“I work in both English and Korean at Seegene. Since I work in both languages, I need a business school that delivers its curriculum in English to further improve my English proficiency. As SKK GSB at Sungkyunkwan University is the only Korean business school that offers a fully English-taught curriculum, I chose SKK GSB.”

Christine Seulki Kim, a Senior Manager in Corporate Strategy at Seegene, a global biotechnology company specializing in in vitro molecular diagnostics, explained one of the reasons she chose the SKK GSB Professional MBA (PMBA) program from the various MBAs in Korea: “Although I couldn't go abroad to study as a working professional, I was eager to gain substantial knowledge and insights from top-tier professors in Korea. Therefore, SKK GSB, with its top-tier faculty, was the right choice for me.”

With a background in biology, she found that her role in strategic planning required her to engage with a range of business models and to develop deeper insight into marketing functions. She has already actively applied business theories and concepts from the classroom to her work, particularly in finance and management, strengthening the persuasiveness of her projects. She explains: “I was able to learn how to deal with data and precise calculations in finance classes, and through management courses, I obtained concrete frameworks that helped convince different teams to collaborate on and drive my projects to success.”

Even though she needs to spend her weekends doing assignments, Christine emphasizes that she would make the same decision again, highlighting how the frameworks and skill sets she has already gained from the SKK GSB PMBA have been highly valuable in her work: “I am learning core business concepts. If it were not for the MBA, I would not have had these learning opportunities. I have half a year left on my PMBA program, and I firmly believe that my two years at SKK GSB will be fantastic.”