Private company

Ewha Womans University Press

Korean book publisher

Ewha Womans University Press (Korean: 이화여자대학교출판부) is a book publisher founded in 1949.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Ewha Womans University Press (Korean: 이화여자대학교출판부) is a book publisher founded in 1949.2

The story

The Ewha Womans University Press (EUP), the nation's first university press, was founded in 1949. The EUP's mission has been the advancement of academic communities and enlightenment of Korean society by publishing scholarly writings of Korean professors and books for university students, and translating and publishing prominent writings by foreign scholars.

The EUP has firmly established itself as Korea's most prestigious university press in terms of both scope and quality of publications. So far EUP has published more than 1,200 titles, of which 600 are currently available at bookstore across Korea.

In order to contribute to maintaining and enhancing the quality of academic publishing, EUP is a member of the following Korean and international publishers organizations:

Association of Korean University Presses.

Korean Publishers Association.

International Association of Scholarly Publishers.

Although associated with the university, EUP operates independently in a regulatory context established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ewha Womans University Press, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ewha Womans University

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Timeline

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