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‘KUBS 120 MARCH’ Campaign Nears 40% of Goal … Total Pledges Reach Approx. KRW 4.6 Billion

‘KUBS 120 MARCH’ Campaign Nears 40% of Goal … Total Pledges Reach Approx. KRW 4.6 Billion Three major large-scale pledges secured within four months of launch … Campaign continues through May 31 Korea University Business School’s KRW 12 billion fundraising campaign, “KUBS 120 MARCH,” has secured approximately KRW 4.6 billion in pledged donations within just four months of its launch, nearing 40% of its goal. Since the campaign’s launch in January, when pledged donations stood at around KRW 2 billion, the total has more than doubled in just three months. From December 1, 2025, to March 29, 2026, total pledges reached KRW 4,652,317,231, with 324 participants, including corporations, alumni, faculty, staff, and students. | Three major pledges secured … Alumni and corporations join forces One of the most notable achievements is the securing of three major pledges. An anonymous donor pledged support for the research fund, Eugene Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. for the development fund, and Samyang Tongsang for scholarships. Alumni account for approximately 62% of total pledges, while corporations represent about 35%, jointly driving the campaign forward. Group donations have also continued. Following the participation of the Class of ’81 alumni association, the Business School Class of ’79 Scholarship Committee (28 members), the KUBS Class of ’98 Alumni Night (126 participants), as well as faculty and staff, have also joined the campaign. | Expanding participation across classes, generations, and professions The donor base is highly diverse. Participation spans from alumni who entered in the 1970s to current students from the Class of ’26, as well as members of EMBA, DBA, and AMP programs, undergraduate alumni, and even alumni from the College of Medicine. From individual research labs and faculty bands to student councils, all corners of the Business School are actively engaging with the campaign, further broadening its base of participation. This campaign is particularly meaningful in that it places value not only on the total amount raised but also on participation itself. From small contributions starting at KRW 10,000 to major gifts reaching KRW 1 billion, every act of giving becomes part of the shared legacy of KUBS’s 120-year history. | Investing in the future campus… Advancing the 3C Trading Zone and 4Tech strategy The funds raised are being used to realize the Business School’s future vision. Alongside the advancement of the “4Tech Strategy,” centered on AI, semiconductors, energy, and robotics, spatial innovation projects are also taking shape. The Business School is already operating AI-focused tracks and 4Tech micro-degree programs, and continues to expand its educational and research capabilities with its largest-ever full-time faculty body of 95 members. On the basement level of Hyundai Motor Hall, the “3C Trading Zone (tentative name)” is currently under development, with a trading demo day scheduled for early May. The space will also include an Art & Culture Room. Artist Uhm Jung-soon’s installation piece, K, the Noseless Elephant, has already been installed in the building. Construction has also begun on an LED display in the lobby of LG-POSCO Hall, which will serve as a large-scale digital donor wall. An opening ceremony is scheduled following the conclusion of the campaign in May. Dean Eonsoo Kim stated, “We have come this far thanks to the collective support of each and every member,” adding, “We hope more people will join us on this journey as we prepare for the next 120 years of the Business School.” The “KUBS 120 MARCH” campaign will continue through May 31, 2026. Donations can be made via the official sponsorship page (box.donus.org/box/koreauniversity/KUBS120march). As of December 1, 2025 – March 29, 2026 | Total pledged amount: KRW 4,652,317,231

