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- Fall 2020 Application: FMBA Student Testimonials
- Fall 2020 Application FMBA Student Testimonials by Whitley Pannel, FMBA+JD’23 I first learned about SungKyunKwan University SKK GSB from Mark Need, a business and law professor at Indiana University. Professor Need is the advisor and liaison between the two schools. He held a few meetings explaining the program, stayed in communication with students who expressed interest in the program, and encouraged us to apply during our spring semester. The application took a few hours to complete. I had to provide information about myself and my educational background. I had to send a few documents from my undergraduate university and law school. I also had to answer a few questions about why I wanted to attend SKK GSB and what I wanted to get out of my experience in the program. A few weeks after completing the application, I was invited for a video interview with a faculty member. Although nervous in the beginning, the interview went smoothly. I had to answer a series of questions and I also had an opportunity to ask questions about classes, the academic schedule, and life in Korea. I did not experience any major problems when applying from the United States. I stayed in constant communication with the school throughout the entire application process and also after I was admitted into SKK GSB. Despite the time difference, the admissions office always answered my questions and emails in a timely manner. Also, I didn’t experience any issues with sending documents from my undergrad university and my law school. I truly encourage all students from different countries to apply to SKK GSB. You can learn more about the program and application process on our website. You can also feel free to reach out to the admissions office and they will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
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- 작성일 2020-05-26
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- "What is SAP?" - Nitesh, FMBA'21
- What is SAP? SAP Plan Interview with Nitesh, FMBA'21 The SKK GSB Master’s of Business Administration (MBA) program lasts for 18 months and it is taught all in English. The professors have PhD’s from MIT, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Indiana University, University of California, and other world-renowned schools. At the same time, students can apply for a dual degree program. The current dual degree programs are Indiana Kelley - SKK GSB MBA, SKK GSB MBA + IU MS, SKK GSB MBA + EDHEC Business School MS. More than anything, students can participate in study aboard and exchange programs at other prestigious schools, such as MIT, Indiana University, University of California, CEIBS, HKUST, SMU, Dartmouth University, IE Business School, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management etc. Now let’s welcome Nitesh from the FMBA class of 2021 to share with us his MBA journey and SAP plan. Q. Hi Nitesh, we know that you have years of work experience, would you mind introducing yourself to us? Please explain how the MBA program will benefit your career? Nitesh: My name is Nitesh Kotangle and I am from India. I started my career in the IT services industry, after completing my Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication. I have a total of 5.5 years of experience working with a large MNC as a Technical Consultant. With more than five years of experience as a Consultant, I have acquired strong technical capabilities and an understanding of this domain. However, I have often wondered about the rationale behind some major business decisions and their impact on business. I want to get into the business side of the industry where in the future I could also possibly have an influence to make major decisions. However, without a strong business understanding, driving effective business decisions will be impossible. Our structured global business program has helped me to improve my understanding of business concepts and helped me to comprehend the impact of any decision on overall business. Learning from some of our renowned faculty members and diverse peer group has shown me new perspectives, develop techniques, and skills, understand global business trends and this enables me to experience a new culture. I hope I will be able to utilize these skills and knowledge effectively soon. Q. We have heard that you had picked a study abroad program. Which school is your first choice? Nitesh: Yes, I only applied to WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany. Q. Why did you choose the study abroad program and why do you want to study abroad in WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany? Nitesh: I like being here in Korea as I am well acquainted with the city now and have good friends in Korea. As I mentioned, I had previous work experience as a Technical consultant and I spent the last 3 years working for a big German company so I thought it might help me to start my career there soon in domains I am interested in. The decision was more from a job perspective. I also looked into the details of the school –it’s the top-ranked school in Germany and Europe. Learning under such a competitive environment always boosts your morale and motivates you to perform your best. The SKK GSB SAP program has given me an opportunity to study abroad so I thought I should make better use of this opportunity and continue my learning path. Q. What are you willing to do after you graduate from SKK GSB? Nitesh: I intend to build my career in Consulting, Strategy, or in the Product Management domain. These are some fields which interest me, and I think I will be able to do much better in these business areas. I would love to work in a competitive industry where I can learn this detail from scratch, and which will help me tailor my career path to new heights. Written by Yin Lin, SKK GSB PR Committee, Class of 2021
