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Ewha Opens a New Chapter in Cutting-edge AI Research

Ewha Womans University has been preliminarily selected for a 2025 Ministry of Education program titled Global Learning & Academic Research Institution for Master’s & PhD students, and Post-docs (G-LAMP), laying the foundation for leadership in human-centered AI research. G-LAMP is a national initiative aimed at promoting collaborative research in basic science, and Ewha has been chosen for the newly established category of “Type II Engineering Field (Mathematics, Statistics, AI),” securing a total of 25 billion KRW in funding over five years until 2030. To this end, the university launched the Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence Research Institute in July and appointed Professor Sang Soo Park as director, designating the institute as the G-LAMP program’s main engineering-focused themed research institute. The institute aims to pursue ethical and sustainable AI development through convergence with the humanities, social sciences, and arts as a way to generate new value that benefits human life. Ewha reinforces its research support system around a project team led by Professor June-Yub Lee of the Department of Mathematics and plans to expand state-of-the-art AI research infrastructure and global networks to foster world-class early-career researchers. In particular, the initiative aims to develop an interdisciplinary AI convergence research ecosystem that contributes to the common good and value creation for all of humanity, while supporting female students in becoming creative, problem-solving AI experts. The key goals of the research include establishing AI theories based on mathematics and statistics, developing highly reliable foundational technologies for next-generation AI, and implementing intelligent AI systems that help to manage human-environment interactions. The overarching aim is to secure global leadership in human-centered AI research. President Hyang-Sook Lee stated, “This selection marks the first step in our vision of ‘New Era, New Ewha’ and ‘Great Transformation of Higher Education in the AI era’,” and pledged full support to attract distinguished researchers and lead innovative AI research at Ewha. Ewha’s leadership in AI has built on decades of pioneering achievements: establishing the Department of Computer Science in 1981, founding the world’s first women’s engineering college in 1996, launching AI majors and the Graduate School of Data Science in 2022, and establishing the College of Artificial Intelligence in 2023. The latest G-LAMP selection has further solidified Ewha’s global standing in AI research.
- No.822
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- Date2025.08.26
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Team Led by Professor Dong Ha Kim Published in Science for Development of Next-generation Supramolecular Optical Materia

Team Led by Professor Dong Ha Kim Published in Science for Development of Next-generation Supramolecular Optical Materials Technology Professor Dong Ha Kim from the Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience and his team have developed chiral supramolecular optical materials based on star-like block copolymers capable of high-efficiency circularly polarized light (CPL) across the entire visible spectrum. This innovation enables the stable implementation of red CPL and maintains long-term supramolecular chirality, marking a significant technological breakthrough. The findings were published in the renowned academic journal Science on August 14. Circularly polarized luminescence is vital for next-generation optoelectronic applications like 3D displays, quantum optics, and spintronics. However, existing materials based on linear block copolymers have been limited by issues of instability and low efficiency. The research team designed hierarchical assemblies by hydrogen bonding achiral star-like block copolymers with chiral small molecules, forming helical microfibers during the thermal annealing process. This resulted in significantly stronger chiral optical properties and enhanced stability. These constructed assemblies maintained stability for over 100 days at room temperature and showed no performance degradation, even with repeated heating and cooling cycles. The research also successfully incorporated various emitters to achieve full-color CPL encompassing the blue, green, and red regions, reaching record-high emission efficiency and lifespan. Notably, the emission efficiency reached the highest level compared to existing technologies. Moreover, the team managed to control the directionality of chiral optical properties by adjusting the concentration and solvent evaporation rate, a process elucidated using molecular dynamics simulations. Professor Kim envisions this technology to be applicable in various fields such as spintronics, information encryption, and bio-imaging as a next-generation chiral optical material. The research received support from the Autonomous Priority Research Institute of the National Research Foundation of Korea, with Dr. Minju Kim (currently a postdoctoral researcher at the National University of Singapore) as the first author. Joint corresponding authors include Zhiqun Lin, Invited Chair Professor at the National University of Singapore; Professor Zhong-Yuan Lu at Jilin University, China; Professor Nicholas A. Kotov at the University of Michigan, USA; and Professor Zhenzhong Yang at Tsinghua University, China, demonstrating a successful case of international collaboration.
- No.820
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- Date2025.08.18
- Views10789
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Fostering Future Talent in STEM fields: 2025 Ewha Science Festival Held