2026.04.17 Views 262

Ceremony for 2019 Summer KUBS Global Internship

Ceremony for 2019 Summer KUBS Global Internship The ceremony for 2019 Summer KUBS Global Internship was held at Hyundai Motor Hall on June 21. A total of 18 students will be dispatched to companies outside of Korea this summer including LG Electronics Spain, LG Electronics Indonesia, Young Steel and Saudi Aramco. At the ceremony, a various kind of education was provided including a special lecture by KUBS graduate, an information session about the program and gender equality, to help students excel in those companies. First of all, there was a special lecture on work etiquette and attitude by Lee Ki-chang (KUBS ’94), CEO of Nemo Partners China. "This internship could be an opportunity to change your life," said Lee. "I hope you could think seriously about it.” Lee’s lecture was filled with students’ questions and answers. Lee also explained basic work etiquette dealing with cultural differences and dress code. "As a KUBS student, I hope you could learn a lot from this opportunity without wasting them in vain," Lee said. "It is also very good to make local friends if possible." The ceremony was followed by an information session about departure arrangements, punctuality in workplace, work attitude, and things to notice when sending an e-mail. Then, an information session about gender equality was conducted by Roh Jung-min, Head of KU Center for Gender Equality. "There have been cases in which students suffered through harassment because they did not know they could be protected by the school even if they were outside of Korea, " said Roh. "Also, there were some cases that students did not report harassment because they were afraid that it could be reflected in their scores," Roh said. "I hope you can communicate with the school quickly in the event of any harassment.”

2019.07.01 Views 3893

Special Lecture on Research Ethics and Graduate School of Business Meeting

Special Lecture on Research Ethics and Graduate School of Business Meeting On June 7th, the Special Lecture on Research Ethics and the Graduate School of Business Meeting of the first semester of the 2019 academic year was held at B205 of Hyundai Motor Building. About 60 graduate students attended. The Special Lecture on Research Ethics was given by Nam Hyung-doo, a professor at the Yonsei University Law School, under the theme of "Honest Writing Free from Plagiarism." "Plagiarism is technically different from the copyright law," Professor Nam Hyung-doo said. "To understand plagiarism, we have to distinguish it from the copyright law." As for the concept ‘paraphrasing,’ He said, "this is a type of 'plagiarism' that does not violate the copyright law, but what will be criticized ethically." "Thus, plagiarism is a concept that includes elements of copyright infringement and ethical criticism. There can be no homage in academia," Professor Nam added. "When you bring in someone else's opinion, you must state the source honestly," he emphasized. The meeting was followed by Kim Baeho, Associate Dean for Research. He briefly explained about Graduate School requirements for graduation, thesis issues, and the BK21 Plus Business. Kim concluded the meeting by encouraging graduate students to study, saying, "There will be many times when it is hard to keep going," and added, "even so, it is research that creates the possibility of making a big difference in the future with one's small idea."

2019.06.17 Views 4271

Business Etiquette Education & Orientation for 2019 Summer Internship:

Business Etiquette Education & Orientation for 2019 Summer Internship Pre-education and orientation for KUBS Summer 2019 Internship program was held on June 4th (Tue) at Hyundai Motor Hall B201. KUBS International department, the event coordinator, guided students to remind how to behave well in their upcoming internship in this summer. The session began with the speech from KUBS’s Industry cooperation focused Professor Youngho Kim, followed by Business Etiquette education from Sunghwa Lee, the international manner coach, and finally the teach-in orientation. At the first hand, Professor Youngho Kim addressed that “This summer internship is a first step getting into your career which will last for more than 40 years in your life”. And he emphasized to remember the main three keywords: △Time management △Attitude △Question, which he thinks are the most significant concepts that every career worker should keep in mind. Professor said “The very important beginning is building up your timetable efficiently, setting the priorities of your job. And then, don’t forget to always keep in touch with your seniors, mentors and supervisors in the office, and communicate with them. You must be highly concentrated in every second during the work time, since this internship opportunity will also apply as a test, which evaluates your job fit, and it will become a huge milestone for your future career”. Next, the international manner coach Sunghwa Lee presented a lecture with a topic of ‘Business manner and Etiquette in Domestic and International Internship’. Ms. Lee stressed out that students should always keep asking themselves whether they are a ‘trustable business partner’ in their fields. Also, she said “Not only the mental attitude, but the external looking and professional image is necessary in terms of business manner”. Then she explained students about how to greet person in the business situation, business card etiquette and networking manner, which will be somewhat not familiar to undergraduate students. “Once you are prepared in those small and trivial points, you will be very successful building up a concrete relationship with seniors and supervisors during the internship” said the coach. After the lecture, KUBS international department began a teach-in orientation, announcing the upcoming timetables such as mid-term evaluation and scheduled Professor meeting during the internship program. Plus, they helped students to understand several ‘must-know’ bullets such as flight fee scholarship and mandatory documents to submit prior to the program. KUBS is an absolute pioneer university who introduced international internship program in Korea. Since 1994, KUBS has provided abroad internship opportunities and live experiences in worldwide, to more than 2,000 students in 501 institutions in total.

