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A sheep is seen at Yonsei University’s Sinchon campus in Seodaemun District, western Seoul, on April 2. [KWAK JOO-YOUNG]

Yonsei Ewe? Sheep become unlikely celebrities on campuses, streets of Seoul.

In recent weeks, sheep strolling through the city have become an unlikely sensation. They are brought in from a sheep ranch in Gangwon, run by Byun Woo-seon, who has been bringing five sheep on regular outings into the city since early this year.

2026.4.4

Kim Ji-hye, dean of Ewha Womans University's Global Scholars Program, talks during an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily on April 7. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Ewha Womans University's Global Scholars Program supports integration for international students

Ewha Womans University is introducing the Global Scholars Program for spring 2025, offering a supportive environment for first year overseas students to focus on Korean language and adaptation before starting their main course of study.

2025.4.8

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Students stream out of an exam site after completing the essay test for the 2025 academic year early admission, held on Sunday afternoon at Ewha Womans University in Seodaemun District, western Seoul. [NEWS1]

Students exit after essay exam for Ewha early admission

Students stream out of an exam site for Ewha's 2025 early admissions essay test on Saturday.

2024.11.24

Kim Jun-hyuk, a lawmaker representing Gyeonggi's Suwon-D electoral district, waves to the public after his win at the April 10 general election on April 11 in Suwon, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]

DP's Kim Jun-hyuk sues Ewha alumni group and foundation for defamation

Kim Jun-hyuk, a lawmaker from the liberal Democratic Party (DP), filed a defamation lawsuit on Thursday against an alumni group of Ewha Womans University and the school’s foundation, Ewha Haktang.

2024.6.21

Lawmaker Kim Jun-hyeok greets passerby after winning the general election for Gyeonggi’s Suwon-D constituency in April. [YONHAP]

Ewha reports DP lawmaker for defamation over claims of sexual favors

The foundation vowed to take legal action against Kim Jun-hyeok in April when a video in which he claimed Kim Hwal-lan, the first president of the university, forced students to provide sexual favors to U.S. military officers resurfaced.

2024.6.18

Gerard ‘t Hooft, left, co-recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Physics “for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics,” discusses women’s advancement in STEM fields with Ewha Womans University President Kim Eun-mee last Friday at the university in Seodaemun District, western Seoul. [PARK SANG-MOON]

Nobel laureate tells young scientists to believe in themselves

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Gerard ‘t Hooft advised young scientists to have faith in themselves that they can one day give “better answers” than their teachers.

2023.7.5

As great as the geographical distance between Latin America and Korea, so are the cultural differences. Yoselin Gutierrez, 20, a Peruvian studying international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, noticed that Koreans don't enjoy making eye contact. [SHUTTERSTOCK]

Latin American students in Korea discuss cultural differences

A flight from a Latin American country to Korea can easily take over 30 hours, likely two days if one's hometown is in an inner province. When it comes to time differences, it is easier to say that when Koreans are awake, Latin Americans are asleep.

2023.5.23

Nearly 80 higher education institutes in Korea require compulsory religious programs such as Chapel and Christianity lectures, causing concern among students from different religious backgrounds. [AARON BURDEN VIA UNSPLASH]

Mandatory chapel comes as a nasty surprise for some students in Korea

Linara Makhatova, a 20-year-old student from Kazakhstan, was entering her first semester at Yonsei University in Seoul last year when she discovered an unexpected graduation requirement: A Christianity class and two years' worth of chapel.

2022.11.25

A researcher conducts a development screening test on a young boy. [CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND DISABILITY AT EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY]

Pandemic babies show increased occurrence of delayed development

In a recent screening test, a 42-month-old boy from Seoul was found to have delayed language development. "I just thought he was a little slow to start speaking," the mother of the boy said. "But I never imagined that he had developmental delays."

2022.11.17

In a country that ranked 99th on this year's Global Gender Gap Index rankings released by the World Economic Forum, Ewha Womans University President Kim Eun-mee still sees much work to be done by women's universities. [PARK SANG-MOON]

[Meet the President] Ewha Womans University focuses on empowering each individual

It's the 21st century — why attend a women’s university? It all stems from the split second of hesitation many women experience every day, says the president of Ewha Womans University.

2022.9.18