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- [Interview with a new faculty member] 'I want to help you find unchanging values while joining you on your journey tow NEW
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Our business school is strengthening its core values of education and research capabilities, and is working to cultivate talents for student success and future value creation. To this end, we have invited new faculty members with outstanding capabilities for the first semester of the 2025 school year. We met with Professor Cho Yoon-ah, a new faculty member of the business school family,
, and heard about her ‘main research activities, major, and future plans.’ Q1. Hello. Professor, it is nice to meet you like this! Please introduce yourself. Hello. I am Jo Yoon-ah, who will be starting a new major in Management at Sungkyunkwan University in the first semester of 2025. I received my Ph.D. from Yale University in the United States, and after working as an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong for three and a half years, I have now joined Sungkyunkwan University. Q2. Please briefly introduce your major and what made you choose it? I study organizational behavior and am particularly interested in the reasons and meanings of our ‘work’. After majoring in economics in college, I worked in the strategic consulting industry for about 3 years. As a consultant, what I felt while meeting various organizations and people was that while establishing good strategies is important, understanding the behavior of individuals and teams within an organization and winning people’s hearts is also very influential. In particular, I was interested in the fact that ‘the meaning of work’ and motivational factors that cannot be explained by monetary compensation alone play an important role in individuals’ career choices and performance, and even in the performance of an organization. I wanted to explore this topic academically, so I changed my career path to academia through an MBA and doctoral program. Q3. Please tell us about your feelings about starting anew at Sungkyunkwan University’s College of Business Administration and your future plans. After living abroad for over 10 years, I am very happy to return to Korea and be able to conduct research and teach at a school with such great professors and students. I feel the energy of the campus where the new semester has started and I also gain a lot of energy. I want to do my best as a researcher and educator in the future and do many meaningful things with my colleagues. Q4. What are your future research plans? My research starts from the question, 'What makes work worthwhile?' To explore this, I focus on individual motivation, the meaning of work, and work design including human relationships inside and outside the organization. For example, I am researching how the attitude of considering work as a mission (calling orientation) affects an individual's career development, how male and female leaders have different effects on members when they emphasize the meaning of work, and how organizational changes such as M&A and layoffs affect individual careers and the sustainability of the organization, using various types of data and methodologies. Through this research, I hope to contribute to individuals and organizations creating more meaningful workplaces. Q5. Please tell us about the ideal educator that you think of. In an era where technology is rapidly developing and the environment is constantly changing, I think it is impossible for a professor to provide the right answer to everything. That is why I want to help them find the things that do not change in the changing and develop an eye to recognize their value. I think it would be a great reward if I could join them, even if only in a small way, on their journey toward meaningful work and a meaningful life, which is also my research topic. Q6. Lastly, do you have any words for the students of Sungkyunkwan University’s College of Business Administration? I think that the time spent as a college student in a university space is one of the most beautiful times, even though it is confusing. Rather than just thinking about it in your head, I would like to recommend that you try one more thing, have some experience, and have courage. When you are wondering whether to do it or not, I think that doing it will not leave you with bigger regrets later. -
- 작성일 2025-03-19
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- Orientation for freshmen in the Department of Business Administration for the 2025 academic year NEW
- On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 1:00 PM, a general orientation for freshmen in the Department of Business Administration was held for approximately 4 hours in the small theater on the third basement floor of the Business Administration Building. Approximately 190 freshmen in the Department of Business Administration attended this event, hosted by the 25th Business Administration Student Council, ‘Flight Luck.’ The event was divided into two parts, and distinguished guests such as Dean of the Department of Business Administration Lee Jong-eun, Department Head of Business Administration Choi A-reum, and Professor Kim Young-han attended to congratulate the freshmen of the 25th class of the Department of Business Administration. The first part of the event began with an introduction to the School of Business Administration, followed by welcoming remarks from the Dean of the School of Business Administration and the Head of the Department of Business Administration, freshman education and special lectures, introduction to the undergraduate and scholarship programs, and introduction to small groups. Department Head Choi A-reum said, “I sincerely welcome you to the Department of Business Administration. Business administration is an academic discipline that plays an important role in our changing society, and we will provide you with various opportunities and challenges so that you can grow into future leaders. I hope that you will expand your learning and build connections through various experiences such as student council, clubs, and exchange students in addition to your studies. I hope that you will believe in your own potential, actively challenge yourself, and create a wonderful college life where we can grow together.” Part 2 consisted of club performances, campus tours, and recreational activities for each class, providing opportunities for freshmen to foster a sense of school pride and communicate. The event ended successfully with a group photo session. The management team of the 25th Business School Student Council ‘Flight Luck’, which prepared this event, shared their thoughts, saying, “In this general orientation, we prepared a special lecture on preventing rental fraud in cooperation with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, along with an introduction to the bachelor’s and scholarship systems, so that new students can obtain practical information necessary for college life. The special lecture was successfully concluded, and it was even more meaningful because it was reported on the news and received a lot of attention. We are glad that we could provide this great opportunity, as it was an essential education for new students who have to worry about housing issues as soon as they enter college.”