Ewha Womans University hosted the 2025 Ewha Science Festival for youth participants on Tuesday, August 12 at the ECC Lee Sam-bong Hall. Since its inception in 2015, the festival has been held each summer under the motto of “bringing science to the public,” aiming to cultivate the next generation of talented women in STEM fields. This year’s event was a great success, organized by Ewha’s Innovative BioPharmChem Convergence Education and Research Program, the Research Institute for Basic Sciences and Autonomous Priority Research Institute, the Center for Hybrid Interfacial Chemical Structure, BK21 Future-oriented LIFE Talent Cultivation Team, and the Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET). The event was also sponsored by BOSE Korea and Ewha’s Office of Admissions. Notably, this event was directly planned and managed by 29 professors, including world-renowned scholars such as Professor Juyoung Yoon (Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience), who has been recognized as one of the world's most influential researchers for nine consecutive years, and Professor Kwangmeyung Kim (Department of Pharmacy), who has been ranked among the top 1 percent of highly cited researchers for five consecutive years. Together, they provided students with special hands-on learning experiences. At the venue, a variety of multidisciplinary scientific activities were prepared to spark the curiosity of elementary, middle, and high school students. These included experiments exploring the interactions between light and nanomaterials, various booths themed around cancer cell treatment, cell division and radiation therapy, as well as hands-on experiences involving nanoparticles. In addition, a diverse array of topics was offered, ranging from everyday science experiences such as keychain making, DNA double helix origami, and cosmetic lotion crafting, to more advanced subjects including the principles of LED light emission, atomic structure, epigenetics, the relationship between stress and immunity, and behavioral neuroscience research using fruit flies. Participating graduate students expressed a sense of fulfillment from the youth participants’ active engagement with the hope that the festival will inspire an interest in science and support their career exploration. The middle and high school students who attended the event shared their impressions that the event was refreshing and valuable as they could directly experiment with topics they had learned about in the classroom.
- No.818
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- Date2025.08.14
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Ewha Earns Highest Grade for Second Consecutive Year in 2025 University Innovation Support Project Evaluation

Ewha Earns Highest Grade for Second Consecutive Year in 2025 University Innovation Support Project Evaluation Ewha Womans University has once again affirmed its status as a leader in educational innovation by earning the highest rating of S-grade in the educational innovation category of the 2025 University Innovation Support Project Evaluation announced by the Ministry of Education, marking the second consecutive year it has received this top honor, following the 2024 evaluation. In this year’s evaluation, Ewha was recognized for key achievements including: introducing more flexible academic systems to enhance students’ autonomy in choosing their majors; offering Self-designed Module Courses to support student-led learning; establishing major-specific career guidance systems to link academic programs with career and employment opportunities; operating E-Buds, an AI-based intelligent student support system; implementing liberal arts education and a foundational competency certification program to foster future-oriented, interdisciplinary and convergent talent; developing educational innovation courses and encouraging greater faculty participation; and building a communication framework for educational innovation centered on active engagement by members of the university community. Ewha was commended for establishing and advancing a leading model of the autonomous major selection system, which was initiated with the introduction of the Scranton College interdisciplinary major in 2009 and further developed through the implementation of integrated selection for regular admissions by academic division in 2018, thereby laying a strong foundation for cultivating interdisciplinary and convergent talent to meet the needs of future society. As part of efforts to support students’ career exploration and increase flexibility in major selection, Ewha advanced the application period for minors and double majors to the second semester of the first year, enabling students to explore career paths at an earlier stage. It also introduced the Self-designed Module Course System, which allows students to combine short-term courses of their own choosing and receive academic credit as a way to strengthen the foundation for student-led learning. Furthermore, the university systematically provides adjunct faculty-linked major exploration guidance, senior mentoring programs, and other initiatives tailored for students in the autonomous major selection track. The university’s enhanced career and employment support system was also positively recognized. By analyzing career outcome data for each major, it operates a structured career guidance program, while in 2025, it also launched the AI-based intelligent student support system E-Buds to provide personalized career and academic support. In addition, with the goal of cultivating future-oriented, interdisciplinary and convergent talent grounded in strong foundational competencies, the university has systematically designed and implemented initiatives such as developing an integrated liberal arts education framework, offering character education through practical campaigns of sharing, and introducing a foundational competency certification program, while continually strengthening mechanisms for curriculum quality assurance. It also provides major exploration guidance through adjunct faculty and has established measures to expand faculty participation in educational innovation, thereby encouraging more active engagement by members of the Ewha community. Furthermore, to enhance the overall momentum for educational innovation across the institution, the university has built a communication framework through diverse channels for gathering feedback and made efforts to reinforce its performance management structure. President Hyang‑Sook Lee stated, “Ewha Womans University is committed to fostering an educational environment in which students can take the lead in their own growth through flexible, future-oriented academic management that enables world-class higher education. Amid the sweeping tide of advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence, we will continue to pursue educational innovation to nurture creative, convergent talent grounded in inclusive innovation.”
- No.816
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- Date2025.08.08
- Views32840
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Ewha Starts to Co-develop AI Platform for Cardiotoxicity Evaluation of New Drug Candidates with Fraunhofer IBMT, Germany

