According to a recent National Disability Survey, South Korea has more than 2.6 million persons with disabilities with approximately 50 percent suffering from physical disabilities. Despite recent policy and service improvements, many people with disabilities remain isolated and excluded from mainst

Ewha Medical Center celebrated the 134th anniversary of the establishment of House of Many Sick Women on Oct. 27 at Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital. The hospital organized a historical photography exhibition in remembrance of establishing Korea’s first modern women’s hospital. In order to mini

Ewha Archives reopened on Oct. 25 after being temporarily closed due to the social distancing measures. Individuals could visit during the weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and should register before visiting the Archives by filling an online form. Only 8 people can visit the Archives at once due to t

Due to the social distancing restrictions, all classes have been run entirely online for nearly two years. Keeping up with the loosened restrictions of “Living with COVID-19” scheme, Ewha announced to start in-person classes starting from Nov. 1. Classes required to be held in-person were laboratory

Ewha Institute of Politics held its October Colloquium on Oct. 28 via Zoom to discuss global issues related to COVID-19. Amid the “Living with COVID-19” scheme, the seminar focused on discourses on the pandemic and international health care. The conference began with a congratulatory address of Sung

Ewha Womans University Cooperative (Ewha Coop) opened the group purchase of Ewha Green wide desk pad for two weeks from Oct. 26 to Nov. 7. There were three designs, all of which were elected through the contest. Up to 100 pads, on a first-come, first-served basis, customers were able to purchase the

Gaining experience in foreign countries through exchange programs or internships can be crucial for students interested in the foreign job market. Hailing from Germany, Christina Kunz is one of those students who chose to pursue her interests through internships outside Germany– in her case, in Sout

Ewha Institute for the Humanities (EIH) and Konkuk Institute of Body and Culture (IBC) held a joint symposium Natural culture, Body, Eco- Techne, City on Oct. 30 via Zoom. The conference began with the opening lecture by directors of each institute and was divided into two parts; each part, two pres

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

Institute for Gender and Law held an online seminar on Oct. 27 via Zoom under the theme of gender-based violation. The seminar consisted of four main lectures by four different speakers. Students were first introduced to the concept of gender-based violence and measures to find out the status of vio

Ewha and the Embassy of Sweden in Seoul co-hosted the Nobel Memorial Program 2021 on Nov. 2. The main program consisted of three different sessions of sciences, economics, and literature, reviewing the highlights of the 2021 Nobel Prizes. Experts from prestigious universities and institutions in Swe

Studying a foreign language, as well as its literature, in your mother tongue takes dedication. It would undoubtedly be more difficult when studying it abroad in a foreign language. Before coming to Korea to study, Tiara Maya Azizah studied Korean and Korean literature at her university in Indonesia

Due to the severe economic depression caused by COVID-19, the job market contracted and made it even harder for young people to find work. The Ministry of Employment and Labor announced that only 42.2 percent of people aged 15 to 24 found jobs in 2020, which is 1.3 percent points lower than in 2019.

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

As vaccination rates increase nationwide, it may not be long until students walk freely without masks. Photo by Shen Yu-yan.

Although Ewha is traditionally a women's university, exchange students of all genders are welcome. Out of 19,359 undergraduate students in total, 325 are exchange students. Among these are 44 male exchange students, comprising 13.5 percent of Ewha's exchange students. Two male exchange students shar

​​​​​​​Coming home late at night from Ewha University subway station, I walked peacefully down the empty streets towards the international dormitory. With only a few people on the street, the atmosphere was already so much calmer than my home university in Philadelphia, USA. As I approached the inte

​​​​​​​“Is this your name? This is the Seoul Prosecutor’s office. We heard that a large sum of money has been taken from your account. To recover this loss, you should do as we say.” These days, we know this as a starter line for phone scam. Similar starter lines for a scam text message would be “Mo

​​​​​​​In 2004 British Council carried a survey of 40,000 people in 102 non- English speaking countries around the world about what the most beautiful English word is. It turned out to be “mother.” The word “mother” is the most beautiful word in the world whether it is the East or the West as the ep

Using translators like Google Translate or Papago makes us realize that translating language is not just about changing word for word – it is about understanding how the language is used within a societal and cultural context. When translating plays from English speaking countries filled with subtle