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Sun, January 29, 2023 | 15:09
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Conflict escalates over Ewha night college
'직장인 단과대 반대' 이화여대 학생 나흘째 본관 점거
Posted : 2016-07-31 16:35
Updated : 2016-08-01 18:24
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Students at Ewha Womans University protest against the school's plan to establish a night college for workers, on the school campus in Seoul, Sunday, the fourth day of a sit-in. / Yonhap
Students at Ewha Womans University protest against the school's plan to establish a night college for workers, on the school campus in Seoul, Sunday, the fourth day of a sit-in. / Yonhap

By Kim Bo-eun


Around 100 students at Ewha Womans University continued their sit-in for the fourth consecutive day Sunday in protest against the school's plan to establish a night college for workers in 2017.

Hundreds of students initially began the sit-in after school officials refused their demand to scrap the plan during a meeting between them and student representatives, Thursday.

With the sit-in, the protesters blocked four professors and a school worker from leaving the meeting room for 46 hours. Then school officials requested police intervention and around 1,600 policemen were mobilized to suppress the protesters and took the professors and the worker out, Saturday.

Some students sustained injuries amid the scuffle and another was taken to hospital after showing signs of dehydration amid the sit-in in the hot weather. After the scuffle, about 100 have kept on with the protest.

The night college is part of the education ministry's plan to help the financial difficulties of universities which face a substantial decrease in the number of students amid a low birthrate.

The ministry will provide 3 billion won to selected schools for the project. At Ewha, a night college named the Light up Your Future in Ewha (LiFE) is set to be established for those who chose to work after graduating high school instead of going to college or women who have been unable to return to work after marriage or giving birth.

Majors of the college will be fashion, health and new media. Students will be provided the same bachelor's degree as regular students.

In a statement on Friday, the school said the plan will benefit women in the workforce who have not had the opportunity to attain higher-level education. "Studying after gaining work experience will also contribute to enhanced professionalism in the female workforce," the school said.

However, Ewha students criticized the school for trying to "make money by selling diplomas."

They say existing colleges have similar majors and that the school has a separate life-long education institution with a similar purpose.

"We can only see the school as attempting to earn more money through the new program," the student council said.

Students also say creating majors in fashion and health will reinforce gender stereotypes.

In addition, they are concerned that the night college will negatively affect the image of the top women's university here. They say it would be unfair for "less competitive" students to be offered the same opportunity as students who have to obtain high college entrance exam scores to study at Ewha.

Students have started collecting signatures for the plan to be scrapped.

"We are angered by the school's decision-making process, which excluded the student body's opinions on the plan," the council said. "We will continue our protest until the plan is scrapped."

The school said while the plan was part of a long-term vision drawn up in 2014, the actual discussions on the plan with the ministry resumed in mid-May, and it was required to submit the plans in June. "This did not allow us time to discuss the matter with students," it said in the statement.

It said the school has undergone the proper procedure for the project such as discussions among faculty leaders and the school's board of directors.


'직장인 단과대 반대' 이화여대 학생 나흘째 본관 점거

직장인을 대상으로 한 평생교육 단과대학을 설립하려는 이화여대의 방침에 반발한 재학생들이 나흘째 대학 본관을 점거해 학교 측과 갈등이 이어지고 있다.

31일 서울 서대문구 이 대학 본관에는 100여명의 학생들이 건물 1층과 계단을 점거 중이다.

농성은 28일 오후 2시에 열린 대학평의원회 회의에서 교육부 지원사업인 '미래라이프대학' 설립 계획을 폐기하라는 학생들의 요구가 받아들여지지 않으면서 시작됐다. 

농성 학생들은 28일 회의에 참석했던 평의원 교수와 교직원 5명을 본관 밖으로 나가지 못하도록 막았고, 이들은 46시간 만인 30일 경찰의 도움으로 풀려났다.

이 과정에서 교내 경찰력 투입과 관련해 학교 측과 경찰의 입장 설명이 달라 논란이 일고 있다.

이화여대 관계자는 경찰력 투입에 대해 '갇혀 있던 사람들이 구조요청을 위해 개인적으로 112에 신고한 것'이라며 학교 당국의 요청은 없었다고 설명했다.

그러나 관할 서대문경찰서는 23차례의 개인적인 신고 외에 학교 당국의 공문을 통한 병력 투입 요청도 있었다고 반박했다.

서대문서는 '이화여대로부터 28일 오후 10시55분께 시설 보호를 요청하는 총무처장 명의의 공문을 받았다'며 '29일 오후 6시22분에는 총장이 최종 결재한 시설보호 요청 공문을 받았고, 30일 오전 11시15분 병력 투입 직전에는 정보과장이 총장과 통화해 경력 투입 요청을 확인했다'고 설명했다.

이 때문에 이화여대가 학교 내에 경찰력을 들인 책임을 지지 않기 위해 거짓 해명을 한 것 아니냐는 논란이 일자 학교 측은 '관련 내용을 확인해보겠다'고 밝혔다.

최근 들어 대학의 학내 사태에 경찰력이 투입된 사례는 극히 드물다.

학생들은 '총장 면담이 낮 12시로 예정돼 있었지만, 이 시간에 학생들을 찾아온 것은 1천600명의 경찰이었다'며 항의했다.

학생들은 이날 성명을 내고 '미래라이프대학 사태는 지금껏 무수히 반복돼온 최경희 총장 체제의 '불통 시스템'이 낳은 파행'이라며 '학교는 단과대를 개설하는 중대한 사안에서 주요한 구성원인 학생들의 의견을 한번도 수렴하지 않았고, 한 교수는 '4년 후 졸업하는 학생이 무슨 주인이냐?'는 소리도 했다'고 비판했다.

이들은 '우리는 미래라이프대학 신설 정책이 폐기될 때까지 본관에서 농성을 이어 나갈 것'이라면서 재학생과 졸업생, 학부모, 교직원을 대상으로 최 총장 탄핵 서명운동을 벌이고 있다.

이번 사태와 관련해 학생회 중앙운영위원회와 단과대 학생회는 학교를 규탄하는 성명을, 한양대 총학생회 등 타 대학 학생회 일부는 이화여대 학생들을 지지하는 성명을 냈다.

대학 측은 '전날 5명이 본관 밖으로 나온 후 최 총장이 대화하기 위해 만나자는 의사를 전했으나 학생들이 이견이 있다며 만남을 미뤘다'며 '제대로 대화하기 전에 농성부터 시작한 터라 서로 의견을 나눠야 학생들이 원하는 바 등 본질적인 부분을 파악해 해결책을 찾을 수 있을 것'이라고 설명했다.

이화여대는 5월 교육부가 평생교육 단과대학 사업에 참여할 대학을 두 번째로 모집할 때 신청해 이달 초 동국대, 창원대, 한밭대와 함께 선정됐다.

이에 따라 미래라이프대학을 설립하고 미디어 콘텐츠를 기획·제작하는 뉴미디어산업전공과 건강·영양·패션을 다루는 웰니스산업전공 등을 운영할 계획이라고 밝혔다. 단과대 정원은 150여명이며 2017학년도부터 신입생을 선발한다.

갑작스럽게 단과대 신설 소식을 접한 상당수 학생은 기존 학생과 신입생의 교육의 질이 저하되는 것은 물론 미래라이프대학 학생들도 수준 이하의 교육을 받게 될 가능성이 크다며 크게 반발했다. (연합뉴스)
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