In February, a brutal military coup began in Myanmar arising from the most recent election results of which citizens did not approve of. Protestors have taken to the streets in an effort to push back against going under military rule once again and are calling for democracy to be restored. Since the
The program Global Intercultural Dialogue hosted by Saint Mary’s College took place online on April 17. The program has been hosted since October 2020 and the April event was its fourth session. Students at Ewha were the only participants from Korea. Students from Saint Mary’s College (USA), Brescia
Do you have an interest in education? I doubt many people would say no. Having an interest in the education system myself, I became aware of the relation between education and creativity. Spending the recent midterm examination period loathing the fact of having to take tests, I wondered about the n
capitalism got inside my head and made me think my only value is how much i producefor people to consumecapitalism got inside my head and made me thinkI am of worthas long as i am workingFrom “Home Body” by Rupi Kaur Three months ago, I was an enthusiastic self-tracker who kept record of how
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
A sex doll brothel in Yongin-si that opened on April 11 shut down after operating for three days due to strong opposition from local residents. About 40,000 people signed a petition against the brothel. In a sex doll brothel, customers pay to use human-like sex dolls. Because they function like pros
South Korea ranked ninth highest in the quality of roads ranking, in which the quality of driving and its safety of a country is numerically measured. In contrast to its high position in the ranking, drivers in Korea experience contrasting driving conditions based on their sex. “Madam Kim” is a Kore
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
Oxford is one of the most respected universities in the world with a rich history of educating history’s finest minds. Over time, the university has accumulated vast stores of knowledge that has largely been kept away from the public. It was not until when Dr. Kim Sung- hee, the director and co-foun
Arirang TV, known as one of the most popular English speaking broadcast stations in Korea, often promotes Korea and Korean culture to foreigners living in Korea and also abroad. While Arirang TV shows such as Catchy Korea are some of the main programs that expose Korea and Korean culture to foreigne
Ewha Institute for the Humanities held the 134th colloquium online on April 30. Students interested in the event were able to participate in the colloquium through Zoom. The theme of the colloquium was Women- Science-Fiction: Feminism in Korean Science Fiction. Noh Dae-won, the host of the colloquiu
Career Development Center held Ewha Mentoring Day with mentors working in public institutions on April 30 via live streaming on YouTube. Two sessions of mentoring were conducted by three Ewha alumnae working in public organizations. The first session covered basic information on Seoul Tourism Organi
Career Development Center held Road to Public Officials online on April 29. The program aims to offer substantive information for students preparing to apply for public officials. An Ewha alumna who previously passed the Level 5 Public Officer Qualification Exam hosted a mentoring session via Zoom.
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
Korean Women’s Institute held the first session of 2021 Women’s Studies Lecture on April 30 under the theme of gender crises caused by COVID-19 and the ways to help the society care about ecological environment. Kim Hyun- mee, a professor from the Department of Cultural Anthropology at Yonsei Univer
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
Career Development Center held 2021-1 Public Enterprise EDU program from May 6 via Zoom. There are a total of four classes in this program, each focusing on different ways to prepare for the National Competency Standards (NCS.) The program is aimed to support students preparing for an open recruitme
Ewha Office of Information and Communications launched a new Ewha Womans University app that combines different existing apps, such as the Ewha Home app and Ewha mobile ID card app, into one on May 3. The new app provides integrated mobile services, including mobile ID cards, customized announcement
Asian Center for Women’s Studies held an English online seminar, International Workshop on Curriculum Development for Asian Women’s Studies, onMay6viaZoom.Itwasan opportunity for students to learn about gender and mitigation from Asian perspectives. Professor Lan Pei-Chia from National Taiwan Univer
The Graduate School of Teaching Foreign Languages (TFL) hosted the fourth lecture of 2021 spring semester lectures series on April 29 via Zoom. Two mentors who received master’s degrees in TKSOL (Teaching Korean to Speakers of Other Languages) shared tips on entering a doctoral program and building