2011 Ewha-HCAP(Harvard College in Asia Program)Held
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2011 Ewha-HCAP(Harvard College in Asia Program)Held
The Ewha-HCAP(Harvard College in Asia Program) was held at Ewha from March 13 to 20 this year.
The conference was provided as a part of HCAP(Harvard College in Asia Program) that is an exchange program between Harvard and selected prestigious universities in Asia. The program consists of two conferences; one held at Harvard and the other held at each Asian partner universities. Ewha has been the first and the only partner university of Korea for five consecutive years.
The conference in Korea this year was organized by 23 Ewha undergraduate students and 11 Harvard delegate students. The main subject of the conference was 'Global Healthcare Systems: A Changing Landscape'. The delegation listened to lectures on Korean medical insurance system and visited a vaccine research institute and a traditional Korean hospital to experience and understand the medical system of Korea. On March 18th, the conference participants held a debate session on whether it is right to provide unverified new medicine to the third-world countries.The conference consisted of various events for 9 days including visits to the Kyung-bok Palace, the Korean traditional village in JeonJu, and the DMZ(demilitarized zone), the Blue House, and Myung Dong downtown to learn the culture and the past and the future of Korea as well.
HCAP started 5 years ago with the intention of raising Harvard leaders in Asia-Pacific area by bringing out greater interest and enhancing understanding of Asia. HCAP has been the most popular and the largest Asia exchange program in Harvard because it provides participants opportunities to extend their network on an international level through exchanges with students from prestigious universities in Asia as well as many cultural experiences.