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Turning Financial Data into Research - Special Lecture on Exploring Bloomberg Data for Academic Rese

"Turning Financial Data into Research" Special Lecture on Exploring Bloomberg Data for Academic Research The Bloomberg Terminal contains one of the world's most comprehensive collections of financial market data. However, transforming that information into meaningful research variables requires multiple steps, from exploring available data and verifying variable definitions to extracting data and constructing research datasets. To help students navigate this process, Korea University Business School (KUBS) held a special lecture titled "Financial Data Exploration and Research Applications Using Bloomberg" on Friday, May 15, at the LG-POSCO Building. The session was led by Dr. Ha-yeon Park of the Korea University Business Administration Education and Research Group for BK21 FOUR and was attended by KUBS graduate students. The Bloomberg Terminal is a widely used financial data platform that provides access to real-time market information, company data, and financial analytics. During the lecture, students learned how to search for and extract financial data using both the Bloomberg Terminal and its Excel Add-in, while also exploring how Bloomberg data can be effectively applied to academic research. Dr. Park introduced the basic structure of the Bloomberg Terminal and demonstrated practical methods for exploring financial data. She guided students through the process of identifying research variables and verifying their definitions, emphasizing that carefully confirming variable names, definitions, and available options before downloading data is essential for ensuring research accuracy. She then explained how to extract data using the Excel Add-in and organize Bloomberg data into structured datasets suitable for empirical research. In the latter part of the lecture, Dr. Park demonstrated how Bloomberg data can support academic research by drawing on several case studies, including examples from her own work. She explained how ETF-related data can be identified, extracted, and organized according to different research objectives. She also advised students not to rely exclusively on Bloomberg, noting, "Rather than using Bloomberg as a single data source, I recommend using it for the types of data in which it has particular strengths." She emphasized the importance of cross-checking Bloomberg data with other databases whenever appropriate. The lecture provided students with a practical overview of how financial data can be translated into research—from developing research questions and selecting appropriate variables to constructing reliable datasets. By following the entire workflow, participants gained a clearer understanding of how Bloomberg data can be explored, evaluated, and incorporated into academic research. The lecture also reflects Korea University Business School's recent expansion of its Bloomberg Terminal infrastructure. As part of a financial data hub established through a KRW 1 billion donation from Eugene Investment & Securities, KUBS increased the number of Bloomberg Terminals from one to twelve—the largest Bloomberg Terminal installation among universities in Korea. Nine terminals have been installed in the Sudang CLC Lounge, while the remaining three are available through remote-access accounts. The Bloomberg Terminal is one of the most widely used financial data platforms in investment banking, asset management, equity research, and other finance-related fields. Hands-on experience with the platform provides students with valuable practical skills that can help them transition into careers in the financial industry. Students who complete the Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC) certification may also find it beneficial when preparing for the CFA examination or applying for internships in finance. With the expanded infrastructure significantly improving access throughout the semester, more students now have the opportunity to work directly with real-time market data in their coursework, research projects, and academic studies. KUBS Student Press Reporting by Chaewoo Lee Photography by Jinyoung Park

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[Special Lecture] Choi Dongjun, Barclays UK Managing Director/Strategic Analyst

[Special Lecture] Choi Dongjun, Barclays UK Managing Director/Strategic Analyst On April 15, a lecture by Choi Dongjun, Managing Director/Strategic Analysis of Barclays UK, was given at Hyundai Motor Hall, Room 412. Barclays is a British-based global financial services company. The lecture was held under the theme of "Transition of Customer Participation Using Data Science and MarTech," with some 20 students attending. Choi gave a lecture in order of △Introduction of Barclays △Introduction of his job at Barclays △Q&A session. Introducing his job – Strategic Analystics — he explained, "I study how data is applied to the business area, and I analyze data using MARTech so that it can be used in target marking." "Martech" is a combination of “marketing” and “technology” that uses measurements based on technological analysis. "The most important role of any team is to analyze customer contact strategies to predict their behavior," he added. "It is important to select a large amount of data and analyze the individual characteristics of customers, even if they have the same demand, to avoid any errors of generalization." After the lecture, a 15-minute question-and-answer session continued, and Choi spared no details and advice to the students' questions.

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Dean’s Luncheon for the High Achievers in Fall 2018 Semester

Dean’s Luncheon for the High Achievers in Fall 2018 Semeste KUBS Dean’s Luncheon Ceremony for the students who were enlisted in the Dean’s List as of Fall 2018 semester were held for two days in March 21-22 (Thu-Fri). To celebrate the high achievers, KUBS Dean Jae Wook Kim and Associate Dean Joong Hyuk Kim participated in the luncheon. At the opening remark, Dean Jae Wook Kim said “I’m proud of everyone’s effort and I would like to deeply celebrate for your great results. Going forward, I believe that students here will make further priceless experiences in addition to the academic achievements. In addition, please remind that KUBS is always open to student’s requests on the needs of career developments, so do not hesitate to suggest your opinions for KUBS”. Ji Won Shin (KUBS 16), one of the luncheon participants commented “This kind of ceremony motivates us to further concentrate on the academic studies. I appreciate KUBS for inviting me to this wonderful event”. Another high performer, Jung Ho Kim (KUBS 15) stated “Just as what Dean have said to us, I thought I should build-up more and more activities beyond the paper study. I feel great to join this luncheon today, and I also would like to address congratulations to other students who achieved the top results”. Dean’s Luncheon was organized to celebrate the students in the Dean’s list of Fall 2018 semester. As of last semester, 55 students got the perfect score, which is an average 4.5 points of 4.5(full grade). ‘President’s Award’ was given to the 12 students who got the perfect score for both Spring and Fall semester in 2018, and ‘Dean’s Award’ was given to the 43 students who achieved a single medal in the last semester.

