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2011 International Culture Festival Held

2011 International Culture Festival Held '2011 International Culture Festival', a culture festival hosted by the graduate students of international studies was held on November 11, Thursday at the lobby of International Studies Building. Started in 2007, the festival is planned by the student council of the international graduate school and hosted by the students to enhance friendship and harmony among foreign students studying at Ewha. The festival provides various cultural experiences, including a talent show and a traditional costume fashion show that brought upon a very enthusiastic atmosphere in the LG Convention Hall. Students from 20 countries of all over the world dressed up in their traditional costumes and performed folklore and introduced ethnic culture at the festival. This year, students of Ewha-KOICA master's program also participated in the festival.
- No.131
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.12.08
- Views5334
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'AdeKo-Ewha Special Forum' Held

The ADeKo(Alumninetzwerk Deutschland-Korea) and Ewha has held the 'AdeKo-Ewha Special Forum, the Science and Society' on December 4th at the Science Building in Ewha Campus. The forum roused the awareness of the society on the social roles and responsibilities of science and contributed to enhance the understanding between Korea and Germany in the natural science field. Many special lectures and in-depth discussion was held during the forum. Michael Paulus, the head of the German Academic Exchange Service, introduced the research environment of Germany on the subject of ‘Germany, the country of ideas’. "I found out that many scientists devoted in making Germany give up nuclear energy and shut down all the nuclear plants by 2022. I was very impressed at the fact that scientists influence making decisions with actual persuasive evidence to make our life better,” said Kim Sun-Uk, the president of Ewha Womans University and also the President of ADeKo. "There will be a time when moral philosophy will play a very important role when you become the professionals in the future. I hope you dream to devote to the world in right ways and do not forget that you all are expected to make the right decision," she added in the celebrating speech to the Ewha students who attended the forum. Some participants and experts lectured a wide range of topics: “the Social Role of Scientists and the Future of Korea's Science” by the chair-professor Choi Jae-Chun, “the Role of Science in the Political Decision Making: Why Did Germany Give up the Nuclear Energy?” by Matthias Kleiner the president of Forchungsgemeinschaft. A discussion on “the Interaction of the Science and the Society” was carried following the lectures. ADeKo, which was established in 2008, has approximately 6,000 members in Korea and more than 20,000 Koreans are estimated to have studied in the country. Lee Ki-Su, president of Korea University, served as the first chairman of the board and Kim Sun-Uk, president of Ewha Womans University, succeeded him.
- No.129
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.10.25
- Views5279
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Global Service Center Opened for the Foreign People in Ewha

Global Service Center Opened for the Foreign People in Ewha Ewha opened the 'Global Service Center' to better serve the increasing number of foreign members at Ewha and held the opening ceremony on September 28th. The center will provide services mainly focused on helping the foreign people in the campus including civil services for the existing foreign students as well as for the foreign faculty members with various services. "All the foreign faculty and students have the equal rights for the benefits Ewha provides in the campus. I hope the center will develop into a convenient and warm place that provides cozy services for the people who seek assistance at Ewha," President Kim Sun-Uk said. President Kim Sun-Uk, Lee Kyung-Sook, the vice president of academic affairs, Reverent Chung Yong-Suck, foreign faculty, students including regular foreign students and exchange students at Ewha were also present at the ceremony to celebrate the start of the new service center. Professor Park Chan-Gil, the Dean of Office of Global Affairs said, “The center is meaningful for it is the cornerstone for Ewha to grow into the international university of next level in the practical aspect. The global service center will strengthen the function of the existing office of global affairs. It will help the students on the early settlement stage in Ewha and provide on-campus welfare as well as play the role of the first reception place for foreign guests who visit Ewha." Daniel Gundersen, an exchange student from Oslo University from Norway said, "We hope that the center will help us have a wonderful campus life at Ewha."
- No.127
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.10.10
- Views5540
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President Kim Sun-Uk Participates in Canada-Korea Conference

