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Team of Graduate Students in Social Economy Co-op Program Receives the Grand Prize in Sejong Entrepreneurship Contest

Team of Graduate Students in Social Economy Co-op Program Receives the Grand Prize in Sejong Entrepreneurship Contest 2020.02.21 Yoonse Park, Johyun Yoon, Sora Lee and Jisu Jeong from the graduate school of Ewha’s social economy co-op program received the grand prize in Sejong Entrepreneurship Contest. Co-hosted by Sejong Cyber University, Sejong University, Seoul City and Gwangjin-gu, the contest was on ideas and business proposals for various fields including food service entrepreneurship, 1-person entrepreneurship, senior entrepreneurship and IT·distribution·technology. The team of Ewha students received the grand prize with a social welfare on-site training platform ‘P.ti’. P.ti stands for Social Welfare Practice Supporter and is a social welfare on-site training support platform that provides information on institutions, training reviews and trainee community for social workers and trainees. In the process of suggesting a solution to problems of social welfare on-site training, the team got a high score and received the grand prize by thoroughly analyzing interested parties and presenting the logic behind entrepreneurship and detailed business direction. During a team project with classmates from her major course ‘Actual Entrepreneurship of Social Economy’, Yoonse Park decided to participate in the contest to find out about the demand from the field and see if the idea can be put into practice. She said “Posing the exact problems and determining the needs was possible thanks to the teammates’ experience. Based on these findings, we could devise detailed items appropriate for users’ needs. With the help from our academic adviser (Sangmi Cho, professor of social welfare department, teaching Actual Entrepreneurship of Social Economy course) and mentors, we were able to meet the interested parties and develop our project into a service that is essential to them.”
- No.11
- Writer홍보실
- Date2020.04.13
- Views8472
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Darakbang Missionary Work Association of Chaplain's Office Shares What Was Given Through Heartwarming Winter Missionary

