumnae Association and sponsored by the Center for Simulated Reality and Contents Convergence, which is the ICT Research Center (ITRC) at Ewha, and held with the aim to celebrate the milestones achieved by the major over the past 40 years and to renew its resolution to become an ever-growing major at Ewha. Officiated by Head Professor Park Sang-soo, the event commenced with a guest lecture titled “Future of ICT, Computing, and Universities” by the former Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Choi Yang-hee. The official ceremony opened at 5 p.m. with a prayer led by University Chaplain Ahn Sun-hee, followed by a welcome speech by Dean Chung Myong-soo of the ELTEC College of Engineering, congratulatory remarks by President Eun Mee Kim and President Lee Ju-hee of the Computer Science and Engineering Major Alumnae Association, and words of encouragement by President Nah Yun-mook of the Korea Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers and Professor Emeritus Lee Ki-ho of the Computer Science and Engineering major. President Eun Mee Kim remarked in her congratulatory address, “In the midst of all-time high demand for experts in the field of artificial intelligence, the growth of Ewha’s Computer Science and Engineering major presents critical implications with regard to Ewha’s efforts toward the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence major, the Division of AI Convergence, and the College of Artificial Intelligence,” and added, “We expect that the Computer Science and Engineering major will play an even greater role in Ewha’s endeavor to lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution and we dedicate our most heartfelt wishes for the major to take a further leap forward throughout the next 40 and even 100 years.” The ceremony was followed by congratulatory remarks from President Lee Ju-hee of the Computer Science and Engineering Major Alumnae Association and words of encouragement from President Nah Yun-mook of the Korea Institute of Information Scientists and Engineers, and Lee Ki-ho, the major’s first professor and current Professor Emeritus. Professor Emeritus Cho Dong-sub, also from the Computer Science and Engineering major, gave an introductory lecture on the “40-year History of Computer Science and Engineering at Ewha,” and Alumnae Association President Lee Ju-hee reported on alumnae-related news and presented appreciation plaques. The Computer Science and Engineering major was established in 1981 as the Department of Computer Science and has produced 2,500 graduates to date. Since its establishment, it has played a leading role in nurturing key talents equipped with global competitiveness in the IT field over the past 40 years and achieved a series of meaningful outcomes by producing many outstanding graduates who made significant contributions to society. The major explores information and communication technologies, which form the backbone of future industries, as well as the hardware and software necessary for the operation of such technologies. In response to changes in the industrial demand for advanced software engineers, the major is preparing to lead the future through cutting-edge education and research based on Ewha’s state-of-the-art educational environment and excellent faculty members.
- No.601
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- Date2021.10.08
- Views8505
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“Ewha Frontier 10–10 Project” to Lead the Future of Ewha

“Ewha Frontier 10–10 Project” to Lead the Future of Ewha Ewha Womans University announced the “Ewha Frontier 10–10 Project” to select a total of 20 project teams consisting of 10 teams each in leading research fields and future-oriented challenging research fields for its leap toward as a world-class research-oriented university on Tuesday, October 5. The “Ewha Frontier 10–10 Project,” aimed at enhancing Ewha’s competitiveness and consolidating its status as a research-oriented university under the capable leadership of President Eun Mee Kim, represents a core task for Ewha’s main objective of “Establishing an Environment Conducive to World-Class Research” under “Ewha Vision 2030+.” The project will be implemented with the aim to enhance Ewha’s external reputation by supporting leading and promising academic fields, securing outstanding faculty members, and generating innovative research outcomes. Based on the project, Ewha plans to solidify its status as a research-oriented university with world-class research capabilities. Ewha will select up to 10 project teams respectively in “leading research fields” and “future-oriented challenging fields,” which are areas with global competitiveness, and support each team with funding of 2 to 5 billion KRW for a total of three years. The selected project teams will conduct leading research with full support, such as the invitation of renowned scholars or outstanding faculty members, support for new researchers and graduate students, expansion of research environment and infrastructure, and support for international joint research and globalization. Through the project, Ewha plans to pioneer its own growth and prioritize future-oriented academic and research fields as well as establishing an environment conducive to world-class research based on its tradition of academic diversity encompassing liberal arts, social studies, arts and physical education, and convergence fields. The evaluation for project selection will be conducted between November and December, and the project’s full-scale implementation will commence in March 2022. Detailed information can be found in the project announcement by each college (or graduate school). Meanwhile, the Office of Research officially launched the “PURE service” (https://ewha.elsevierpure.com/) to disseminate and promote Ewha’s excellent research achievements. The service is a web-based solution provided by the global academic information analytics company Elsevier and is tailored for the promotion of research achievements and the implementation of marketing strategies by enhancing researchers’ convenience by providing the comprehensive management of research activities and achievements, visual research statistics based on a vast international academic database such as SCOPUS, and performance analysis sample reports for individual researchers or groups. Anyone who is interested in Ewha’s research performance and achievements can search for paper publication records, research activities, related statistics, and keywords by individual researchers on the PURE service’s official website. The launch of this service will enable the effective management of various research performance and achievements of individual researchers on a single platform. Vice President Lee Hyang-sook of the Office of Research remarked, “We expect that the PURE service will contribute to increasing the possibility of international joint research and convergence research in collaboration with the world’s leading research and academic institutions by maximizing the publicity and dissemination of our research achievements online, and enhancing the convenience of obtaining basic research performance data and reporting materials necessary for applying for and implementing external research projects.”
