Ewha Women's University, formerly known as Ewha School, was named by Emperor Gaozong and Empress Mingcheng of North Korea to commemorate the wife of scranton, a Methodist doctor who was the first to carry out women's education in North Korea at that time. 1948 was renamed Ewha Women's University.

By the end of 20 13 and 10, there were 34 schools, 33 directly affiliated institutions, lifelong education college 1 institute, distance lifelong education college 1 institute, affiliated hospital 1 institute, 4 affiliated schools, 2 schools and 69 research institutions. The campus area is 546,389 square meters (as of 20 12, 10) and the building area is 458,963 square meters (as of 20 12,10); Faculty 1549, students 20750, undergraduates 14964, and graduate students 5786.

From 65438 to 0887, the first girls' school in Korea was founded by "Ewha School". The name of the pear flower is said to be because the pear flowers around the school are open. Another way of saying it is named after the pear flower pavilion. Ewha is the oldest women's university in Korea. After more than one hundred years of development, it has become one of the best universities in Korea and the largest women's university in the world.

The highest value concept pursued by Ewha Women's University can be simply summarized as "truth, goodness and beauty". True knowledge is the most concrete embodiment of the value that pear flower pursues, and it is known as the temple of learning. Goodness is a virtue. Only human beings have the highest and purest virtue, which is the spirit of love.

While using knowledge, we should give full play to the true value of love. Beauty means nature. It is also an indispensable artistic plot for the pursuit of beauty. Rich wisdom and knowledge, beautiful virtue, noble sentiment and comprehensive human nature education are exactly the educational ideas that Pear pursues.