President Kim Sun-Uk Participates in Canada-Korea Conference President Kim Sun-Uk participated in 'the Canada-Korea Conference(CKC)' from August 7th to 9th. The 'CKC 2011' was held to celebrate 25th anniversary of the AKCSE: The Association of Korean-Canadian Scientists and Engineers). It was planned to gather the researchers of Canada and Korea and help them build human network and exchange information through presenting their research performances. Many heads of major organizations concerning Science and Technology participated including Kim Si-Jung, the former minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Park Sang-Dae, the president of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies, Park Jun-Teck, the director of Korea Basic Science Institute, and Moon Gilju, the director of Korea Institute of Science and Technology. Renowned scientists in Korea and Canada including Kang Chil-Young, the professor of Western Ontario University, Rickey Y. Yada, the professor of department of food science at University of Guelph in Canada, Ryu Dae-Young, the professor at the University of California, and Lee Chi-Geun, the current president and Choi Kang-Il the president candidate of the Association of Korean-Canadian Scientists and Engineers joined the conference as well. A large number of people participated in the conference and shared time to broaden their human network among the people in the field of Korea's Science and Technology. 230 people registered to participate in the conference and 400 is the total estimated number of all the participants including visitors. President Kim Sun-Uk stressed the important role that Ewha has played throughout the history of women's science in Korea as she delivered the congratulating speech at the WSE: Women in Science & Engineering session on August 7th and keynote speech at the official dinner on August 8th. Ewha produced the first medical doctor of Korea and launched the first women's hospital, leading and challenging the barriers that were faced upon women of Korea in the area of science and technology. She also introduced various projects that Ewha runs today such as fusion researches in existing areas of science and university-corporation collaboration with the Solvay, the internationally renowned chemical corporation. President Kim said, "We are looking forward to producing the Korea's first Nobel Laureate in Science produced by Ewha, just as Ewha has done so in many other areas consisting our society."
- No.125
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.08.26
- Views5599
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Ewha-Harvard Summer School Held

Ewha-Harvard Summer School Held Ewha-Harvard Summer School held its closing ceremony at the LG Convention Hall in the International Studies Building on June 29th. The summer school was held in Ewha from June 27 to July 29th. Ewha-Harvard Summer School, started in 2006, is a program designed for the students from Harvard and Ewha to learn and experience Korean history and culture together. Ewha is the only university in Korea that has the exchange partnership for summer school with Harvard University. 26 students including 12 students from Harvard, 12 Ewha students, and 2 students from schools with exchange partnership with Ewha participated in the summer school this year. The theme of the summer school was 'Cinema Seoul: Documenting Korea through Film'. Professor Haden Gust from Harvard University and Professor David Chung from the Michigan State University led and taught students the skills of making movies and other practical lessons such as writing scripts and editing. Divided into six groups, the students finished filming with their hand-held camera. Many and various interviews and other cameraworks about the history and culture of Seoul were put in the film. On the day of the closing ceremony, there was a showing of the documentary films produced by the students, among which the film entitled "Multi-culturalism in Korea".
- No.123
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.08.16
- Views5400
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EUMC Obtains the Hospital Accreditation from JCI

Ewha Womans University Medical Center Obtains the Hospital Accreditation from JCI Ewha Womans University Medical Center(Director: Seo Hyun-Sook) has obtained the Hospital Accreditation from Joint Commission International(JCI), the international medical institution evaluation committee to join the Global Healthcare industry. Ewha expects it to be the stepping stone that will lead the hospital in becoming the hospital of global standard. The Joint Commission International conducted the evaluation from July 4~8th and gave confirmation of the accreditation on July 18th. The center was evaluated on 1221 categories from the four evaluation standing members consisted of doctor, nurse, and professional medical administrators. Ewha Womans University Medical Center has prepared for the certification for two years. by going through several simulation evaluations. Especially, Ewha Womans University Medical Center takes this opportunity to try its best to further improve the hospital with continuous innovative efforts and with a customer-oriented mindset in the future, ensuring that it continues to operate as a hospital that customers trust, and striving for ultimate customer satisfaction through comprehensive services. This accreditation is the proof that Ewha Womans University Medical Center has and will continue to perform a fine range of services for patients using its accumulated experiences and strong knowledge in research, diagnosis and treatment. The accreditation is meaningful because it proves that the center is officially recognized as the hospital where patients are able to receive the best treatments in the environment safe from any dangers including infections from the hospital viruses. Ewha Womans University Medical Center will continue to serve as an affiliated hospital to the medical department of the university, a unique case in Korea, and operate with continuous innovative management activities with the focus on customer-oriented management.
- No.121
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.08.09
- Views5596
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The EGI Team Finished Their Seventh Trip to Europe

