Go Global Office of Global Engagement

Ewha Womans University

City: Seoul
Language of instruction: EnglishKorean
  • Ewha Womans University (Korean: 이화여자대학교, Hanja: 梨花女子大學校) is a private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea
  • One of the city's largest institutions of higher learning and also the world's largest female educational institute
  • 19,000+ students
  • Ewha Womans University traces its roots back to Mary F. Scranton's Ewha Haktang mission school for girls, which opened with one student on May 31, 1886

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Partner university’s areas of study

  • Arts
  • Commerce (UBCV)
  • Engineering
  • Fine Arts
  • Forestry
  • Health Sciences
  • Land and Food Systems
  • Management (UBCO)
  • Science
  • Korean and Asian Studies in English
  • Other areas of study in Korean

Eligibility and Timing

Terms Offered

  • Term 1
  • Term 2
  • Full year Term 1 + 2 (UBC Term 1 start)
  • Summer

Who can go?

  • Students can take courses in most areas of study
  • All applicants should have cumulative GPA of 75%

Term Dates

  • Fall Semester: September 1 to mid-December
  • Spring Semester: Early March to mid-June 

Credits

Course equivalency formula

  • Same as UBC credits

Credit transfer process

The transfer credit process takes approximately 16 weeks following each submission deadline. You should allow sufficient time to meet important deadlines that may affect you (e.g. application for graduation, registration in courses that require prerequisites that you took on exchange, entry to a major/honours program, etc.)

For more information about Go Global transfer credit

Course Information

* Students who have special requirements or require academic accommodation should contact a Go Global advisor regarding their needs at least six weeks prior to the application deadline.

Type of Go Global Experiences

  • Exchange (pay UBC tuition)
  • Graduate research

Course information and restrictions

  • Students may be restricted from taking certain courses offered by the Education, Art, Music Departments
  • Students are allowed to take courses of the Graduate and the Graduate school of International Studies
  • Korean Language Level 1~6 is offered to exchange students, free of charge

Full course load information

  • Almost all courses offered at Ewha are open to exchange and visiting students
  • Courses are typically worth 3 credits, meeting 3 hours a week
  • Minimum: 9 credits
  • Maximum: 18 credits per semester

Partner Course Information

Transfer Credits And Equivalent Courses At This University

Check out the courses that previous students have transferred back to UBC in the last 5 years using our Course Search Tool. If you don't see a particular course you listed, it simply means you need to submit it as a new course request through the Transfer Credit Portal while on your Go Global experience. For more information, please visit the Go Global Transfer Credit webpage.

*Areas of study at partner universities are subject to change. The tool is for reference only - research the partners' websites for additional course information.

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Exchange Tuition

  • 15 credits or equivalent full-time program fee per term, paid to UBC
  • For the summer program, tuition and other fees, aside from the application fee, are paid directly to the partner
  • Some exceptions may apply

Scholarships and awards

The Go Global Award $1000

All students accepted to Go Global for Exchange, Research Abroad, or Study Abroad travel programs are automatically considered for this award. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you'll be notified of your award after you're accepted to Go Global and after you get nominated to apply to the partner university.

Additional awards

Students who are eligible for awards may receive one UBC or UBC-affiliated international learning award. If you're eligible, you are always offered the highest-value award. Unless stated otherwise, you need to meet eligibility criteria set out by the University Senate regarding awards.

Check out international learning awards and eligibility.

Information for US students: 

If you are a student from the United States, please check the US Department of Education Lookup Tool to ensure that any partner institution you wish to attend on Exchange is Title IV ‘eligible’ for Federal Student Aid for the year in which you intend to study there. For institutions outside of the US, select “Foreign Country” from the “State” dropdown menu.

If you attend an eligible institution, then you may receive Title IV federal student loans while on Exchange.

If you attend an ineligible institution:

  • You will not be eligible for US federal student loans,
  • You may invalidate any US student aid you have previously received for your studies at UBC,
  • You may be required to immediately begin repaying your US student loans, and
  • You may not be eligible for any future US student aid for the remainder of your studies at UBC.

Additional Fees

  • Some partner fees may apply

Types of accommodation available

  • Off-campus
  • On-campus

Housing notes

  • The IEI assists students with housing
  • On-campus housing is available at the International House dormitory
  • Dormitory is centrally heated and air-conditioned, and both single and double occupancy rooms are available
  • Students applying for on-campus housing are required to pay housing application fee of 60 USD as soon as possible to reserve their room