For five consecutive years, Ewha has been selected as the Seoul partner school of the Harvard College in Asia Program. The Ewha-Harvard HCAP, as the program is known, is a student-run program at Harva
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology started evaluating universities’ systems to attract and manage international students last December.After the first assessment by the government
Ewha qualifies in the top 5 percent in an evaluation of the rate of both outbound and inbound exchange students. Ewha was also marked as notable for its medical checkup for international students, req
In September 2011, the Korean government began evaluating 347 universities on their systems of attracting and managing international students. Three months later, the ministry announced the results, r
Pertaining to the issue of tution reduction, students questioned how beneficial the decrease in tuition would really be. The SGA welcomes the tuition decrease, but does not agree with the school&rsquo
The year 2011 began with university students throughout Korea gathering to protest the prolonged issue of high university tuition. Financially burdened students painstakingly worked part-time jobs day
One of the four major traditional markets, Seoul Jungang Market, which is 15 minute-walk away from the Seoul Folk Flea Market, has a hidden space underground for artists, named Seoul Art Space_Sindang
Street and market eateries are another attraction of Hwanghak-dong area that one should not miss out.Gopchang is a famous Korean cuisine made of grilled beef and pork intestines usually enjoyed as a s
An old typewriter, LP records, cassette tapes, film cameras. Secondhand items overflow at the Seoul Folk Flea Market, which originated in the early 1950s. Its name was “Hwanghak-dong flea market
In the previous issue, Ewha Voice investigated contemporary Korean university students’ happiness by analyzing the Happiness Index, and a discussion of the definition of happiness among Korean u
In March 2011, the suicide of four students at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science Technology (KAIST) was reported in the headlines of major Korean mass media, making people wonder why such talent
The announcement of “The Crisis in the Humanities” in 2006 by the College of Liberal Arts of Korea University seemed inevitable considering the conditions that the Humanities had to face,
The popularity of the humanities has been waning as several courses in the liberal arts are no longer offered. Humanities courses, such as Sexuality in Korean Classical Literature at Seoul National Un
♦ continued from last issueEwha Voice (EV): What meaning or impact could the humanities revival movement have on Korean society, especially on the young?Baik So-young (Baik): Failing to prove yo
Ewha Voice met with a few professors to ask for their opinions about the humanities and the so-called “humanities revival movement” that has recently begun to take root on campuses. Profes
In 2000, universities and the scholars feared that the humanities, academic discipline, were losing its stand in undergraduate education. As more students enroll in classes that focus or help essentia
Ewha Institute for Humanities (EIH) held the Humanities Week from Sept. 20 to 24, under the theme “The pursuit of knowledge in life and happiness” in front of the Jinseonmi-gwan.The first
In addition to the unique double-majors, Ewha also provides another option: the bridge major. The bridge major is not a regular course, but provides the chance to study two or more related majors. Amo
At a period when double-major and minor is becoming a common practice, or close to mandatory, students come to question why this is necessary. It is given that double-majoring and choosing a minor wou
Graduating with double-major or minor degree is not much of a personal academic option nowadays but rather a mega trend among Korean undergraduate students. This trend can also be witnessed in Ewha as