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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 November 30 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 November 30, 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 November 30, 2026. Donations can be made via the official sponsorship page (box.donus.org/box/koreauniversity/KUBS120march). As of December 1, 2025 – November 30, 2026 | Total pledged amount: KRW 4,652,317,231

2026.04.17 Views 2016

Strong passion of prospective entrepreneurs, Full of original ideas

The 2022 Startup Express Summer Season was held successfully on June 3rd(Fri). The competition was hosted by △ Korea University Crimson Startup Support Group △ SH Seoul Housing City Corporation △ Seongbuk-gu Office △ Seoul Metropolitan Government △ Korea University, organized by Startup Station (Director = Hojung Shin) and Campus Town Support Center in Anam-dong, Korea University, and was sponsored by Iljin Group and Donghwa Group. The event was held offline at room 301 of Hyundai Motor Hall. The competition was evaluated by △Director of Startup Station, Hojung Shin △Dongseop Lee, Startup Station Center Director △Jaiho Chung, Special Professor of Startup Station △ Seungpyo Lee, Center Director of Iljin Global R&D Center △ Wonkyung Yoo, Head of Hankook Ilbo Business Planning Team △ Myungsoo Song, CEO of Pen Ventures △Myungchul Shin, Kingsbay Capital Managing Partner. First of all, the event began with the introduction of Startup Station by Dongseop Lee, Center Director, “as an incubation space that aims for a platform of entrepreneurship and innovation and realizes popping ideas and businesses,” and said, "The cumulative corporate value of graduates who have gone through startup expressions such as and reaches 110 billion won." He continued to explore on the endless opportunities of the event, saying “The Startup Express is held twice a year, and it is a start-up competition to select teams with excellent ideas.” and "There are various and useful lectures prepared for new tenants of Campus Town." Next, Dean Johngseok Bae encouraged the participating teams with an opening speech. Dean Bae said, "I hope startups go beyond just making a lot of money to improve the quality of human life," adding, "I will do my best to help our teams grow as much as possible to influence whole world in a positive direction." A total of 12 teams participated in this startup express to introduce business items. △ Symptom-Based Menopause Management Service (My, Present), △ Exchange Student Information Exchange Community (Exchange), △ Marketing Solution that makes Kakao Talk advertisements into games(Buttlebot), △ SNS Market for artists(nabi), △ SNS platform based on Geofencing (Dropby),△ Online Space where chat and art will heal users (Yeven), △ Mental Care Diet Service implementing Deep Learning (Island), △Dining Recommendation according to users’ taste The service platform(Hangeureut), △University Sports Culture Platform (Vib), △ Eco-Friendly Rewarding Commerce Platform using user location movement data (POLAR), △Integrated Travel Curating Platform focusing on local experience(Buddify), and △Web 3.0 based book reading, sharing, and reproduction service platform (Kogito) team was given five minutes of presentation and five minutes of Q&A time, respectively. Between so many passionate and ingenious ideas, △ Buttlebot (Seung Myung-ho Entrepreneurship Award), △My, Present (Iljin Entrepreneurship Award) teams were awarded won 5 million won in prize money for start-ups. The encouragement awards were won by △ Buddify, △ POLAR, △ Kogito, △ Ireland, and △ Yeven. At the end of the event, Hojung Shin, Director of Startup Station, congratulated them, saying, "I hope you don't lose your initial commitment and grow with a sense of responsibility as a CEO." Meanwhile, eight of the 12 teams participating in the event will move into Startup Station and four will move into Campus Town to continue their start-up activities.

2022.07.11 Views 3243

Up! Up! Job understanding and Employment Skills with vivid practical cases

The 2022 14th Career Week Held The 2022 14th Career Week, organized by the KUBS Career Development Center, was held on May 3rd(Fri). The event, which was broadcast real-time on Zoom due to COVID-19, was divided into a special lecture on companies in the first part and a special lecture on employment in the second part. Career Week, which is held to enhance students' understanding of their jobs and industries and strengthen their employment capabilities, is open to not only business students but also Korea University students interested in career and employment. As special lectures are conducted by inviting speakers from different companies, jobs, and fields, there is an advantage since students can select and listen to lectures that suit their career interests. The first part of Career Week's special lecture on corporates was conducted by Soyoung Lee, director of Microsoft. In the special lecture titled "Have You Contributed to Other People's Success?" she gave a lecture on partnership, a power to grow together and make ordinary people global talents. Soyoung Lee, who talked about the common grounds of great achievers, with her own experience of 17 years at Microsoft and the stories of more than 2,000 software talents, explained the four principles and seven steps of the partnership, citing real cases at Microsoft as specific examples. In the second part of the special lecture on employment, Minhyuk Cho, lecturer from Weport, gave a lecture on the topic of “2022 Recruitment Trend Post COVID-19”. The employment trend which has changed due to COVID-19, was easily explained through the document screening evaluation criteria of large companies and the real cases of self-introduction letters, which received a lot of favorable responses from students. At the end of the lecture, he also answered students' questions and delivered helpful information to students knocking on the door of the job market frozen by COVID-19.

