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The 15th Kim Okgill Memorial Lecture – Special Lecture by Nobel Literature Prize Laureate Le Clézio

The Ewha Institute for the Humanities held the 15th Kim Okgill Memorial Lecture on Wednesday, November 25, at the ECC Lee San-Bong Hall. The Kim Okgill Memorial Lecture is an annual event that has been held since 2001 in memory of Kim Okgill, the 8th president of Ewha who devoted her life to women’s education and social justice. For this year’s lecture, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, the 2008 Nobel Laureate in Literature, was invited to give a lecture under the theme of ‘Seeds and Fertility: Migration in Culture and World Literature.’ Professor Le Clézio began his lecture on the recent global issues of refugees and immigrants, saying that as a descendant of immigrants on the island of Mauritius, he himself is closely related to the subject of immigrants. He also pointed out that unlike the (media’s) description of the current immigration issue as a threat to Europe, immigrants who fled to Europe escaping from civil wars and terror threats in African, Islamic, and Arab nations can actually enrich European cultures by sowing new cultures, intelligence, and creativity. Especially, literature is a forum where readers, regardless of their nationality and race, can open up their minds to different cultures without prejudice, and we should open our hearts to immigrants and embrace their cultures to achieve hope for genuine mutual peace, he stressed. A round table talk on the same subject was held at Humanities Building 111 in the afternoon of Thursday, November 26. The event was designed to discuss immigration issues and embracement of cultural diversity, attended by professor Le Clézio and Korea’s leading scholars in the field of humanities and social science including Song Ki-jeong, Director of the Ewha Institute for the Humanities; Jeong Myeong-gyo (Jung Gwa-ri), Korean literature professor at Yonsei University; Kim Hong-jung, sociology professor at Seoul National University.
- No.311
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.12.08
- Views5185
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Ewha Womans University Medical Center Holds a Groundbreaking Ceremony for its New Hospital and College of Medicine

Ewha Womans University Medical Center held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new hospital and College of Medicine at the construction site in Naebalsan-dong, Gangseo-gu, western Seoul, on Monday, November 23th. The new hospital will be comprised of five levels underground and ten levels above ground with 1,036 beds and College of Medicine with five levels underground and 12 levels above ground. Both constructions will be completed by late 2018. The ceremony was attended by Yoon Hoo Jung, President Emeritus; Chang Myong-Sue, Chairperson, The Board of Trustees of Ewha Womans University; U Bokhi, Board member; Choi Kyunghee, Ewha President; Kim Seung Cheol, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and President of the Medical Center; Kim Kyung-hyo, Dean of School of Medicine; Ryu Kyung Ha, President of Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital; Kim Young-Joo, President of Ewha Alumnae Association; O Hyesuk, President of Alumnae Association College of Medicine; and other Ewha faculty, alumnae, donors, and staff members. Other attendees included Ro Hyun-song, Mayor of Gangseo-gu; Shin Ki-nam, Member of the National Assembly, Gangseo-gu Gap; Kim Sung Tae, Member of the National Assembly, Gangseo-gu Eul; Kim Choon Jin, Chairman, Health and Welfare Committee, the National Assembly; Lee Yeongu, Chairman of Gangseo District Council; Lee Seoghi, Director, Western Seoul District Office, Ministry of Employment and Labor; and other 500 guests. Ewha President Choi Kyunghee gave her congratulatory speech, saying “The new hospital and College of Medicine campus, equipped with a world-class education, research and clinical practice system, would contribute to accelerating a path to realize the vision, Innovation Ewha, Leading Global Excellence.” In his following welcome remarks, President of the Medical Center Kim Seung Cheol said, “This new institution will represent a breakthrough for the Medical Center to establish itself as a medical herb in Northeastern Asia. When it is completed, it will create a new health care environment with standard ward featuring three beds per room and intensive care unit featuring one bed per room for the first time in Korea. Also the new center will adopt a quality disease control and prevention system to international standards, serving as an opportunity to transform Korea’s medical practices. Local residents of Gangseo-gu welcomed this move expecting a globally competitive medical center along with medical college in Magok district will help improve health and quality of life of community members and boost local economy with job creation.
- No.309
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.12.07
- Views6078
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Ewha Invites Parents to its Mini Concert

Ewha Womans University held a mini musical concert for parents at Emerson Chapel on Friday afternoon, November 13, as part of its Ewha Sarang Program for parents designed for facilitating communication and mutual understanding between the University and parents. With the audience of 200 students and parents, the concert highlighted the program of Western and traditional Korean music works, followed by an official dinner. In the program featuring classical music, a trio, made up of a cellist and professor Bae Il-Hwan, a guitarist Seo Jeong-sil and a violinist Geenie Chung, presented Song From a Secret Garden by Secret Garden and Libertango by Astor Piazzolla. Also a professor at Korea Nazarene University, Lee Sang-Jae, known as a visually impaired clarinetist, and an organist and professor at Seoul Theological University, Kim Ji-Sung performed together Song of the Autumn by Tchaikovsky and It Ain’t Necessarily So by George Gershwin. The next stage started with traditional Korean music presented by Prof. Park Hyejin for the traditional Korean string instrument haegeum and Prof. Kim Ji-Sung for the piano. The duo thrilled the audience with high-spirited melodies of Korean folk songs, such as Hangangsu Taryeong (Han River Song), Miryang Arirang, and Gunbam Taryeong (Chestnut Song). Subsequently, Prof. Chae Soo-jung, a master of traditional Korean narrative song (pansori) offered her exiting performance. The concert ended with a song Sae Taryeong (Bird Song) presented by an ensemble of the guitar, violin, cello, haegeum, janggu (drum), and pansori involving all the performers and audience, who became one, united by the musical performance.
- No.307
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.12.01
- Views5042
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Office of International Affairs Holds Presidential Dinner for International Students

