The 5th HBS+ Class Completion Ceremony Takes Place … “Chance to Prepare for the Future”

The program completion ceremony of the 5^th HBS+(Halla Business School Plus) class took place on Friday April 30 at Ahn Young Il Hall on the 6^th floor of LG-POSCO building. KUBS Dean Johngseok Bae, Associate Dean Yong Keun Yoo, Academic Director Eonsoo Kim, and other KUBS authorities attended the event. Mong-won Chung(Business ’74), Chairman of the Halla Group, and the key executives of the group also came for the ceremony.

Halla HBS+ curriculum, a 7-month KUBS distributive research program for Halla Group executives, aims to nurture market leaders with business insight for sustainable development. The 5^th HBS+ completion ceremony had been intended to be held at the year-end of 2020 but was delayed due to COVID-19 until it was finally held on April 30.

The completion ceremony started with Dean Johngseok Bae’s congratulatory address. He said, “Finishing the curriculum during difficult times is not only honorable to KUBS, but also a big investment from the company’s perspective . . .  We are going through difficult times but the program was an important chance for us to prepare for the future together.” After thanking the professors for their lectures, the dean added, “I wish you came to discover new things from a different perspective, instead of simply accumulating knowledge, and I hope you form new relationships via Korea University and develop them into long lasting ones.”

Next, Chairman Mong-won Chung delivered his speech. He said he wanted to deliver two things: “The most trustworthy investment outlet is oneself, so it is important to be willing to learn new things throughout one’s life. For a corporation’s development, stability, and sustainable innovation, people are the most important. Therefore, I believe that we must be democratic and open about people and have liberal mind and leadership just as the Americans.”

The speech was followed by graduates expressing their thoughts about the program. The graduates said: “It was hard but worthwhile” (Executive Director In Myung Choi); “I feel like I earned a flashlight to tide over difficulties. I will get through the new normal era using what I learned from the program.” (Executive Director Jae Yeong Lee)

Article | Sang Bong Jeong (College of Political Science and Economics, Political Science and Diplomacy ’17)

Photo | Chae Won Park (Business School, Business ’18)