Ewha Womans University
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| Motto | Truth, Goodness, and Beauty 眞 · 善 · 美 |
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| Established | May 31 1886 as Ewha School, college-course installed in 1910, re-established as a university on August 15 1945. |
| Type | Private |
| Staff | 369 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
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| President | Lee Bae-Yong |
| Faculty | 856Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
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| Students | 19,503Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
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| Undergraduates | 14,904Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
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| Postgraduates | 4,559Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
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| Location | Seodaemun, Seoul South Korea |
| Campus | Urban 587,159 m²Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
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| Website | www.ewha.ac.kr |
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Ewha Womans University (Korean: 이화여자대학교, Hanja: 梨花女子大學校) is a private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the city's largest institutions of higher learning, the world's largest female educational institute, is one of the best-known universities in South Korea, and the top women's university. Ewha was founded in 1886 by the Methodist Episcopal missionary Mary F. Scranton.
The school flower is the pear, the Sino-Korean term for which is the school's name. While there may seem to be a grammatical mistake in the name, "womans" was the correct english spelling in the late 19th century when the university was founded (as opposed to women's or woman's).
History
Ewha Womans University traces its roots back to Mary Scranton's Ihwa Hakdang (also Ewha Hakdang; 이화학당 梨花學堂) mission school for girls, which opened with only one student on May 31, 1886 (Lee, 2001).[1] The name, which means “Pear blossom academy”, was bestowed by the Emperor Gojong the following year. The school began to provide college courses in 1910, and professional courses for women in 1925. Immediately following liberation of Korea on August 15, 1945, the college received government permission to become a university. It was the first South Korean university to be officially organized.
Ewha is now responsible for many firsts in Korean history: Korea's first female doctor, Esther Park; its first woman to get a doctoral degree, Helen Kim; the first female Korean lawyer, Lee Tai-young; the first female justice on the Constitutional Court, Jeon Hyo-sook, and the first female prime minister, the incumbent Han Myeong-sook, were all Ewha graduates. The "firsts" is in part due to the fact that many Korean women in older generations were discouraged from attending co-ed universities in Korea. Ewha's zeal to remain at the vanguard of women's education in Korea is encapsulated in its new motto, "Frontier Ewha."
1886 - In May, Mary F. Scranton, an American Methodist missionary, opens Korea's first school for women in her house with a single student. In November, the construction of a school building (the former base of Ewha Womans University) is completed in Jeong-dong.
1887 - King Gojong officially names the school "Ihwa (also Ewha)."
1910 - College courses begin.
1925 - Ewha Women's Professional School opens.
1935 - The campus moves to its current location.
1946 - Ewha becomes Ewha Womans University, Korea's first university for women.
1950 - Ewha graduate schools open.
1977 - Women's Studies classes begin.
1984 - The School of Continuing Education opens.
1996 - Ewha opens its College of Engineering, the first such school in a women's university.
2001 - Division of International Studies established.
2006 - Ewha offers inaugural Ewha Global Partnership Program and completes the restoration of Ewha Hakdang.
Photos
The following are some photos of the Campus taken by Anya Gonzalez while studying at Edae as an exchange student, 2005.
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Welch-Ryang Building, Main structure of the Campus
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International Studies Building
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Presidential Residence, Used to be Ceremony House
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Centennial Library
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New Ewha Haktang, Or Ceremonial House, re-established 2006
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Statue of Ms. Scranton
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Back Gate of the University
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Law and Humanities Library
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Magnolias on Campus during Spring
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One of many garden/parks inside the campus
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Statues outside the Museum by the Main Gate
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Towards the Ceramic Institute and Museum, at the back. Building to the right is Music department
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Humanities Building
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View from Main Gate
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POSCO Building
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View of Campus at Night from atop the mountain
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Sunset View of Street outside University Main Gate
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Main Entrance to the Korean Dormitory, Hanwoori Kisuksa
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Reputation & Ranking
Admission to Ewha Womans University is relatively selective. According to the Joongang Daily's ranking of universities in Korea, Ewha Womans University was ranked 9th in 2003, and 14th in 2004. However, the university has been ranked within the top 3 in the NCSI (National Consumer Satisfaction Index) University rankings for 4 consecutive years.
Areas of Specialization
Ewha has largely 8 specialization areas: Life science, Nanoscience, IT, Design Technology, Women’s studies, Korean Studies, Business Management and International Studies.
Life science triggered Ewha's specialization efforts and represents the school's 8 specialization programs. It started to grab attention by receiving 3.5 billion KRW of funding as it earned the spot in BK21 project promoted by MOE. Ewha's life science program also received extra funding of 9.9 billion KRW from the Ministry of Science and Technology. Industry-academia cooperation is brisk as well earning funding of 9 billion KRW from SK over a 3-year period and 5 billion KRW from LF—a life science startup—for 5 years. Ewha's life science recorded the highest IF (Impact Factor: A quantitative measure of the frequency with which the "average article" published in a given scholarly journal has been cited in a particular year or period) in Korea recording a whopping 8.6 last year. It also holds 6 international patents and 13 domestic patents. Ewha's Nanoscience program received support from the school in earnest as it won the spot in Ewha specialization project in 2003. The Division of Nanoscience was established at the graduate school in the same year. It achieved excellent performance in a short period in industry-academia cooperation with 15 companies such as Amorepacific, Leadgene, Scinco, and Bipolymed. Life Science and Nanoscience are the two engines that lead Ewha’s strength in engineering and natural science.
Organization
The undergraduate departments of Ewha are divided among 11 colleges, 1 division with 65 departments. Likewise, the graduate courses are divided into 13 graduate schools.
College of Liberal Arts
College of Social Sciences
College of Engineering
College of Natural Sciences
College of Arts (Music/Fine Arts/Design)
College of Law
College of Pharmacy
College of Education
College of Business Administration
College of Health Sciences
University College
Division of International Studies
ReferencesISBN links support NWE through referral fees
- ↑ Lee Jeong-kyu. (2001). The establishment of modern universities in Korea and their implications for Korean education policies. In Education Policy Analysis Archives 9 (27)
Notable alumni
- Bang Jee Young – Pianist
- Han Myung-Sook - Prime Minister of South Korea
- Grace Park - LPGA golfer
- Yuko Fueki - Japan and Korea-based actress
See also
- Education in South Korea
- List of colleges and universities in South Korea
- List of Korea-related topics
- Ewhaian
- Ewha Womans University Station
External links
- Official website, in Korean and English
- Official website for international programs, in Korean and English
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