2019.06.17 Views 3778

[Lecture Series #4] "Startups That Can Solve Social Problems" by Kim Jae-hyun, CEO of Kravis Partner

[Lecture Series #4] "Startups That Can Solve Social Problems" by Kim Jae-hyun, CEO of Kravis Partners. The last KUBS (Dean=Kim Jaewook) Lecture Series of the first semester of the 2019 academic year was held at 6:30 p.m. at the Startup Station on the second floor of the Main Building. In the latest Lecture series, Kim Jae-hyun, CEO of Kravis Partners, gave a lecture on "Impact Investment and Venture: At the Crossroads of Capitalism and Democracy." Crevis Partners is a venture investor that discovers and invests in brave companies challenging to solve social problems, and is an "impact investment company" that manages about 40 billion won in venture funds. First, CEO Kim Jae-hyun explained the story when he first started his own business. "It was the first time that I set up a local Chinese-style website with the permission of my manager when I was in my third year of college," Kim said. "I showed my manager a lot of data to help me develop the site, but it turned out that he was a bad reader." "This experience has given me a chance to think about the role of a manager," he said. "Management, start-up is a noble and meaningful job that connects people and helps people. Starting with this experience, he became interested in "social enterprises" that was not defined at the time. CEO Kim Jae-hyun then explained the concept of impact investing. "The 'social effect' is an area where social and financial values meet," Kim said. "It is not a selfish market that moves by the invisible hand, but a concept that shows that the market is driven by the invisible 'heart.' Impact investment is to invest in business items with such impact," he explained. "But since we also consider financial returns, it's not charity or donation at all," he said. Kim stressed the importance of impact investing by citing cases of several domestic and foreign impact projects, including Marimond, Bear Better and Starbucks. "Impact projects can be a way to solve transnational social problems that a country cannot solve," said CEO Kim Jae-hyun. "I hope you will particularly be interested in employment, safety, environment and housing issues," Kim said, adding, "I hope people here will lead the business centered on social values and philosophy." In the ensuing question-and-answer session, Choi Sung-oh, a freshman at KUBS, questioned the role of the government if private companies were to strive to solve social problems. "The government, too, will have to make efforts to solve problems that the market has not solved," said CEO Kim Jae-hyun, adding, "But the government is not immediate in the process, and it is a social enterprise that is in this buffer zone."

2019.06.17 Views 3884

[Lecture on Demand #2] 'First step in promoting your startup' - Manager Anna Choi

