“Congratulations on your acceptance” … 2023 KUBS Briefing Session for Early-admission Freshmen Held

2023 KUBS Briefing Session for early-admission freshmen was held on December 18^th (Sun) at SUPEX Hall in LG-POSCO Building, Korea University.

The briefing session started after participants gathered and welcoming speech from KUBS Dean Sangyong Kim. Dean Kim called students Pre-KUBS talented and said “We want to say congratulations on your meaningful results through hardworking years and hope you to be together with KUBS which came along with 117 years of KU history”. He ended his speech by sharing the history, achievements, and vision of KUBS.

The session continued with a university introduction from KUBS Associate Dean Sungwoo Kim. He asked all students to stand up and say thank you to their parents and made all participants happy. The introduction began with talking about the educational philosophy to build ‘excellent character’ with pride of being the 1^st Business School in Korea. He explained scholarships, start-ups, and national examination preparation programs with pride. Associate Dean Kwon finished his introduction by saying “KUBS would be the best stage to achieve your dream, whatever it would be.”

After that, KU students shared their experiences in school and extracurricular activities. Kyuhyun Kim (Business 18) and Jiwon Jae (Business 20) started their presentation on the stage. Kyuhyun Kim who manages a tourist startup Budify, talked about the help he got from KUBS. He said he gained big help in the startup support system along with the network inside the school. And he hoped new freshmen to challenge and develop themselves using these opportunities and resources. Jiwon Jae shared her activities as KUBS student. Through experiences of many events, contests, and student ambassador and student council, she gained a big help for her career.

Also, Damhee Kim and Jaekyung Jung working as active KUBS student ambassadors (KUBE) went through a live introduction to school life. They explained neatly in KUBE uniform about KUBS scholarships, career support, and freshmen university life in the title of ‘KUBS Life’. SUPEX Hall was full of answers from freshmen during the quiz session.

The session continued on Q&A session. All speakers came up to the stage and sat down to answer questions from freshmen. They spent a lot of time answering various questions on lectures, scholarships and dormitory, concerns on mathematics and English, and drinking culture.

After the Q&A session, freshmen and their parents formed a group and went on a campus tour along with an explanation from student ambassador KUBE students. They took a look at KUBS buildings including Business Main Hall, LG-POSCO Building, Hyundai Motor Hall, and had additional Q&A session time in reception.