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30 Ewha students pass CPA Examination

30 Ewha students pass CPA Examination According to the announcement of Financial Supervisory Service on September 4th, Ewha ranked 10th among universities in producing successful candidates on the 43rd Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Examination, with 30 Ewha students passing. The number of women were 23.5 percent of the total candidates and total number of CPAs from Ewha increased to 351.
- No.4
- Writer홍보실
- Date2008.09.30
- Views9308
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The 6th Ewha Academy Lectures by Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Ewha Academy for Advanced Studies(EAAS) The 6th Ewha Academy Lectures by Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell (Visiting Professor of Oxford University and Distinguished Fellow of EAAS) Please join us for the 6th Ewha Academy Lectures by Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the first discoverer of neutron stars. She will give a lecture entitled “Introducing Pulsars -pulsating radio stars.” In this lecture, Dr. Burnell will discuss her research interests and will also provide an opportunity for questions and answers. 01. Lecturer _ Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell 02. Date _ 2:00~3:00p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2008 03. Venue _ LG Convention Hall, International Education Building 04. Title _ Introducing Pulsars - pulsating radio stars
- No.2
- Writer홍보실
- Date2008.09.29
- Views9122
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Ewha in Tokyo is Established with Waseda University and Keio University

Ewha in Tokyo is Established with Waseda University and Keio University President Lee Gives a Keynote Speech in TIEC International Symposium 2008 President Bae Yong Lee visited top Japanese universities in Tokyo including Waseda University, Keio University, Aoyama Gakuin University, and Ochanomizu University from July 17 to 20 and agreed to launch “Ewha in Tokyo” program sending Ewha students to these prestigious universities from 2009. As a part of the Global 2010 Project, Ewha has successfully launched various global campus initiatives such as Ewha in New York, Beijing, Boston, Germany, U.K., California, Hong Kong, Paris, Benelux, Oceania, and Hawaii. Recently signed Ewha in Tokyo program will further support Ewha’s unique initiative of building a global knowledge network with the top universities in the world. Waseda University, Keio University, Aoyama Gakuin University, and Ochanomizu University are the global campuses in Ewha in Tokyo Program, and they have agreed to focus on expansion of exchange student program and send their students to Ewha summer school. In particular, Ewha has agreed to send Ewha students to the globally renowned international studies program of Waseda University, which will help Ewha to foster global leaders fluent in both English and Japanese. Also, Ewha has agreed to cooperate more closely with Aoyama Gakuin University, a well-known Christian university in Japan and Ochanomizu University, one of the best women’s national universities in Japan. With President Lee’s visit to Japan, Ewha was able to strengthen its network with top Asian universities pursuing globalization and established a framework to facilitate more active exchange in Asia. During her visit to Japan, President Lee gave a keynote speech in “TIEC International Symposium 2008 - Women’s Universities in the 21st Century” as a representative of Korea. The symposium was held on July 19 at Tokyo International Exchange Center in Odaiba. Ochanomizu University and Japanese Student Services Organization (JASSO) co-hosted the symposium which was held under the theme of “The Mission of Women’s Universities in the 21st Century,” and the symposium was aimed at strengthening mutual network of major women’s universities in Asia and redefining the identity of women’s universities in the age of globalization. In her keynote speech titled “The History and Role of Women’s Universities,” President Lee stressed women’s wisdom and power that has shaped the 21st century as the “women’s era” driven by a powerful force that had remained dormant in the past and said, “This was made possible because of the strong commitment and unending efforts of women’s universities throughout the world that have led the humanization and liberation of women and gender equality.” Ewha received much attention from the participants as President Lee introduced Ewha’s long history of globalization focused education from the days of its foundation and educational competitiveness which has been a driving force behind Ewha’s growth as the world’s largest women’s university. Also, Ewha was recognized as a successful role model of women’s universities to lead the development of knowledge based society in future. In TIEC International Symposium, major women’s universities in Asia discussed the key characteristics of women’s universities in this age of endless competition, explored new ideas, and agreed to make joint efforts in building a stronger network for sustainable growth of women’s universities.
- No.0
- Writer홍보실
- Date2008.09.16
- Views9688
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Joint Agreement on “Korean Literature Translation Academy” Signed

Ewha Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation will be leading the project of training international students as professional Korean literature translators with government support. Yong Sook Kim, the Dean of Ewha Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation and Jikwan Yoon, the Director of Korea Literature Translation Institute signed the joint agreement on “Korean Literature Translation Academy” on July 7 at Pfeiffer Hall and agreed to cooperate in training professional Korean literature translators. Based on this agreement, three English speaking students and three French speaking students shall receive professional translation training with Ewha students for one year from the second semester of 2008 at Ewha GSTI. “Through this agreement, we’ll be able to establish a specialized education program to foster professional Korean literature translators and introduce the beauty of Korean literature to international readers by enhancing the world’s understanding in Korean literature and culture,” said Dean Yong Sook Kim. "An increasing number of international students are interested in this program, and more students are expected to participate.” Also, the Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation had a signing ceremony with Korea Nuclear International Cooperation Foundation on July 11 at Pfeiffer Hall and agreed to foster professional interpreters with the in-depth knowledge and experience in nuclear energy sector. With this mutual cooperation agreement, Ewha will establish a professional interpreter training course on nuclear energy and provide translation and interpretation support to Korea Nuclear International Cooperation Foundation. Various exchange activities including the interpreter and translator internship program, visits to nuclear facilities, and exchange of information on the international trend in nuclear technology and policies will contribute to the development of both institutions and foster professionals in nuclear energy sector.
- No.-2
- Writer홍보실
- Date2008.09.16
- Views8787
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Ewha is Ranked Among the Top 3 in University Research Assessment

Ewha is Ranked Among the Top 3 in University Research Assessment - Integrated research assessment results are announced by Korea Research Foundation Korea Research Foundation recently announced the result of qualitative assessment of research papers posted in Science Citation Index by Korean universities. Ewha was ranked 3rd with 5.21 after Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (7.10) and slightly behind Yonsei University (5.28). Seoul National University was ranked 4th with 3.88, and Pohang University of Science and Technology came in 5th with 3.74. In particular, Ewha was ranked 1st with 5.91 in direct citation counts which show the direct impact of the paper in its field followed by Yonsei (5.54) and KAIST (5.43). Also, in the impact factor which reveals a journal’s relative importance to the others in its field, Ewha scored 2.62 and was rated as one of the top three universities together with KAIST (3.28) and SNU (2.64). “The latest university evaluation results reflect qualitative factors whereas only quantitative factors such as research funding was considered in the past, and it means that this ranking is a more accurate assessment of the research quality of Korean universities,” said the Dean of Research Affairs Jun-Mo Chung. “Ewha’s high impact factor score means that our research results have been published in highly regarded journals, and our direct citation counts imply that each paper was highly recognized in its field.“ The assessment was conducted based on a new “integrated research assessment model” developed by Korea Research Foundation to evaluate the quality of paper for different research funding classes, and it was applied to assess the research results in each initiative, project type, and college. The Foundation said that it will continue to focus on the qualitative aspects of research to promote national-level research support project more efficiently.
- No.-4
- Writer홍보실
- Date2008.09.16
- Views8874

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