Ewha Womans University
www.ewha.ac.kr/english/
Location:
Seoul, Republic of Korea (South Korea) (population circa 10,500,000)
1 Campus (map available here http://oga.ewha.ac.kr)
Partner Faculty:
Graduate School of International Studies
This partner university offers courses in the following languages:
English, Korean, Korean language courses
Semester terms:
The fall semester runs from September 1 through mid-December.
The spring semester runs from March 2 through mid-June.
See:
www.ewha.ac.kr/english/html/002/002001004002.html
The following numbers of courses/credits at partner school are equivalent to 30 ECTS:
18 credits (to be confirmed)
See: www.ewha.ac.kr/english/html/002/002001001008001001.html
Exchange Programmes:
“Ewha offers a coeducational international program and welcomes all students, both male and
female, to study for one or two semesters as a non-degree seeking exchange or visiting student.
This program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students enrolled as a full-time student
in any accredited institution of higher education. There is no language requirement for applicants,
but all applicants are required to have a GPA of over 2.5/4.0.”
www.ewha.ac.kr/english/html/002/002001004002.html
The partner university offers the following accommodation options:
House on campus (furnished with basic furniture, extension phones and internet access)
As subsidiary facilities, there is convenience store, a fitness room, reading rooms, seminar rooms,
lounges, computer rooms, laundry rooms, ironing rooms and kitchenettes.
See: http://housing.ewha.ac.kr
Students can live off-campus, too, in fully furnished one-room or a boarding house (Ha-suk in
Korean; no furniture except a desk and a bed, including two meals, common use bathrooms,
refrigerators; prices vary)
Living costs for a semester at Ewha (according to a CUAS student who graduated from Ewha):
In total I spent 600 to 650 Euro per month, leisure expenses (movie, shopping, traveling costs) not
included. My costs were made up of:
 Transportation: 30 to 40 Euro (one way costs around 80 Cents)
 Rent (private room near university): 400 Euro (but you can rent rooms starting at 250
depending on location, size and condition)
 Living costs (food): 150 to 200 Euro (I mostly ate out for lunch and sometimes dinner,
because its comparably cheap and easy and also very popular to eat out in Korea; the cost
for a meal ranged between 3 and 7 Euro, the cost of coffee between two and three Euro).
For students living on campus, the costs for transportation and rent will be less (saving 100 Euro or
more from what I spent). Students seeking to live economically can eat dinner at home or at the
cafeteria. The restaurant culture in Korea is very developed and so people usually eat together in
the restaurant, not at home, because it’s cheap and flexible. Thus most of my friends who were
exchange friends used to go out for their meals and not eat at home.
A visa costs about:
50 USD for single entry
80 USD for multiple entry
See:
www.hikorea.go.kr/pt/InfoDetailR_en.pt?categoryId=2&parentId=382&catSeq=385&showMenuId=
374&visaId=D2
All information on the (online) application is available here:
http://www.ewha.ac.kr/english/html/002/002001004002.html
Please note:
There is no language requirement for applicants to Ewha Womans University, but all applicants are
required to have a GPA of over 2.5/4.0
Application consists of:
“ Passport photo (3x4 cm, scanned and saved in a JPG format)
* Official Academic Transcript (JPG or PDF format; please contact CUAS Studienbüro to request
your transcript and allow up to six weeks processing)
* Medical Clearance Form (JPG or PDF format). This form is mandatory for those applying for oncampus housing, and is downloadable at the online application site.
* Passport copy (first page with name and passport no; JPG or PDF format)
* Statement of Purpose in Korean or English (maximum of 1,000 letters)
* Overseas Health Insurance Certificate. This will be additionally requested upon students' receipt
of the admission packet
All documents must be submitted online. You can start the application process here:
http://was1.ewha.ac.kr:8320/epas/epas_tsd/
Deadlines:
At Ewha you can only apply during certain application periods. These are:
The application period for the spring semester is 1 through 30 November of the previous year.
The application period for the fall semester is 1 through 31 May.
Your contact at Ewha is:
Ms. Cecilia OH (오승희)
Program Coordinator
Office of Global Affairs
Ewha Womans University
#334 Ewha Campus Complex
11-1 Daehyun-dong, Seodaemun-gu
Seoul, 120-750, Korea
TEL. +82-2-3277-4628
Fax. +82-2-364-8019
Homepage of the Office of Global Affairs:
http://oga.ewha.ac.kr/ (then click on English)
Other useful information:
Buddy Program
Ewha Womans University offers a buddy system for all incoming exchange students, who not only
help new students get acquainted with life on campus, but who also organise social events and
short trips. See: www.ewha.ac.kr/english/html/002/002004009004.html
Information on courses:
Please note that as an incoming exchange student you can only attend courses at the Graduate
School of International Studies (GSIS).
“Course offerings will be announced about a month before each semester, in early-February for
spring semester, and early-August for fall semester. Please refer to the course list of the previous
year and the same semester, since many of the same courses are offered annually.”
Link to courses taught in English: www.ewha.ac.kr/english/html/002/002001007.html
Link to an informational brochure:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17854087/%282011Spring%29%20Introduction%20to%20Ewha%27s%2
0Academics_%20Student%20Activities_edited%20%282%29.pdf
Information correct as of 5 March 2012.