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Ewha Womans University (Korean: 이화여자대학교, Hanja: 梨花女子大學校) is a private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea founded in 1886 by the American Methodist Episcopal missionary Mary F. Scranton. It is currently the world's largest female educational institute and is one of the most prestigious universities in South Korea. 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.〔Compare Texas Woman's University, named in 1957, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, named in 1893, as well as Mississippi Woman's College and Woman's College of the University of North Carolina which have since changed their names.〕 Τhe use of "Womans" carries special meaning. The early founders of the college thought that every woman in this community is worth being respected; to promote this idea, they chose the word "woman" to avoid lumping students together under the word "women." 〔http://inews.ewha.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=14558〕 ==History== Ewha Womans University traces its roots back to Mary F. Scranton's Ehwa Haktang (also 이화학당·梨花學堂) mission school for girls, which opened with only one student on May 31, 1886 (Lee, 2001).〔Lee Jeong-kyu. (2001). The establishment of modern universities in Korea and their implications for Korean education policies. In (''Education Policy Analysis Archives 9'' (27) )〕 The name Ewha, which means “Pear Blossoms”, was bestowed by the Emperor Gojong the following year. The original campus was covered with them, and many 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. The school began to provide college courses in 1910, and professional courses for women in 1925. Immediately following liberation of Korea on August 15, 1945, the college received government permission to become a university. It was the first South Korean university to be officially organized. ===Timeline=== ;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. ;College courses open doors to women’s higher education 1910-1925 : *1910:College courses launched In September : * *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. ;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. ;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. ;Decades of progress as Korea’s top women’s university 1961-2000 : *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 ;From Korea’s first to world’s best 2000-2010 : *2001:Korea’s first International 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. ;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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ewha Womans University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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