Ewha Starts to Co-develop AI Platform for Cardiotoxicity Evaluation of New Drug Candidates with Fraunhofer IBMT, Germany Ewha has been selected for the “2025 Korea-Germany Industry-Academia Joint Research (2+2 Projects),” overseen by the Ministry of Science and ICT, in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBMT), a world-renowned applied science research institute in Germany. Based on its selection for this large-scale global research project, which is jointly supported by the governments of both nations, Ewha plans to further strengthen scientific and technological cooperation between Korea and Germany. To this end, Jang-Hwan Choi, professor at the Department of Artificial Intelligence at Ewha, and Heiko Zimmermann, director of Fraunhofer IBMT, Germany, have secured a total of KRW 1.87 billion in research funding to jointly develop a next-generation drug cardiotoxicity evaluation platform that combines 3D myocardial organoids and AI over a period of three years starting this October. The contractile dynamics of iPSC-based 3D myocardial organoids are measured with Fraunhofer IBMT’s non-contact optical metrology technology in real time and analyzed with unsupervised AI models from the Medical AI & Computer Vision Lab at Ewha to automatically generate drug dose-response curves. This is expected to enable the high-speed and high-precision prediction of cardiotoxicity risk for new drug candidates at the preclinical stage. To this end, the two organizations signed an MOU in April and established the Ewha–Fraunhofer RegMed AI Hub in Seoul. The Korean Fund for Regenerative Medicine (KFRM) stated that the collaboration will serve as an opportunity to enter the drug development market and establish a global standard platform. The research participants include Ewha Womans University (general management and AI development), Biosolvix Co., Ltd. (organoid production and standardization), Korea University College of Medicine (histopathology and clinical consulting), Dt & CRO (preclinical verification), Fraunhofer IBMT (optical metrology and stem cell platform), and Innovitro GmbH (3D culture process). In particular, Biosolvix will promote the commercialization of research outcomes while carrying out projects of the KFRM. This collaboration was enabled through researcher exchange support projects by the KFRM, including the hosting of an international workshop in 2026, plans for the AI-Organoid Cardiotoxicity Challenge in 2027, completion of preclinical validation, and technology transfer for domestic and foreign pharmaceutical companies and CROs by 2028. Through such efforts, Korea and Germany are expected to strengthen cooperation in the fields of advanced regenerative medicine and AI-digital healthcare convergence, and lead global innovation in cardiotoxicity evaluation.
- No.814
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- Date2025.07.31
- Views37163
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College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Business to Achieve Fourth Consecutive AACSB Accreditation

Ewha College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Business to Achieve Fourth Consecutive AACSB Accreditation The College of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Business at Ewha have been accredited for the fourth consecutive time from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), a global accreditation body for business education. In 2010, Ewha became the first women’s university in the world to receive accreditation across the entire cycle across undergraduate, graduate, and MBA programs. Following the two reaccreditations (2015-2020 and 2020-2025), this latest renewal extends Ewha’s accreditation status to 2025-2030. The AACSB provides the highest level of accreditation for business education, awarding only the top five percent of around 16,000 business schools worldwide. Ewha Womans University is the only women’s comprehensive university to receive accreditation for all stages of business education from undergraduate to graduate level. In an on-site evaluation conducted last May, Ewha was highly rated for its research capacity, globalization, curriculum, and infrastructure. Since its founding in 1964, the College of Business Administration at Ewha has aimed to cultivate global female business executives capable of demonstrating exceptional practical skills in various fields of business management. To this end, the College has developed and offered integrated courses and programs that maximize connectivity with other majors. In line with these endeavors, the College established master’s and doctoral programs in AI & Business Analytics within the Graduate School in 2025 to offer a convergence education in AI and business analytics. Based on this specialized strategy tailored to female leadership and practical training, the College is leading the way in fostering world-class female executives. Launched in 2006 based on its expertise and network in fostering female talent, the Graduate School of Business Administration at Ewha (hereinafter Ewha GSBA) offers a curriculum that combines cutting-edge business theory with a case-oriented education system. It also offers a full-time doctoral program (Doctor of Business Administration, DBA) that teaches scientific management theory and methodology to business managers with extensive practical experience in the field. Notably, the DBA program at the Ewha GSBA, the first of its kind in Korea, cultivates “professionals who can proactively lead changes and innovation” by acquiring the skills necessary to seek innovative management solutions in business environments.
- No.812
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- Date2025.07.25
- Views10113
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Pear Blossom Sharing Corps Places Ewha’s Value of Sharing into Practice