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Community for the women in KUBS, KUBS Ladies ‘Good Evening’ Mentoring Program

Community for the women in KUBS, KUBS Ladies ‘Good Evening’ Mentoring Program On April 5, at 7:30pm KUBS Ladies held a ‘Good Evening’ mentoring program in Ahn Young Il Hall, LG-POSCO building. ‘Good Evening’ mentor program is a career development event for KUBS female students who want their goals and objectives to be counselled by the graduates. During the program, every participant is organized as a team by one graduate and two undergraduates. The event began with the brief introduction of KUBS Ladies and the current managers of the community (a group called ‘Blossom’). Hye Won Kim (KUBS Undergraduate 16), director of Blossom opened her speech saying “Since male students took a very high portion of KUBS in the past, majority of the members in general mentoring program is male graduates. However, 'Good Evening’ mentoring program provides a scarce opportunity to get advices and coaching from the female graduates”. Just as what Kim commented, the students were highly satisfied with the event contents and the program was proceeded in a harmonious atmosphere. Ji Won Kim (KUBS Graduate 13), one of the participants on the mentor side, said “I used to be a member of Blossom when I was a KUBS undergraduate, and I feel very lucky to become a mentor today”. Also, Ji Eun Lee (KUBS Graduate 01), addressed “All of the mentors arranged their busy time to communicate with the students, so try to actively get along with them as much as you can”. One mentee said “Recently I began studying CPA exam, and decided to join the event in order to get some practical advices from the graduates. I really enjoyed the program and I look forward to keep in touch with the mentors I met tonight”. Established in 2012, KUBS Ladies is a female student community, focused on expanding their social network and developing relationships to foster the future female leaders. The group KUBS Blossom operates KUBS Ladies to actively trade between the female students in and out of the campus. For the upcoming events, there comes ‘KUBS Dream Concert’ in May, Job interview preparation program in June and ‘The KUBS Ladies 7th Anniversary Ceremony’ in November 2019. KUBS Ladies 공식 페이스북 페이지 바로가기

2019.04.22 Views 4831

[Global MBA] Interview of Cho Sang-uk, 13th G-MBA

[Global MBA] Interview of Cho Sang-uk, 13th G-MBA Q. Could you please introduce yourself? Hi, I am the President of the 13th Global MBA (hereinafter G-MBA) Cho Sang-uk. Before entering G-MBA, I majored finance at NYU, and built a career in finance at New York. While working in the M&A field, I have witnessed so many success stories in which bankers turned to the start-up field and received billions of investments. Naturally, I became to have my own dreams about start-ups. During my first year as an analyst, I made my first challenge in a start-up at New York as I placed outside orders. It was my first start-up and I relied heavily on outside orders, so it wasn’t a success but came to be a valuable experience. Based on my network that I built in my first start-up, I came back to Korea to benchmark a New York F&B business and started my second start-up. Q. Why have you decided to study at Korea University G-MBA? I have received most of my education abroad, and built my career abroad as well. Thus, I felt that it was important to experience education and social life in Korea. Most importantly, I realized that I do not have sufficient information about Korea nor an appropriate network as I managed a start-up at Korea. Naturally, I decided to enter Korea University’s GMBA whose specialty lies in networking, unlike other schools. Q. What was the most useful course/program/activity while attending G-MBA? Professor Yoo Yong Keun’s “Financial Accounting” class and Professor Kim Young-Kyu’s “Strategy” class was very useful. First, Professor Yoo’s accounting class is very interesting, and he helped my classmates and I to familiarize with accounting and finance easily. For example, he compared corporate or financial M&A to marrying couples’ financial union, which was an interesting analogy. Professor Kim dealt with real business cases based on Harvard Business School Cases. Moreover, he also offered us a chance to present the best strategy for a company after reading a mock company case in 24 hours, in front of a real startup/VC official. I was extremely pleased because my group ranked first in this event. Q. Please tell us about your career plans upon graduation. A lot of thoughts are in my mind. I have seriously considered about having a private business, but I am willing to fully utilize Korea University MBA's network and resources, and am very interested in venture or private equity-type buy side. Q. Do you have any advice for those who are thinking of attending G-MBA? I have heard about Korea University's excellence in networking several times before I entered the school, but I was very concerned about whether it is true or not. After entering G-MBA, I experienced various networking events, and felt the bond between my fellow students become stronger. In particular, I was proud to see Korea University's high attendance at events such as Go -Yeon Games and events with other schools. Thanks to Korea University's optimal environment for academics and networking, I have been able to maintain a strong friendship with my fellow students. I'm confident that you will not only be strongly connected to your fellow students but also experience the best educational environment through the G-MBA of Korea University!