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- 작성일 2025-03-14
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- [Student Interview] Jihyun Ahn (Business 19) _ Interview on receiving the Dean's Award for Social Sharing NEW
- 1. Hello, first of all, please introduce yourself. Hello, I am Jihyun Ahn, who entered the Department of Business Administration at Sungkyunkwan University in March 2019 and will graduate in February 2025. I have seen many interviews with my seniors and juniors while attending school, but I never thought I would be standing here. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to interview you. 2. I heard that you won the Social Sharing Award at the 2025 Winter Commencement Ceremony. Please give us a brief acceptance speech. I am truly honored to be able to spend my last days at Sungkyunkwan University with such a meaningful award. Since I was young, I have vaguely thought about 'wanting to be of help to someone'. Even in middle school, I created a mentoring club and studied with my classmates. When I was accepted to college and freed from the pressure of entrance exams, I started looking for small things I could do for the local community. I fell in love with the charm of volunteer work and have now accumulated over 400 hours. It is not something I did with the hope of something, but I am proud and honored that the hours of sharing I have accumulated are being praised by receiving this Social Sharing Award. I am deeply grateful that you have selected me as the recipient once again. 3. Is there a moment that you remember the most during your studies? I remember when the Sungkyun Calligraphy Society, the central calligraphy club on campus, was preparing for a regular exhibition that was on hiatus due to COVID-19. In fact, the reason I first started calligraphy was simply out of curiosity. I wondered, ‘Can I, an active and extroverted person, really enjoy a static hobby like calligraphy?’ In order to exhibit calligraphy, I have to go through the process of framing, which involves turning soft Korean paper into a scroll or frame, and I have to entrust it to a framing company. To do that, I have to finish my work a week before the exhibition, but as I practice, there will always be something I don’t like, so I end up writing and rewriting the Korean paper until the very end to produce a work that I like. When I worked late into the night and left the school building in the dark, I felt like I was an artist, and my heart raced. At that time, due to COVID-19, the use of the student union building was limited, so I submitted an application to the manager to ask for understanding, and prepared to display the completed work by moving the partition wall and installing lighting at the Sungkyunkwan Gallery, and excitedly welcoming guests, and all the moments of having a product critique with the instructor on the last day are unforgettable memories. 4. If there is an activity that you remember the most, please tell us about it. As for on-campus activities, the marketing society 'Magic Flute' is the most memorable. I was lucky enough to pass the exam and learned a lot through the curriculum such as education on the logic and visualization of business plans, industry-university cooperation projects, joint academic festivals, contests, and individual presentations. I spent a full year and a half. When deadlines came, staying up all night was a given, and I was so busy that I even went on unplanned trips. However, even during that time, I had many small and fun memories, such as a trip to Busan that I bought an impromptu plane ticket during a meeting the day before, a trip to Gangneung with my classmates on the day of the midterm feedback submission, a group MT, and a night at Mafia. Looking back, it was an on-campus activity where I grew up with passionate people who were running toward their dreams and learned a lot. As for off-campus activities, the first thing that comes to mind was my night school teacher job at 'Seoul Saetbyeol School'. At first, it was a bit difficult to teach students who were the same age as my grandmother. Since each student has a different level of basic knowledge, I had a lot of trial and error on how to teach at what level, and which parts to focus on in order to help them pass in a short period of time. I also did not receive specialized training in teaching methods, so I made a lot of mistakes. When the students I taught for the first time passed the qualification exam and graduated, I was moved to tears. It was an experience that I learned a lot myself by going back and forth to the Open Geumho Education and Culture Center located on the hill, a long distance of over two hours, and studying hard to achieve their goals. 5. What are your future career paths and goals? The most important value in life for me is happiness. Through my various experiences during college, I have come to realize that I feel happy when I do something that I find meaningful. At first, I simply liked education and was interested in it, so I thought about working in the education field or in the human resources department, but as I concretized my dream, I am currently preparing for the labor attorney exam. I want to become a labor attorney who helps people who are experiencing unfair problems in labor or employment-related issues, and who creates a labor environment where both labor and management are respected by suggesting compromises in labor-management issues. And after I get a job, if I have free time, I plan to obtain a lifelong education certificate someday. While working as a teacher at a night school, I realized that the education that I have taken for granted since I was young can be a lifelong dream for someone else. I want to operate literacy classes at community centers or lifelong learning centers to reduce blind spots in education through basic Korean language education and life literacy education, and to provide educational opportunities so that those with a desire to learn are not left out. 6. Lastly, if you have any stories to share with your fellow business school students, please share them. I think there are endless experiences you can have in college. As Einstein said, “The only source of knowledge is experience.” We can gain true knowledge and enlightenment through experiences. However, the important thing is that you have to find all opportunities yourself. I think that’s the biggest difference from high school. While attending college, I tried to experience many things by meeting various people through the National Trek, Startup Camp, Content Planning Project, Clubs, Sungkyunkwan Tutoring, Business School, and external activities. However, looking back now, I still have a lot of regrets about the things I didn’t try. So, I recommend that fellow students who are reading this article don’t worry too much and give up, and try to experience as many things as possible. Lastly, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to everyone who has been with me through every moment of my college life, and thank you for reading this long interview.
