[Interview] Interview on new Leadership Team

“Will help KUBS members to focus on their roles 

on their positions”

Seungwoo Kwon, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs 

“Will I be able to do it well?” I was concerned first after taking this position with lots of work on KUBS. After a month on the office, I was able to get a better undstanding on the work that I should give more importance on. I would like to realize what I have been thinking of better organization through my teaching on ‘BUSINESS NEGOTIATION’ and ‘ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR’.

 The role of associate dean for academic affairs is to help KUBS members at their own positions. My job is to support classes and registeration for undergraduates, boost morale for the faculty and support study along with classess for KUBS professors. I was in Academic Director for ESG AMP course and began my current position from November 1^st. To put it simply, ESG management is a sustainable business. Our KUBS should seek for sustainable development as an educational organization. Development based on sacrifice from professors and faculty would unable to sustain long. Both professors and faculty should be happy to support students and carry on long sustainable development of KUBS.

I would like to make heartwarming and growing community based on consideration for others which is tradition of Korea University. Please feel free to contact me if students, faculty or professors have anything to talk about or ideas to be more happy.

“Will try our best to make changes essential for KUBS”

 Woochan Kim, Associate Dean for Research

I have one year of experience in Graduate School administration and accounting when I was appointed to associate professor 6 years ago. But I don’t think the past experience would always be my advantage because we can make mistakes without a feeling of tension. I try to work as if I am doing a completely new job.

I am tasked with study and Graduate School administration this time. I will try my best to make changes KUBS needs, not to be buried with mundane works. To begin with, I will listen to the voices of professors and graduate students. Especially I am planning to have meetings several times with graduate students during the upcoming winter vacation.

For study administration, I will fully accept many ways to support research expenses which are discussed in the research committee from early this year, so that expenses would not be a constraint for research.

Also, the research committee will update the list of SK/IBRE international academic journals in the following year. In my personal opinion, we have to make some realistic modifications to the SK list.  We will give every administrative support available upon request from the research committee.

The most important task KUBS faces regarding graduate school is to get excellent results on BK21 interim review next spring and secure an annual 800 million won national subsidy until the year 2027. We have prepared well for the last two and a half years and the only thing left is to fully put our achievement on the report. We ask for active cooperation from professors and graduate students who participate.

“Hoping to build KUBS that can contribute

 to nation and society”

Kwanghyun Kim, Associate Dean for Planning

I will try my best to fully follow the direction of KUBS development planned by the previous faculty, and help Dean to make it more constructive while operating the biggest and best business school in Korea.

I am tasked with allocating and managing KUBS resources according to goals and strategies as associate dean. To be more specific, tasks include △ Budget and accounting △ International Affairs (Accreditation including AACSB and EQUIS, international exchange, exchange student, overseas internship and etc) △Carrer Hub Management △Startup station support, and △LINC business.

 We will focus on its role to provide financial support KUBS main business and manage efficient use of resources. Also, we will try our best to keep AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (EFMD Quality Improvement System) worldwide accreditation on the excellence of KUBS faculty, curriculum, and educational environment. At the same time, we will seek international exchange development in quality beyond quantity. Lastly, we will help students through career lab by exploring diverse career paths along with experience and work capabilities. Also, we will provide diverse and active support for students to realize entrepreneurship through Startup Station. 

We are now having a hard time communicating and exchanging between KUBS members due to the recent economic condition along with COVID-19. Despite these hardships, all students, faculty, and alumni must work together to give energy to the community.

One of the biggest strong points of KUBS is that we appreciate various personalities and respect different opinions but can be together for common goals. We hope KUBS become a forge and birthplace to educate future talent who can contribute to the nation and society through new challenge based on these strengths.

“Will try our best to strengthen the role of KUBS

 in the world”

Janghyuk Lee, Associate Dean

 A lot of responsibilities on my shoulders. I didn’t expect to take this position and was concerned but it seems I am enjoying this work after the first month. Also, this made me thrilled to take a great opportunity to give my opinion directly as associate dean.

 The term is until August 31^st, 2024. Until now there has been a new dean appointed in the middle of the semester because the term ends on October 30^th, so we adjusted the term to avoid inconvenience from administrative absence. There are lots of things to be discussed but first, we would follow the changes and needs of the industry since it’s an essential task of business school as applied science. Also, we will be expanding foreign student quotas to strengthen industry-university cooperation and the role of KUBS in the world.

 Our KUBS is full of passionate students, professors, faculty, and alumni. If we gather this passion into directions of study, industry-university cooperation, and social contribution then we could create new values through innovation with clear intelligence and individual doing social responsibilities with a warmhearted mind. We hope you believe in your capabilities, look around for others who are in help, and accept new challenges with passion. Please feel free to find me in Business School Main Hall Associate Dean’s Room 108 or through email (janglee@korea.ac.kr). I will be your associate dean open to active communication.