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October 26, 2018

Executive MBA-Review of residency experience in USA

SKK GSB Executive MBA has a three-time overseas Residency program during its 1.5year-long academic calendar, which helps students better understand major global issues. We would like to share an experience–rich story of our Executive MBA student, delivered from U.S., IU Kelley school of business.

Executive MBA Residency I 
 Indiana University Kelley School of Business

 

Executive MBA Eunyoung Lee (Class of 2020)

There are in total three ‘Residency’ programs in the SKK GSB Executive MBA program. At first, I was not fully aware of their purposes and thought of them as a generic 'field trip' as provided by other MBA schools. What made me join in were the stories of senior members of the 9th cohort - I was told that the Residency was a great opportunity for students to enjoy and get to know the fellow classmates. On the day of departure, I headed to Bloomington with much excitement and high hopes that it would serve as a good break for me; I was fatigued with work, and after all it was my first academic module at SKK GSB!

 

At my company, there have been several leadership lectures given by overseas MBA schools, so I vaguely expected that the residency program lectures will be no different from the previous lectures I had taken. However, unlike my initial assumption of the program, what awaited me was an unprecedented process where academic learning and activities were effectively harmonized with each other. I was able to learn and experience much more than any leadership programs I have ever taken part in. Especially, a number of physically challenging outdoor activities were the perfect exemplification of a saying: "You don't forget what you felt." It was a meaningful opportunity to look back on my leadership skills and the perspectives I had.

 

In addition, dining everyday with the Kelley Business School Faculty and fellow SKK GSB students of the 10th cohort made the program more memorable. Many professors gave us a warm welcome and much encouragement, and I managed to get to know my classmates outside of class. I was more than appreciative that I was able to go through a year and a half journey with them, and even beyond - It would have been a shame if it had been the last opportunity to mingle with all the members! By the end of the program, I was already looking forward to upcoming modules and what I would be learning from them.