During winter vacation, Darakbang Missionary Work Association of Chaplain’s Office carried out various missionary volunteer work in the field of medical treatment, education, culture with student-volunteer teams of different majors. This winter, there were a total of seven missionary volunteer teams (two overseas teams and two domestic teams), which consist of 92 participants who practiced the Christianity spirit of Ewha. <Missionary Volunteer Scholarship Students> team which consists of ten Ewha students of various majors delivered educational missionary volunteer work in Ewha Srang School from January 19th (Sunday) to 24th (Friday). By preparing classes on gender studies, language, science music, and P.E., they enjoyed quality time with students of various ages from 11th grade to elementary school children. Hayoung Bae (DepartmentofSpecialEducation, 2nd grade) expressed her thoughts as follows: “At first, I had difficulty preparing a teaching plan, not knowing the level of students in each grade. But luckily on the spot, majority of classes were done successfully. By participating with students of various major, I was able to have conversations on unfamiliar topics. Also, seeing cheerful children, I could smile thanks to them.” <Missionary Volunteer Scholarship Students> team who went to Ewha Srang School for educational missionary volunteer work This year, from January 17th (Friday) to 19th (Sunday), <Ethel> team which consists of Ewha College of Nursing students visited Yangmun Church in Danyang, Chungbuk province, giving voluntary dental service to the local people. For two days, 85 residents (including re-diagnosis) visited and received diagnosis, blood sugar test and treatment for cavities, scaling, surgical treatment and dentures repair as needed. In addition, through examination, patients with underlying diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes were educated on diet and exercise. Ethel team, which has continued the medical missionary work tradition of Darakbang since 1971, does overseas missionary work every summer and domestic missionary work every winter. <Ehtel> team doing medical missionary work in Danyang, Chungbuk. Students from College of Nursing making a preliminary medical test and students from Yonsei Dental College giving dental treatments (right). It was the first time for <Medical Missionary Practice> team, composed of Ewha Medical School students, to go on a missionary medical work trip with Darakbang Missionary Work Association last winter. Three students formed a team to participate in a 26-day and 14-day medical missionary trip at Kenya’s Tenwek Hospital and Uzbekistan’s Syrdarya hospital. Jisu Jeong (College of Medicine, 4th grade-senior) said “While spending time in the intensive care unit with the medical staff at Kenya Mission Hospital and praying for each patient, I could contemplate on the meaning of the Christian doctor. Also, I felt that many AIDS patients in the medical ward put their life upon God’s hand which was very different from the situation in Korea.” Students from School of Medicine are carrying out medical missionary work in Kenya's Tenwek Mission Hospital (left) and Uzbekistan's Yeolbang Hospital (right) While medical missionary team took care of people with medicine, missionary team took care of people's minds through music. <Singing Missionary> team which consists of students majoring in vocal music majors, keyboard instruments and male students from vocal music department at Yonsei University devoted themselves with music missionary work for Jeju Island's welfare centers, nursing homes, churches and military units for five nights and six days from January 27th (Monday) to February 1st (Saturday). The conductor Heejeong Yoo (Department of Vocal Music, 4th grade) said, "I was nervous as the plans with two nursing homes were canceled to prevent the spread of the new corona virus, but I could focus more on the other plans by praying with the team members." She expressed gratitude for sharing music with local elderly dementia patients, soldiers and church members. <Singing Missionary> team (left) which went to Jeju for music missionary work and <Youth Missionary Team> which carried out the Christian Culture Program (right). <Youth Missionary> team was involved in supporting cultural and psychotherapeutic programs based on Christianity for 16 days from January 14th until February. Sechang Ma (Ewha Womans University Secondary Middle School, 2nd grade) who participated in the program said, “It was a meaningful time for me to share the impression and feeling with my team since all the programs started with Quiet Time and finished with writing daily journal. Kyuseok Lee (Ewha Womans University Middle School, 2nd grade) said "I am glad because I feel like a meaningful piece of the puzzle has been put together in my life." <Island Village Future Camp> team with five members from the mission-promoting teams who volunteered to the training camp last summer in Shinan-gun, South Jeolla Province, held a follow-up camp from January 28th to 31st. The camp lasted three nights and four days with the title The Map We Draw. Upon their first visit, the missionary team learned about the lives of the local children. They focused on programs that enhance potentials of local children and teenagers. Sol Heo (Christian Studies, 2nd grade) said, “In order to keep the positive roles left by the short term activities, it is necessary to have harmony among students, encouragement and understanding from adults. Therefore, we need to keep thinking about how these sorts of activities can last positively.” <Island Village Future Camp> team (left) and <Yegrina> team conducted educational volunteer work at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hosipital. <Yegrina> team is composed of students from Ewha’s Early Childhood Education Department. They host a play-school for children at the hospital every semester and vacation. This winter, at Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, missionary work was carried out on January 18th (Saturday). Sehee Kim (DepartmentofEarlyChildhoodEducation, 2nd grade) said “The volunteer work at the hospital allows both children and guardians to enjoy their time together even for a short time, which makes everyone happy."
- No.9
- Writer홍보실
- Date2020.04.10
- Views8641
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Professor Myungsoo Yang selected as the ‘Global Scholar’ by Society of Christian Ethics

Myungsoo Yang, professor of Chrsitian studies has been selected as the ‘Global Scholar’ by Society of Christian Ethics. The U.S. Society of Christian Ethics was established in 1959 by an American political philosopher Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr. Currently, it has 900 members in the U.S., Canada and European regions and selects one Global Scholar every year. Professor Yang is the first Korean to be selected as the Society’s Global Scholar. Having been invited to an annual conference held in Washington from January 9th, Thursday to 12th, Sunday, he published papers and discussed with Professor William Schweiker from University of Chicago on the topic of 'An East-West Conversation on Homo Technicus and Religious Humanism: From AlphaGo to Avatar’. Professor Yang teaches Christian ethics and introduces Christian traditions from the history of human intellect aspect. He is also an expert in subjects such as the theory of social justice, civilization and French philosophy. He has carried out research that highlights Korean way of living and its philosophical features on one hand, the key concepts of Western ideas and on the other hand,. Recently, he is interested in combining Christianity with Korean beliefs and creating Korean theology. He was the head of the office of the Chaplain from 2013 to 2017 and received the 14th Ewha Scholarship Award in 2018. His works include From the Holy Name to Life, Western Christian Humanism and East Asian Naturalistic Humanism (Ewha Womans University Press) and Reading Thomas Acquinas’ SummaTheologica (Sechang Publishing Co.)
- No.7
- Writer홍보실
- Date2020.04.10
- Views8374
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The 2nd Ewha Social Impact Forum Took Place

