Ewha Womans University

Ewha Womans University
이화여자대학교
Motto 진·선·미
眞·善·美
Motto in English
 Knowledge·Goodness·Beauty
Type Private
Established 1886
President Kim Hei-sook[1]
Academic staff
 997
Administrative staff
 543
Students 19,503[2]
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 Church. It is the world's largest female educational institute and has been one of the most prestigious universities in the country since its founding in 1886.

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.[3]

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."[4]

History

Ewha Womans University traces its roots back to Mary F. Scranton's Ewha Haktang (Hangul: 이화학당; Hanja: 梨花學堂) mission school for girls, which opened with one student on May 31, 1886 (Lee, 2001).[5] 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
1910-1925
1925-1945
1946-1961
1961-2000
2000-2010
2010–present
  • Selected to receive KRW 100 billion over the next 10 years from the Institute for Basic Research.
  • 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

Graduate schools

Controversies and criticisms

Helen Kim, the first Korean principal of Ewha, is considered to be pro-Japanese. She is known to have encouraged young men to enlist in the Japanese army. The statue of Helen Kim and the building named after her on campus has been criticized. Students have protested many times to take down the statue.[6][7] While Ewha Womans University has been the center of women's rights movement that had positive impacts on Korean society,[8] its feminist nature created many problems and controversies. The most notorious example of this feminism was about men's benefit from military service. Originally, some benefits on employment were available to males who had done their mandatory military service. Yet, in 1999, Ewha Womans University students protested that this was sexism.[9] This case eventually went to court, and the court ruled that this was indeed sexism. Ewha Womans University has been the center of the 2016 South Korean political scandal, where its student, Chung Yoo-ra, was admitted through bribery. Ewha Womans University's president, who many students had been protesting against before the political scandal, has been arrested.[10]

Achievements

Awards

Distinguished Honorary Ewha Fellows

Distinguished Fellows of the Ewha Academy for Advanced Studies

Notable alumni

Politics and government

Business

Science

Sports

Journalism

Entertainment

Others

Affiliated facilities

Public transportation

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ock Hyun-ju (2017-05-26). "Ewha gets first directly elected president". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Ewha Information". Ewha Womans University Official Website.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "이대학보". Inews.ewha.ac.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  5. ↑ 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)
  6. ↑ http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/view/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000244915. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ http://veritas.kr/articles/21109/20160731/%EC%9D%B4%ED%99%94%EC%97%AC%EB%8C%80-%EA%B9%80%ED%99%9C%EB%9E%80-%EC%B4%9D%EC%9E%A5-%EB%8F%99%EC%83%81-%EB%A7%A4%EB%B2%88-%ED%9B%BC%EC%86%90%EB%90%98%EB%8A%94-%EC%9D%B4%EC%9C%A0-%EC%95%8C%EA%B3%A0%EB%B3%B4%EB%8B%88.htm#. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ "An epic battle between feminism and deep-seated misogyny is under way in South Korea". 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  9. ↑ "이 학교의 졸업사진 촬영 현장이 여러 번 보도된 이유". 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  10. ↑ "Ex-Ewha Univ. chief faces arrest over Chung Yoo-ra admission". 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  11. ↑ (CWTS), Centre for Science and Technology Studies. "CWTS Leiden Ranking". CWTS Leiden Ranking.
  12. ↑ "Ewha Womans University". Top Universities. 29 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "QS University Rankings: Asia 2016". Top Universities. 8 June 2016.
  14. ↑ Ledyard, Gari (2010). "Remembering JaHyun Kim Haboush: An Obituary". 2.2. Korean Histories. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "In the News – North Korean defectors emerge from periphery | MOU OneKorea". Mouonekorea.wordpress.com. 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
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