The Office of International Affairs held a presidential dinner for international students in the Lee San-bong Hall of the ECC building on Thursday afternoon, November 12th. The event was designed to support international students and strengthening a sense of belonging and the bond among them as Ewha students. Among the attendees were Malaysian, Canadian and Philippine ambassadors to Korea, ten alumnae working for embassies of their native countries, 30 faculty members, and 350 Ewha students. The event started with an opening remark by Park Ihn-hwi, Vice President for Office of International Affairs, followed by a performance of a choir consisting of eight Ewha male professors. The choir presented “Growl” by EXO, K-pop band, and “Hallelujah to the Saints,” drawing enthusiastic applause by the audience. In a congratulatory speech, Ewha President Choi Kyunghee encouraged the students, saying, “Your relentless effort in pursuing academic endeavors and overcoming difficulties today would shape up your future and become valuable assets for your life.” Before the dinner, an exhibition was arranged to allow the international students to share their culture and food in the ECC Multipurpose Hall. Students from eight counties including Taiwan, Malaysia, the United States, Vietnam, Japan, China, Cambodia and Thailand introduced their traditional clothes, crafts and food at their designated booths. Student mentors participating in Mentoring for International Students program and members of Online Ambassadors, a volunteer group promoting Ewha degree programs for international students online, also joined the event by running their own booths.
- No.305
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.11.27
- Views5112
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Ewha Students and YG Entertainment Make Kimchi Together with Love

The Volunteer Team of the Office of Student Affairs held “Kimchi with Love” event with Ewha students and YG Entertainment artists at the Student Cafeteria on the second underground floor of the Human Ecology Building on Wednesday morning, November 11th. As part of “Beautiful World Made by Ewha” program that has been organized annually by the University for 15 years since 2001, the 2015 kimchi-sharing event was particularly supported by YG Entertainment covering all the expenses. Ewha President Choi Kyunghee, President of Ewha Alumnae Association Kim Young-Joo, 220 Ewha students, 30 faculty members, 20 volunteers from the local community Seodamun-gu together with 80 people from YG Entertainment including CEO Yang Min-Suk, staff members, and entertainers participated in the event and made five tons of kimchi for the coming winter. The kimchi they had made was delivered to a total of 500 underprivileged households (10kg per household) such as single-parent and grandparent families, people with disability, beneficiaries of the assistance from the National Basic Livelihood Security System, people with rare, incurable diseases, and the elderly living alone. Many international students attending the University also lent a helping hand in the event, saying that it was a meaningful time to experience the Korean kimchi-making culture. Especially, the event this year became the center of attention as it was joined by the artists of YG Entertainment including singers Sean and Akdong Musician, and models. YG also brought its famous food truck “YG Bobcha” to the venue and offered volunteers boiled pork slices with fresh kimchi for lunch.
- No.303
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.11.24
- Views5335
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The IDHS Opens Workshop for the 2015 International Girls’ Health “UN SDGs and Girls’ Health”

The Institute for Development and Human Security (IDHS) at Ewha Womans University held a workshop for the 2015 International Girls’ Health “UN SDGs and Girls’ Health” on November 11 at LG Convention Hall under the sponsorship from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. SDGs refer to the Sustainable Development Goals that were adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit held last September. The workshop was joined by Dean of Graduate School of International Studies and the head of the IDHS Kim Eun Mee, Vice President for Medical Affairs and President of Ewha Womans University Medical Center Kim Seung-choel, Director of the National Medical Center Ahn Myung-ok, the head of the Development Cooperation Bureau of the foreign ministry Lee Yong-soo, Vice President of Strategy and Planning at KOICA Kim In, Secretary General for Save the Children Korea Michelle Kim. Their participation made the discussion over girls’ heath in developing countries all the more meaningful. The keynote address was delivered by Kang Minah, a professor of Public Administration and the head of the Career Development Center, under the title of “Girls’ Health in the Age of the UN SDGs,” while IDHS researcher Lee Ji Eun delivered another keynote speech titled “Better Life for Girls Initiative and the Role of Korea.” During the forum, high school and university students had the opportunity to discuss with experts on the topic of “After Ebola, Premature Pregnancies of Sierra Leonean Girls” This workshop was meaningful as the first discussion in Korea on the topic of girls’ health in developing countries, and as an opportunity for not only experts in the field of international development cooperation and health and medical service to voice their opinions, but also for high school, undergraduate and graduate students to do so as future leaders in the era of SDGs.
- No.301
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.11.23
- Views5519
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US Visit by President Choi Kyunghee to Attend the Plenary Session of Ewha’s North America Alumnae Association and the Annual Board Meeting of the Ewha International Foundation, and to Deliver a Special Lecture at Harvard

