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Ewha Law School came out on top with nine successful law clerk candidates

Ewha Law School came out on top out of 25 law schools in Korea with nine successful law clerk candidates. In a recent announcement of candidates who successfully received clerkships at the Supreme Court of Korea, Ewha Law School was ranked first in the number of successful applicants, along with Seoul National University of Law (SNU Law). On November 5th, the plan for a new law clerk recruitment for Supreme Court for 2015 was announced. A total of 70 law clerk candidates including nine Ewha graduates were selected. Though ranked jointly in first place with SNU Law, Ewha has the highest percentage of candidates holding clerkships based on the total number of students attending the school, which is 100. This is only two thirds of the size of SNU Law. Ewha Law School was also in first place in 2013 with six successful law clerk candidates according to the 2013 Supreme Court clerkship rankings. Having ranked number one for two consecutive years, Ewha Law School solidifies its status as a leading law school through its never ending mission and its superior efforts to foster the talent of women.
- No.251
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.11.27
- Views7309
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Ewha’s College of Education hosted the education program for a delegation of secondary school teachers from Haidian District in Beijing, China

From Oct 27 to 31, Ewha’s College of Education had hosted an education program for the delegation of Haidian District's secondary school teachers in Beijing, China. This program was to inform and train teachers from China about Ewha's advanced education method. The participants from China started their program with a campus tour and attended lectures such as ‘History of Ewha education’, ‘Korean secondary eucation & teacher education’ and ‘Science lab cases.’ They also visited Ewha·Keumran, an affiliated high school of Ewha in order to observe real class room environment and learn how the creative and innovative education method of Ewha is applied to the class. The program is projected to make a step towards contribution, not only to the development of the education field, but towards the international exchange in various fields between Korea and China.
- No.249
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.11.20
- Views5897
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Professor Yang Sook Ja’s Research Team at Global Health and Nursing Selected for KOICA’s Empowering Capacity Program for Universities in Developing Countries

Prof. Yang Sook Ja’s team from Global Health and Nursing at the College of Health Sciences was selected as a research team of the Empowering Capacity Program for Universities in Developing Countries led by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and will take steps to improve the capacity of the nursing teaching staff in Cambodia. The team will receive 600 million won in funds from January 2015 to December 2016 to operate an Ewha-UHS bachelor’s degree program for professors at the Nursing College of University of Health Sciences in Cambodia (UHS). This program will include teaching staff at local nursing colleges as well as UHS to deliver Ewha’s nursing education curriculum across Cambodia. So far, Ewha has established a master’s course in social welfare at the Royal University of Phnom Penh and Ewha Social Services in Cambodia. Moreover, Ewha has been striving to expand official development assistance in basic and higher education, as well as pursue a project to build the Cambodia Development Research Institution. As Ewha’s research team was selected for the program, the university is expected to expand its reach for international development and cooperation throughout Cambodia.
- No.247
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.11.12
- Views9916
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Schoolteachers and Educational Administrators from Thailand Visit Ewha to Enhance Capacity for Korean Language Education

From October 20 to 29, Ewha hosted a total of 20 schoolteachers and educational administrators from Thailand to open the 2014 Korean Studies Workshop for Thai Educators, which took place in both Korea and Thailand. This marked the first occasion for Thai educators to visit a Korean university and attend a workshop on Korean studies, which globally showcases the outstanding capacity for Korean language education at Ewha’s Graduate School of International Studies. This workshop was designed to strengthen the capacity for Korean language education among Thai educators, such as principals and teachers at middle and high schools, educational administrators, and Korean language teachers across the country. Throughout the ten-day workshop, the participants were offered a variety of programs, including seminars regarding Korean studies, a visit to Korean high school classes and Korean families, experience of traditional Korean culture, and trips to historical and cultural sites. On October 29, a final discussion forum was held, together with the closing ceremony in which certificates were awarded. Returning to their home country with enhanced knowledge of Korean studies and experience of Korea gained over the ten days, the Thai delegation is expected to work towards further disseminating the Korean language, promoting Korea-Thailand exchanges, and educating the next generation of students and educators.
- No.245
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.11.06
- Views6203
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Ewha Signs MOU with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for International Development Cooperation

Ewha established a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and began to pursue a progressive relationship between public institutions and academia for collaboration in the area of international development. Ewha’s Graduate School of International Studies (Prof. Kim Eun-mi, Dean of GSIS) concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Oh Youngju, MOFA Director-General for Development Cooperation. This formal agreement is designed to effectively correspond to a changing environment and recent trends in the discussion of international development and cooperation, while expanding the basis of support for better understanding towards policies for development and cooperation at home and abroad. As the first cooperative program under the MOU, Ewha and MOFA will host an annual conference of the Busan Global Partnership at Ewha from November 6 to 7. Titled “The Night of Ewha Diplomats,” a closing event was held after the ceremony to positive responses, as it allowed Ewha-educated diplomats to share with Ewha students their experiences and vision in the field of international diplomacy.
- No.243
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.10.30
- Views5445
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President Choi Kyunghee and the Korea Society Discuss Promoting Exchange