- No.599
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- Date2021.10.06
- Views13605
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Ewha Womans University Museum Becomes First to Adopt “AI Humanoid Docent” in South Korea

Ewha Womans University Museum Becomes First to Adopt “AI Humanoid Docent” in South Korea Ewha Womans University Museum adopted an AI docent to serve as a guide for its collection and launched a permanent online exhibition titled “Masterpieces from Ewha Womans University Museum (https://masterpieces.ewha.ac.kr).” Although there have been previous cases in which museums and galleries in Korea had adopted service robots to explain exhibits and provide guided tours around exhibitions, or developed exhibition guide apps using Bluetooth beacon technology and AR characters, the Ewha Womans University Museum became the first in Korea to adopt an AI humanoid character (AI avatar) that closely resembles a real person through organic integration with deep-learning technology. The museum was originally founded in 1935 and holds two national treasures, 22 state-designated cultural properties and 23,000 artifacts. A total of 150 major artifacts from the collection will be made available to the public as high-resolution images in the permanent online exhibition, while national treasures such as the Jar with the Grape Vine Design in Underglaze Iron and the Jar with Inscription “the 4th year of Sunwha” and 21 treasures will be introduced by the AI docent. Visitors from Korea and abroad were previously able to enjoy exhibitions guided by student docents before the COVID-19 pandemic, but now that the pandemic has made it difficult to offer in-person exhibition guides, the museum had been regretting the subsequent lack of interactions among visitors, docents, and curators. Therefore, it required new online spaces and globalization strategies in response to the COVID-19 era so that overseas visitors, who account for a high proportion of museum visitors who can no longer visit due to the pandemic, are given the opportunity to continue appreciating art and culture. This permanent online exhibition and the introduction of the AI humanoid docent are expected to ensure the safe and enjoyable exhibition of the museum collections for global citizens of the COVID-19 era.
- No.597
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- Date2021.10.01
- Views7959
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Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation Concludes Technology Transfer Agreement for Cell Type–specific Deliver

Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation Concludes Technology Transfer Agreement for Cell Type–specific Delivery of RNA Therapeutics The Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation (EUICF) held a signing ceremony with EnhancedBio Inc. to join the technology transfer agreement for “lipid nanoparticles (LNP) for targeted delivery of RNA therapeutics into different types of cells” on Wednesday, September 15. The technology, developed by Professor Hyukjin Lee at the College of Pharmacy, enables the targeted delivery of RNA therapeutics to various types of cells by the formulation of lipid nanoparticles (LNP). The presenting technology has shown clinically relevant gene-transfer efficacy as well as good safety. Although this is a core technology that has already been used for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer, it represented an essential endeavor for biotech companies to secure their own LNP technology. The relevant core technology patents are mostly held by U.S. companies and other foreign companies. It is important to note that the presenting technology has been developed solely by a domestic research group and the patent (KR10-2198763) has been granted with this technology. The research team, led by Professor Lee at the College of Pharmacy, already transferred the patent of 246C10 LNP technology to EnhancedBio Inc. in May 2020 and two more follow-up patents will be transferred through this agreement. The agreement contains an advance payment, a milestone payment for the commencement of clinical trials, and royalties on sales, which are expected to add to the school’s revenue from the technology transfer fee. “The LNP platform technology for the delivery of RNA therapeutics will be a game-changer for non-viral gene therapy and can be applied widely to various RNA therapeutics including siRNA and mRNA that are currently on the market,” explained Professor Hyukjin Lee. “In particular, LNP for the cell-specific delivery of RNA therapeutics negates the disadvantage of current LNP technology and represents an extraordinary advancement that simultaneously guarantees the efficacy and safety of RNA therapeutics.” He also added, “We will actively participate in commercializing RNA therapeutics and making inroads into