‘KU MBA’ – top 20 in world MBA Program rankings, best in Korea

Applications for △Executive MBA △Korea MBA △Finance MBA begin

KUBS(Dean=Johngseok Bae) begins its MBA(△Executive MBA △Korea MBA △Finance MBA) application process for 2023 Spring. Applications will be received online(http://biz.korea.ac.kr/admission) from September 19th (Mon) 10am to October 21st (Fri) 3pm.

Prior to receiving applications, KUBS will hold an online information session for MBA admissions. Information sessions will be held for each program: Korea MBA session on September 15th(Thur) 7pm, Finance MBA session on September 16th(Fri) 7pm, Executive MBA session on September 17th(Sat) 5pm. KUBS associate dean Yong Keun Yoo and academic directors from each program will introduce KUBS, general academic affairs such as the goals and curriculums for each program, and the characteristics and admission requirements for each program. Currently enrolled MBA students will also attend for a Q&A session.

KUBS MBA is not only Korea’s best MBA program, but is now offering one of the best MBA programs in the world. Executive MBA ranked 20th and 1st place in Korea by Financial times. In 2020, Executive MBA has been reaccredited by AACSB(USA, first accredited in 2005) four times in a row, and by EQUIS(EU, first accredited in 2007) three times in a row. KUBS MBA has shown outstanding achievement in domestic and international domains, such as being ranked 1st among Korean universities in Global Business School Evaluations by the U.S. News & World Report and has being the first in Korea to sign a partnership with the CFA Institute. As a school focused on education and research, it has 83 full time professors which is one of the most faculty in Korea. KUBS MBA also has a rich political · financial · academic human network.

The Executive MBA ranking 20th and 1st place in Korea by the Financial Times’ world top 100 MBA programs confirms that KUBS MBA is the best in Korea. The Executive MBA has once ranked 12th in 2012 and is maintaining 1st among Korean universities for eleven consecutive years. A staff who participated in the evaluation said, “The fact that many Asian universities with good rankings run their academic program by cooperating with US·EU universities while Korea University ranked 20th place by solely running independent programs is quite meaningful.” KUBS ranked higher than △National University of Singapore Business School, 22th △Columbia Business School, 34th △University of Pennsylvania: Wharton, 38th and remains competitive among globally prominent Executive MBA programs.

Executive MBA is a weekend-only MBA course that provides a unique and intensive high-quality education for CEOs or middle managers who aspire to become CEOs in the near future. The program started in 2003, the first in the nation. It adopts a modular course system where one course is completed in two weeks. This allows students to focus, get the most out of the program within a short amount of time. Executive MBA aims to create synergy among students with various experiences and professors by active debate, case studies, consulting projects etc. It also runs the IRP(International Residency Program) which provides learning opportunities in prestigious US and EU schools and local companies to enhance students’ abilities in the international stage. This year, Executive MBA students visited ESADE, Europe’s best business school located in Barcelona, and UCLA to participate in lectures and visit local firms. The program also provides unique lectures on humanities and arts for CEOs to have a vast understanding of culture.

Korea MBA is Korea University’s representative and Korea’s first MBA program that was founded in 1963. It offers a two-year part time course which is popular among office workers who wish to earn a degree by taking courses after working hours. Despite its rigorous coursework, the competition rate was 3:1 last year. The program is considered as the finest in Korea, and has a remarkable human network thanks to the programs’ longevity. It provides specialized major courses suited for companies and which focuses on global trends to serve its students. K-MBA’s special business education begins from course registration. As most enrolled students are office workers, Korea University’s Korea MBA adopted the ‘bidding policy,’ where students can auction for courses. The ‘bidding policy’ grants points according to year, and points are distributed among courses that students wish to register in. During this process, students can apply business strategy, business statistics, decision making, RM(Risk Management) etc. Exchange programs and Field Trips abroad are also provided to enhance students’ international capacities.

Finance MBA is a part time MBA program specializing in finance. The program aims to cultivate CEOs who will lead Korea’s finance industry. It teaches specialized financial expertise and general business theory for financial institution management. Students choose among △Digital finance △Asset management △Corporate finance and take intensive courses to build expertise in the chosen field. Finance MBA is also Korea’s first to participate in the CFA Institute’s University Affiliation Program (UAP). It selects a few students who plan to take the CFA exam to award ‘CFA scholarship’ every year. The program seeks to support students to foster management specialists with financial expertise.

KUBS aims to rank 30th place until 2030 (‘The 30-30 Project’) and is strengthening its core competencies: faculty, students, programs, infrastructure, finances etc. KUBS plans to invite international professors to create a new research culture and enhance research capabilities. It set △Co-Creater(creative, interdisciplinary students with solid foundations) △Contributor for the Society(Talents who create shared value) △Challenger for the Future(courageous students who communicate with the world) as the MBA programs’ goals and reorganized the curriculum to fit them. KUBS is always working hard to provide educational programs with the latest business trends such as △ESG △Digital Transformation △Start-ups, and has opened more than 14 new courses, 20% of the original 70+ lectures.

Inquiries: KUBS (02-3290-5365, mba_admissions@korea.ac.kr)