From October 30 to November 4, President of Ewha Womans University Choi Kyunghee visited the U.S. to attend the plenary session of Ewha’s North America Alumnae Association and the Annual Meetings of Board of Directors of the International Foundation for Ewha Womans University (IFEWU) and to present a special lecture at Harvard University. During her stay in Atlanta, Gerogia from October 30 to November 1, President Choi attended the 2015 plenary session of Ewha’s North America Alumnae Association. Attended by around 300 alumnae living in the U.S and members of IFEWU, the meeting confirmed their solidarity and agreed to raise funds to construct a new dormitory building at Ewha and the Magok Hospital. Later, President Choi attended the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of IFEWU to report major issues facing Ewha in 2015 and reaffirmed their efforts for Ewha's sustainable development with the members of the board of directors at IFEWU and Ewha's North America Alumnae Association. On November 2, President Choi was invited to a leadership forum held by Korea Institute at Harvard University in Massachusetts, where she delivered a special lecture under the topic of "Challenges and Opportunities Faced by Korean Universities: With References from the Past, Present and Future of Ewha Womans University." The forum is a prestigious academic venue that hosts important figures, including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, President of South Korea Park Geun-hye, former President of South Korea Kim Dae-jung, and former U.S. Embassador in Seoul Kathleen Stepthens.
- No.299
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.11.17
- Views5465
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French President Hollande Visits Ewha

French President Francois Hollande, who made a state visit to Korea for the 2016 the France-Korea Year, visited Ewha on the morning of November 4. President Hollande was welcomed by Ewha President Choi Kyunghee at ECC Square, and enjoyed a complimentary concert by students from the Department of Korean Music in the presence of Korean and French students at Ewha. Then he looked around the Ewha Campus Complex (ECC), Korea’s largest underground campus structure, with the guidance of French architect Dominique Perrault, who built the ECC. Along with President Choi, the French President participated in the high-level symposium titled “Climate and Green Growth” at Aryeong-dang (Home Management House) and said, “I was touched by Ewha’s beauty and its influence that goes beyond Korea.” He also urged member countries of the United Nations Climate Change Conference to provide more aggressive support by saying that “an additional 100 billion dollars is needed to help support developing and rising countries for the prevention of climate change by 2020.” President Hollande visited the Ewha Campus in the wake of many important international guests including Queen Elizabeth II (1999) and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel (2010). His visit to Ewha is particularly meaningful in that it marks the first time for a French head of state to pay a visit to a Korean university since the establishment of ties between Korea and France in 1886.
- No.297
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.11.16
- Views5026
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Delegation Led by the President of Rhode Island School of Design Visits Ewha

A delegation led by the president of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), a prestigious art school in the US, visited Ewha and met President Choi Kyunghee on October 26. It was the first visit to a foreign university and the first trip overseas for RISD President Rosanne Somerson since her inauguration. Since the first conclusion of the MOU between Ewha and RISD in 1999, the two schools have strengthened their cooperative partnerships by signing additional agreements on convergence programs and a student exchange program for the College of Art and Design in 2015. In result, Peter Tagiuri, a professor at RISD, was invited to Ewha as a visiting professor of Space Design and conducted a convergence program with current students of RISD and Ewha under the theme "Slice of Life" during the first semester of 2015. In this meeting, Ewha and RISD discussed specific plans and funding in order to expand convergent programs between the two schools, and on the basis of the discussion they will introduce enhanced convergent programs during the second semester of 2016.
- No.295
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.11.16
- Views4913
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Asian Center for Women's Studies and IMF Co-host Seminar, “Changed Roles of Women in the Global Labor Market”

The Asian Center for Women's Studies at Ewha Womans University and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) hosted a seminar sponsored by the Royal Norwegian Embassy under the title “Changed Roles of Women in the Global Labor Market” at the LG Convention Hall on October 27. With a variety of experts in the fields of labor, women, economy, and education at home and abroad participating, the event provided an opportunity to explore changes in the female work force and environment under the dramatically transforming structure of the global labor market. Participants reviewed structural changes of the Korean labor market and other related women's issues. Chang Pilwha, Director of the Asian Center for Women's Studies, pointed out that "Korea has failed to prepare various social safety nets as fast as its female population enters into the labor market." Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Norway, Morten Høglund said, "Policies on gender equality helped promote gender equality in the labor market in Norway." Later on, Naoko Miake, an economist from the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the IMF, delivered the keynote speech titled, “What Can Boost Female Labor Force Participation in Asia?” Moreover panel presentations provided time for studying various issues women face in the domestic and international labor markets and seek practical measures and policies to raise women's participation and deliver structural reform that promotes gender equality in the labor market.
- No.293
- Writer홍보실
- Date2015.11.16
- Views4636

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