1. Introduction to Ewha Womans University ( 梨花女子大學校 ) http://www.ewha.ac.kr

2. Ewha Womans University Founded in 1886 by an American missionary woman. No public education system for women at that time. Ewha means “pear flower”, 梨花 Why “Womans” not “Womens” in the name? Official announcement on this “Ewha started with only one student”

3. First building of Ewha (1886)

4. Overview Biggest Womens University in the World keeping high quality Comprised of 12 graduate school. 14 college, 62 department Including Medicine, Arts, Music, Movement and Engineering etc. Number of Professors: 685 15,832 undergraduate student 2,000 graduate students

5. From Digital Ewha Album ‘Elizabeth’ Queen of United Kingdom of Britain visited 1999. She said “Wonderful” Right: President Sang Chang First college graduate in student 1914

6. Location: Center of Seoul near City Hall, Presidential Office

7. Campus Map of Ewha Shinchon( 新村 ) Area Yonsei( 延世 ) Univ.

8. College of Engineering Established in 1996. The First Engineering college of the Women’s Univ. in the World Is it Another Venture? Woman as Engineer? Consists of 4 Departments Computer Science and Engineering (1981) Electronics Engineering (1994) Architecture (1994) Environmental Engineering (1993) Number of Faculty: 34 Number of Graduate Students: about 200 Number of Undergraduate student: 950

9. Building: College of Engineering

10. Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering Founded on 1981 Professsors: 17 Undergraduate Students: 200 Graduate Students: around 100 Department’s Flagship Research Project Chamois: Knowledge Engineering Platform Component based Data Mining, Warehousing etc. Director: Prof. Won Kim since 1999-present Organizing International Conference called Human.Society@Internet

11. Grand Auditorium (about 2000 seats size)

12. Couple dance during Festival, 1960s

13. New Campus Valley designed by Dominique Perrault

14. Woman Rate Status in Korea High-ranking public officials Women portion: now 4.4% => until 2005, goal is 10% Economicaly active participation rate: 49.7% OECD Nation’s Average: 78% Employee rate in Public Enterprise: 10% Government now try to increase this rate to 20% within 5 years This rate is included in enterprise evaluation

15. Woman Rate Status in Academy Women student rate in University: 36.3% Women portion of total Ph.d degree 22% but women professors rate:14.1% Ewha Univ.: 54% SNU College of Engineering: only 1 in 270 prof. Professors rate In Private Univ.: 16.1% National Univ.: 8.8% (very low relatively) Government Policy Make 20% by allocating quota for womens. So, Many chances will be given for women in Korea Now.

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