The EGI Team Finished Their Seventh Trip to Europe The 'EGI' Program, also known as the 'Ewha Global Initiative Scholarship Program' finished its seventh trip this summer on June 29th. The team consisted of twenty seven students and professor Song KiJung(French Language & Literature) made an official visitto CNAF(Caisse nationale des allocations familiales), the Korean Embassy at France, the headquarters of UNESCO and OECD, the local office of KIA Motors in France, and other important organizations in Austria, Slovakia, and Czech during their 14 days stay in Europe. The program is designed to encourage students to travel around the countries and visited prestigious universities and government organizations to write reports. Especially in this trip, the team had many opportunities to meet with people who have contributed in making Korea known in the global society. They include Korean consul general at the embassy in France, Yoo BokRyul who had lead the practical negotiation on the 'return of Korean royal documents stolen by French troops' during invasion nearly 150 years ago. In addition, they've had the chance to listen to the special lecture from Choi JunHo, the director of the 'Centre Culturel Korea' in France who has contributed in making the K-pop the current topic in the Europe. In addition, Vincent Berger, the president of the 7th Paris University, who has established the first Korean Studies as a curriculum in France,allocated some time to have a meeting time with the EGI team. In Austria, they had a meeting with the CEO Park JongBum of YoungSan Group and had the chance to listen to the stories of the challenges and the performances of Korea's corporation, aiming for the global market. Lastly, the students visited the Vienne International Organization representatives and learned about the qualities in order to have a career in the international organizations. The purpose of this program is to systematically sponsor the next global leaders to develop a sense of global competitiveness. It has been widely recognized as a very meaningful opportunity and has become very popular among students.
- No.119
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.08.02
- Views5319
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Ewha Broadcasts the First Video-lecture Abroad

Ewha Broadcasts the First Video-lecture Abroad Ewha has newly opened a global video-lecture class this summer. The initiating special lectures of this class were on the subject of ‘Globalization & South Korean Chaebol’ held on July 12 followed by the lecture on 'Korean Traditional Music' on July 19th. 20 Ewha students and 20 Harvard students participated in the classroom at Ewha Campus Complex. At the same time, the students from Chulalongkorn University in Taiwan and the students from University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong attended the same class through the internet connected camera system. Thanks to the information technology applied for the video-lecture, four groups of students from different countries from all over the world were able to participate in a class. The students in the class had the time for questions and answers, and for debate and discussions across the national boundaries. The students from Harvard who attended the class at Ewha consist of the students who are currently participating in the Ewha-Harvard Summer School Program. The video-lecture class was a part of Ewha-KF Global e-school which is an on-line Korean studies broadcasting service that broadcasts prestigious lectures with major universities in Asia, Oceania, and Eastern Europe. The purpose of this project is to popularize 'Korea' as the subject of education and research. Two other classes, 'International Development Cooperation' and 'Understanding World Heritage in Korea' will open in the fall semester of 2011. The Korean studies class is preparing off-line work-shops and seminars with the Chulalongkorn University and the University of Hong Kong as well. It has been ten years since Ewha first held real time video lectures with the fall semester class with POSTEC. On the basis of the accumulated know-how, Ewha has run many classes. Ewha will be running more lectures with universities abroad, exchanging and sharing valuable experiences through the video-lectures.
- No.117
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.08.01
- Views4917
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Fourteen Ewha Students Selected in the Global Ph.D. Fellowship Program

Fourteen Ewha Students Selected in the 'Global Ph.D. Fellowship' Program Fourteen Ewha students in doctoral program have been selected in 'Global Ph.D. Fellowship' which is supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation. 'Global Ph.D. Fellowship' is a program fostering national key talent which started this year. The purpose of the program is to help the promising Ph.D.s concentrate on study and research without worrying about the tuition and the living expenses. Research proposals were evaluated on the first and the second stage and the evaluation team consisted of global scholars reviewed their creativity, leadership and the ability to solve problems through English interview on the third stage. Forty students applied for the program from Ewha and twenty-one students who have been selected on the first and the second stage. They have been consulted by their advisor professors and as a result, fourteen students have been selected in the final round. Ewha has shown great performance although the school has relatively small number of students in doctoral program. Ewha ranked the 7th in the total number of the selected students, which accounts for 35% of the students who applied. Seoul National University, which has the largest number of the students who have been selected, has 28% of selection rate. 1271 students from 22 major universities throughout Korea had a keen competition and 287 Ph.D. candidates have been selected.
- No.115
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.07.22
- Views5258
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Ewha Delivers Donation for Japan through the Korea National Red Cross

Ewha Delivers Donation for Japan through the Korea National Red Cross Ewha organized fundraising events to solicit donation for Japan, our neighbor country, suffering from the recent earthquake and the tsunami. The account for the donation was opened on March 16. The faculty, students, and alumni have participated. The total amount of the donation was almost fifty-two million won. Lee Kyung-sook, the dean of academic affairs visited the Korea National Red Cross (KNRC) and delivered the donation on March 30. The exchange students from Japan at Ewha also held the fundraising activity under the name of 'Prayer for Japan in Ewha'. In addition to the donation from the students and the school, the Office of University Relations and Development offered a dinner for Japanese students and president Kim Sun-Uk gave words of consolation for Japanese students studying at Ewha..
- No.113
- Writer홍보실
- Date2011.04.08
- Views5243

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