global markets through continued joint research and collaboration with EnhancedBio Inc., a company that develops anti-cancer therapeutics based on siRNA.” “This agreement is meaningful to Ewha in that the stability of the patent rights has been proved after the first technology transfer last year and a patent portfolio was established with the subsequent R&D outcomes, leading to a new patent technology for which the second technology transfer agreement was signed,” said EUICF President Lee Hyang-sook, who also added, “I hope this ceremony serves as an opportunity for Ewha Womans University and EnhancedBio Inc. to advance to the next step and take the lead in the global biotechnology market.” Ewha holds an extensive range of about 1,000 patents across various fields including the humanities, social sciences, entertainment, sports as well as science and technology. The EUICF actively supports the entire process of technology commercialization based on Ewha’s excellent research outcomes, from the creation of intellectual properties, to technology transfer and business launch. The EUICF will continuously endeavor to establish a virtuous cycle to generate profits from technology transfers, businesses creation, industry-university joint research, and recruitment linkages regarding outstanding technologies and patents held by Ewha and reinvesting such profits into research and development, amidst Ewha’s dedicated efforts to construct a creative research ecosystem conducive to world-class performance under the vision of “A Creative and Innovative Platform Leading to a Sustainable Society.”
- No.595
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- Date2021.09.16
- Views11451
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Ewha Develops International Climate Risk Management Model with Financial Supervisory Service

Ewha Develops International Climate Risk Management Model with Financial Supervisory Service Ewha signed an industry-government-academia business agreement to develop an international climate risk management model named “Frontier-1.5D” in partnership with the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), major Korean businesses and the British Embassy in Seoul. Frontier-1.5D, a collaborative effort by Ewha, the FSS, major Korean companies, and the British Embassy, is aimed at taking the initiative towards reaching a global consensus on limiting the average global temperature rise within 1.5℃ above the pre-industrial level (before 1850) and actively participating in climate risk management. The business agreement, as the first global collaboration effort involving financial supervisory authorities, businesses, academia and foreign embassies, is expected to present an exemplary case of international collaboration in the development of future climate risk management models. The business agreement signing ceremony held at the British Embassy on Monday, September 13 was attended by President Eun Mee Kim of Ewha Womans University, Governor Jeong Eun-bo of the Financial Supervisory Service, British Ambassador to South Korea Simon Smith, the UK’s High-Level Climate Action Champion for COP26 Nigel Topping, CEO Kim Jun of SK Innovation, CEO Choi Eun-seok of CJ Cheiljedang, CEO John Rim of Samsung Biologics, Chairman Yoon Jong-Kyoo of KB Financial Group, and Chairman Cho Yong-byoung of Shinhan Financial Group. The business agreement aims to mitigate climate-related uncertainties by developing a management model for climate risk, estimating the range of costs incurred by climate risk, and forecasting the losses faced by businesses and financial institutions following abnormal climate change and countermeasures such as carbon emission reduction. The development of a new model will make it possible to reduce management uncertainty, present methods of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG), and attract foreign investors. Ewha has been taking the initiative in researching climate change and now aims to play a leading role in developing the aforementioned climate risk management model as the only education and research institution to have signed the business agreement. The six corporations will provide climate risk data for each business sector and the analysis thereof, while the British Embassy will assume an advisory role for the development of the climate risk model, and the FSS will play a coordinating role in sharing their knowhow and mediating cooperation among the participants. This joint industrial-government-academia project, which is based on the role of financial authorities in responding to a “Green Swan,” referring to unpredictable risks and threats brought by the climate change as defined by the Bank for International Settlements, is expected to contribute to enhancing the climate risk management capacity of stakeholders by coordinating their needs and capabilities.