Pear Blossom Sharing Corps Places Ewha’s Value of Sharing into Practice Taking the lead in spreading Ewha’s value of sharing through annual summer visits to the Goesan region Receiving enthusiastic responses to various talent donations, including the newly introduced medical volunteer services The fourth Pear Blossom Sharing Corps visited Goesan-gun, North Chungcheong Province, between June 24 and 27, carrying out a wide range of volunteer activities such as education, design, mural painting, and medical services. This volunteer initiative, jointly conducted by Ewha and the Goesan County Office, aims to promote shared growth with the local community and has taken place every summer since 2022. The education volunteer team provided creative education, play and craft activities, and career exploration programs for elementary and kindergarten students at local children’s centers. The design volunteer team developed a logo and mascot character for the Goesan-gun Library. The mural painting volunteer team created an eco-friendly wall mural in Seobu-ri, contributing to the promotion of tourism in the area. Launched this year, the medical volunteer team—comprised of Ewha’s medical school professors, students, and alumnae—offered medical check-ups for the elderly, medication counseling for patients with chronic illnesses, health education, and telemedicine services, while alumnae specialists in obstetrics and gynecology and psychiatry also joined in the efforts. This program was featured in the local media and received positive responses (Watch the video ), while the Goesan County Office expressed its appreciation for the volunteers’ talent donation. Starting with the successful completion of the Pear Blossom Sharing Corps’ volunteer activities, the Volunteer Services Team of the Office of Student Affairs will follow up with educational volunteer activities at home and abroad through the 2025 Ewha Summer Volunteers, embodying Ewha’s founding philosophy of Christian love for neighbors and spearheading the establishment of a more inclusive society.
- No.810
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- Date2025.07.17
- Views14479
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Ewha Signs MOU with KIST for Research Cooperation and Talent Development in Future Core Technologies

Ewha Signs MOU with KIST for Research Cooperation and Talent Development in Future Core Technologies Ewha and Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in the Conference Room of Pfeiffer Hall on July 14 (Mon.) to promote research cooperation and cultivate talent in science and technology. This agreement was intended to enhance collaboration between academia and research institutions in future core technologies and nurture professionals who will contribute to the advancement of science and technology in Korea. The two institutions plan to pursue collaboration and exchange across all areas, including mutual cooperation and joint research aimed at advancing national R&D programs; mutual exchange of technology and human resources; development of women professionals in science and technology; and co-hosting of seminars, symposia, and conferences on international joint research, along with dissemination of their outcomes. These efforts are based on intensive research cooperation in specialized fields including next-generation semiconductors, AI and robotics, climate and environments, and natural product and new drug development. President Hyang-Sook Lee of Ewha Womans University remarked, “We hope that Ewha’s young and dynamic research personnel, combined with KIST’s extensive research experience, will take the initiative in future core technologies through collaborative efforts in creative and challenging research.” Meanwhile, KIST President Sang Rok Oh stated, “Under KIST’s values of autonomy and openness, we aim not only to fulfill the responsibilities entrusted to us by the nation and society but also to scale up our capabilities by promoting specialized academic and research collaboration with Ewha Womans University.”
- No.808
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- Date2025.07.14
- Views15567
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Team Led by Professor Dong Ha Kim Develops the World’s First Bioorthogonal Reaction-based Nanocatalytic Platform...

