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Exploring Challenges and Opportunities: The 1st Ewha-Asan UniverCT Climate Tech Entrepreneurship Forum

Exploring Challenges and Opportunities: The 1st Ewha-Asan UniverCT Climate Tech Entrepreneurship Forum The Ewha University-Industry Collaboration Foundation (EUICF) hosted the 1st Ewha-Asan UniverCT Climate Tech Entrepreneurship Forum at the auditorium of the University-Industry Collaboration Building on November 26, 2024 (Tue.). As part of the Ewha-Asan UniverCT (University x Climate Tech) program, this forum was designed to raise awareness of climate tech and entrepreneurship, while identifying and supporting female climate-tech entrepreneurs. In March 2024, Ewha Womans University and the Asan Nanum Foundation signed an agreement to spread the culture of climate-tech startups and nurture climate-tech entrepreneurs. Based on this agreement, Ewha has worked to establish a climate-tech startup track in its undergraduate programs and organize various events, including boot camps and forums, with the aim of enhancing students’ awareness of the climate crisis and strengthening their capabilities in climate-tech entrepreneurship. In the first session of this forum, entitled “Challenges and Opportunities in the Climate Tech Era,” lectures were given by Shin-Young Ahn, CEO of A-Stone Ventures, on “Opportunities for Female Entrepreneurs from the Perspective of a Venture Capital CEO,” and by Professor Ji Hun Park of the Department of Science Education on “From Lab to Market.” This was followed by a talk show focusing on venture capital and entrepreneurship. In the second session, Jae-Hong Park, CEO of Code of Nature, took the stage as a speaker to share his insights on climate-tech entrepreneurship. The EUICF discovered 15 climate-tech startup teams through the Ewha-Asan UniverCT program. Among them, “CarbonSings” introduced a retrofit solution for CO2 reduction devices based on artificial photosynthesis technology, while “Birna” developed eco-friendly antifouling paint made from protein-degrading enzymes and alginic acid derived from marine byproducts. Both teams advanced to the University Integrated Demo Day and were selected as alumni of the Asan Nanum Foundation, qualifying for follow-up support such as recommendations for venture capital investors and opportunities to participate in growth support programs. In addition, the Ewha-Asan UniverCT program team has been offering interdisciplinary courses, seminars, and forums to introduce climate-tech entrepreneurship to students who are unfamiliar with the field. To explore various approaches to tackling the climate crisis, the team has established a climate-tech startup track and launched a liberal arts course titled “Understanding Climate Tech and Entrepreneurship.” The EUICF plans to continue supporting students by lowering the barriers to climate-tech entrepreneurship and empowering them to take the lead in shaping their careers through various curricular and extracurricular programs. Additionally, it aims to expand the “Ewha-Asan UniverCT” brand further.
- No.771
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- Date2024.12.02
- Views38309
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Eight Successful Candidates Pass the 2024 Open Competitive Examination for National Public Service for Grade V Position

Eight Successful Candidates Pass the 2024 Open Competitive Examination for National Public Service for Grade V Positions Ewha Womans University produced a total of eight successful candidates in the 2024 Open Competitive Examination for National Public Service for Grade V Positions, including four in general administrative positions, one in finance and economy positions, two in international trade positions, and one in prosecutorial positions. For Grade V administrative positions, Ha-neul Kim (Public Administration), Su-jin Park (Public Administration), Ji-hye Song (Health Education & Management), and Jeong-won Lee (Political Science & International Relations) were successful in general administrative positions. Seo-jin Hong (Nursing) was selected for finance and economy positions, while Mi-yeon Kim (Economics) and Seung-min Lee (Sociology) succeeded in international trade positions. This demonstrates the diverse representation of successful candidates across various fields and majors. In the highly competitive prosecutorial positions where only two candidates are typically selected each year, So-hui Kim (Journalism) passed the exam to become the second successful candidate from Ewha to achieve this honor since 2015. In particular, all eight candidates who passed the second round were successful in the final round of this year’s National Public Service for Grade V Positions, marking a tremendous achievement. The Career Development Center actively supports the entry of Ewha students into public service by offering various programs including state exam preparation classes (for Grade V, Diplomatic, and Legislation exams), public corporation EDU, and LEET EDU, as well as a mock interview program led by faculty members and successful alumnae to prepare for the third round of interviews. This enthusiastic support has led Ewha to join the ranks of top universities in Korea in producing many successful candidates in state examinations, including top scorers for general administrative positions in the 2015 National Legislation Examination and for education administrative positions in the 2015 Civil Service Examination; three final successful candidates in the 2016 Diplomatic Service Examination; the top scorer for finance and economy positions in the 2016 Civil Service Examination; the top scorer for education administrative positions in 2020 National Public Service for Grade V Positions; a successful candidate who passed both the 2021 National Legislation Examination and the 2021 Open Competitive Examination for National Public Service for Grade V Positions; top scorers in general administrative positions and education administrative positions in 2022 National Public Service for Grade V Positions; and the top scorer in the 2023 Diplomatic Service Examination. These achievements have consolidated Ewha’s status as a university that leads the empowerment of women in state examinations.
- No.769
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- Date2024.11.21
- Views26451
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Research Team under Professors Yun-Sil Lee and So-Yeon Park of the College of Pharmacy Identifies Fibrosis Development

