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Ewha College of Education Selected for AI Curriculum Development Project

Ewha College of Education Selected for AI Curriculum Development Project Ewha Womans University was selected to receive Middle School AI Convergence funding under the 2026 Teacher Training Curriculum Development Program organized by the Ministry of Education and the Korea Foundation for Science and Creativity. The College of Education will develop curricula for pre-service teachers combining expertise in middle school subjects with AI competencies and establish a college-wide integrated AI education system connecting liberal arts, the teacher training program, major courses, and teaching practice. The College of Education will launch the Pre-service AI Education System (PAIES) through this project. PAIES is an integrated AI education system for teachers in training that takes them beyond the simple use of AI; they will learn to design classes and assessments, support student growth, and implement AI-based school innovation. PAIES sets AI literacy, AI ethics, AI teaching ability, and AI leadership as its core competencies and is designed to develop those skills progressively throughout the curriculum. To this end, the college will reorganize the curricula of five majors—Korean, English, mathematics, social studies, and science—to better align with the needs of teacher training in the AI era. It will also develop courses to strengthen the core AI competencies of all pre-service teachers, regardless of their majors. Self-designed module courses will be offered for students to design AI-related learning based on their interests and career paths, along with liberal arts courses on AI ethics, helping lay the groundwork for AI education throughout the College of Education. Ewha’s Share Campus will also be used to make the developed courses and educational content available to pre-service teachers nationwide so that the project’s outcomes can translate into stronger AI education capabilities across teacher training institutions. The college will also run practice-oriented extracurricular programs linked to the regular curricula. Pre-service teachers will identify problems in educational settings, personally plan and develop AI-based classes and educational tools to address them, and apply their solutions in schools and local communities through volunteer education programs and teaching practice. Training workshops and teaching and learning communities on generative AI, AI-integrated classes, AI ethics, and assessment will be run for faculty, and collaboration with companies and educational institutions will help incorporate the latest technologies and the needs of schools into the curriculum. This project represents a significant extension of the university’s ongoing development plan and its vision of AI 4 All Ewha (AI4AE) to pre-service teacher education. Ewha plans to apply its university-wide approach to AI education to teacher training to cultivate future-ready teachers who combine subject expertise with AI competencies and lead AI education and innovation in schools.
2026-08-13
Ewha Gets Top S-grade in Innovation Support for Third Straight Year

Ewha Gets Top S-grade in Innovation Support for Third Straight Year Ewha Womans University has received the highest “S” grade for the third straight year in the educational innovation category of the 2026 University Innovation Support Project Evaluation announced by the Ministry of Education, following the 2024 and 2025 evaluations, reconfirming its standing as a leader in educational innovation. The university will consequently receive KRW 10.978 billion in total funding, which includes an incentive of KRW 6.578 billion. This year’s evaluation recognized the following as best practices: outstanding operation of flexible academic systems in every stage of campus life; establishment of a multifaceted support network for undeclared majors; enhancement of the Ewha Student Success Support Program, which encompasses admissions, career path planning, employment and entrepreneurship; establishment of a systematic AI-based educational ecosystem; launch of the Ewha Fundamentals+ initiative to protect and foster basic research; and educational innovation governance centered on student participation with the establishment of a rigorous system for managing academic performance. Ewha has continued to expand students’ freedom of choice in selecting majors, starting with the introduction of Scranton College’s interdisciplinary major in 2009 and integrated selection for regular admissions by academic division in 2018. As part of a more flexible academic system, Ewha has given students more semesters to change their major, opened more majors to internal transfers, and brought forward the period when students are allowed to apply for a minor or double major, enabling students to choose their majors after sufficient exploration of their aptitude and aspirations. Ewha is also adapting its education system to the changing times and students’ needs by proactively preparing educational environments, including developing programs in cutting-edge fields. The Ewha Student Success Support Program, which covers the entire process of student development, was also cited as a major achievement. The university runs a tailored guidance program for undeclared majors staffed by faculty advisors, adjunct professors, and student mentors to help students adjust to university life and plan their careers. In 2025, it established a separate center for supporting major selection to expand counseling and programs accommodating students’ diverse aptitudes and career paths. These efforts have led to a lower dropout rate and higher student satisfaction. Ewha was also praised for its achievements in the digital transformation of educational innovation and efforts to foster basic research. The university is developing a systematic AI-based educational ecosystem that features the AI-based student support system and personalized support for students. It has also established the Ewha Fundamentals+ initiative to protect and foster basic research and operates curricula linking regular and extracurricular programs that cultivate the convergence talent needed for the future through a process of exploration, convergence, and application. The university was also recognized for enabling student participation in educational innovation governance and establishing a framework for the efficient reallocation of university resources and systematic management of academic performance. In particular, its continued identification and successful implementation of student-centered educational innovation—including improvements to systems for declaring minors and double majors and changing majors, refinement of the foundational competency certification program, and enhancement of the system for managing academic performance—were cited as exemplary practices.
2026-08-11
Ewha Selected for Education Ministry's Humanities Utmost Sharing System Project