Ewha President Choi Kyunghee met the visiting group from the Korea Society at the reception room of Pfeiffer Hall on the morning of October 10. They discussed methods on promoting exchange between the two organizations and extending cooperation in the field of education. Upon the proposal of General James A. Van Fleet, who fought in the Korean War, the Korea Society was founded in 1957 by a group of prominent Americans as a nonprofit organization to promote mutual understanding and friendly relations between the U.S. and Korea. Today the organization is led by Thomas Hubbard, a former U.S. ambassador to Korea who serves as the chairman of the board, and Mark C. Minton, a former Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul who serves as president. President Choi said that she welcomed American students who were participating in Ewha’s international exchange programs through the Korea Society and that she hoped such programs would be expanded further in the future.
- No.241
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.10.23
- Views5526
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Ewha Faculty Showcases World-Class Research Capacity

Research Team Led by Prof. Lee Hyukjin Publishes Paper on International Journal Chemical Communications The research team led by Professor Lee Hyukjin of Ewha College of Pharmacy succeeded in developing a manufacturing method to mitigate the high costs and maximize the treatment effect of the existing synthetic genetic treatments. The team’s achievement was based on the successful delivery of siRNA, which is expected to facilitate the mass production of anticancer genetic treatments. The research results were published on October 2 as a feature article in Chemical Communications, a renowned international journal in chemistry. Research Team of Prof. Kwon Jongbum Lays Foundation for Developing New Anticancer Medicine with BAP1 Genes The research team led by Professor Kwon Jongbum of Ewha’s Department of Life Sciences laid the foundation for developing a new type of anticancer medicine by identifying the action mechanism of BAP1, the protein that assists the accurate replication of DNA. The research paper was published on the October 6 online edition of Nature Communications, with Professor Kwon as the corresponding author and Dr. Lee Han-Sae, a graduate of Ewha’s Department of Life Sciences, as the primary author.
- No.239
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.10.16
- Views9532
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Commemorative Events for 50th Anniversary of English Education and 20th Anniversary of Division of Architecture

50th Anniversary Celebration of Department of English Education Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the English Education Department at Ewha (Dean Choi Yeon Hee) hosted a commemorative event on September 25 in the Lee San-bong Hall of the ECC building. The Department of English Education was established in 1964 as the Department of Foreign Language Education, which offered degrees in English Education and French Education. In 1999, English Education was separated as an independent department and subsequently renamed from the Department of Foreign Language Education into the Department of English Education. Having begun to offer master’s and doctoral degree programs in 1999 and 2001 respectively, the Department of English Education has firmly established its place as a leading institution for English teachers and experts in English education. 20th Anniversary Celebration of Division of Architecture Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Division of Architecture at Ewha (Head: Prof. Lee Tonghoon) hosted a commemorative event on September 25 in the LG Convention Hall. The Division of Architecture was established in 1994 as the Department of Architecture under the College of Natural Sciences, but as Ewha founded the world’s first engineering college for women in 1996, the architecture department was merged into the Engineering College, under which it produced its first 14 graduates in 1998. Since its reorganization in 2006 as the Division of the Architecture, offering degrees in Architecture and Architectural Engineering, the former program has focused on the design aspect of architecture, while the latter has offered education on the engineering aspects including structure, environment and construction management. In the traditionally male-dominated area of the construction industry, Ewha’s Division of Architecture has served as a cradle to foster expertise among female architects, thereby contributing to the elimination of the traditional preconception and displaying the considerable potential and prowess of women architects and engineers.
- No.237
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.10.08
- Views6053
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Research Team Led by Professor Nam Wonwoo Publishes Paper in International Journal Nature Chemistry

An international joint research team led by Ewha has discovered the precise role of calcium in the process of photosynthesis by plants, and thereby laid a foundation for the development of artificial oxygen generation. The result of this study, led by professor Nam Wonwoo of Chemistry & Nano Science at Ewha, was published on September 14 as an article in the online edition of Nature Chemistry, a world-renowned science journal. The team found out that calcium plays a key role in the generation and emission of oxygen in the process of photosynthesis by plants. This study demonstrated the principle of oxygen generation, and Prof. Nam expects the research to contribute to not only artificial photosynthesis system, but also the development of eco-friendly, alternative energy technology, which would harness the energy generated during oxygen generation. Prof. Nam thanked the researchers and Ewha students who worked on the study and said, “I am delighted to have the article published in the world-renowned journal, and vow to continue in our tireless efforts towards the Novel Prize.”
- No.235
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.10.02
- Views5304
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Early Admissions Application for 2015 Closes with High Competition at Average Ratio of 15.9:1

The application period for early admissions into Ewha in 2015 closed at 19:00, September 15. A total of 29,690 prospect students applied for the full acceptance capacity of 1,871, thereby recording a high competition rate at 15.9 to 1 on average and marking an increase by 6,770 applicants over the previous year (22,920 applicants for an acceptance capacity of 1,591, average competition rate of 14.4:1). By academic department, some of the highest competition rates stood at 125.1:1 for the Department of Pre-Medicine, 87.6:1 for the Department of Elementary Education, 39.1:1 for the Division of Molecular Life and Chemical Sciences, and 36.1:1 for the Scranton College. In particular, the Department of Pre-Medicine showcased Ewha’s reputation and competitiveness with a historical high rate of 125.1:1. The Dean of Admissions remarked, “This year’s trend of applicants for Ewha Womans University showed Ewha’s unwavering competitive edge even in comparison to coeducational universities, and Ewha will continue to uphold its reputation by developing and creating women-friendly and competitive degree programs.”
- No.233
- Writer홍보실
- Date2014.09.25
- Views6351

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