Research Team under Professors Yun-Sil Lee and So-Yeon Park of the College of Pharmacy Identifies Fibrosis Development Mechanism Mediated by GTSE1, a New Therapeutic Target The research team led by Professor Yun-Sil Lee from the Fibrosis Control Center (FCC) at the Ewha Womans University College of Pharmacy has identified a new therapeutic target for pulmonary fibrosis treatment, demonstrating both its efficacy and clinical applicability. The findings were published in the world-renowned journal Molecular Therapy on September 27, 2024, thereby drawing significant attention from the academic community. Pulmonary fibrosis is a type of fibrotic disease where the lungs become stiff and lose their function, which has a high incidence rate among the elderly. It can be triggered by various factors, including fine particulate matter, toxic substances, and COVID-19. Currently, no curative treatment is available. The research team identified G2 and S phase-expressed protein-1 (GTSE1) as a novel biomarker, whose expression is elevated specifically in lung tissues of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and elucidated the molecular mechanisms underlying the role of GTSE1 in the disease. The research findings indicate that GTSE1 promotes pulmonary fibrosis through the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and exacerbates the condition by inhibiting the protein degradation of zinc-finger E-box-binding homeobox 1 (ZEB1), a key transcription factor of EMT. Furthermore, experimental evidence confirmed that removing GTSE1-expressing cells alleviates fibrosis symptoms. The academic value of this study was bolstered by the implication that GTSE1 may have the potential to selectively regulate disease-related EMT without affecting EMT in healthy tissues. The research team demonstrated that the GTSE1-ZEB1 axis plays a major role in the pathology of pulmonary fibrosis, thereby paving the way for the development of new therapeutic strategies based on these findings. This study implies that GTSE1-based therapeutic strategies may open new potential for the treatment of pulmonary fibrosis. It was conducted with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea (Advanced Research Center Program, Creative and Challenging Research Project, STEAM Research Project) and the 2024 new faculty research grant from Ewha Womans University.
- No.767
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- Date2024.10.30
- Views29457
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Roundtable Meeting of Global Leaders Held on Climate, Nature and Development

Roundtable Meeting of Global Leaders Held on Climate, Nature and Development On October 21, 2024 (Mon.) at 2 p.m., a roundtable meeting titled “Climate, Nature and Development” was held at Emerson Chapel, featuring President Eun Mee Kim of Ewha Womans University, U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy, and Sang-hyup Kim, Co-chair of the 2050 Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth. This meeting was made possible after British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, during his visit to Korea for discussions on enhancing security cooperation, expressed his interest in visiting Ewha, a leading institution renowned for its various research initiatives and social contributions related to climate change. Ewha has been taking active steps to address climate change and pursue carbon neutrality by establishing the nation’s first academic programs in environmental and renewable energy studies and leading the development of a global climate risk management model. This event was designed to share the steps taken by Korea and the U.K. in combating the climate crisis, while encouraging Korean universities to advance their research and practical initiatives on climate change. Moderated by President Eun Mee Kim and held in the form of a fireside chat, the event was highly successful and drew over 200 attendees, including distinguished guests from both within and outside the university, as well as current students from the Graduate School of International Studies and the Department of Political Science & International Relations. “The new U.K. government is determined to play its part in tackling climate and nature crises,” said Secretary David Lammy at the meeting. “We see this as critical to our security and also a great opportunity for growth.” He stressed the importance of collaboration, stating, “We both know climate and nature are critical for our partners in the Global South—primarily emerging and developing nations located in the Southern Hemisphere—who matter so much more in a geopolitically contested world.” “South Korea is leading the way in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, driven by its expansion of clean energy sources such as renewable energy and nuclear power,” emphasized Sang-hyup Kim, Co-chair of the 2050 Presidential Commission. “The country is also making efforts to green its industries through advanced technologies including small modular reactors (SMRs), offshore wind power, green hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), and artificial intelligence (AI),” he added. President Eun Mee Kim stated, “Ewha takes pride in being the first university in Korea to establish a major in environmental and renewable energy studies, and it has been at the forefront of various research and social contribution activities related to climate change.” She further expressed, “We hope that today’s discussion will inspire more active research and practical initiatives to address climate change at Korean universities.” Ewha has continuously worked to strengthen its capabilities in education and research in the field of climate and environment by establishing the Climate and Energy Systems Engineering major in 2017, being selected for the Priority Research Institute Program in Science and Engineering (Center for Climate/Environment Change Prediction Research) by the National Research Foundation of Korea, and being chosen as the Specialized Graduate School for the Convergence Analysis of Meteorological and Climate Data by the Korea Meteorological Administration. Furthermore, the university has spearheaded climate change research by developing a global climate risk management model named “Frontier-1.5D” in 2021 in collaboration with the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), major domestic corporations, and the British Embassy in Korea, all while fulfilling its role as a “Creative and Innovative Platform Leading to a Sustainable Society.”
- No.765
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- Date2024.10.23
- Views29315
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Finding the Key to Global Startup Success: 2024 Women’s Technology Entrepreneurship Forum Held by Ewha’s Support Corps