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- 작성일 2020-05-25
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- "Special Thanks to SKK GSB" - Hélène Guo
- "Special Thanks to SKK GSB" "Korean citizens are very respectful to the sanitary instructions and all were handled very efficiently." Hélène Guo, MMS'21 I am Hélène Guo, and I am an Master in Management Studies student from EDHEC Business School, Paris, France. Studying one semester at SungKyunKwan University(SKKU) SKK GSB is part of our academic program, and all my classmates and I were really happy to have the opportunity. Unfortunately, two months after semester started, COVID-19 outbreak and it became a global pandemic and of course reached South Korea soon after. SKKU and SKK GSB didn’t waste time regarding the situation: we received an email from the administration saying that the university was closing and that courses would be conducted online. The transition to online courses was very quick and efficient. The university set up the necessary equipment within a week and we were able to resume studying remotely without any trouble. As the class representative, I was able to see how the administration strove to support us. I can tell that the university has done its very best to maintain the quality of the courses, which have been conducted well since the professors were trained and thus are very familiar with the software. Though we’re all grateful for their efforts, we remain sad that we weren't able to meet all of them. I still follow the online class. I personally would like to go back to offline. SKK GSB has taken considerable precautions: it gave each student a kit containing a hand sanitizer and a disinfectant, among other things. Every time a student goes to school, they need to wear a mask, fill out a form of conditions, and have their body temperature checked at the entrance. Moreover, as foreign students don't have access to the Korean mask purchasing system, public authorities (through SKK GSB) have helped us by delivering masks to each foreign student. Such efforts made us feel well taken care of. Although the situation is getting better and restaurants, cafés, and supermarkets remain open, we are continuing to be very careful. South Korea is handling the COVID-19 very well. To me, it appears to be due to two factors. First, I noticed that Korean citizens are very respectful to the sanitary instructions. Second, the Korean Government reacted immediately and conducted many prevention campaigns(flyers, information panels indicating the precautions we should take, etc.). Hand sanitizers are available in public transportation and restaurants. Also, mass test and availability of facial mask, temperature checking in public place, and daily alerts, updates were all handled very efficiently. SKK GSB Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/pg/skkgsb/posts/?ref=page_internal YouTube: https://youtu.be/XgRJ2rRu_L4 Instagram: skkgsb_official EDHEC Business School Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EDHECMaster.GE / Website: https://www.instagram.com/edhec_bschool/ Twitter: @EDHEC_BSchool Videos: https://master.edhec.edu/videos Instagram: edhec_bschool by Hélène Guo Master in Management Studies, GETT(Global Economic Transformation & Technology) EDHEC Business School, Paris, France SungKyunKwan University SKK GSB Berkeley Haas School of Business, University of California
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- 작성일 2020-05-15
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- 9th PMBA Student Council Election, ONLINE
- 9th PMBA Student Council Election, ONLINE (Ji Seok Shin, the President of 9th PMBA, introduced organization chart at SKK GSB, Seoul, South Korea on 21st, April, 2020. Photograph: SKK GSB) SKK GSB Professional MBA students elected the student council through the Zoom application for the first time at SKK GSB. Ji Seok, Shin, the new president of PMBA, tells about the advancement of culture and technology after COVID-19. Q. I would like to ask how the teleconference election was planned and progressed. - Ji Seok, Shin, PMBA'22: As Covid-19 has been a global pandemic, so I conducted an online election with the 8th Student Council. The election was all conducted online via mobile. While online classes and meetings are being activated after the COVID-19 outbreak, it is still not quite sure to do online election that none of us have been experienced. However, I was impressed with the advancement of video communication technology that works like face-to-face and ended with a high participation rate. Q What are the advantage or inconveniences of the online election? -Shin: Students already got used to the online class through this semester so it was not confusing to select the student council. In particular, I created the online application for election and shared the link through social media so students were able to join. I believe the mobile is much accessible rather than PC so the rate of participation was increased. The advantage of online session is accessibility and efficiency. Q How did two-way communication work? -Shin: Online communication also had a limitation. When I presented online, I sometimes have a chit chat to break the silence and draw the audience's attention, but I cannot create an interactive atmosphere due to the awkwardness of