The 39th Night of KUBS, hosted by Korea University Business School Alumni Association (Chairman: Chung Mong-won, Admitted '74), was held at 18:20 at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel Seoul Parnas Grand Ballroom on December 5. Chung Mong-won, Chairman of the KUBS Alumni Association, Chung Jin-taek, President of Korea University, Chang Ki-joo, Senior Chairman of Korea University Alumni Association, Kim Jae-wook, Dean of KUBS, honorary professors of KUBS, incumbent professors and 600 alumni attended the event.

"I feel more proud and rewarding than when I was working as the Chairman of the Business School Alumni Association," Chung Mong-won, Chairman of the Korea University's Alumni Association, said in a statement. "I want to thank all those who work hard on the management of the society and hope that the coming year will be a year for both KUBS and the society to develop further."

Chang Ki-ju, the senior vice chairman of the Alumni Association, then read the congratulatory speech on behalf of Koo Ja-yeol, Chairman of the Alumni Association. "Thanks to the dedicated research and cooperation of professors of KUBS, KUBS is developing into a global school to match the status of the history of Korea University," Jang said. "I sincerely congratulate you on hosting the 39th evening on behalf of 330,000 classmates of Korea University."

Next came Chung Jin-taek, President of Korea University. "I sincerely congratulate you on this position that looks back on the year and strengthens our friendship," Chung said. "I believe that KUBS can move beyond the best in Korea and on the world stage because our fellow alumni and students who practice freedom, justice and truth are shining their alma mater." "Our university will train creative convergence-type talent to lead the future and strive to build a smart campus," he added, stressing the vision to be achieved with members of Korea University.

It then shared the current status of KUBS Dean Kim Jae-wook and the vision and strategy of KUBS to introduce major news. Kim said, "I ask for the support of many alumni so that my alma mater can perform on the international stage," and conducted a bachelor’s report on KUBS in 2019. He also introduced CEMS ANNUAL EVENT, which will be held for the first time in Asia in 2020, and asked for continued attention and support from its classmates.

A thank-you note was delivered to the 93rd class alumni association that hosted the previous year's event. In a subsequent scholarship fund delivery ceremony, the 94th class alumni association, which is the host of this year's evening events, delivered 95.2 million won in scholarships to its alma mater. The scholarship funds raised will be used as scholarships for students in the country.

The merit award was given to 36 alumni who spared no effort and support to revitalize alumni association in 2019. The "Business School 909" group, which consists of the representatives of each class admitted in the 90s, gave a special award. There was also a ceremony to award "Alumni of the Year" to a Business School Alumni who has been active in various parts of the society for the past year in 2019. The winners of this year’s award were Lee Sun-yong (Admitted '80), CEO of Bear Trek Park, Park Jung-ho (Admitted '82), CEO of SK Telecom and CEO of SK Broadband, and Kim Jong-yang (Admitted '81), president of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).

After all the awards ceremony, the classmates had time to enjoy the performance and dinner. The support of the Korea University cheerleading squad along with the lead by announcer Kim Hyun-wook (Admitted '92), a classmate of Korea University, added to the excitement of the event. The performance of Shinho-seop (Admitted '85) and Crimson 86, a band of 86 classmates, has also been staged to decorate the night of KUBS.

Meanwhile, the KUBS night event, which began in 1982, is held on the first Thursday of December every December. It is the 39th anniversary of the establishment of a plan to promote friendship and harmony among alumni who have affection for KUBS.