Ewha Womans University

Ewha Womans University
이화여자대학교
Motto 진(眞)·선(善)·미(美)
Motto in English
 Knowledge·Goodness·Beauty
Type Private
Established 1886
President Choi, Kyunghee Ph.D.
Academic staff
 997
Administrative staff
 543
Students 19,503[1]
Undergraduates 16,166
Postgraduates 6,102
Location South KoreaSeodaemun, Seoul, South Korea
Campus Urban
547,788  m²
Colors Green     
Nickname Idae (이대·梨大)
Website www.ewha.ac.kr
Ewha Womans University
Hangul 이화여자대학교
Hanja 梨花女子大學校
Revised Romanization Ihwa Yeoja Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer Ihwa Yŏja Taehakkyo
Main entrance
Ewha campus complex

Coordinates: 37°33′42.72″N 126°56′48.60″E / 37.5618667°N 126.9468333°E / 37.5618667; 126.9468333

Street near Ewha

Ewha Womans University (Hangul: 이화여자대학교; hanja: 梨花女子大學校) is a private women's university in Seoul, South Korea founded in 1886 by the American Methodist Episcopal. It is the world's largest female educational institute. Ewha Womans University is one of the most prestigious universities in South Korea.

While the lack of an apostrophe in "Womans University" is unconventional, the use of "Woman's" rather than "Women's" was normal in the past.[2]

Τhe use of "Womans" carries special meaning. The early founders of the college thought that every woman is to be respected; to promote this idea, they chose the word "woman" to avoid lumping students together under the word "women." [3]

History

Ewha Womans University traces its roots back to Mary F. Scranton's Ehwa Haktang (Hangul: 이화학당; hanja: 梨花學堂) mission school for girls, which opened with one student on May 31, 1886 (Lee, 2001).[4] The name Ewha, which means “Pear Blossoms”, was bestowed by the Emperor Gojong the following year. The campus was covered with them, and historians speculate that a grove of pear trees near Scranton home's inspired the name. The image of the pear blossom is incorporated in the school's logo.

The school began providing 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.

Timeline

1886-1910
  • 1886: First modern educational institute for Korean women, American missionary Mary F. Scranton began classes for women at her home in Jeong-dong, Seoul.
  • 1887: Boguyeogwan offers medical service for women. As Korea’s first hospital exclusively for women, it laid the groundwork for Ewha’s Colleges of Nursing and Medicine, which became the current Ewha Womans University Medical Center.
1910-1925
  • 1910: College courses launched in September The college opened at Ewha Haktang with 15 students; its inaugural class graduated in 1914.
  • 1925: Founding of Ewha College. The college was elevated to Ewha College, making it the first institute of higher education for Korean women.
1925-1945
  • 1935: Campus moves to Sinchon
1946-1961
  • 1946: First Korean university to receive government accreditation. Ewha was accredited by the Ministry of Education, becoming the first accredited four-year university in Korea.
  • 1951: Temporary wartime campus in Busan. Following the outbreak of the Korean War, Ewha opened an evacuee campus in the southern city of Busan on Sept. 1, 1951, with 30 temporary wooden structures and tents.
1961-2000
  • 1977: Korea’s first women’s studies course and established the Korean Women’s Institute to seek development in the discipline.
  • 1986: Ewha’s 100th anniversary of its foundation.
  • 1995: Top marks in national accreditation, named top-ranked school in Comprehensive University Accreditation System conducted by Korean Council for University Education.
  • 1996: Established the world's first engineering college for women
2000-2010
  • 2001: Korea’s first International Studies Division opened, offering all courses in English.
  • 2006: Ewha Global Partnership program
    • Korea’s first degree program for women from developing countries was established.
  • 2007: Ewha-KOICA program started, an MA program for female researchers and public servants from developing countries.
  • 2007: Scranton College self-designed major (undergraduate program) started.
  • 2008: Construction of ECC, Korea’s largest environmentally friendly underground campus facility.
2010-present
  • 2011: Established an Ewha-Solvay collaboration with multinational chemical corporation Solvay, to build the global headquarters of its R&D center at Ewha.
  • 2012: Center of women’s global education by launching the Ewha Global Empowerment Program to foster female leaders in public and non-government sectors in developing countries.
  • Selected to receive KRW 100 billion over the next 10 years from the Institute for Basic Research.

Collaborations

The university collaborates with around 830 partners in 64 countries including Australian National University, Cornell University, Freie University of Berlin, Ghent University, Harvard University, Indiana University, King’s College London, Nanyang Technological University, Peking University, University of California, Irvine, University of British Columbia, University of Edinburgh, University of Hong Kong, Uppsala University, and Waseda University.

