Ewha Womans University (346th in the world)

Ewha Womans University, formerly known as Ewha Academy, was a memorial to Emperor Gojong and Empress Myeongseong of Joseon who first pioneered women’s education in Korea. Named after the wife of Methodist physician Scranton. In 1948, it was renamed Ewha Womans University.

As of October 2013, the school has 34 departments, 33 directly affiliated institutions, 1 lifelong education institute, 1 distance lifelong education institute, 1 affiliated hospital, 4 affiliated schools, and has There are 2 schools and 69 research institutions; the campus area is 546,389 square meters (as of October 2012), and the building area is 458,963 square meters (as of October 2012); there are 1,549 faculty members, 20,750 students, 14,964 undergraduates, and graduate school There are 5,786 students on campus.

In 1887, starting from the "Ewha Academy", the first female school in Korea was established. It is said that the name "pear blossom" comes from the pear blossoms that bloom around the school. Another saying is that it was named after "Lihua Pavilion". Ewha is the oldest women's university in South Korea. After more than a hundred years of development, it has become one of the best universities in South Korea and the largest women's university in the world.

The highest values ??pursued by Ewha Womans University can be simply summed up as "truth, goodness, and beauty." True knowledge is the most specific embodiment of the value pursued by Ewha, which is known as the palace of knowledge. Goodness is virtue. Only human beings possess the highest and pure virtue, which is the spirit of love.

While applying knowledge, we must also display the true value of love. Beauty means creation. It is also the essential artistic plot of human beings pursuing beauty. Rich wisdom and knowledge, beautiful virtues, noble sentiments, and comprehensive humanistic education are the educational concepts pursued by Ewha.