The journey of Listen Smarter Life (LSL) How Listen Smarter Life (LSL) beganLSL (pronounced Deud-ttog-la in Korean) started off as a side project led by Kim Hyo-eun from JoongAng Ilbo. Since then, the program has officially become one of the company’s news channels, featuring a YouTube channel and a
A new sense of freedom has been infused into lives of Korean women from the growing women’s rights movement. At the center of this spreading interest and discussion in Korea lies the idea of a ‘woman’s body’.Until now, Korean society saw women’s exercise as a way to keep their body in shape so they
Unlike in the past, the perception surrounding tattoos have changed drastically. People are beginning to see tattoos as a unique way to express themselves. However, it might come as a surprise when it is said that only tattoos conducted by medical workers are considered as ‘legal’ in Korea.Her Soo-k
Starting from the second semester of 2020, Center for Future Innovation will implement a new team system into Ewha Challenge Semester Program. This program is a system in which students can continue their studies while engaging in off-campus, hands-on experiences. Prior to the reform, students were
The school held the 8th Promotion Idea Contest from Aug. 24 to Aug. 31. The theme of the contest is to produce new advertising materials in the form of teaching by making either advertising poster or video for SNS with the phrase of “#Geulae_Idaelo.” Idaelo which means “As it is” in Korean also incl
Career Development Center held the Road to Law School 2020 on Aug. 23 and 30 for students preparing to apply for law in the second half of this year. The program introduced collecting data when applying for law school and deciding which law school to apply to. Students were also informed about writi
Professor Yoo Sung Kyung from the Department of Psychology was designated as a Fellow of American Psychological Association (APA). Yoo’s contribution to counseling psychology was highly recognized, including her international research in women’s career development and counseling process. Yoo has con
The Humanities, Cultural Arts, and Media Multidisciplinary Major held a Job Academy (Job Exploration) - Local Creator Production program from Aug. 10 to 18. Local creator refers to a creator focusing on utilizing unique local cultures such as people and areas as content and revealing local features
To celebrate Ewha Womans University’s 134th anniversary, the school is holding a special exhibition called: ‘Scenes from 19th century Joseon.’ The commemorative exhibition began on Aug. 12 and will end on Dec. 31. The exhibition displays more than 190 artifacts collaborating with the National Folk M
The 17th president election provoked controversy among the students, since the board rejected all of the students’ reuqests on the election system.With the sudden intensification of COVID-19 crisis, many students have expressed interest in the election of the next president, which will decidedly sha
Despite the continued surge of the pandemic, dormitory entrance for the 2020 fall semester occurred/happened. In the case of the spring semester, dormitory admission was canceled due to the onset of the pandemic. Limited registration was offered for the summer as students were required to take remot
Students had to confront two major changes for course registration for the fall semester. One change is that the students can add extra three credits to their maximum credits. The other is that students could choose between online and offline classes depending on the class size. Such flexibility in
International students faced difficulties in this semester’s course registration.Edwyna Kurniawan, a freshman in the Division of International Studies, shared her experience about course registration and mentioned that the biggest difficulty was not being able to register for compulsory courses.“To
2020 Spring semester brought many difficulties for students who had their exchange programs planned. There were students who were notified of the cancellation ahead of their departure, and there were some who had to return to Korea in a hurry due to the cancellation of the programs.Accordingly, the
When one thinks of an announcer, a neatly dressed professional TV presenter comes to mind. However, Kang Min-ji, a freelancer announcer, stands out from the crowd. Kang, a graduate of Ewha, is always on the lookout for where her talent could serve those best. This unique career has exposed her to so
Park Jeong-ja, a renowned theatre actor, who has been on stage for almost 60 years. Park has had an illustrious career in theatrical circles and has numerous play works to her name.Park shared the story of how she started her career as an actor. She stated that she wanted to become a newspaper repor
“And you know, sir, if you’ll excuse me saying it, there ISN’T a wholesale shop, not for Genuine Magic goods, sir. I don’t know if you noticed our inscription – the Genuine Magic shop.” He drew a business card from his cheek and handed it to me. “Genuine,” he said, with his finger on the word, and a
It was seven months ago. On one of these crisp autumn days, I found out I was admitted to Ewha Womans University. I remember letting out a scream of joy—my mind was just filled with excitement and eagerness to start a new adventure, to enter into a new chapter of my life. Little did I know that I wo
I am staying in Sydney on my half-year study leave, which used to be called “sabbatical”. The notion of staying idle on sabbatical is from a bygone era. Relieved of teaching this semester, I have been doing research and recharging myself for the coming semesters. When people ask me what I am doing h