“To be a global woman leader, you always have to be prepared and not be afraid of challenges,” said Chun Shin-ae ('65, English Literature). Chun, the director of the Women’s Bureau for the U.S. Depart

I still remember the day before leaving from Korea, my home country. I was extremely nervous because I felt like I wasn’t prepared for studying abroad. Although I exaggerated my English skill and inte

By David McIlwain International exchange at Ewha and in Korea generally has reached a particularly dynamic phase. Late last year the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development reported fore

Ewha Student Welfare Center is holding the “Ewha Festival” to celebrate the start of a new semester from Mar. 5 to Mar. 16. Teams from various majors will hold dance, orchestra, or solo performances d

Professor Tsuji Hironori of the Research Institute of Oriental Cultures (RIOC), gave a lecture about the historical research techniques conducted by the RIOC at the Humanities Building on February 8.

Koh Hee-kyung (’92, English Literature) became the first woman anchor to deliver news alone for SBS ‘Nightline’ starting from Feb. 20. Koh has entered SBS in 1991 and has been a reporter for the econo

Min Joo (International Studies, 2), won 1st Place in the 2007 CNN Aspiring Journalist Award on Feb. 14. The 2007 CNN Aspiring Journalist Award was held in COEX with 10 finalists from 300 participants.

The Korean Women Economists Association (KWEA), which has 180 economic scholars as members, appointed Prof. Chah Eun-young (Economics) on Feb. 13 as the 3rd president. Chah mentioned that she will foc

Prof. Choi Wan-gee (Social Studies Education) passed away on Feb. 17. The funeral service for Prof. Choi was held on Feb. 20 and his funeral procession was held on Feb. 21 at Kangnam Samsung Hospital.

Ewha BK Research Grant and the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute established the nation’s first humanities digital website. A workshop, with lectures about ‘Digital Humanities,’

Prof. Kim Kwan-mook (Nano Sciences) and Park Hyun-jeong (Nano Sciences, 1) developed a synthetic technology that converts L-amino acid into D-amino acid. This research team is the first to develop a t

President Lee Bae-yong visited Peking University last Jan. 24 to Jan. 30 by an invitation. Ewha was the first among the Korean universities to receive an invitation from PekingUniversity and this was

Professor Lee Hye-sook, the Dean of the Department of Mathematics, was selected as the winner of the 2006 Duke of Edinburgh Fellowship Award. Hosted by the Korea Britain Society, the award has been gi

Observing the Universe through the Eyes of Korea- Director Par Il-hung. The Russian small space craft (SSC) satellite to be launched in October this year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Russia’

Ewha president Lee Bae-yong announced the beginning of the Global Ewha 2010 Project (GE Project) on February 8. This is a project to become one of the world’s top 100 universities by the year 2010. Le

By Kim Ji-young Ewha in Ewha won the 39th Students Government Association (SGA) presidential election held from November 22 to 24. Ewha in Ewha received 3,934 votes, from the total of 7,579 ballots ca

By Kim Ji-young Professor Rhee Sue-goo (Molecular Life Science) was selected as one of two to “National Scientists” on November 14 by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Rhee, along with Shin Hee-

By Min-joo The UN-Ewha International Colloquium on Human Rights, Development and Disability titled “Policy, Process and Institutions and Future Implementation of the New UN Disability Convention” was

By Min-joo Under a clear and bright fall sky with the weather perfect for a marathon, two exchange students from Ewha ran a full 42.195km in the JoongAng Seoul Marathon 2006, on November 5. The marath