Public Officer Qualification Exam Mentoring Seminar Held for Junior Mentees     Korea University Business School (Dean=Kim Jae Wook) Career Hub held the ‘Public Officer Qualification Exam Mentoring Seminar’ at Hyundai Motor Hall on Tuesday, July 2. This seminar was the first seminar, where attendees mainly talked about how to prepare for the public officer qualification exam. In this day's event, three mentors of Choi Yoon-seok (KUBS 00), Lee Seung-hoon (KUBS 05) and Oh Dong-eun (KUBS 11) who passed the exam gave their generous advice to the audience. In Part 1, mentors talked about how to prepare for the exam. In response to a question asking about how he first decided to prepare for the exam, Oh, who works for the Office of State Coordination, said, "I had great interest in enterprise activities," and went on saying, “Government policy has huge impact on enterprise activities, so I hoped to engage in such a meaningful job by becoming a public officer." One student questioned “How can we get most out of school lectures?”. Oh replied, "Lectures can be helpful to find out what type of subject they are. Micro and macroeconomics lectures, as well as administrative law lecture were very helpful in preparing for the exam." Choi, who works at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, replied to a question asking about his experience in ‘Exam preparation class (Takmajung)’. He said, "I have received immense help from my classmates during my hard times. Those who graduated Takmajung are currently working in various departments, and this also helps me in work. In Part 2, mentors shared their own stories related to work experience. "In fact, almost all the ministries are located in Sejong city, so advantages and disadvantages coexist,” replied Oh, according to the question about his current job satisfaction. He also added, "There is merit in that there are well-organized systems such as parental leave, I think.” When asked about the work environment, Choi said, "The working environment and job satisfaction depends on which ministry you work at." He went on saying, “We usually do business related to law revision and budget, and also cooperate with other departments to prepare countermeasures for various issues."     The seminar, which lasted for nearly two hours, was filled with useful preparation tips and practical information about work experience. The three mentors said, "We wish you a good luck in your exams.”  

2019-2 KUBS Outbound-Exchange Students Information Session Hel 2019-2 KUBS Outbound Exchange Students Information Session was held on June 21 (Fri) at 6:00 pm in HM B307. The contents were △Preparations before departure and return △Application for credit acknowledgement △Q&A session.   Before departure, exchange students must report their departure through submitting a departure notification form on the outbound-exchange students information session date, a letter of commitment, a parental consent form, and submit a copy of the student's insurance certificate. In addition, the student will officially be recognized as an exchange student only when the tuition fee is paid in full during the semester's tuition payment period, and it is their duty to confirm their exchange student status at KUPID (Portal). After arrival, students must report their arrival to the KUBS International Office exchange program coordinator via e-mail with their residence address, residence telephone number, contact information, and ‘Notice of Arrival Form’. Students must also attend the local orientation and make an entry declaration to the foreign exchange university. Guidance for preparation before and after ‘departure’ was followed by guidance for preparations before and after ‘returning’. Students must visit the relevant department of the foreign exchange university and make a request to send the official report card to the KUBS International Office before leaving. In addition, students must obtain the syllabus with weekly lecture plans and the number of the lecture hours and must complete the settlement of the dormitory and the account safely. After returning, students must apply for acknowledgement of credits. Immediately after returning, students should visit the International Office, fill out the return notification form and feedback & experience form, and submit the application for foreign exchange university credits, original report card, e-mail report paper, and syllabus. The document format is included in the outbound-exchange student information session reference materials.   공지사항 확인하기

Korea University Business School Produces the Largest Number of "2019 CEOs of Korea."   KUBS (Dean=Kim Jae Wook) has been selected as the single largest university and department with the highest number of CEOs in Korea. In the "2019 CEO of Korea's 100 largest companies," released by Hankyung Business Review, KUBS produced the largest number of CEOs in Korea based on the criterion of a single university and department. Of the top 100 CEOs, a total of 34 majored in business administration, with 11 from Korea University's business school. The ranking was followed by six business administration majors from Yonsei University and five from Seoul National University. The top 100 CEOs in Korea who graduated from Korea University include GS Chairman Huh Chang-soo (Admitted in ‘67), Hyundai Marine Vice Chairman Lee Chul-young (Admitted in ‘71), LS Group Chairman Koo Ja-yeol (Admitted in ‘72), S&I Corporation President Lee Dong-yeol (Admitted in ‘76), Samsung C&T Corporation President Lee Young-ho (Admitted in ‘78), CJ Industrial CEO Kang Shin-ho (Admitted in ‘81), Doosan Group CEO Park Jungwon (Admitted in ‘81), SK Telecom CEO Park Jungho (Admitted in ‘82), Korea Investment Holdings Inc. Vice President Kim Namgu (Admitted in ‘83), and SK Chemicals CEO Na Kyungsu (Admitted in ‘84). The majors with the most top 100 CEOs after business administration were as follows: economics (9), chemical engineering (6), law (5), and electronics (5).     Related news [HK Business]  ‘1957 CEO’ Power maintains…The youngest president 'Gwangmo Koo' 