the online session. In addition, it is hard to catch the attention because live streaming cannot work at some point so I lost the expressions and reactions of the audiences. Q Are you willing to use video applications for future student council? -Shin: Online classes are somewhat lacking in terms of interactive communication. Whether online or offline or even hybrid, it is true that classmates who participate in classes at home have fewer questions and less tension comparing to those who are in the classroom. However, I believe the gap between them will soon get narrower as the culture is changing and technology is advancing. I and other PMBA students are exploring to be a new leader and it's definitely optimistic to find a new way. In the future, I would like to actively utilize video applications for student meetings and classmates' opinions garnering. Ji Seok Shin, PMBA Class of 2022
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- 작성일 2020-05-13
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- Kudos Professor Gokce Basbug
- Professor Gokce Basbug's paper, "Job Search and Employment Success: A Quantitative Review and Future Research Agenda," has just been accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Psychology. In this paper, Prof. Basbug and his collaborators conducted a meta-analysis of the job-search literature to test relationships between job-search self-regulation, job-search behavior, and employment success outcomes. They also quantitatively review key antecedents (i.e., personality, attitudinal factors, and contextual variables) of job-search self-regulation, job-search behavior, and employment success. Their meta-analysis included 356 studies (1978-2019) resulting in 400 independent samples (N = 184,897). Findings from their meta-analyses support the role of job-search intensity in predicting quantitative employment success outcomes and identify job-search self-regulation and job-search quality as promising constructs for future research, as these predicted both quantitative employment success outcomes and employment quality. The Journal of Applied Psychology is considered to be one of the top-tier academic journals in the discipline of Management. Dr. Gokce Basbug joined SKK GSB in 2017. He completed his Ph.D. at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on job search, social networks, organizational hiring, and environmental, safety, and health management in organizations. Big congratulations, and many thanks to Professor Gokce Basbug for his continued contribution to SKK GSB! Link to research : https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341180395_Job_Search_and_Employment_Success_A_Quantitative_Review_and_Future_Research_Agenda
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- 작성일 2020-05-11
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- Fall 2020 Application: FMBA Student Testimonials
- Fall 2020 Application FMBA Student Testimonials by Yin LIN, FMBA’21 New semester is coming. SKK GSB is currently recruiting MBA students for this year. The MBA/MS application deadline is May 15th. It is not a quiet easy to explore Graduate school of business abroad for students looking for higher education. Here is Yin Lin, SKK GSB Full-Time MBA Class of 2021, talks about how she got to know SKK GSB and to apply for the program. The following application review explains the reason why FMBA student, Yin chose to study MBA at SKK GSB in South Korea. -Why did you decide to study in South Korea? Yin: There are three reasons why I decided to join SKK GSB MBA program. Firstly, Asian culture is more familiar and attractive to me. In South Korea, the creativity behind every product is excellent and Korean is highly organized, efficient, detail oriented and able to create highly popular products in varied industries. Also, Korea is located in East Asia, which is close to my hometown, making it more convenient for my family to visit me. Besides, South Korea has made remarkable economic growth, called ‘the miracle of the Han River’ after the Korean War in 1953. For instance, the gross national product per person in 1963 was only USD$100. However, it soared to more than USD$16,000 in 2005. South Korea was ranked in the top GDP among Asia’s four dragons in 2014 and is known as one of the world’s top 10 trading powers, especially for its globally competitive export ability. The great entrepreneurship built with courage, faith and creativity of South Korea have created so many globalized enterprises, such as Samsung, LG, Hyundai; Samsung’s innovation has led the world’s technology and semiconductor industry. Last but not least, the global influence of South Korea’s entertainment business, such as K - POP, Korean movies, Korean food and Korean fashion is like another miracle. To be sure, after the miracle of Hallyu, Korean’s creativity and the spirit of challenge will have a third miracle soon. That’s why I want to deeply study and earnestly understand Korea's diverse and successful business mode, and conscientiously implement these values into my future career. -Why did you choose to enter Sungkyunkwan University SKK GSB Yin: For my MBA major, I did specific research on various universities. More than six hundred years, Sungkyunkwan University used to be the best educational institution of the Joseon Dynasty. It has held a special place in the history of Korea, in carrying out its mission of ‘Action-Based Learning.’ The school’s educational tradition has emphasized the four principles: benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom, which is very close to Chinese Confucian culture. I know that the age-old values have been modified, and especially since Samsung Group became a school consortium in 1996, it has gradually promoted a long - term development strategy. The excellent faculty and abundant business case studies were judged to be the biggest advantages of Sungkyunkwan University’s MBA program. In addition, it launched the only American MBA program in Korea in 2004. Its Full - Time MBA program has been ranked 1st in Korea and in the top 1% in the world since 2012 by The Financial Times Global MBA Rankings. Sungkyunkwan University also reached a cooperation agreement with MIT School of Business and Indiana Kelley School of Business in the US, Peking Guanghua, and IE Business School in Spain. "For all these reasons, I decided to join the full – time MBA program in Sungkyunkwan University." Yin Lin, SKK GSB PR Committee, Class of 2021