Finding the Key to Global Startup Success: 2024 Women’s Technology Entrepreneurship Forum Held by Ewha’s Support Corps for Business Startups Ewha Womans University’s Support Corps for Business Startups held the 2024 Women’s Technology Entrepreneurship Forum under the theme of “Woman, Global, Lab” at Lee Sam-bong Hall of the ECC building on October 14, 2024 (Mon.). Organized by the Commercialization Promotion Agency for R&D Outcomes (COMPA) as part of the project to support the exploration of market-linked business startups based on public technologies, the forum was aimed at current students and early-stage, technology-based entrepreneurs. In the first session, Professor Robert Smith, Director at George Washington University, and Dr. Jung Joo Hwang from the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur (IGE) at UC San Diego participated as keynote speakers. They introduced the I-Corps methodology of the National Science Foundation (NSF), global startup cases, and the technology commercialization process at U.S. universities. Professor Robert Smith, who has built a strong relationship with Ewha through the annual I-Corps international hands-on training program provided by George Washington University, presented core strategies for startups under the theme of “Introduction of ‘NSF I-Corps’ Methodology and Analysis of International Start-Up Cases.” Following this, Dr. Jung Joo Hwang introduced the technology commercialization process at U.S. universities, highlighting the importance of industry-academia cooperation and government support as key factors for success. She also detailed the way for domestic startups to prepare for their initial entry into overseas markets through the Global Entrepreneur Accelerator (GEA), a business localization program for a foreign startup. The second session featured presentations on successful cases of female entrepreneurs who have built businesses based on laboratory technologies. The speakers sharing their success stories included Sujin Hwang (Chemistry & Nanoscience, graduating class of 2023), President of EPLE, a company focused on developing eco-friendly rust- and scale-removal technology; Sangmi Chai, Professor of the Division of Business Administration and Founder of CoreTrustLink, a blockchain-based decentralized identity (DID) company; and Hojung Son, CEO of Smartooth Korea, a company specializing in oral diagnosis solutions. The forum concluded with a panel discussion on “Women’s Entrepreneurship: Challenges, Innovation, and Sustainable Growth Strategies,” which explored innovative cases and strategies for achieving sustainable growth in technology-based startups. Since 2021, Ewha’s Support Corps for Business Startups has been providing systematic programs to female prospective entrepreneurs and early-stage women-led lab startups through the project to support the exploration of market-linked business startups based on public technologies. These programs include opportunities for customer discovery interviews, prototype development, networking among women entrepreneurs, investment, and follow-up support, all designed to help commercialize public technologies developed in research laboratories. In addition, the organization is dedicated to identifying and nurturing outstanding female entrepreneurs with the vision of cultivating global entrepreneurial leaders who will shape the new era, thus establishing itself as a leading global institution for women’s entrepreneurship.
- No.763
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- Date2024.10.16
- Views31071
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Yoon Hoo-Jung Unification Forum Hosted on Exploring Unification and Peace on the Korean Peninsula in 2024

