KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. KU Alumni Association signs 50 million won to Korea University Scholarship   KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. KU Alumni Association (President=Partner Seunghoon Wi) donated 50 million won for the growth of Korea University and its students.     The scholarship was raised by 200 KPMG partners, with one thousand won being donated every year for the upcoming five years. The donated scholarship will be used to support students of “Jeong-Jin-Cho(精進礎),” the KUBS Certified Public Accountants (CPA) prep program.   Partner Wi, the president of KPMG KU Alumni Association, mentioned that “We hope KUBS students can focus on their studies in a better educational environment and become accountants who will lead the future. We will continue to support Korea University so that our alma mater can make greater achievements.”   Dean Johngseok Bae of KUBS expressed his gratitude, saying that “Thanks to the love and support from KU alumni, Korea University was able to produce the best outcome in the recent CPA exam — with 175 CPA candidates in total.” He added, “The donation will be used to further support potential CPA candidates from Korea University.”   KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. is a member company of KPMG, one of the world’s four largest comprehensive accounting advisory companies. It currently provides specialized services such as accounting audits, taxation, and consulting.

「Korea University MBA 30-30 Alma School Development Committee」 Launched     The Korea University MBA 30-30 Alma Development Committee (hereinafter referred to as the MBA 30-30 Development Committee) held the launching ceremony on May 3rd(Tue). The MBA 30-30 Development Committee is a committee formed mainly by the MBA Alumni Association and aims to establish internal and external fundraising leadership to achieve the goal of Asia's No.1 and Global No.30 Business School by 2030. The ceremony was attended by Johngseok Bae, dean of KUBS, along with the former MBA Association President Hyunsik Chung, and 34 people, including former MBA association members and students. On this day, Johngseok Bae, dean of the KUBS, said in his welcoming speech, "Thank you for your active efforts for the development of your alma mater even in a difficult situation at both home and abroad." "We are honored to participate in the 30-30 Project for the development of our alma mater," Chairman Hyunsik Chung said. "We will actively support the successful implementation of the 30-30 Project." In the future, the MBA 30-30 Development Committee will encourage leading donations during the fundraising campaign and cooperate to find potential donors and form appropriate relationships. In addition, it has the meaning of the alumnus themselves contributing to their alma mater becoming world's 30th-largest Business University by participating in the development of school development and realizing development. 

Professor Jun-ku Kang donates 10 million won to Business School (From left, Jae Uk Chun, Associate Dean of KUBS, Professor Jun-ku Kangand Korea University Joint Appointment Professor, Johngseok Bae, Dean of KUBS )   Professor Jun-ku Kang, Canon Professorship in Finance/Distinguished Professor of Finance in Nanyang Technological University and Korea University Joint Appointment Professor, has generously donated 10 million won to KUBS on December 14th(Tue). Earlier this year, professor Jun-ku Kang was awarded the ‘Sangnam Business Scholar Award’ from The Korean Academic Society of Business Administration which is given to business scholars who have contributed greatly to the Korea’s development of business, and has donated the whole prize money for Korea Business University.   Johngseok Bae, dean of KUBS, expressed gratitude, saying “KUBS has been improving thoroughly, but now stands at the moment where we have to take a big leap. In times where fundraising is difficult because of the spread of COVID-19, we are very grateful for the big contribution.” Professor Jun-ku Kang explained his motive for donation saying, “I strongly agree that change is needed for the future growth of Korea University, and I wanted to be part of such good intentions. I will continue to take interest in the progress of KU and root for it.”

The 17th class of Executive MBA Donates 30 million Won to the KUBS Development Fund Executive MBA (i.e., E-MBA) 17th alumni donated 3 million Won to the KUBS development fund on Monday, December 27, 2021.   The donation took place at the “The 17th class of E-MBA Donation Ceremony and Alumni Presidency Transfer/Inauguration Ceremony.” Fifteen members participated in the event, which included: Johngseok Bae, Dean of KUBS; Ahn Jeonghwa, the 12th President of the Alumni Association; Lee Kunsoo, the 13th President of the Alumni Association; and members from the 17th class of E-MBA , who graduated on February 2021. Other alumni participated online due to COVID-19.   In the congratulatory speech, Dean Johngseok Bae expressed his gratitude, saying, “Although it is a difficult time for everyone, the scholarships have been delivered with meaningful hearts. The donation will be used for the development of the E-MBA.”

Alumni Park Jong-chan (Class of 2009) donated 10 million won to Development Fund On January 11 (Tuesday), alumni Park Jong-chan (09) made a donation to the Development Fund at the donation ceremony. Park, currently a director of Cookat, revealed that he decided to make a donation to KUBS to help juniors in return for the many benefits he enjoyed while attending the School. KUBS conducted an interview to hear the story of alumni Park Jong-chan.   1. Thank you very much for your thoughtful donation. What made you make such donation to the school? I decided to make a donation because I had some spare time and money in the process of expanding my business and attracting investment. In particular, when I was in school, I received a lot of benefits such as scholarships from the school, so I wanted to return the favor and help out the juniors. In the past, when I was still at school, I saw my mentor, Kim Jung-ho, the CEO of Bear Better, donating to the school, and I thought that if I could afford it, I would do the same thing, and now it seems like it’s happening.   2. How was your school life in the past? You said you received a lot of benefits. Could you tell us more in detail? When I was in school, I thought about a startup while taking the course ‘Venture Management’ by Professor Nam Dae-il. At that time, our representative, who is still with us, participated in an intra-school start-up competition, and fortunately, got a space in the Frontier Dormitory Building to start our business.     3. Do you have anything to say to the students who are dreaming about running a start-up? There are a lot of seniors from Korea University in the start-up industry. In particular, you can meet a lot of seniors among investors, and there are many cases where these people actively want to help you out. So people who are interested in starting a business are very lucky to have come to Korea University since there are many helpers who are willing to help. Therefore, if you are well prepared to take on a challenge, seniors in the industry will try to help you out, so it is recommended that you accumulate a lot of experience in related fields, whether it be a student startup or an intern. Also, team formation is very important when starting a business. It would be even better if you could begin by creating a team with trustworthy members.

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. President Seung Hoe Goo (Business ’82), KUBS alumnus, donates 10 million Won as KUBS Development Fund   (From the left) KPMG Vice President Seung Hun Yeom, KUBS Associate Dean Jae Uk Chun, KPMG President Seung Hoe Goo, KUBS Dean Johngseok Bae, KPMG Vice President Seung Hoon Wi, KPMG Managing Director Yee Hyun Choi.   KUBS ’82 alumnus Seung Hoe Goo (KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. President) donated 10 million won development fund for KUBS. He said, “I hope Korea University alumni from Samjong Accounting Group actively donates for the school’s growth” and wished for the progress of both Samjong Accounting Corp. and KUBS.   KUBS Dean Johngseok Bae expressed his ambition, saying “We are aiming as well asworking hard to become the Asia’s top Business School by 2030 and I wish to nurture leaders with morality and skills to contribute to a better future.” He thanked Seung Hoe Goo saying “his love and devotion for the school has always been a great support to achieve our goals.”   Meanwhile, apart from Seung Hoe Goo’s personal donation, KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. has been donating 20 million won scholarship annually since 2017 for 5 years.