- No.593
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- Date2021.09.14
- Views11775
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Ewha Selected for Three Projects under Academic Support Program in Humanities and Social Sciences

Ewha Selected for Three Projects under Academic Support Program in Humanities and Social Sciences The Ewha Asian Center for Women’s Studies (ACWS), the Institute of School Violence Prevention, and a research team at the Department of Special Education have been selected for new projects under the “2021 Basic Research for the Humanities and Social Sciences” program supported by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea. The Institute Programs in the Humanities & Social Sciences has been implemented since 2019 with the aim to create a virtuous cycle in the academic research ecosystem by helping college institutes to grow into specialized and professional research hubs that nurture future generations of researchers. The program will provide the institutes selected this year with an annual research funding of 300 million KRW for a maximum total of 1.8 billion KRW over the period of six years (three years + three years). The ACWS (Director Jung Ji-young) was selected for the pure academic research category with a research project titled “Race and Gender: Analysis and Theorization of the Phenomenon of Neo-racialization in Globalized Korea,” and the Institute of School Violence Prevention was selected for the problem-solving and general (top-down) category with a study on the establishment of evidence-based policy for preventing and responding to school violence. In addition, the Social Science Korea (SSK) program selected a research team led by Professor Lee Youngsun at the Department of Special Education with a research project titled “Digital Transformation for Inclusive and Sustainable Disability-Friendly Society” The SSK program, which is intended to support institutes to become world-class research centers and produce quality long-term data research, will provide funding up to 1.5 billion KRW over the period of ten years (three years + three years + four years). Meanwhile, the Ewha Institute for the Humanities and a research team at the Department of Communication Disorders, which were selected for the Priority Research Institute Program in the Humanities and Social Sciences and the SSK program in 2018, successfully executed the first phase of their research project and entered into the second phase. Subsequently, the Ewha Institute for the Humanities (Director Ham Dong-ju) will conduct interdisciplinary research in the humanities and convergence areas with art- and technology-related fields, with funding of 600 million KRW for the next three years. In addition, a research team led by Professor Kim Young-tae at the Department of Communication Disorders will continue a study on platform-based support for linguistic and emotional-behavioral development to ensure the social integration of children exposed to linguistic and cultural diversity with funding of 300 million KRW for the next three years. Under the vision of “A Creative and Innovative Platform Leading to a Sustainable Society,” Ewha will dedicate itself towards establishing its position as a research hub for the humanities and social sciences, vitalizing research by conducting research projects and nurturing outstanding researchers based on the research capability accumulated in the humanities and social sciences.
- No.591
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- Date2021.09.10
- Views12682
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Ewha University Museum Holds Special Exhibition, IN PRAISE OF PLANTS

Ewha University Museum Holds Special Exhibition, IN PRAISE OF PLANTS Ewha University Museum (Director Jang Nam-won) is holding a special exhibition, IN PRAISE OF PLANTS, at the museum’s Special Exhibition Hall (second floor) from September 1 (Wed) to November 30 (Tue). This exhibition 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. The special exhibition, IN PRAISE OF PLANTS, introduces a variety of plants entrenched as metaphors and symbols that reflect numerous perspectives on reason in the literary, philosophical and aesthetic senses, while benefitting human life based on their ecological traits and beauty, under five sub-themes. The exhibition displays 250 pieces in total, comprised of works by modern artists and the museum’s collections, offering contemporary interpretations on plants through works by modern artists and traditional points of view on plants through artworks from the Joseon era. The five sub-themes of this special exhibition are “Plant, Projection of Concept,” “Plant Ornaments and Designs,” “Good Omens and Aspiration,” “Modern Arts and Plants” and “Plant Archive.” The exhibition specifically invited modern artists whose works are themed on plants as well as ornaments, handicrafts and traditional paintings of Joseon-era literati that introduce our ancestors’ thoughts on plants. Director Jang remarked, “I expect this special exhibition will provide an opportunity to admire a diverse aspect of plants, as well as various beautiful works of art, that console and befriend us at a time when our minds and bodies are exhausted due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic,” adding “The museum will remain faithful to its role as a cultural platform by providing local residents and teenagers with opportunities for cultural experience and education through multiple programs connecting cultural resources.” Admission to the exhibition is available free of charge, but due to social distancing measures imposed by the government, only groups of five or fewer are allowed to enter at a time. The museum is open Monday to Friday, 9:30 am until 5 pm, and closed on Saturday, Sunday and national holidays.
