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Ewha University

Ewha Womans University
이화여자대학교
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Motto 진(眞)·선(善)·미(美)
Motto in English
Knowledge·Goodness·Beauty
Type Private
Established 1886
President Song Deok-Soo(Acting)
Academic staff
997
Administrative staff
543
Students 19,503
Undergraduates 16,166
Postgraduates 6,102
Location South KoreaSeodaemun, Seoul, South Korea
Campus Urban
547,788  
Colors Green     
Nickname Idae (이대·梨大)
Website www.ewha.ac.kr
Ewha Womans University
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Ihwa Yeoja Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer Ihwa Yŏja Taehakkyo

Coordinates: 37°33′42.72″N 126°56′48.60″E / 37.5618667°N 126.9468333°E / 37.5618667; 126.9468333

Ewha Womans University (Hangul이화여자대학교; Hanja梨花女子大學校) is a private women's university in Seoul, South Korea founded in 1886 by the American Methodist Episcopal Church. It is the world's largest female educational institute and has been one of the most prestigious top universities in the country since its founding in 1886.

While the lack of an apostrophe in "Womans University" is unconventional, the use of "Woman's" rather than "Women's" was normal in the past.

Τhe use of "Womans" carries special meaning. The early founders of the college thought that every woman is to be respected; to promote this idea, they chose the word "woman" to avoid lumping students together under the word "women."

Ewha Womans University traces its roots back to Mary F. Scranton's Ehwa Haktang (Hangul이화학당; Hanja梨花學堂) mission school for girls, which opened with one student on May 31, 1886 (Lee, 2001). The name Ewha, which means “Pear Blossoms”, was bestowed by the Emperor Gojong the following year. The campus was covered with them, and historians speculate that a grove of pear trees near Scranton home's inspired the name. The image of the pear blossom is incorporated in the school's logo.


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