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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
Ewha Marks 20th Anniversary of Exclusive Harvard Summer School Partnership

Ewha Marks 20th Anniversary of Exclusive Harvard Summer School Partnership Ewha Womans University held a commemorative event on July 22 at the LG Convention Hall in the International Education Building to mark the 20th anniversary of its summer school partnership with Harvard University, the only such partnership in Korea. Launched in 2006, the Ewha–Harvard Summer School Program is jointly administered by Ewha’s Graduate School of International Studies, Harvard Summer School, and the Korea Institute at Harvard University. Over the past two decades, the program has fostered academic and cultural exchange between students from the two universities, establishing itself as a leading model of global educational collaboration. The program brings Ewha and Harvard students together to attend lectures on Korean history, culture, and society and participate in debates, Korean language classes, and field trips, broadening their understanding of Korea while fostering a global perspective. The commemorative event was attended by Eun Mee Kim, Chairperson of Ewha Womans University’s Board of Trustees; Ewha President Hyang-Sook Lee; and Ihn-Hwi Park, Dean of the Graduate School of International Studies, along with representatives from Harvard University and faculty members and students from both universities, to reflect on two decades of collaboration and share their vision for the future. In her congratulatory remarks, President Lee described the Ewha–Harvard Summer School Program as a leading example of international education that embodies the two universities’ shared values and vision, emphasizing the importance of global collaboration for future generations. Chairperson Kim introduced the program’s educational philosophy of immersive learning through firsthand experiences in Korea and described it as a sustainable model of collaboration that has broadened students’ global perspectives over the past 20 years. The event also included an exchange of commemorative gifts between the two universities, the presentation of a plaque of appreciation, a tribute to the late Professor Carter J. Eckert and other individuals who contributed to the program’s development, a celebratory performance by Ewha’s Department of Korean Music, and a screening of a video commemorating the program’s 20th anniversary. The 2026 Ewha–Harvard Summer School Program runs from July 22 to August 19, with students from both institutions attending lectures on Korean culture and special lectures by experts, visiting historical sites, and engaging in field-based learning. The commemorative event provided an opportunity to reflect on Ewha’s two decades of international educational collaboration and to further promote global talent development and international academic exchange.
2026-07-27
Asian Center for Women’s Studies Holds Conference on Its 30th Anniversary

Asian Center for Women’s Studies Holds Conference on Its 30th Anniversary In commemoration of its 30th anniversary, the Asian Center for Women’s Studies held an international conference titled “B/ordering the Global: Transnational Feminist Critiques from Asia” from July 9 to 11. The conference brought together more than 1,000 participants from 247 institutions across 33 countries, including researchers, educators, activists, and practitioners. It featured 117 panel sessions held both online and in person that addressed pressing contemporary issues such as care, migration and citizenship, artificial intelligence (AI), and the climate crisis. Framing borders not simply as geographical boundaries but as practices of social ordering that govern mobility, labor, care, health, and survival, the conference explored from a feminist perspective how war, the climate crisis, and technological advancement are reshaping inequalities and power structures. In her welcoming remarks, Ewha Womans University President Hyang-Sook Lee emphasized that, in an era shaped by AI and rapid social change, academia must contribute to addressing societal challenges, with a focus on human dignity and inclusion. Minister of Gender Equality and Family Min-kyong Won expressed her hope that the conference would serve as a platform for international exchange, showcasing the diverse realities and voices of women across Asia. The keynote speakers were Distinguished Professor Mel Y. Chen of UC Berkeley, who introduced the concept of “unlearning” as a critical approach to examining established knowledge systems, and Professor Hyun Mee Kim of Yonsei University, who analyzed Korean masculinity in K-pop and digital culture from a feminist perspective and explored the potential of alternative forms of masculinity grounded in care and relationships. The conference featured a variety of programs, including a film screening and a book talk. The three-day conference provided a meaningful opportunity to expand transnational feminist scholarship and international academic exchange, with Asia as a point of departure, and to explore the possibilities for solidarity and collective action across borders.
2026-07-22
Ewha Researchers Selected for National R&D Projects

Ewha Researchers Selected for National R&D Projects Researchers at Ewha Womans University have been selected for national research and development projects in the fields of basic science, environmental technology, and new medicine development, demonstrating the university’s research capabilities. Research teams from the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering have been selected for the 2026 Basic Research Laboratory Program funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea, each receiving KRW 1.5 billion in funding over three years. A research team led by Professor Won Joonyeong of the Department of Mathematics will conduct a research project integrating algebraic geometry and topology to explore the relationships between the longstanding open problem known as Durfee’s conjecture, complex singularities, and exotic spheres. Through international collaborative research with KAIST, the team aims to advance world-class research in fundamental mathematics. A research team led by Distinguished Professor Yoon Yeomin of the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering will develop next-generation water treatment technologies for the energy-efficient removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) generated by the semiconductor and battery industries. By establishing a new separation membrane platform that combines nanomaterial-based adsorbents, nanobubble regeneration technology, and AI-based membrane design and automated operation, the team is expected to help industries comply with environmental regulations and secure sustainable water treatment technologies. In addition, a research team led by Professor Sun-Shin Cha of the Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, in collaboration with TODD Pharm (a subsidiary of Ewha Technology Holdings) and researchers at Pusan National University, has been selected for the 2026 National Drug Development Program. The research team plans to develop a long-acting therapeutic candidate based on fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) with the aim of treating metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), a condition that has not been adequately addressed by contemporary medicine. These achievements illustrate Ewha’s strengths as a leading research university with capabilities ranging from solving challenging problems in basic science to advancing environmental technology and biohealth, as well as its robust foundation for industry-academia collaboration and its leading role in the development of national strategic technologies.
2026-07-15

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