- No.589
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- Date2021.09.03
- Views11458
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Future and AI Invented by Ewha

Future and AI Invented by Ewha With Ewha’s declaration of the Ewha Vision 2030+ development plan under the aim to become a university with the highest standard of competitiveness on the path toward becoming a “Creative and Innovative Platform Leading to a Sustainable Society,” the school’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) education and research projects are picking up the pace under the goal of creative research and education innovation. President Eun Mee Kim expressed her resolution for Ewha to spearhead the AI sector at an event for Ewha members ahead of the new semester. She also emphasized, “Ewha must take the lead in improving women’s access to the AI field and developing AI algorithms with gender sensitivity by strengthening AI capabilities, which is considered to be one of the most important areas in the era of the Fourth Industrial Resolution,” and unveiled her intent to expedite AI research and education, stating “Ewha is a well-rounded university across all academic fields, which means it is able to benefit humanity through AI technology by utilizing its strengths such as engineering capabilities centered on the development of core AI technology as well as in-depth convergent research on matters related to social issues, norms, regulations, and accountabilities caused by the rise of AI.” Newly established this year, the Artificial Intelligence major of the Division of AI Convergence will recruit new students from the 2022 academic year onward. Ewha is planning to establish undergraduate college courses related to AI and drive changes toward creating a hyper-intelligent and hyper-connected society. The Artificial Intelligence major is expected to contribute to addressing the high-quality labor shortage that is currently facing industries through interdepartmental and interdisciplinary convergent research. Ewha aims to nurture extraordinarily talented women in key fields that will lead the future society through its Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Track and the Department of Computational Medicine launched at its graduate school last year to reinforce core competencies in areas such as big data and AI, along with the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence major. Ewha is also playing a prominent part in AI-related key projects. Ewha’s Graduate School of Education and the Center for Future Education Research were exclusively selected to operate the Research Center for AI Convergence Education for another year, proving Ewha’s extraordinary competence in guiding AI education. The Ministry of Education initiated the Open Recruitment Program for the AI Convergent Education and Research Supporting Center in 2020 to lay a foundation for AI convergent education and appointed Ewha as its exclusive operating institution. The AI Convergent Education and Research Supporting Center provides AI convergent education degree programs with the participation of 1,000 teachers selected from 41 graduate schools of education across the country, while offering relevant policy support for 17 metropolitan and provincial offices of education and conducting research to accelerate AI convergent education at elementary, middle, and high schools. In recognition of the successful implementation of the program during its first year, the AI Convergent Education and Research Supporting Center was rated “excellent” in the performance evaluation performed by the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education and chosen as the sole AI convergent education and research supporting center for its second year of implementation. Computer Science & Engineering of ELTEC College of Engineering (Principal Investigator: Professor Min Dong-bo) will participate as a joint research institution for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Innovation Hub Project and carry out research titled “Self-evolving AI Based on Various Hardware (Robots/Drones)” with the financial support of 2.7 billion KRW in total for the next five years (July 1, 2021, to December 31, 2025). The AI Innovation Hub Project is a program designed to integrate AI research capabilities accumulated by local universities, companies and research centers, and establish a national research framework equipped with global competitiveness by creating an open AI research environment. Ewha is assigned to Research Group 2 along with Seoul National University, Kyung Hee University, Sungkyunkwan University, UNIST and Chonnam National University, and is conducting research on the theme of “Self-evolving AI Based on Various Hardware (Robots/Drones).” The project involves a number of Computer Science and Engineering faculty members at Ewha and aims to develop AI that is capable of self-improvement through various hardware-related optimizations. The Computer Science and Engineering major is carrying out research on the theme of “AI in Action (AiA): Autonomous Behavior Planning AI” upon being chosen for the 2021 Basic Research Laboratory project supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea in June this year. With its recent selection as a joint research institution for the AI Innovation Hub Project, the department is expected to take the lead in computer science and engineering-based AI research. With the rising profile of various projects and achievements to pioneer the AI field, Ewha is also actively promoting programs to achieve the five goals of Ewha Vision 2030+ from the upcoming semester onward, such as the Frontier 10–10 Project that aims to help Ewha grow as a research-oriented university, the launch of R&D Planning Headquarters, the development of new Ewha education model and the establishment of special graduate schools for high-tech fields.
