EWHA WOMAN UNIVERSITY: History

Ewha Haktang founded for modernization of women 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.
• 
  1886.
  Ewha Haktang founder
  Mary F. Scranton

College courses open doors to women’s higher education 1910-1925

• 1910
  College courses launched In Sept.
  1910, 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.
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  1925.
  Ewha College

Fostering a sense of calling and thirst for learning in students 1925-1945

• 1935
  Campus moves to Sinchon
  The new campus in Sinchon marked Ewha College’s first step toward becoming a world-class university.
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  1935.
  Moving to Sinchon

Gains new ground with accreditation as Korea’s first university 1946-1961

• 1946
  First Korean university to receive government accreditation
  Ewha was officially 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, comprising 30 temporary wooden structures and tents.
• 
  1950
  Korea’s first graduate
  school for women

Decades of progress as Korea’s top women’s university 1961-2000

• 1963
  First PhDs awarded
  Ewha awarded its first doctoral degrees to Ban Heon-gyeong and Kim Hye-chang in medicine.
• 1977
  Korea’s first women’s studies course
  Ewha offered Korea’s first course in women’s studies and established the Korean Women’s Institute to seek development in the discipline.
• 1986
  Ewha’s 100th anniversary
  Ewha celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foundation, a turning point in its development as a world-class 21st-century university.
• 1995
  Top marks in national accreditation
  Ewha named top-ranked school in Comprehensive University Accreditation System conducted by Korean Council for University Education, winning recognition for its high education standards.
• 1996
  World’s first women’s engineering college
  Ewha established the world's first engineering college for women.
• 
  1986.
  100th anniversary festivities

From Korea’s first to world’s best 2000-2010

• 2001
  Korea’s first Int’l Studies Division
  Ewha opened Korea’s first Division of International Studies, offering all courses in English.
• 2006
  Ewha Global Partnership Program
  Korea’s first degree program for women from developing countries was established to lead women’s global education.
• 2007
  Ewha-KOICA Program
  Ewha established an intensive MA program for female researchers and public servants from developing countries.
• 2007
  Korea’s first self-designed major
  In keeping with the vision of its founder, Ewha established Scranton College, offering Korea’s first self-designed major in an undergraduate program.
• 2008
  Construction of ECC
  The Ewha Campus Complex is Korea’s largest environmentally friendly underground campus facility and has changed the landscape of university campuses everywhere.
• 
  2008
  ECC , Korea's largest
  underground
  campus facility

Global hub for women’s education and intellectual exchange 2010-present

• 2011
  Ewha-Solvay collaboration
  Ewha signed a university-industry collaboration agreement with multinational chemical corporation Solvay, to build the global headquarters of its specialized R&D center at Ewha.
• 2012
  Center of women’s global education
  Ewha launched the Ewha Global Empowerment Program to foster female leaders in public and non-government sectors in developing countries.
• Global center for basic science research
  Ewha was selected to receive KRW 100 billion over the next 10 years from the Institute for Basic Research.
• Ewha Residential College in plans
  Ewha will launch its Residential College program in 2015, creating an environment for all incoming students to live and study together for a semester.