The Office of International Affairs (OIA) announced a new program for international students called EAASIS Korean Text Revision Program on Oct. 19. EAASIS, short for Ewha Academic Assistance System for International Students, is a system which assists international students’ studies. This program wi
Following the start of hybrid classes starting on Oct. 5, Ewha Womans University Library (Library) opened for service with a few adjustments.The Library Stacks from second to the fifth floor are opened from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays. On Saturdays, it runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. while Sundays are
The continued effects of COVID-19 have lengthened the duration of remote classes. Consequently, characteristics of online classes have made it challenging for international students to cope. Based on 2019 statistics, Ewha’s international students make up about 10 percent of the entire student popula
With the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, the 52nd General Student Council, Emotion, had announced on Sept. 4 that the annual graduation photo schedules will be delayed. However, amid the recent easing of social distancing rules, Emotion announced on Oct. 18 that the shooting process for the album would
Student Counseling Center conducted psychological tests starting on Oct. 12. Students could select a total of two online tests and receive in-depth consultation on the results. First set of tests included those regarding self-understanding. Multi-faceted personality test (MMPI-2), Temperament and Ch
The HOKMA College of General Education held an online lecture “Fork in the Road Post-COVID”, on Oct. 7. This lecture was part of the 2020 program called life healing community online global special lecture. The special lecturer was Helena Norberg-Hodge, a noted Swedish environmental activist and lin
The 52nd student council Emotion held the fifth Right Light Festival online from Oct. 6 to 8. Right Light Festival is an annual festival where various agendas regarding the rights of individuals are discussed and debated. Followed by the opening ceremony streaming on YouTube, the festival held vario
The school held Haedong Creative Learning Space signboard unveiling ceremony at Engineering Building B on Sept. 28. President Kim Hei-sook, and Kim Young-jae, a chairman of Haedong Science Foundation and more authorities attended the ceremony. Haedong Creative Learning Space was created with the des
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced the Memorandum of understanding (MOU) on sharing knowledge information resources and foreign research information with the school library and the Ewha Foreign Research Information Center on Sept. 28.The MOU provides a service which delivers a copy
Institute for Gender and Law held the Gender legislation in the “The promotion of rights and interests of the disabled and gender” program on Oct. 10. It was held online through ZOOM due to COVID-19. The program had four discussions and presentations, which invited diverse professors and researchers
Students at various levels of education have been unable to attend school normally and take classes for more than seven months due to the grave circumstances of the COVID-19 outbreak. Consequently, along with the rise of virtual online learning systems, methods of education have changed dramatically
The department of Nutritional Science and Food Management held the Brain Korea (BK) seminar system health industry special lecture at Human Ecology Building on Oct. 13. The speaker of the lecture was Lee Jongwoo, the director of Wellysis, a wearable electrocardiography monitor startup company which
A research paper written by three students majoring in computer science and engineering was published in the SCI journal ‘IEEE Access.’ The students conducted research on using the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to collect information in disasters. They designed a motion planning technique, which can help
Estilo Town promoted two Techup Academy programs for revitalizing business near the school campus. The theme of the two programs is Styletech, a new business field on beauty, fashion, and technology. Styletech Creator Academy focuses on managing Youtube channels and Styletech E-commerce Academy focu
Ewha Community of Theology held an online seminar through Zoom on Oct. 7 and 14. The seminar was about how Christians should live in the postcorona era. Two lectures were given on each day, specifically dealing with society’s political and economic changes, impact of climate change, ways of religiou
Starting June 10, the government implemented KI-Pass, short for Korean Internet Pass. This application utilizes QR code check-ins on Naver, KakaoTalk, and PASS to identify when people use public facilities such as cafés, restaurants, bars, and movie theaters. Although the system was presented as a r
Due to the ongoing pandemic, students have become reliant on online announcements. However, many international students struggle to stay informed since most of the sources are only available in Korean.Recent reports show that international student enrollment has shown a rapid rise. According to the
Due to the tightening of social distancing restrictions in the Seoul metropolitan area between Aug. 30 and Sept. 13, Ewha announced all classes to run entirely online until the end of September. After Chuseok, a major Korean holiday celebrating harvest gathering, the school announced that hybrid cla
Since the previous presidential election, the school implemented the direct presidential election system. With the upcoming 17th presidential election, the 52nd General Student Council, Emotion, promoted the Online General Student Voting for the Formation of a Presidential Agreement Ceremony, Honest