The Graduate School’s Interdisciplinary Program of Social Economy (Head Professor: Joo So Hyun) held the Ewha Social Impact Forum under the theme, “Toward Diversity and Tolerance: Effect of Integrated Innovation for Global Sustainability” at the Lee Sam-bong Hall of the ECC building on January 31. The first session, hosted by Lee Hye Sun, a professor of design, opened with congratulatory remarks by Ewha Vice President Choi Dae Seok, followed by words of encouragement by Song Hong-seok, the director of the integrated employment policy at the Ministry of Employment and Labor and Lee Hyung-hee, head of SK's social value committee. Then Professor Joo of the Interdisciplinary Program of Social Economy delivered in-depth reports of the program’s overall progress. Later in the second session, Lee Sohyun, a professor of special education who is also head of a social enterprise, AutiSTAR, made a presentation showing how diversity and tolerance could solve unemployment for people with disabilities, while Choi Yong-sang, a professor of climate and energy systems engineering explained social economy as a key factor in addressing poverty and disaster through different perspectives. Joo So Hyun, who is also a professor of consumer studies presented diverse social impact cases aimed for diversity and tolerance, followed by review of social economy startup competition and the Social Impact Project of Ewha’s Social Economy Leader Course. Cho Sang-mi, the director of Global School of Continuing Education and head of Future Capability Promotion Program within the Interdisciplinary Program of Social Economy, who planned this forum said, “We planned this event to boost studies on social impact in the university and to spread it outside.” She added, “I hope this forum will be a pivotal setting for diverse endeavors and attempts for social innovation on and off university to be observed and communicated. Also, a place to connect academia, field experts and the public that lead our country’s future.” The Social Economy Leader Course of Ewha Woman’s University, opened in the second semester of 2017 in the Graduate School, is Korea’s first master’s and doctorate course in social economy. A total of 14 departments (architecture, business administration, economics, climate and energy systems engineering, design, North Korean studies, social welfare, sociology, consumer studies, pre-medicine, special education, public administration, EcoCreative interdisciplinary program and Ewha Law School), jointly with the Center for Entrepreneurship, have participated in the Social Economy Leader Course. The course has been working hard in linking theory and practice by coordinating integrated classes, domestic and overseas visits and startup competition, publishing “Ewha Social Economy Review” and holding the Social Impact Forum.
- No.5
- Writer홍보실
- Date2020.02.14
- Views21384
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Center for Child Development and Disability Selected as Outstanding Institution for Social Cooperation in 2019

The Center for Child Development and Disability (Director: Lee Seung-yeon) was selected and awarded as an outstanding institution for Social Cooperation in 2019 by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on December 17, 2019. From 2015 through December 2019, the Center for Child Development and Disability has provided free language tests to 1,000 children in 93 educational organizations under the Seoul Western Educational Support Agency; visited low-income families with disabled children and offered educational and family-related support; and provided psychological, emotional and language-related support for children with developmental disability from multicultural families, and parent counseling and education to their parents as well. Established in 1981, the Center for Child Development and Disability at Ewha has provided specialized examinations and treatments as well as educational programs for children with developmental disability. Also, the center secured the academic excellence and clinical expertise in various aspects of therapy by associating with the Departments of Special Education, Communication Disorders and Psychology, and established a leading position by pursuing transdisciplinary cooperation with therapy areas.
- No.3
- Writer홍보실
- Date2020.02.10
- Views20327
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Center for Multiculture Research Signs Agreement with WECA

The Center for Multiculture Research (Director: Jang Han Up) signed a business agreement with the World Education Cultural Association (WECA) on December 16, 2019 to cooperate in cultural and educational fields by promoting multicultural and intercultural projects and hosting domestic and international academic debates and seminars, etc. WECA, an NGO affiliated with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, has carried out various projects in 30 countries around the world to cultivate talent and enhance independent-mindedness in the world's most impoverished countries through educational and cultural aid. The Center for Multiculture Research at Ewha Womans University was established in 2008 with the aim of promoting cultural rights in line with the multicultural era and contributing to strategically building a community that values multiculturalism. It has got involved in a variety of projects, including education for professionals to lead the 21st century multicultural society in Korea, research on the policy for social integration, the Korean language education for immigrants and development of educational programs to cultivate multicultural citizens.
- No.1
- Writer홍보실
- Date2020.02.10
- Views20455
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GSIS Korean Studies Host Special Lecture Series and First Alumnae Association Meeting