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- 작성일 2020-05-07
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- [Maeil Business News] Kyoung-ho, Park, EMBA'21
- Kyoung-ho, Park, EMBA'21 / World Bank MIGA ―Please introduce yourself ▷ I am a current Indiana Kelley-SKK GSB Executive MBA student and I am working at World Bank Group's International Investment Assurance Organization (MIGA) Korea office where it provides private investors with government assurance programs in developing countries, while analyzing potential business and assessing risks to help ensure successful investments. ―Why did you decide to go to MBA ▷ Prior to entering the MBA program, I was in charge of overseas private investment projects of domestic construction companies and took charge of PPP (Public Private Partnership) projects. As I was mainly in developing countries, I came to think that I would like to contribute to the public domain by foreign companies and international organizations abroad. ―How did you know Indiana Kelley―SKK GSB EMBA and why did you choose it? ▷ It is not only for the dual degree program at Indiana University in the United States that can achieve double MBA degree on a global basis. Especially the prominence of SKK GSB faculty is one of the main reason. Indiana University's Kelley School faculty also visited to Korea and taught in the classroom. Since the classes are held on Friday evenings and Saturdays, I can spend my time with my child while going overseas business trips on weekdays. ―What is the biggest change? ▷ It is not too much to say that Indiana Kelley—SKK GSB EMBA changed my whole life. It has opened the way for life-goal challenge that I have dreamed of. Above all, I came to be more confident by learning how to speak in front of people, and organizational management and leadership on how to show my true value in people. Finally, I felt that I am a person who can show value anywhere. ―Any advice for prospective applicants. ▷ MBA is not just to receive management knowledge. It is a place to create amazing experiential value by organically combining the experiences and insights of the motives that are performing with excellent management classes and outstanding skills. In addition, tuition is quiet expensive but it can be much lower than I expected. Anyone can use the Korea Scholarship Foundation's student loan and SKK GSB also provide a various scholarship and financial aids so I would like to say that you must take an advantage of it.
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- 작성일 2020-05-04
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- [Maeil Business News] 'Good Professor, Good Lecture'
- Maeil Business Newspaper 'Good Professor, Good Lecture' Prof. Raunaq Pungaliya at SKK GSB Sungkyunkwan University As Korea enters the AI-driven 4th industrial revolution, businesses will require managers with both a clear understanding of business priorities and deep analytical skills to make business sense of the data around them. Top-tier managers with this skill set are rare and highly prized throughout the world. Moreover, as the business environment evolves, many professionals are concerned that their existing education will become obsolete. Business Analytics is one of the fastest growing fields worldwide. According to Professor Raunaq Pungaliya of SKK GSB , “The reason for this is simple – businesses are creating an incredibly rich amount of data. Good businesses have always strived to use data to make better business decisions, but the very best businesses view data as a means of competitive advantage.” In order to fill this important gap in business education in Korea, Professor Raunaq Pungaliya of SKK GSB is helping to introduce a new and cutting-edge MS in Business Analytics (MS BA) specially designed with working professionals in mind. The academic curriculum for the program has been carefully curated with the needs of both large businesses and startups, so graduates of the program will be ready to contribute in analytics roles almost immediately. Specifically, students will be trained not only in hard skills such as Python, R, AI-based predictive models, and big data tools and techniques, but also more importantly in how these tools can be readily applied to business applications. He strongly believes that effective teaching and student achievement best takes place when students are engaged in and excited about learning, and when they can connect their learning to their own lives and the real world. Thus, as with all GSB programs, the MS in Business Analytics will draw heavily upon SKK GSB’s core teaching philosophy of action-based learning or learning by doing as students will be required to think critically, analyze, and develop analytical solutions to solve real business problems throughout their coursework