Yoon Hoo-Jung Unification Forum Hosted on Exploring Unification and Peace on the Korean Peninsula in 2024 Ewha hosted the 2024 Yoon Hoo-Jung Unification Forum at Lee Sam-bong Hall of the ECC building on October 7, 2024 (Mon.). Since its inception in 2014, the forum has served as a venue for generating diverse and novel discourses on the reality of Korea’s division and reunification. This year’s forum was held under the theme of “Exploring Unification and Peace on the Korean Peninsula in 2024: A Constitutional Analysis and the Impact of the U.S. Presidential Election.” The event opened with a keynote speech titled “The Role of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Inter-Korean Relations on Unification,” delivered by Sang-Hyun Song, Professor Emeritus at Seoul National University and Honorary Chairperson of the Korea Committee for UNICEF, who was the first Korean to serve as the President of the ICC. He introduced the role and vision of the ICC, which was founded in 2002, and shared his perspective on the potential for establishing a new strategy toward North Korea through the ICC, which has the authority to investigate and prosecute the four crimes that threaten world peace: aggression, war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity. In Session 1, titled “Constitutional Analysis of the Two-State Theory,” the discussion was moderated by Young-kwan Yoon, Chairman of the Asan Institute for Policy Studies and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Professors In-Ho Song of Handong Global University and Dae-Jin Jung of Halla University participated as speakers, exploring North Korea’s recent assertion of a “two-state theory” from legal and constitutional perspectives. Moderated by Won Gon Park, Director of the Ewha Institute of Unification Studies and Professor of the Department of North Korean Studies, Session 2 featured Sung Kim, Advisor of Hyundai Motor Group and former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, and Ji-yoon Kim, Ph.D. in Political Science, discussing the theme of “The U.S. Presidential Election and the Korean Peninsula Issue.” Following the discussion, attending students had the opportunity to ask questions on a variety of topics, including those on global politics such as the impact of the U.S. presidential election on unification. Ewha has been at the forefront of fostering female scholars and experts in North Korean affairs by introducing an interdisciplinary program in North Korean Studies in 1998, launching a joint major program in North Korean Studies at the undergraduate level in 2000, establishing the Ewha Institute of Unification Studies in 2005, and elevating the interdisciplinary program into a major in 2013. In recognition of these efforts, the university was designated as the Leading University for Unification Education by the Ministry of Unification in 2023. Through the Yoon Hoo-Jung Unification Forum, Ewha will continue to bring together different generations to present new and diverse perspectives on unification and to explore practical solutions for reunification.
- No.761
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- Date2024.10.11
- Views30661
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Signboard Unveiling Ceremony Held for Haedong AI Square as Part of Ewha’s AI Capacity-building Infrastructure

Signboard Unveiling Ceremony Held for Haedong AI Square as Part of Ewha’s AI Capacity-building Infrastructure Ewha held the signboard unveiling ceremony for Haedong AI Square on September 30, 2024 (Mon.) on the first floor of the University Library, celebrating the opening of a new smart learning space designed to nurture talented female AI specialists who will lead future society. Haedong AI Square was created with the support of the Haedong Science Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing science and engineering in Korea through sustained support for research and the promotion of industrial technologies. In December 2023, Kim Young-jae, Chairman of the Haedong Science Foundation and CEO of Daeduck Electronics, donated KRW 500 million in a donation agreement ceremony to support the creation of the said space. This contribution enabled Ewha to renovate the laptop room and reference room on the first floor of the University Library and upgrade the facilities, with the newly transformed space eventually renamed Haedong AI Square. The renovated space consists of three main areas: Haedong AI Square, a multifunctional learning and relaxation space where individuals or teams can access AI and emerging technology materials in a free and relaxed atmosphere; Seminar Lounge, which is designed to accommodate groups of 20 or more people for discussion and interaction; and Cube, a collaborative learning space equipped with high-performance PCs and dual monitors for AI application projects. In particular, Haedong AI Square is situated on the first floor of the University Library, which is open 24 hours a day for all current undergraduate and graduate students to access the facility at their convenience. Founded in 1991 by the late Kim Chung-shik, former President of Daeduck Electronics, the Haedong Science Foundation has conducted a range of projects over the past 33 years, including the establishment and presentation of the Haedong Award, the creation of creative learning spaces at universities, the provision of scholarships and research funding, and support for startups. In particular, the organization has shown a strong commitment to fostering female engineers, which led to its support for the creation of Haedong Creative Learning Space in the ELTEC College of Engineering at Ewha in 2019. With the creation of Haedong AI Square, Ewha aims to solidify its vision of cultivating talented female AI specialists who will lead the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The university will also dedicate itself to creating a specialized educational and research environment in the field of AI that is uniquely tailored to Ewha.
- No.759
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- Date2024.10.04
- Views32259
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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.757
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- Date2024.09.24
- Views82599
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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.755
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- Date2024.09.09
- Views84975
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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.753
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- Date2024.09.06
- Views85227

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