International Foundation for Ewha Womans University, Inc.

The International Foundation for Ewha Womans University, Inc. (IFEWU) was established in 1970 to promote the spirit of cooperation among North American organizations, alumnae, and friends of Ewha in order to support the University.

In 1933, three Methodist missionaries and other friends met with Dr. Alice Appenzeller, the President of Ewha Woman’s College from 1922 to 1939, to organize a Cooperating Committee to help the school. The committee raised funds for the construction of new college buildings, enabling Ewha to move to its new Shinchon campus in March, 1935.