and in a capstone Applied Business Project. Professor Pungaliya teaches topics related to Investments, Capital Markets, and International Finance at SKK GSB to MBA and MS students, and will also be teaching FinTech and Banking Analytics in the MS BA program. Emilie Touvet, MMS exchange student from EDHEC Business School, said “Professor Pungaliya is a challenging and attentive professor, truly available for his students. His class was lively, with a large variety of content and a genuine student involvement through questions and group news presentation.” Professor Raunaq Pungaliya is an Associate Professor of Finance and the Faculty-Chair of Full-Time MBA and MS Programs at SKK Graduate School of Business at Sungkyunkwan University. He joined SKK Graduate School of Business in 2010. Since then he has been a recipient of multiple teaching excellence awards in 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, and 2019. His research work focuses on corporate banking and debt markets and has been presented at major conferences such as the American Finance Association and the American Accounting Association Annual Meetings and published in leading academic journals such as the Accounting Review, Management Science, and the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. Read the article in Korean: https://www.mk.co.kr/news/special-edition/view/2020/04/442276/
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- 작성일 2020-04-30
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- [Maeil Business News] SKK GSB in Media
- By Minsu Ko, MK (Seoul - April 30, 2020) SKK GSB has been ranked No. 1 in the Financial Times (FT) Global MBA since 2012. The global ranking is 54th in the world and 13th in Asia this year. In particular, internationalization indicators such as students' overseas experiences (13th to 7th in the world) and the proportion of foreign students (41th to 29th in the world) rose significantly. Students has taught 100% English course and apply MBA or MS dual degree track in Indiana University Kelley Business School. SKK GSB said "SKK GSB is providing dual degree program overseas and actively operating study abroad programs so that students can work and study at the same time.” Specifically, more than 67% of SKK GSB consists of full-time faculty members from the all over world. Our Korean professors also teach all classes in English. The faculty member is proud to be ranked third in research in Asia by FT. "SKK GSB is a business school that students broaden their career with a globally competitive curriculum of top-tier business school, an internationalization, an alumni network more than 1,350 in 61 countries around the world," said Jae-ha, Lee, Dean of SKK GSB. He added “Our students have earned a top-tier business school degree in the United States by taking classes in Korea. SKK GSB offers 3 different MBA such as Full-time MBA (1.6 months, weekly), Professional MBA (2 years, night), Indiana Kelly-SKK GSB Executive MBA (1.6 months, weekend) and 2 other MS like MMS (Master in Management) Studies · Weekly), Master of Science in Business Analytics(MSBA).” Professional MBA is an evening course for office workers who want to work and study at the same time. Students can focus on building a foundation with core course in the first year and select an elective course in the second to enhance competitiveness. The advantage of the curriculum is that it runs systematically from basic level to advanced. In particular, online MS dual degree track with Kelley School of Business at Indiana University is actively operating. Online MS dual degree can be applied at any time within three years after graduation. The course is 100% online for 5 months. Approximately 30% of graduates participate in this online MS dual degree each year. Professional MBA graduates can also apply MBA dual degree track which they study in the United States. Indiana Kelly-SKK GSB Executive MBA is jointly run by Indiana University Kelley School and SKK GSB. Kelley School faculty teaches more than 55% of the classes by visiting to Korea and all graduates earn MBA dual degrees from Indiana University and SKK GSB. The course runs through weekend classes for one and a half year. SKK GSB explained, "Executive MBA is for cultivating balanced management expertise and soft skills across all areas in business required for executive level.” He said “So executive mangers in multinational companies are apply this program and they take an advantage of ‘Future CEO Scholarship’ for company’s core talents, female leaders, startups. On the other hand, SKK GSB introduce a new and cutting-edge MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) specially designed with working professionals in mind, as Korea enters the AI-driven industrial revolution. For 2020 Fall semester, the deadlines are due to 15th, May. The applicants can apply by online through its official website. Read the article in Korean: https://www.mk.co.kr/news/special-edition/view/2020/04/442276/
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- 작성일 2020-04-30
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- [Sedaily] SKK GSB in Media
- "#1 MBA in Korea since 2012" Don't miss out the news about SKK GSB! Seoul Daily highlights SKK GSB MBA and dual degree programs. Also it mentioned the Financial Times Global Ranking #1 in Korea, #54 in World, #13 in Asia. Read more story: https://m.sedaily.com/NewsView/1Z1HY1OCGF#_enliple #SKKGSB #SKKU #MBA #FMBA #business #finance #marketing #investment #sedaily #kellyschoolofbusiness #indianauniversity #성균관대 #성균관대학교 #대학원
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- 작성일 2020-04-20
- 조회수 6587