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“Welcome to KUBS” Executive MBA Off-Campus Orientation
We had Executive MBA (EMBA) off-campus orientation day on February 2th and 3rd at Grand Hyatt Hotel, Incheon. Dean Soo Young Kwon, Program Director Weon Sang Yoo and Jae Uk Chun, and alumni Seung Hyun Lee attended the ceremony to celebrate our 43 commencing EMBA students. Existing 15th EMBA students and teaching staffs also welcomed the 16th students.
Program Director Weon Sang Yoo welcomed “Korea University EMBA is the first executive MBA in South Korea that has the largest number of professors, and we are very proud of our alumni as well. Warm welcome to new students.” Orientation continued to overall introduction of EMBA course structure.
The 16th students each had 3 minutes of short speeches, introducing themselves. Students had a chance to share their stories including their careers and what they want to achieve from the course. Myung Cheol Kang, student president of the 15th, welcomed students suggesting few tips for student life. Students also had Q&A sessions regarding the course in general.
The event was followed by dinner where commencing and existing students had a chance to gather and socialize. Dean Soo Young Kwon added “Our EMBA ranked ‘2017 Global EMBA Ranking #20’ out of 100 world-class EMBA schools. I would like to emphasize ‘Extelligence’, as in ‘ex- + Intelligence’, I believe the ability to extend and synthesizes knowledge is very important in the fast changing world now.”
Student president Seung Hyun Lee said “I understand it must have been a hard decision for you to come back to university to continue your study. I wish you the best for your study, hope you achieve what you want to learn from the course and also build a strong connection with other students here.” After the dinner, the 15th students gave a performance for new students.
EMBA was established on 2003 to teach our students to be creative resilient global CEOs. During the 2 years’ course students will learn knowledge and skills on business administration, and build a network with students who are current CEO and executives.
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2018.02.05