School’s Office of Facilities Management informed students about the plan of remodeling and reconstructing Hak-gwan at a briefing session on Sept. 4. The presentation dealt with the current progress and the plans for the operation.Hak-gwan was established in 1965 by going through a five-step constru

College of Art & Design collaborated with Starbucks to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first Starbucks store in Korea. The Starbucks store located near the main gate has been renewed as Ewha R store. Exclusive Ewha Starbucks cards have been released as well which are only available at the remo

The school’s consultative body has announced several improvements in school facilities and systems which will come into effect starting this semester. The consultative body is a co-operative unit comprised of students, school employees and professors. The first consultative body was convened success

HOKMA College of General Education (HCGE)’s General Education Curriculum Revision plan has become the subject of controversy. The revision will be put into action from 2020, and aims to encourage more students to do double majors and minors.Major changes include merging two mandatory Korean language

The emergency committee of Korean dance department held a press conference on Aug. 20 demanding an apology from the school for hiring an instructor who was given disciplinary measures. The Student Government Association (SGA) and Central Operation Committee (COC) also took part in the conference alo

Entrepreneurship Center held the second lecture of the Special Lecture Relays on Start-up: Student Start-up of Ewha Woman’s University on Aug. 28 at ECC Nae:il Lounge. Ewha alumni Jung Ji-hee, CEO of MediAi+ and Jo Hui-won, former CEO of Snack Guide were invited as special lecturers. They explained

Korean society for Analytic Philosophy hosted a summer conference in Humanities Building on Aug. 28. The talk session was led by professors and graduate students from Seoul National University, Kyung Hee University, The City University of New York, and Yonsei University. Each member announced and di

The School held 2019 summer workshop on meta-analysis and network based intellectual structure analysis at Posco building from Aug. 26 to 28. The purpose of the workshop was for people to enhance their competence as a researcher. The special lecture on network based intellectual structure analysis w

Ewha GSIS held World Bank Career Information Seminar in International Education Building on Aug.23. The presenters were Simeon Kacou Ehui, the Director of the World Bank’s food and Agriculture Global Practice, and Dina Umali Deininger, Manager of the Agriculture and Rural Development. World Bank Gro

The Department of History and Ewha Historical Institution hosted a foreign guest scholar lecture on Aug. 23 at the Humanities Building. The invited special guest scholar was Professor Hirano Takashi from Keio University in Japan. Takashi is a professor in the Department of Business and Commerce as w

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie visited Ewha in order to commemorate the publication of “Purple Hibiscus” in Korea. On Aug. 20, Adichie delivered a special lecture at the International Education Building followed by a Q&A session and a book signing event.Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian novelist famo

Ewha-Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Global Student Partnership (GSP) has successfully wrapped up its programs on Aug. 14 under the theme of “Connecting Culture and Minds in Asia”.Ewha-GSP is a student-run academic and cultural conference co-hosted by Ewha and a partner university. The main g

Stores located on the fourth basement of ECC closed their doors consecutively during the summer vacation due to the termination of their lease contracts. Students showed mixed reactions to this sudden closure - some missed the old ones and others expressed excitement for new ones. Along with these r

A Japanese male student who was participating in Ewha Language Center’s short-term program is accused to have illegally took photos of a fellow female Japanese student on Aug. 18 at I-House A. The incident happened on the 2nd floor where the communal shower room is located.I-House Administration Off

Special exhibition called “Buncheong Ware,” was held starting from May 30 at the school’s museum. The exhibition is being held in commemoration of Ewha’s 133rd anniversary where a variety of historical ware from the Joseon Dynasty were displayed. Buncheong ware is famous to present Joseon’s sense of

School held Korean Broadcasting System Symphony Orchestra (KBSSO) Outreach Concert Series - Let's Cheer Up! in Student Union on May 30. KBSSO is a broadcasting symphony orchestra which performs classical music both domestically and internationally. The event was held as part of the orchestra’s unive

Community fundraising promotion for the welfare of districts surrounding Ewha was hosted by Ewha Community Welfare Center on May 29 at the Student Union Building. The event was a joint project with other community centers from Seodaemun-gu and Mapo-gu. Booths were run for the promotion of various co

Ewha Social Economy, Eroun Net, and Reflector hosted Sovely Festa on June 4 at ECC Multipurpose Hall to promote positive images of companies in social sectors. Students were able to learn about social economy through Alice in Wonderland themed exhibitions and the meaning of social values of these ev

The school held its 133rd Anniversary Commemoration on May 31 at the Welch-Ryang Auditorium. The event was led by the chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Chang Myong-sue and President Kim Hei-sook. Awards were given to 98 educational personnel who worked at Ewha for over a decade, and also to thos

Even though there is a considerable amount of differently abled people in the workforce, they often go unacknowledged or unsupported, and university campuses are no exception. The employment rate of people with disabilities in Korea was 8,476 people, making up 51.4 percent of those surveyed accordin