Team Led by Professor Dong Ha Kim Develops the World’s First Bioorthogonal Reaction-based Nanocatalytic Platform for Cancer Therapy A research team led by Professor Dong Ha Kim at the Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience has successfully developed the world’s first bioorthogonal reaction-based plasmonic-catalytic hybrid nanoplatform for precision cancer therapy. This research finding is gaining attention for enhancing both the precision and reaction efficiency of bioorthogonal reactions—a next-generation technology for precision tumor therapy. The research project was published on July 4 (Fri.) in Advanced Materials, one of the world’s most prestigious materials science journals (top one percent of the Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) Chemistry, Multidisciplinary category). Bioorthogonal reactions refer to a next-generation precision therapeutic strategy that selectively activates drugs in cancer cells without affecting normal cells. Conventional technologies, however, show low reaction efficiency in human physiological environments, while also lacking precise control over the timing and location of drug activation. In order to solve these technological challenges, it was necessary to develop nanocatalysts with higher reaction efficiency and easier controllability. Building on this idea, Professor Kim’s team designed a new nanoplatform that integrates three components: an Au nanoparticle, a Pd nanocatalyst, and a pro-photosensitizer. The novel nanoplatform entails the precise conjugation of Pd particles at the tips of Au nanoparticles, improving both the light absorption of Au and the catalytic activity of Pd. The platform also incorporates the light-responsive allyl carbamate-conjugated methylene blue prodrug, which leads to site-specific drug activation. In particular, this nanoplatform enables precise spatiotemporal control of the prodrug’s cleavage reaction by simultaneously irradiating light at wavelengths of 808 nanometers and 655 nanometers and inducing electron transfer through the plasmonic effect. The research team’s findings confirmed a ninefold enhancement in prodrug activation compared to conventional strategies, while demonstrating precise in-vivo control of the reaction. Both in-vitro and in-vivo studies demonstrated the remarkable tumor-suppressing capability of the bioorthogonal system, which is attributed to the photothermal therapy and photoinduced plasmon electron transfer (PiPET) effects, along with the prevention of leuko-MB formation. Professor Dong Ha Kim predicted that this technology will offer an innovative solution for tumor therapy through precise phototherapeutic strategies. Read the paper: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202418134?af=R
- No.806
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- Date2025.07.10
- Views12562
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Ewha’s IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience Receives the Highest Grade in Its Eighth-Year Performance Evaluation

Ewha’s IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience Receives the Highest Grade in Its Eighth-Year Performance Evaluation The Center for Quantum Nanoscience (QNS) of Ewha’s Institute for Basic Science (IBS) was awarded the highest grade of “Excellent” in its eighth-year performance evaluation. This marks the second consecutive time that the center has received the highest rating, following its fifth-year review conducted in 2022, thereby reaffirming the center’s global research competence and operational excellence. Given the long-term nature of basic science research, the IBS conducts the first performance evaluation of its research centers in the fifth year since their establishment, followed by regular evaluations every three years. The eighth-year performance evaluation for the QNS, established in 2017, was conducted by an evaluation panel comprising world-renowned scholars and experts both in Korea and overseas. According to the evaluation results, the center’s technologies for quantum spin control and measurement represent a world-leading level, attesting to the center’s excellence at the highest global standard in terms of its original research approach, ability to develop instrumentation, and the resulting scientific achievements. The QNS has established one of the most advanced research environments in Korea, including an ultra-precise, low-vibration laboratory, to perform the measurement and control of quantum phenomena at the atomic scale, while producing innovative achievements in quantum computing and metrology by publishing a number of key papers in leading international journals such as Science and realizing Korea’s first qubit platform. The center was recognized as a model for its diverse research culture, as demonstrated by a high proportion of female talent (57 percent) and a significant share of international researchers. The center was also highly rated for its efforts to promote public engagement by holding an art contest and conducting the NanoKOMIK project—a science lecture program. QNS Director Andreas Heinrich stated, “Achieving the highest rating for the second consecutive term is an affirmation of our vision to build the field of quantum science from the ground up. It also underscores the impact of our original research approach, which continues to pioneer new frontiers in the field of quantum research. We will continue to pursue world-class research that will serve as a cornerstone for Korea’s quantum future.” The success of the QNS is largely attributable to the university’s full-scale investment and enduring dedication to advancing excellence in research. Since hosting the QNS in 2017, the university has established a dedicated collaborative research facility—including Korea’s lowest-vibration environment—which is designed to meet the exacting demands of ultra-precision research. This world-leading research environment has served as a vital platform for advancements in quantum research, while support from Ewha has been crucial in allowing the QNS to attract leading international researchers and produce innovative outcomes. Graduates who trained at the center are now advancing as research leaders at prominent European universities and global companies. Looking ahead, through its continued collaboration with the IBS and the QNS, Ewha will integrate its long-term strategy with educational programs to advance basic science and build on the relevant research ecosystem. As a central hub within the quantum science ecosystem, this collaboration also underpins the university’s commitment toward cultivating the next generation of scientific and technological talent and enhancing the nation’s scientific and technological competitiveness through world-class research.
- No.804
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- Date2025.07.01
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