Organization

Colleges

College of Liberal Arts
  • Division of Liberal Arts
    • Korean Language & Literature
    • Chinese Language & Literature
    • English Language & Literature
    • French Language & Literature
    • German Language & Literature
    • History
    • Philosophy
  • Division of Christian Studies
    • Christian Studies
College of Social Sciences
  • Division of Social Sciences
    • Political Science & International Relations
    • Public Administration
    • Economics
    • Library & Information Science
    • Sociology
    • Social Welfare
    • Psychology
    • Consumer Studies
  • Division of Media Studies
    • Journalism
    • Advertising & Public Relations
    • Television & Film
College of Natural Sciences
  • Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
    • Mathematics
    • Statistics
    • Physics
  • Division of Molecular and Life Science
    • Chemistry & Nano Science
    • Life Science
College of Engineering
  • Department of Computer Science & Engineering
  • Department of Electronics Engineering
  • Division of Architecture
    • Architecture
    • Architectural Engineering
  • Division of Environmental and Food Science
    • Environmental Science & Engineering
    • Food Science & Engineering
College of Music
  • Division of Music
    • Keyboard Instruments
    • Orchestral Instruments
    • Voice
    • Composition
    • Korean Music
  • Department of Dance
    • Dance
College of Art & Design
  • Division of Fine Arts
    • Korean Painting
    • Painting
    • Sculpture
    • Ceramic Arts
  • Division of Design
    • Space Design
    • Visual Communication Design
    • Industrial Design
    • Media Interaction Design
  • Department of Clothing & Textiles
    • Fiber Arts
    • Fashion Design
    • Clothing & Textiles
College of Education
  • Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Educational Technology
  • Special Education
  • English Education
  • Social Studies Education
  • Korean Education
  • Science Education
  • Mathematics Education
College of Law
  • Department of Law
College of Business Administration
  • Division of Business Administration
    • Business Administration
  • Department of International Office Administration
College of Health Sciences
  • Division of Nursing Science
    • Nursing Science
  • Division of Human Movement Studies
    • Human Movement Studies
  • Department of Nutritional Science & Food Management
  • Department of Health Education & Management
College of Pharmacy
  • Department of Pharmacy
College of Scranton
  • Scranton Honors Program
  • Division of International Studies
    • International Studies


Graduate schools

The Graduate School
  • Korean Language & Literature
  • Chinese Language & Literature
  • English Language & Literature
  • French Language & Literature
  • German Language & Literature
  • Christian Studies
  • Philosophy
  • History
  • Art History
  • Political Science & International Relations
  • Public Administration
  • Economics
  • Library & Information Science
  • Sociology
  • Social Welfare
  • Psychology
  • Consumer Studies
  • Communication
  • Women's Studies
  • Child Development
  • North Korean Studies
  • Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Educational Technology
  • Special Education
  • English Education
  • Department of Social Studies Education
  • Korean Education
  • Communication Disorders
  • Law
  • Business Administration
  • International Office Administration
  • Music Therapy
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry & Nano Science
  • Life Sciences
  • Division of Life & Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Industrial Pharmaceutical Science
  • Science Education
  • Mathematics Education
  • Health Education & Management
  • Nursing Science
  • Nutritional Science & Food Management
  • Division of Eco Science
  • Medical Sciences
  • Bio Inspired Science
  • Brain & Cognitive Sciences
  • Computer Science & Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Architectural Engineering
  • Environmental Science & Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science & Engineering
  • Food Science & Technology
  • Digital Media
  • Music
  • Fine Arts
  • Design
  • Clothing & Textiles
  • Dance
  • Human Movement Studies
  • Medicine
  • Area Studies
  • Bioethics Policy Studies
  • East Asians Studies
  • Gifted Education
  • Environmental and Architectural Engineering for Sustainability
  • Climate/Economics Interdisciplinary Program
Professional Graduate School
  • International Studies(GSIS)
  • Translation & Interpretation
  • Business
  • Medicine
  • Law
Special Graduate School
  • Education
  • Design
  • Social Welfare
  • Theology
  • Policy Sciences
  • Performing Arts
  • Clinical Health Sciences
  • Clinical Dentistry
  • Teaching Foreign Languages

Achievements

Awards

Distinguished Honorary Ewha Fellows

Distinguished Fellows of the Ewha Academy for Advanced Studies

Notable alumni

Affiliated facilities

Gallery

Public transportation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ewha Information". Ewha Womans University Official Website.
  2. ↑ Compare Texas Woman's University, named in 1957, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, named in 1893, as well as Mississippi Woman's College and Woman's College of the University of North Carolina which have since changed their names.
  3. ↑ http://inews.ewha.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=14558
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ http://mouonekorea.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/in-the-news-north-korean-defectors-emerge-from-periphery/

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