SKK GSB focuses on digital competitiveness 
through its global MBA with a dual degree abroad

Professional MBA program building core business management competencies 

High interest from working professionals in the Business Analytics MBA program

SKK GSB has been ranked first in Korea each year since 2012 in the Financial Times (FT) Global MBA rankings. Among 100 MBA programs in the world, the school ranked 20th in investment value, 29th in promotion, and 15th in international experience in 2022.

Nurturing professionals with data capabilities

SKK GSB updates all programs’ curricula every year. Subjects enhancing digital competitiveness have been added to each program, and a business analytics track was added to the full-time MBA (daytime) program last year. SKK GSB teaches subjects such as business intelligence, AI and machine learning, digital age corporate strategy, digital and social media analysis, data visualization, digital marketing, and finance analytics. As SKK GSB Dean Eric Shih says, “In recent years, business has changed more rapidly than ever before, digitalization has progressed in most fields, and data is now the language of business. For that reason, we have been raising MBA students who can lead this continuing business revolution.”

SKK GSB is currently running six programs: Full-Time MBA (18 months, daytime), Professional MBA (2 years, evening), Indiana Kelley–SKK GSB EMBA (18 months, weekend), Business Analytics MBA (2 years, Saturdays), AI MBA (2 years, Saturdays), and MMS(Master in Management Studies, 2 years, daytime).

The Full-Time MBA is a global program on which approx. 70% of the faculty are from overseas. Dual degree programs are available with Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, and EDHEC Business School. The Full-Time MBA consists of business analytics, marketing, finance, and strategy tracks.

Chaewon Yun, a Full-Time MBA student taking both the Management and the Business Analytics tracks says, “I took this course to acquire professional knowledge on the latest management strategies and issues, and a broad understanding of data and digital business analysis at the same time… I expect that it will be advantageous in practice after getting a job.”

Discovering Global leaders who can lead business innovation

The Professional MBA is an evening MBA program for working professionals. In the first year, students build fundamental business management knowledge, and select specialist courses in marketing, finance, or management strategy. This program has an option to take either one year of Indiana University Kelley School of Business’s MS programs online, or one year of Indiana University Kelley School of Business’ MBA program (daytime) by visiting Indiana University Kelley School of Business in person.

The Indiana Kelley–SKK GSB Executive MBA Program is a dual degree Executive MBA program run by both schools. Faculty from Indiana University Kelley School of Business teach 55% of the programs, and students can obtain two MBA degrees: one from each university. SKK GSB explains that this is a process for those with expertise in various fields to develop as managers.

The Business Analytics MBA develops data analysis competency and MBA knowledge at the same time. Students start with basic subjects such as programming and statistics, and study intensively on specialized data areas such as big data, cloud computing, business matrices, and deep learning. This course is attracting high interest among working professionals who want to boost their competitiveness in the field of analytics.

The AI (Artificial Intelligence) MBA is a contract course for companies fostering in-house AI experts. This is a convergence program taught by faculty from SKK GSB, Sungkyunkwan University’s Software and Computer Engineering Departments, and by external data experts. AI courses are taught in Korean, while business courses are taught in English.

The MMS is a two-year program jointly conducted by SKK GSB, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, and EDHEC Business School. Students take lectures at these three schools in Korea, the US, and France in their studies to become business professionals. Graduates simultaneously acquire a Master of Science (MS) degree from SKK GSB and EDHEC.

SKK GSB is recruiting new students for the 2022 academic year, with interviews on 20th April and 20th May. More details can be found on the SKK GSB website.

Related article: Korea Economic Daily on April 13th

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