- No.587
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- Date2021.09.02
- Views8870
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2021 Ewha International Summer College Session II Held Online

2021 Ewha International Summer College Session II Held Online 2021 Ewha International Summer College Session II, organized by the Office of International Affairs (OIA), has successfully concluded its three-week program. Every summer, the OIA launches a summer college program through which students from around the world learn about and experience Korea. 2021 Ewha International Summer College Session, which took place from August 9 (Mon) to 27 (Fri), consisted of “Intro to Korea” programs including Korean language classes, special lectures on Korean Studies and Korean culture experiences. This year’s session, which took place entirely online, was attended by international students from Japan, the U.S., the Netherlands, Belgium, etc. In particular, as Ewha began operating the short-term Korea-Japan Joint Higher Education Student Exchange Program hosted by the National Institute for International Education for undergraduates this year, a myriad of Japanese students participated in the program, leading the OIA to dedicate greater effort into planning and preparing programs for Japanese students by offering a special lecture delivered in Japanese and a scholarship recipient mentoring session. Numerous classes were provided in English and Japanese for attendees, such as “Korean Economy,” “Understanding Korean Culture through Korean Language,” “Gender Equality in Korea: Key Issues and Challenges,” “Korean Music and Korean Instrument,” “The Birth of K-Pop: a Brief History of Korean Pop Music,” “The Delicacy of Korean Cuisine,” “Similar But Different Language Cultures of Japan and Korea” and “Daily Life in Korea,” along with the Korean language course. In addition, the program featured the return of “K-Pop Dance,” a cultural experience activity praised by the Summer College Session I program attendees. The OIA provided two sessions by inviting a choreography specialist with experience working for the SM and YG entertainment companies, and students learned and experienced Korean culture by practicing the choreography of leading K-Pop groups in the Korean Wave, such as BTS, BLACKPINK, and Aespa. At the closing ceremony hosted on the YouTube channel on August 28 (Fri), Vice President Lee Hai-young of the OIA remarked “The program may be closing for now, but I hope that you will remember the pleasant time you spend at Ewha International Summer College as a member of Ewha for a long time” and encouraged students by saying, “I hope to see you again at the Ewha campus someday and that you’ll take an interest in the winter program that will be held at the end of this year.” Tess Hiemstra from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, who participated in this program based on her interests in the Korean language and culture, said “All classes were very helpful and provided a good opportunity to learn about new things and meet new people. I would recommend other students to join Ewha International Summer College as well.”
- No.585
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- Date2021.08.30
- Views7215
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Fall 2020 Commencement Ceremony Held Online

Fall 2020 Commencement Ceremony Held Online Ewha hosted the Fall 2020 Commencement Ceremony online on August 27 (Fri) and graduated a total of 2,400 students, conferring a bachelor’s degree for 1,424 students, a master’s degree for 858 students and a doctoral degree for 118 students. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the commencement ceremony for this year was also held online by streaming a pre-recorded video clip through the school’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/ewhauniv). Vice President Shin Ha-yoon of the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs presided over this year’s ceremony, which took place in the order of a scripture reading and prayer by Rev. Ahn Sun-hee (University Chaplain), a report on academic affairs by the Vice President for the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs, a speech by the President, congratulatory remarks by Professor Emeritus Chang Pil-wha, benediction, and a recital of the school anthem. Through her remarks, President Eun Mee Kim proposed the new school vision of “A Creative and Innovative Platform Leading to a Sustainable Society” and pledged that “Ewha will boldly stand against the various challenges imposed by this new era and continue to grow further by turning crises into opportunities as we did in the past.” She blessed the new graduates on the beginning of a new chapter in their lives, adding “Ewha will always be praying and waiting for you here.” The remarks were followed by a congratulatory address by Professor Emeritus Chang Pil-wha, who has dedicated her life as a first-generation women’s studies scholar for 37 years since her appointment as the first professor at the Department of Women’s Studies, which was established at Ewha in 1984 as the first of its kind in Asian universities. Professor Emeritus Chang extended her congratulations to the graduates who were set to bid farewell to the Ewha campus in order to venture out into the wider world, remarking “Failing to achieve a certain goal doesn’t mean that you’ve failed in life. It simply means that a new opportunity has opened for you to walk down a different path.” She also encouraged the graduates, commenting “As long as you have the resilience to recover from failure, you will always be able to take on new challenges and walk toward creating the ideal world of your aspirations.” Meanwhile, this year’s graduating class includes Jeon Jeong-ja (Human Movement Studies) who was readmitted to the school after the abolition of the ban on student marriage. Jeon, who was the oldest graduate this year, completed her courses after re-entering the school in March 2019 to continue her study, which was suspended when she became married as a sophomore. The youngest graduate was Kweon Na-gyeong, who completed all courses of the Elementary Education major within three and a half years and graduated early at the age of 21. In addition, six EGPP (Ewha Global Partnership Program) scholarship recipients from Vietnam, China and Thailand also received their diplomas. The EGPP is Ewha’s female talent-nurturing program that provides full tuition and living expenses to female students selected from developing countries. EGPP graduates are expected to demonstrate the educational capabilities that they accumulated at Ewha in Korea or after returning to their home country based on their academic excellence.
- No.583
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- Date2021.08.27
- Views9584

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