Ewha Selected for Education Ministry's Humanities Utmost Sharing System Project Ewha Womans University was selected to participate in the Humanities Utmost Sharing System (HUSS) project funded by the Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea. Accordingly, the university will join the Future Design Consortium (organized by Yonsei University to nurture convergence talent in narrative, imagination, and cultural strategies for a human-centered future society), which seeks to provide convergence education and conduct research driven by futures literacy and design initiatives. The HUSS project aims to nurture convergence talent with insights from humanities and social sciences and creative problem-solving competencies amid rapid technological changes such as the AI and digital transformations. The Future Design Consortium has been joined by five universities: Ewha Womans University, Yonsei University, Kongju National University, Dong-Eui University, and Handong Global University. Each institution will jointly develop and operate educational and extracurricular programs with an aim to build an educational ecosystem on the basis of inter-university collaboration. Ewha’s project team will be joined by faculty members from the interdisciplinary major under the Scranton Honors Program, the Division of International Studies (International Studies and Global Korean Studies majors), and the Division of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Scranton College, in addition to the Department of Christian Studies at the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Women’s Studies at the College of Social Sciences. The project team will receive KRW 1.08 billion in funding for the next three years to develop and operate educational curricula and extracurricular programs with a view to providing a complete course of convergence education that ranges from identifying problems in the future of society to designing and implementing solutions. In particular, Ewha will support students in completing convergence curricula such as courses jointly developed by the five universities and project-based capstone courses under newly introduced micro-majors. A variety of extracurricular programs will be operated as well. Along with national-level programs hosted by 11 HUSS consortia across Korea, including HUSS summer camps and hackathons, there will be regional HUSS expos, hackathons hosted by the Future Design Consortium, reading debates, debating tournaments on the future ethics charter, and overseas academic trips. Through collaborations with students from other universities, students will gain a critical understanding of rapidly developing technologies and foster their creative convergence competencies for designing a human-centered future that is not subjugated to technology.
2026-08-04
2026 Ewha Science Festival Inspires Future Scientists

2026 Ewha Science Festival Inspires Future Scientists Ewha Womans University successfully hosted the 2026 Ewha Science Festival, a hands-on science event for middle and high school students and the general public, at Lee Sam-bong Hall in the Ewha Campus Complex on July 30. Held annually since 2015, the festival has become one of Ewha’s flagship science engagement events, run by volunteers from the faculty and student body. This year’s festival featured a total of 29 interactive booths presented by the Departments of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Life Science, Pharmacy, and other departments across the university. Notably, 29 faculty members—including Professor Juyoung Yoon, recognized among the top 1 percent of the world’s most influential researchers, and Professor Kim Kwangmeyung, ranked among the top 1 percent of most cited researchers—personally designed and led the festival programs, enabling participants to experience cutting-edge research in an accessible and engaging way. The festival offered hands-on programs on advanced scientific topics such as the principles of light and nanomaterials, fluorescence, magnetism, cancer treatment, radiation, and cell division, as well as activities that allowed participants to experience science in everyday life, such as building models of the DNA double helix, making cosmetics, and creating keychains using redox reactions. It also aided participants’ understanding of a wide range of scientific topics, including LEDs, atomic structure, epigenetics, immunology, and neuroscience. The festival attracted 250 young participants, along with parents, teachers, and members of the general public, who took part in hands-on experiments and creative activities guided by explanations from researchers and students. The programs encouraged participants to learn scientific principles and kindled their interest in science and technology. The festival provided aspiring young scientists with opportunities to explore future career paths while serving to share the excitement and value of science with the broader community. Ewha will continue to foster future talent in science and technology and promote public engagement with science through a wide range of educational and hands-on programs.
2026-08-03
Ewha Medical Researchers Develop Deep Learning Model to Predict Atrial Fibrillation

