Ewha Womans University, French embassy to co-host forum in celebration of 140th anniversary

“Ewha Womans University and the French Embassy in Seoul will co-host a forum next week in commemoration of the 140th anniversary of both the university’s founding and diplomatic relations between Korea and France, the school said Monday. The forum will be held under the theme of “Women, Forces for the Future: 140 Years of Korea-France Dialogue” at the International Education Building's LG Convention Hall on the university campus in northwestern Seoul, May 18. The event will bring together Korean and French women leaders active in various fields such as industry, culture and arts, and science in an effort to highlight the role and potential of women in shaping the future of society. The university said the forum is scheduled to open with welcoming remarks by Ewha President Lee Hyang-sook and French Ambassador to Korea Phillipe Bertoux. Yaël Braun-Pivet, the first woman to serve as president of the French National Assembly, and former French Minister of Culture Fleur Pellerin will send video messages to celebrate the event. “This event will be a meaningful occasion that commemorates

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