The last time I wasn’t able to chip in a conversation about “Squid Game” was during a team project. Our group chose to present a case study regarding Netflix’s business strategy, and that was when I decided to watch the show. “Squid Game” was boosting Netlfix’s shares to outperform its rivals within

​​​​​​​I wonder if reading books is an inconvenience these days when the handy smartphone is so lightweight it seems the hefty book may cause carpal tunnel in the wrist. Aside from the negative physiological response, books have become remote from people’s lives with the intoxicating lure of webtoon

History and culture make up a nation’s identity and its preservation is the responsibility of the descendants. As the need for this increases, companies and organizations have begun actively promoting Korean traditional culture. ARTRA Company is a cultural content company that creates a fusion of va

Ever since President Moon Jae-in suggested the possibility of banning the consumption of dog meat in South Korea last September, there have been several heated debates on animal rights. A survey recently conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shows an estimate of 6.38 milli

The American multinational coffee franchise Starbucks released its new reusable cups as part of their 50th anniversary event, on Sept. 28. However, contrary to many people's expectations, the coffeehouse faced accusations of “greenwashing,” which refers to the act of misleading consumers into believ

Ewha Career Development Center (CDC) held Ewha Mentoring Day on careers in the foreign cosmetics industry via Zoom on Nov. 9. The event was conducted as a part of the 2021 Creative Career Fair. Two Ewha graduates each working for La Prairie and L’Oréal Korea gave advice on preparing for employment

Ewha Womans University Campus Town hosted Tech-Up Academy Creators Academy, aiming to foster creators with the latest trends and content production technologies. Individuals interested in building and running YouTube channels, future startup CEOs, and Estilo Town startup teams participated. The prog

Ewha College of Liberal Art’s University-Industry Collaboration Foundation held a Job Insight program, Media Day, on Nov. 2, 9, and 22 via Zoom. The program covered positions on content strategies, data analysis, and media marketing over the three sessions of Media Day. Studio Dragon, Line Plus Corp

Department of Nutritional Science & Food Management hosted the Future of Food Technology and Food Business lecture on Nov. 9 via Zoom. Professor Sohyeong Kim from Stanford University was invited to take the chair at this meeting. The lecture aimed to assist students to get a better understanding of

Ewha Womans University held the 2021 Global Urban Ecology program on Nov. 11. As part of the program, Hwang Yoon, an Ewha alumna and a director of the documentary movie “An Omnivorous Family’s Dilemma”, hosted the special lecture “Shall we love or eat: Climate Change, Pandemic, and Veganism.” The le

On a chilly autumn afternoon, crisp colorful fallen leaves decorate the Ansan Jarak-gil in Seodaemun- gu. As classical music plays on speakers on both sides of the road, visitors wearing masks stroll down the path. It was around 2 p.m. on Nov. 13 when Ewha Voice gathered at the entrance of Ansan Jar

Ewha Institute of History hosted a special lecture, Preventing the Plague: Public Health, Quarantine and the State in Early Modern Venice, on Nov. 19 via Zoom. Dr. Jane Stevens Crawshaw, a senior lecturer from Oxford Brookes University, was invited to take the chair. The lecture aimed to compare the

Ewha Institute for the Humanities held the 138th colloquium via Zoom on Nov. 19. The lecture focused on smart cities in the 4th industrial revolution era. Researcher Kang Myung-koo, an Executive Technology Partner at Amazon Webservice, was invited as the main speaker of the colloquium. Kang gave a l

Ewha Institute of Mathematical Sciences (EIMS) organized a virtual lecture series, Intensive Lecture Series on Error-Correcting Codes, on Nov. 5, 12, and 19. The lecture was given by Professor W. Cary Huffman from the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Loyola University Chicago. The first d

Ewha Institute for Teaching and Learning held Presentation Strategy Workshop on Nov. 11. Through the workshop, students were able to think about effective presentation skills based on their own strengths and characteristics. They also had time to come up with attractive methods they could use when g

Various colleges and departments at Ewha provided events involving undergraduate students and alumnae during November. Many departments including the Department of Sociology and the Department of Library & Information Science conducted the alumnae events online. The Department of Sociology held thei

Ewha is on the way to improve itself into a place for both people with and without disabilities. In April, Ewha was selected as the best university in the 2021 Evaluation of Educational Welfare Support for Disabled Students from the Ministry of Education. There is a person who contributed the most f

Ewha Academic Assistance System for International Students (EAASIS) held a Special Lecture for International Students: Successful Employment in Korea from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19. Three sessions were held in total on Nov. 12, 16, and 19. The sessions consisted of lectures on employment preparation in Kor

Fall is the most suitable season for students to put on their Ewha jackets. Three international students are wearing their own Ewha jackets designed in various colors. Photo by Juanita Herrera Padilla.

International exchange programs allow students from two universities in two different countries to spend a semester or two in each other’s institutions taking courses. In this edition, two students each from Germany and England introduced their home universities for Ewha students looking into the ri