­­Yoohee Kim (KUBS15), Doyoung Ahn(KUBS15) and Sunhyung Yoo (KUBS15) wins the “Research Challenge Competition” hosted by Korea Investment & Securities Co., LTD. We have a good news that three KUBS undergraduates, Yoohee Kim(KUBS15), Doyoung Kim(KUBS15) and Sunhyung Yoo(KUBS15) have received the top awards from the “Research Challenge Competition” hosted by one of the largest Korean financial institution, Korea Investment & Securities Co., LTD (“The Institution”). The Institution targets to discover the new, promising financial analysts in the campus via “Research Challenge Competition” and to support their future growth. The competition was successfully operated as a second-time opening following the last year, gathering 151 challengers (the number increased by 48% compared to 2018) The award ceremony was held on June 13th (Thu), at Korea Investment & Securities Co’s headquarter located in Yeoi-do. Based on the direct evaluation by senior analysts from the institution, the awards were given to 4 teams (8 people) and one individual who made the out-performing final report and the presentation. All 9 winners get an option to apply in the institution’s internship (permanent transfer type) in second half of 2019. After finishing the internship with an extraordinary result, they may choose to take the final interview to become a permanent employee of the firm.   Interview with Awarde     대상 수상의 김유희(경영15), 안도영(경영15)   1. Why did your team choose Korean Air as a research subject? KIS research challenge is a presentation competition covering the business analysis & investment strategy. For business analysis part, 3 corporate options were given to the team, and each team may choose its firm to take a research on. We decided to choose Korean Air since we thought that it might be the best option to collect the most recent data and make the firm’s future earnings expectation. Considering other two corporates, Netmarble and Amorepacific, weren’t good enough to build up a logical research strategy given the limitations in sourcing the data. We wrote the report by organizing the data of Korean Air’s international skyline sales growth, in order to focus on the fundamentals rather than the short-term issues. 2. Please leave us your comment on receiving the award. And please let us know the secret of your winning mentality. Both of us actively participated in RISK, the value stock research group in KUBS and we are used to doing research on diverse topics of various corporates. Plus, we had time advantages since both of us were on temporary absence on school. We did daily meeting in April, never missed a day structuring the analysis flow, collecting and sourcing the data. Especially, the reason we achieved extra high points on creativity score at the final decision, will be because of our hard work on discovering our own perspective on the Korean Air’s earnings trend. For the further analysis on the financial state and valuation, we approached via regional, RPK and yield calculation and those supported our research a lot. It was a highly rewarding experience, accomplishing what we have targeted, and the output is so sweet.   (우)금상 수상의 유선형(경영15)   1. Please specify the details of your research contents. I made a business analysis report of the firm ‘Korean Air’. The main factors that we considered while picking up the subject were; 1) the importance of macro analysis such as commodity price, FX, rates considering the key features of airline industry 2) opportunity to make an in-depth analysis on the new finance & accounting issue “IFRS 16”. Therefore, we tried to expand the conventional research pools such as basic valuation methods into wider dimension, so that we can get an alpha score on our research. Furthermore, the competitor firm Asiana’s issue or Hanjin Kal related news were also became our interest point preparing the final report. 2. Please leave us your comment on receiving the award. We physically lived in Anam, Seoul but spent time in Paris (worked overnight) everyday, spending most of our days in 24 hours café around the campus. It was pretty hard challenge but rewardable as we have put a lot of effort into it. For me, the reward has an extra significance since I’ve developed myself a lot in RISK in recent one and a half year. At the first time I joined RISK, I had zero information in 'Stock’ or ‘Equity’, but I suddenly became a team head and vice president of RISK, finally paving a way to become a winning analyst of KIS challenge. I would like to appreciate all of my team members making greatest works for this competition, and every RISK member who gave us bunch of mental & physical support. Thank you all again!  

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.”

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."