Ewha Medical Researchers Develop Deep Learning Model to Predict Atrial Fibrillation A research team from the College of Medicine at Ewha Womans University has developed a deep learning-based artificial intelligence (AI) model that predicts the risk of developing atrial fibrillation with a standard electrocardiogram (ECG). Findings concerning this model, which could support clinical decision-making, were published in npj Digital Medicine (Impact Factor: 18.0), a leading international journal in digital medicine. Atrial fibrillation is a common type of cardiac arrhythmia that increases the risk of stroke, heart failure, and death, but early diagnosis is often challenging because it may be asymptomatic or occur intermittently. The research team developed an AI model that can predict the risk of developing atrial fibrillation within three days to one month using only standard ECG results from patients with no apparent symptoms. The team then validated the model’s performance with data from more than 110,000 patients, including datasets from Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and seven university hospitals in Korea. The validation results showed that the model achieved an AUROC (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve) of 0.87 in internal validation and 0.75 in external validation, demonstrating strong predictive capability. In addition, a clinical simulation involving 70 physicians from Korea and the United States showed that access to AI-generated predictions significantly improved clinicians’ ability to identify patients at risk of atrial fibrillation and increased the negative predictive value of their clinical assessments. It also enabled physicians to more accurately categorize patients without atrial fibrillation, thereby reducing unnecessary monitoring. These improvements were observed regardless of specialty or years of clinical experience and were particularly pronounced among general cardiologists. The study demonstrates the AI-ECG model’s potential to serve as a digital tool not only for predicting disease but also for supporting clinical decisions, enhancing diagnostic accuracy and improving the efficiency of patient management in real-world clinical practice.
2026-07-31
Ewha Selected by Seoul to Develop Integrated Care Management for Super-Aged Society

Ewha Selected by Seoul to Develop Integrated Care Management for Super-Aged Society Ewha Womans University has been selected for the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Seoul ANCHOR 10 Challenge initiative to develop a model for integrated care management through the convergence of healthcare, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotics in response to the needs of a super-aged society. As part of this large-scale research and development initiative that helps universities foster future industries and address urban challenges, Ewha will carry out the Arise Ewha, Prime-Seoul project for up to nine years with KRW 8 billion in funding from Seoul, along with matching funds from the university. The project brings together 10 faculty members from the fields of medicine, AI, robotics, and architecture. The medical research track, led by the College of Medicine, will analyze complex health risks and factors among older adults, including dementia, cerebrovascular disease, frailty, cognitive function, and oral health and nutrition, and establish a framework for clinical intervention. The AI-robotics research track, led by the College of Engineering, will develop a system that uses multimodal sensing, AI-powered digital twins, smart home technologies, and robotics to detect and respond to risks in living environments in real time. The research team plans to develop an integrated hospital–home–community care platform that detects early warning signs among older adults, including reduced outings, missed medication, suspected falls, and cognitive decline, and links these signs to appropriate preventive care, medical services, and emergency response. Operating out of the core sites of Sinchon Campus, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, and Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, the university will collaborate with dementia care centers, public health centers, and care institutions in Seodaemun-gu, Yangcheon-gu, and Gangseo-gu to demonstrate research outcomes while also working with the Seoul Business Agency and industry partners to commercialize these technologies. The project seeks to develop a standard model for smart care for a super-aged society based on Ewha’s interdisciplinary research capabilities in healthcare, AI, and robotics while laying the foundation for an integrated health and safety management system that can be expanded beyond Seoul to other parts of Korea and abroad.
2026-07-28

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