[Lecture on Demand #2] 'First step in promoting your startup' - Manager Anna Cho This year’s second "Lecture on Demand" hosted by KUBS Startup Institute (Head=Hicheon Kim) was held at 4 pm on June 4th at the Seung Myung-Ho Center for Entrepreneurship Education on the second floor of the KUBS Main Building. Anna Choi, a KUBS MBA fellow and currently a doctoral student in coaching psychology at Kwangwoon University, gave a lecture on . Based on her former experience as a marketing communications manager in Neofect, Choi delivered practical advice on how to promote startups. Choi first explained the strategy of marketing communication. She emphasized that startups should first set clear goals for marketing communications, such as raising the company’s recognition or positioning it with specific images. “Afterwards, they need to analyze their competitors' messages and make in-depth thoughts about their own products to select clear message and media that fits this message," she said. She also stressed five reasons why promotion is important. Once sufficient promotion is done, it will be connected to the purchase of consumers, the support from investors and the application of excellent talents which will ultimately help develop a certain image about the company and its products. At the same time, she stressed that promotion would bring about another promotion. Choi then went on to give practical assistance. She explained how to build a list of reporters and produce basic press kits, maintain friendly relations with reporters and distribute press releases. She also explained how she writes and distributes a press release when there is a proud achievement of the company, such as new product release, successful investment, new awards or sales records. "It was a good time to hear vividly about Choi's experience in promoting startups, which was quite an unfamiliar field to me. I was able to draw a detailed picture of how to contact with the reporters," said Kyung-hwa Lee, a developer of Younggam Company. Every semester, Startup Institute provides startup education through "Lecture on Demand," a working-level lecture series, and "Lecture Series," a special lecture series on startups and ventures. Classes are open courses, which means they are open to not only the employees of a tenant company, but also anyone interested in starting a business. For related inquiries, you can contact the Startup Institute (02-3290-1699).

2019.06.17 Views 3626

Information Session for Spring 2020 Outbound Exchange Students

Information Session for Spring 2020 Outbound Exchange Students On June 4th (Tue) at 3:00pm in LG-POSCO Building, KUBS had an information session for Spring 2020 semester’s outbound exchange students. The session was held with the following contents: △Introduction of previous exchange student case △Information of KUBS exchange program △Release of partner university list △Eligibility and application timeline △ Notice of required documents for application △ Q&A. At the beginning, Changui Hong (KUBS13) reviewed his prior experience from KUBS exchange program, saying “KUBS exchange period is a sweet dream for students who are exhausted with busy time table in KU. Everyone will be satisfied with this program, not only enjoying their free time in foreign countries but also achieving a mental growth”. Next, staff from KUBS international department introduced a big picture of KUBS exchange program via its presentation. KUBS operates its own outbound exchange program which transfers 120~170 students abroad, to 102 universities worldwide. This year, University of Melbourne located in Australia have affiliated new partnership with KUBS and got huge interest from many students. University of Melbourne is involved in top 100 business schools in the world, and Spring 2020 will be the first semester that KUBS students go abroad for study. Furthermore, since Korea University international department (not only Business School) also has the partnership with University of Melbourne, there is an additional advantage to study abroad together with other department students in KU. Plus, Western University in Canada and University of Warwick in UK, which well-known as a commanding campus in North America and England also attracted focus from the students. For the eligibility, (1) The applicant needs to achieve average GPA of 3.0, in two previous semester -excluding Summer/Winter semester & Absence period - in KUBS. (2) The Spring 2020 semester, which will be the exchange period, cannot be the applicant’s last semester before the graduation. (3) The applicant will be able to choose to apply in 5 university in total, but up to 3 in America/UK region. (4) The applicant who already has prior experience participating in exchange program in America/UK region is not able to apply again. The applicant who experienced in other region, is not allowed to re-apply in same country. (5) The exchange period will be one semester in general, but it can be extended accordingly to the discussion with KUBS international department. The deadline for application is July 22nd (Mon), 11:50am by online, and paper submission before 4pm. Interview is scheduled from August 1st (Thu) to August 2nd (Fri), and candidate announcement will be completed in August. The final candidates will have orientation session in August 29th (Thu). Orientation session is mandatory, so candidate who does not attend will be rejected from participating into the entire program. The grading criteria for the candidate selection is formed of document screening (40%); GPA of two previous semester and certified English score, and interview score (60%). For the further information of the program, it is opened for everyone to visit KUBS webpage (biz.korea.ac.kr/international/student-exchange). 교환학생 프로그램 공지사항 바로 가기(Click)

2019.06.10 Views 3986