2019.04.16 Views 6416

Executive MBA Homecoming Day of the First Semester: Gateway to Communication

Executive MBA Homecoming Day of the First Semester: Gateway to Communication The Homecoming Day event of the first semester for the Graduate School of Business (Dean=Kim Jaewook) Executive MBA (hereinafter E-MBA) was held in April 6th(Sat) 4PM at LG-POSCO Building’s Cuckoo Hall. In this event, Dean of Graduate School of Business Kim Jaewook, Associate Dean for MBA programs Lee Dong-Won, E-MBA full-time faculty Yoo Weon Sang and Chun Jae Uk, and 30 E-MBA students participated in the event. Chun Jae Uk, Program Director, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the schoolmates for sparing their valuable weekend time despite the wet weather," he said in a welcoming speech. Dean Kim Jae Uk's welcome speech followed. "I sincerely appreciate all the classmates who have been here since graduation," said Kim Jae-wook, president of Korea University's Graduate School of Business. "Our business school will continue to communicate with you and provide support both materially and emotionally for the development of E-MBA." Later, E-MBA students enjoyed dinner together to promote harmony and friendship. The E-MBA hosts 'Homecoming Day' every semester to provide networking opportunities for its alumni and students.

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Interview of KUBS Student Ambassador KUBE 9th Yoon Ji-hyun

Interview of KUBS Student Ambassador KUBE 9th Yoon Ji-hyun Becoming a KUBS Student Ambassador from a ‘Teen Mentee’ Q.Could you please introduce yourself? My name is Yoon Ji-hyun, and I am currently a sophomore at Korea University Business School. I participated in the third ‘Teen Mentoring Day’ as a teen mentee in my second year at high school, and ever since this event I began to dream of entering KUBS. After entering KUBS, I participated in the seventh ‘Teen Mentoring Day’ event as an undergraduate mentor. And since September 2018, I am working as a student ambassador for KUBS in my hope of leading the way through promoting KUBS. Q. You have experienced both roles in the ‘Teen Mentoring Event‘ as a teen mentee and a student ambassador. What is the most memorable episode? For me, every moment that I had as a mentee, mentor, and an ambassador is memorable that I cherish. Out of all moments, I want to tell you what happened most recently. During our regular tour in November 2018, I advised high school students of my group to participate in the ‘Teen Mentoring Day’ event that is held during winter break as I told them about my high school days. I actually met those students in the mentoring event last January, and I was pleased to hear that they applied for the event through my advice. I was not only proud of them but also happy that I was able to help someone. Afterwards, I promised myself to work even harder as a student ambassador with pride. Q. Have you dreamt of entering KUBS since you were a teen mentee? What did you learn from the Teen Mentoring event? I participated in one of the regular tours at Korea University in my first year of high school. The senior student who introduced the business department was cool, and I was impressed by the grand buildings. Since then I just decided that I would study to go to KUBS. One day, while looking around the KUBS website, I learned about the ‘Teen Mentoring Day’ event and participated as a teen mentee. Particularly, planning and introducing products, ‘Marketing Practice,’ was the most memorable. I became interested in marketing as I actively came up with ideas and presented them in front of people, and came to hope for a career in marketing. Thus, the ‘Teen Mentoring Day’ event hosted by KUBS helped me to have a new dream regarding business administration. Q. Ever since you participated in the 7th ‘Teen Mentoring Day’ event as an undergraduate mentor, you are working as KUBS’s student ambassador ‘KUBE.’ What made you become a student ambassador? What came in mind right after I got admitted to KUBS was that I want to become a mentor in the ‘Teen Mentoring Day’ event. From my experience as participating in the event as a mentee, I know how the event is a special and crucial chance, so I wanted to help students in their shoes. More than anything, I love my fellow KUBE ambassadors who approached me and gave so much love. I was so excited to be a KUBE ambassador and attach a KUBS symbol in my chest, which is something that I drew so many times in my notebook when I was a high school student. So after the Mentoring Day event without hesitancy I applied to be a member of KUBE, and was able to get good results as I appealed to that experience. Q. Please tell us what you want to say finally. If somebody asks the best thing I’ve done since I entered university, I would proudly say ‘becoming a member of KUBE.’ While working as KUBE, I was reminded of my high school days, and I was amazed to know how the programs I participated in were made. KUBE activities were fun, so I enjoyed working with KUBE friends and teachers. I want to say thank you to the 8th KUBE ambassadors who worked so hard and the 9th KUBE ambassadors who will continue to work with me. Now, I would like to sincerely welcome our 10th KUBE ambassadors. I will end by saying that I always thank and love Korea University Business School which has been with me since I was in high school, KUBE 8th, 9th, 10th ambassadors, and teachers of the PR office.

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