2022.07.11 Views 3024

E-MBA warms up to offline events along “With COVID-19”

In the Executive MBA (hereinafter E-MBA) course of KUBS, events postponed due to COVID-19 are being held one after another due to the lifting of social distancing regulations. The E-MBA Freshman OFF-Campus orientation for the 2022 school year was held from April 29th (Fri) to 30th (Sat). A total of 180 people attended the event, including the 19th and 20th class of E-MBA, Johngseok Bae, Dean of KUBS, Professor Shijin Yoo, Professor Jinbae Kim, and E-MBA students. The E-MBA Freshman OFF-Campus orientation, which was held as part of the , was supposed to be held from February 18th (Fri) to 19th(Sat), but the schedule was postponed once as the COVID-19 situation worsened. Meanwhile, on June 3rd (Fri), the "2022 E-MBA CARE (Continuing Alumni Reaching-out & Education, hereinafter CARE) Program" was held at Ahn Young-il Hall of LG-POSCO Building. The E-MBA CARE program is a program that regularly invites prominent professors to give special lectures so that students can continue to learn after graduation. Professor Taekyun Huh of the psychology department was a speaker in this CARE program. Then on June 4th (Sat), "E-MBA Teacher Appreciation Night" was held. Hosted by the E-MBA Association of 19th and 20th class, the event, organized to appreciate the hard work by our professors, was attended by Dean Johngseok Bae, Associate Dean Yongkeun Yoo, Associate Dean Jaeuk Chun, head Professor Shijin Yoo, Professor Daeil Nam, Professor Joonghyuk Kim, Professor Kyungsam Park, and Professor Hojung Shin.

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2022 Homecoming Day of G-MBA ․ MIM held

The 2022 Homecoming Day of Global MBA/Global MIM (hereinafter G-MBA/MIM) was held on June 2nd (Thu) 7PM at Ahn Young Il Hall of LG-POSCO Building. Yongkeun Yoo, Associate Dean of KUBS MBA, Special Professor Bongsun Kim, also Academic Director of G-MBA·MIM, and 60 alumni/students participated in the event. A place of harmony and fellowship between seniors and juniors Special Professor Bongsun Kim said in her welcoming speech, “Thank you for attending despite your busy schedule,” adding, "I hope everyone can interact and continue to keep in touch after this event." Students and alumni moved around the table and talked in a friendly atmosphere. This event boasted the largest number of participants among G-MBA and MIM homecoming days ever. In particular, two graduates, Eric Hegemann (1st class of G-MIM) and Annika Niemann (13th class of G-MBA), came all the way from Germany to Korea to attend the event. One of the G-MBA students who participated in the event said, "I haven't been able to visit school for a long time due to COVID-19, and I'm happy to see others again like this," adding, "I hope there will be more opportunities to meet and interact with many seniors and juniors." On this day, the event ended successfully, with all the members and friends gathered together for a photo shoot. Meanwhile, G-MBA and MIM hold Homecoming Day to provide time for graduates and students to interact together.

2022.07.11 Views 2977

KUBS faculty awarded 2021-2 Seoktap Lecture Award · Research Award

4 teachers from KUBS won the Seoktap Lecture Award in the second semester of 2021, and two won the Seoktap Research Award. The winners of the Seoktap Lecture Award are △ Byungwan Koh △ Chansu Park △ Hojung Shin △ Professor Dongwook Lee (in Korean alphabetical order) The Seoktap Lecture Award has been operating as part of the Lecture Evaluation Incentive System since the first semester of 2004 to improve the quality of lectures and enhance the educational environment. At the end of each semester, the winners will be selected with the average score of the Course Survey taken by the students who were enrolled in the course. Major classes are awarded to full-time teachers in the top 5% of the number of courses offered by each college, liberal arts courses in the top 5% of the total number of courses offered, and English lectures in the top 5% of the number of courses offered by each category. In addition, since 2016, the Korea University Research Institute has established the Seoktap Research Award and selected teachers who contributed to the improvement of the research ability of this school with excellent research results. The Seoktap Research Award comprehensively judges academic papers, academic books, and research expenses announced for one year, and follows four criteria: teachers within the top 3% of each category, teachers who are main authors of famous academic research papers, teachers with excellent international research cooperation papers, and teachers with excellent research expenses. Professor △ Byungcho Kim △ Hyunseok Lee of Business School was selected as the winner of the Seoktap Research Award. (In Korean alphabetical order). On the other hand, since the enactment of the Seoktap Research Award in 2016, teachers at KUBS have been awarded the Seoktap Research Award every year, showing excellent research results.

2022.07.11 Views 2908

Efforts shall be made growing social leaders in cultural · artistic character and historicity

In early 2021, the business university derived five strategies, 15 core tasks, and 30 practical tasks, and set "establishment of historicity" including planting of trees and art installation as one of the core tasks. Through these tasks, KUBS has been thinking about ways to fill the qualitative contents and raise dignity differentiating from the existing appearance-oriented growth. As a first step, KUBS established the KUBS Committee of History and Culture on May 18th, 2021. The KUBS Committee of History and Culture established the basic direction for the establishment of cultural· artistic character and historicity, promoted pride and sense of belonging to the members of KUBS along with historical consciousness in celebration of 120 years history with events such as art installation, tree planting, publication of 120-year-old history books, and oral history creation by senior professors. In June last year, KUBS Committee of History and Culture began discussing the 120th anniversary project and held several meetings to implement specific projects, including the selection of artist and the review of proposals for publishing professional historical books. In April, three kinds of trees were planted in front of the Business Main Building management symbolizing Korea University, and in May, artworks were installed in the outdoor plaza in front of the LG-POSCO Building. In addition, oral history videos, professional books, and history picture books of business schools are due to be released. Eonsoo Kim, chairman of the KUBS Committee of History and Culture, said, "We would like to take another leap forward by cultivating art and historicity," adding, "We ask for a lot of attention and support from all members of the business school for the development of KUBS in the future."

2022.07.11 Views 3010