The Department of Korean Studies at the Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) hosted a special lecture series “Exploring Korean Culture and Korean Language Education” for Ewha students who are interested in the subjects on December 5, 2019. In the lectures, Choi Joon Sik, professor at the Department of Korean Studies, presented the flow of the Korean culture from the Paleolithic Age to modern times under the theme, “the Korean Concert – Introduction to Korea, Our Country,” while professor Lee Haiyoung showed the audience interested in Korean language education the current status of Korean language education at home and abroad under the theme, “Korean Language Teaching for Foreigners.” On the same day, an alumnae association meeting was held for the first time since the department was established. The Department of Korean Studies at Ewha Womans University, established first among standard universities in Korea in March 1982, has produced distinguished professionals through master's and doctoral degrees in Korean culture and Korean language education for 37 years. The meeting was attended by those alumnae who have been working actively as professors, field experts and researchers from both domestic and international universities and organizations. They availed themselves of the opportunity to interact, while reinforcing the Ewha alumnae network.
- No.-1
- Writer홍보실
- Date2020.02.10
- Views19884
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Interdisciplinary Program of Social Economy Holds Joint-College Event for 2019 Social Economy Leader Course

The Social Economy Leader Course, a non-degree program of the Interdisciplinary Program of Social Economy (Professor in charge: Cho Sang-mi) at the Graduate School, designed for undergraduates, held a joint-college event at the LG Convention Hall on November 29, 2019. Ewha Womans University was selected as the leading and hosting university of the Social Economy Leader Course by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency in March 2019. The Social Economy Leader Course held at Ewha was participated in by undergraduate students from 30 departments from 17 colleges, and a total of 52 students finished the program after a nine-month lectures and mentoring by professors and experts from diverse departments. In this event, performance evaluation of the whole-year course was shared and a poster presentation session was held under the theme, “the Collective Impact of University and Social Economy,” and selected colleges were named and awarded for their outstanding performance in the program.
- No.-3
- Writer홍보실
- Date2020.02.10
- Views19560
-4
College of Art and Design Organizes Design Competition and Student Exhibitions

From December 23, 2019 through February 2020, the College of Art and Design (Dean: Cho Jae-kyung) hosts exhibitions of student projects which won the design competition held as part of providing the Ewha Art Pavilion space. The design competition was organized to provide space for communication for Ewha students to develop diverse projects in the Ewha Art Pavilion, opened in May 2019 near the main gate, and to give an opportunity to create and enjoy culture and arts. The competition was open to current students at Ewha for two months. A number of diverse and meaningful project plans by individuals and groups were submitted, and ultimately, a total of four teams were selected after being reviewed by the College of Art and Design Steering Committee. Starting from “Traditional Observing Relation – Opening Studio” by Lim Chae-rim, student at the Department of Philosophy, “A short Stroll by Dreamers” by the Ewha Cinema-tech Club, “Residual Flow” by the Department of Content Convergence at the College of Science & Industry Convergence and “Design for Sustainable Futures (Media Café),” an interactive media art exhibition by the Department of Media Art and Design at the College of Art and Design are scheduled to take place.
- No.-5
- Writer홍보실
- Date2020.02.10
- Views19349
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Ceremony for 70th Anniversary of College of Law and 10th Anniversary of Ewha Law School was Held

Ewha Law School held a ceremony marking “70th Anniversary of College of Law and 10th Anniversary of Ewha Law School” at the Lee Sam-bong Hall of the ECC building on August 23. Ewha established the Department of Law in 1950, founded the world’s first College of Law in a women’s university in 1996, and opened Ewha Law School in 2009, reinforcing its position as an institution for fostering the nation’s top female legal professionals. The College of Law has set unprecedented records of many “firsts” in the Korean legal profession, producing the nations’ first female lawyer, first constitutionalist, first Constitutional Court justice, and first Minister of Government Legislation. Following this legacy, the College of Law turned out the applicants who passed the National Judicial Examination with the highest scores in 1991 and 2013; ranked fourth in the number of successful applicants for the National Judicial Examination from 2015 to 2017; and ranks among the highest in the ratio of successful applicants for the bar exam among 25 law schools nationwide. In the ceremony participated by more than 200 alumnae, faculty members and students, Dean of Ewha Law School Oh Chongkun introduced the 70-year-long history and current state of the College of Law and Ewha Law School and said, “Nurturing more than 2,000 legal professionals, Ewha Law School will keep trying to establish itself as a law school that produces legal professionals armed with love and service spirit.”
- No.-7
- Writer홍보실
- Date2020.01.13
- Views19184