Due to COVID-19, people have begun to spend more time indoors than before. However, most are unaware that indoor settings have a great impact on productivity and health. Ewha Voice met Professor Jihyun Park from the Department of Architecture, an indoor environmental qualities specialist. Professor
Career Development Center and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Incheon Affiliate co-hosted the 2nd SWE School Academy on Nov. 5. The program, sponsored by General Motors (GM) Technical Center Korea and GM Korea, aimed to enlighten and guide the next generation of women engineers on various engin
Ewha RightNow Association is a solidarity group determined to solve problems that university students face. At a press conference on Oct. 26, the group demanded reduction and refund of tuition fees at the main gate of Ewha. Taking part in Ewha RightNow Association are seven of Ewha’s student associa
Many international students studying in South Korea return to their home countries or go elsewhere in the world in search of work. With opportunities limited in South Korea for foreign students, there are not many other options. Recent government statistics show only one in 21 international students
As technology develops, so too have the crimes taking advantage of it. In South Korea, the usage of illegal hidden cameras – also known as spycams – is the dominant form of digital sex crimes. Solutions such as toughening regulations and punishments were put in place to stop predatory behavior. Howe
The Ministry of Environment (ME) and the Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco) selected the Environmental Science & Engineering and the Chemical Engineering & Materials Science of Ewha as a specialized graduate school for integrated management of the environment on Aug. 11. In response, Ewha started
Ewha Career Development Center held a mentoring program led by Korean Institute of Human Resources Development in Science and Technology. The mentoring program consisted of three sessions in total, each held on Aug. 26, 30, and 31. The overall topic of the mentoring program was a career seminar in t
Gae-mat-sal team, which consists of five Ewha students, won the grand prize at the 2021 University Innovation Forum. They were awarded for creating an educational mobile game, “Ruru and Chichi’s adaptation to the Earth,” aimed to help children, including children with developmental disabilities. Not
Ewha recently made a significant achievement in the research and development (R&D) sector, ranking first place in CWTS Leiden Ranking’s “Top 1% Publications” among universities in South Korea. Earlier this year, the newly elected President Kim Eun-mee stressed the importance of expanding the R&D sec
Before social media giants such as Facebook and Instagram, there were home-grown social media heroes like Cyworld. It is widely considered to be one of Korea’s first social media website that gained nationwide popularity, popularized between 2000 to 2010. In the hope of reviving its popularity, Cywo
The coronavirus does not discriminate, but as seen in a report by the Korea Development Institute (KDI), the employment rate of women aged 25 to 54 plummeted by 541,000, which was about 1.7 times that of men. This is largely due to the decline in the employment rate of married women, who were vulner
Ewha Career Development Center newly established a one-on-one science and engineering clinic to support more specialized employment of Ewha students in March. Students majoring in science and engineering, who have attended more than seven semesters, can receive one-on- one recruitment documents or j
Six students at Ewha gathered and founded a vegan bakery called “Planet-V130.” The team operated the bakery on the first floor of Sinchon Boxsquare from April 1 to 29. The six members were from different majors including Food Science and Engineering, Environmental Science and Engineering, and Divisi
Interest in autonomous driving is on the rise. In October 2020, the Korean government announced its plan to support the implementation of third-level autonomous driving, which is a system where the driver seldom needs to monitor the course of the vehicle . Consequently, autonomous driving was select
A number of Ewha graduates are struggling with their studies in due to the ongoing COVID-19. With travel restrictions, visa problems, and full online classes, Ewha graduates who planned to move abroad for the higher level of education overseas faced setback in their academic plans. Son Hee-won is an
Increasing number of people are experiencing “corona blue”, and there have been various attempts to seek motivation via online communities without the help of offline mingling. As a result, communities evolved to combine various platforms to achieve the goal of networking and support. “Deep Learning
In the wake of the new semester, Ewha modified the course registration system for the College of Business Administration. Until last semester, Ewha had given the priority to register courses to students majoring or double-majoring in popular departments. This was due to the ongoing problem that stud
In recent years, university campuses have dominated the top ranks of energy-consuming buildings that use more than 2,000 Ton of Oil Equivalent (TOE) a year. Among energy-consuming businesses in Seodaemun-gu, Yonsei University and Ewha Womans University were ranked second and third highest in energy
Games have long featured sexist elements in their character settings. The gaming industry was stirred once again when severe sexual objectification occurred in the new game IDLE Princess, from a domestic game development company, I&V Games. I&V Games announced an apology on their homepage on Oct. 5,