Ewha Womans University
The history of Ewha traces back to 1886 when American missionary Mary F. Scranton began classes for women in Seoul, the capital of Korea. Since its first class, Ewha`s pioneering efforts have led to its becoming the first educational institute for women and the first government-accredited four-year university in Korea. Ewha has now grown into one of Korea`s most prestigious schools and the worlds largest womens university with nearly 25,000 students and 987 faculty members within 11 colleges, 15 graduate schools, and 70 research institutes. In 2014, Ewha ranked 1st among Korean universities in CWTS Leiden Ranking and in the number of law clerks produced, and produced the highest number of women executives in Korea`s top 100 companies. Ewha also became the first Korean university to sign a university-industry collaboration agreement with the multinational chemical corporation Solvay in 2011 for a total investment of 21.5 million dollars. The global headquarters of Solvay`s R&D center has been built at Ewha to establish the joint research infrastructure and cultivate new talents to lead the future of science. Ewha hopes to continue serving the women of the world in realizing their dreams and exploring new opportunities.
Ewha stands at a crucial turing point, faced with new challenges. We are determined to turn these challenged into new opportunities that will open the door to exciting new changes, to build an institution that is equipped for world-class education and research; that seeks future paradigms rooted in new values of femininity; that leads fearlessly into an adventures future of experimentation and challenge; that strives to define and execute new social responsibilities of the university for our times. Ewha takes its first step toward its new role as an internaional hub for women’s education. For 128 years Ewha has strived for the humanization of women, a vision that is spreading fast to every corner of the world. As an internaional hub for womens global education, Ewha hopes to serve the women of the world in realizing their dreams and exploring new opportunities. Ewha has always moved forward, initiating change on the frontiers of the future. We are embarking on a new history of hope for women aroud the world, our initiative oulined by four core values Excellece in the our education, research and infrastructure Womanness as the perspective from which we week new values and paradigms> Humanity, our Christian foundation that emphasizes communication and acceptance Adventure, which captures the spirit with which we take on our challenges to bring about change.
Foundation year: 1945
Short name: EWU
Type: Private
Students: 14890
Faculty: 1050
Faculty/Students Ratio: 14:1
Region: Asia
Location: Seodaemun, Seoul