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- 작성일 2025-03-11
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- [Student Interview] Interview with Lee Yu-jin (Business 20) regarding the Alumni Association President Award for Excelle
- 1. Hello, first of all, let me introduce myself. Hello. I am Lee Yu-jin, class of 20, Department of Business Administration, who graduated in February 2025. 2. I heard that you won the Academic Excellence/Research Ability Award at the Winter 2025 Commencement Ceremony. Please give us a brief acceptance speech. I didn't know I would receive such a meaningful award, so I'm so honored and happy. Thank you to all of you who graduated with me for your hard work! 3. I heard that you graduated with excellent grades! Do you have any secrets or know-hows for achieving good results? I think that my good grades came from carefully choosing classes while checking not only the subject content but also the assignment methods one by one when the course syllabus opened each semester. In my first year, I mainly took classes that people around me recommended, but when I actually took them, I realized that the recommended subjects weren’t easy or fun for me. In the end, the more I thought the subjects would suit me well and the more interesting they were, the more I focused on them. Since each professor has a different teaching style or assignment method even in the same subject, I tried to choose classes that suited me well by carefully checking the lecture reviews. When you take classes in a field of interest, you can naturally focus on the class itself and study becomes easier. So rather than simply choosing a subject because “people around you recommended it” or “because it gives good grades,” I recommend that you find the subjects that you are interested in and take them yourself! Since you won’t have many opportunities to focus solely on studying after graduating from college, it would be a good experience to take classes in other departments by utilizing the non-major TO. 4. Are there any extracurricular activities you participated in? Please tell us about the most memorable activity. I think I took on the challenge without hesitation whenever I wanted to do something during my college years. In addition to extracurricular activities such as Cheongrang, High Club, Marketing Management Society, Management Strategy Society, International Exchange Team Intern, Exchange Student, School Competition, and Field Training, I also participated in extracurricular activities such as Lotte Hotel Service Planning, Han Cultural Diplomacy Corps Protocol Team, and Cultural Event Planning Groups, regardless of the field. I also participated in extracurricular programs without hesitation if the topic was interesting. I even participated in an extracurricular program in the bio/digital healthcare field. During that process, I learned about the field of service design and started a business in the healthcare field, which I had never thought about before. I even decided to go to graduate school to study service design in depth. Through these various experiences, unexpected opportunities opened up, and I think the direction of my career was naturally determined in the process. Of all the activities, I think the most memorable one was the semester I spent as an exchange student in England. When I was a third-year student, I suddenly felt the need to go on an exchange program, so I applied for a leave of absence and returned to school in the second semester of my third year to go on an exchange program. In fact, many of my friends around me were doing internships, and since I was now a senior, I was vaguely anxious. If I hadn’t gone on an exchange program, I think I would have been writing my self-introduction with the vague goal of getting a job at a large company without having time to think deeply about it as I went up a grade, thinking, “It’s time to start preparing for a job.” However, through the exchange program, I got to meet friends from various departments and countries, and my thoughts naturally broadened, and it became an opportunity for me to constantly reflect on myself. In particular, my foreign friends were less anxious about finding a job than I thought, and seeing them find what they really wanted to do helped me put aside my impatience for a moment, think slowly, and find my own path. Of course, the times we visited each other's dorms, cooked together, went hiking together, traveled together, and talked and played until late at night became unforgettable and precious memories. I still often video chat with my Australian friend who I exchanged with, and we even traveled together in Japan last summer. I think the fact that I was able to find like-minded friends in another country and continue precious relationships is why my exchange student experience is so meaningful. 5. Is there a class you took that you remember the most? The most memorable class I took was the Introduction to Entrepreneurship class that I took during my last semester of undergraduate school and the first semester of graduate school. At the beginning of the semester, I read a book called Find Your Why and had the opportunity to think deeply about my goals and direction while drawing my own golden circle. It was a class that helped me explore and grow myself, rather than simply learn about entrepreneurship. In particular, in the process of setting goals based on the GROW model, I realized that I was deeply interested in service design, especially medical service design, and it became the opportunity for me to become confident in going to graduate school. In fact, I had a lot of concerns even though I started the combined bachelor's and master's program, but through this class, I was able to ask myself questions and gain confidence in my career path. The final assignment is a self-innovation project, and through the project, I was able to think about and practice ‘what are my limitations and how can I overcome them?’ It was also meaningful. Through this process, my vague worries were sorted out little by little, and I think I was able to set the direction of my life more clearly. So, I think this class is very helpful for exploring and growing yourself, no matter what career path you choose. I think it would be good for everyone, including students preparing for employment, as well as students considering graduate school or starting a business, to take this class at least once. 6. What are your future career paths and goals? While experiencing various things during my undergraduate years, I was attracted to the field of service design and wanted to learn more about it. So I entered the Service Convergence Design Joint Program as a bachelor's and master's program, and this is my first master's program. I haven't decided on a specific field I want to study yet, but since I'm working in the healthcare field, I'm currently very interested in medical service design. In the future, I want to explore new possibilities by participating in projects in various industries. During my master's degree, I would like to gain experience through various projects, conduct research, and ultimately plan services that provide real value to people. 7. Lastly, if you have any stories to share with your fellow business school students, please let me know. I started a business through a non-curricular program that I participated in by chance, and during that process, I learned about service design, which led me to decide to go to graduate school. It wasn’t a path I had planned from the beginning, but I was able to discover new opportunities through various experiences. I recommend that you experience various opportunities rather than just following a path that you have decided on during your college years. Learning and opportunities can come from unexpected places, so I believe that the experiences you gain through challenging yourself will ultimately broaden your possibilities. There is a passage from a book that I read that left a deep impression on me. “Happiness comes from what I do, but fulfillment comes from why I do it.” This passage comes from a book called Find Your Why that I read in Introduction to Entrepreneurship. Like this passage, I think that it is not simply what I do that is important, but rather a deep understanding and confidence in why I do it that ultimately creates a greater sense of fulfillment. I kept thinking about that ‘WHY’ during my college years, and I think I am still in the process of finding it. I hope that you too will discover your own why through various experiences and achieve truly meaningful accomplishments based on that.
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- 작성일 2025-03-07
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- 2025 First Semester Graduate School Entrance Ceremony for the College of Business Administration
- On Saturday, February 22nd at 2:00 PM, the 2025 first semester entrance ceremony for the Graduate School of Business Administration was held at the Cho Byeong-du International Hall on the 5th floor of the 600th Anniversary Memorial Hall. Approximately 250 new students from the Graduate School of Business Administration, the Graduate School of Professional Studies EMBA, and the Graduate School of Special Studies IMBA attended. The event began with the introduction of internal and external distinguished guests who attended to congratulate the new students, followed by an oath taken by four student representatives representing all new students to become proud Sungkyunkwan University business leaders. After the oath was taken, there were welcoming remarks by Dean of the Business School Lee Jong-eun, who concurrently serves as Dean of the Business School, and congratulatory remarks by President of the Business School Alumni Association Lim Kyung-yoon, President of the EMBA Alumni Association Jeon Yong-ju, and President of the IMBA Alumni Association Kim Jeong-tae. After the commemorative photo session for each graduate school, all the official entrance ceremony events were concluded. Afterwards, the EMBA freshmen moved to the lecture hall of the Business Administration Building for the welcome party, while the Fintech MBA freshmen attended the face-to-face event. The IMBA freshmen moved to the Grand Walkerhill Hotel for the O/T.
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- 작성일 2025-03-05
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- 2025 Winter Business School Graduation Ceremony Completed
- On Saturday, February 22nd at 11:00 AM, the School of Business Administration held the 2025 Winter School of Business Administration Degree Award Ceremony in the New Millennium Hall on the 2nd basement floor of the 600th Anniversary Memorial Hall on the Humanities and Social Sciences Campus. At this degree award ceremony, a total of 509 people received degrees, including 294 bachelor’s degrees (219 from the Department of Business Administration and 75 from the Department of Global Business Administration), 27 master’s degrees (13 from the Department of Business Administration and 14 from the Fintech Convergence Major), 70 from the Graduate School of Business (69 from the Graduate School of Business EMBA and 1 from the Fintech MBA), 1 from the old Graduate School of Business (1 from the Department of Business Administration), 113 from the Graduate School of Business IMBA (113 from the Department of Global Business Administration), and 4 from the Graduate School of Business. The event proceeded in the following order: the entrance of the school flag, opening remarks, national anthem/national anthem singing, introduction of domestic and foreign guests, congratulatory remarks by the Dean of the Business School, congratulatory remarks by the President of the Alumni Association, presentation of development fund, award of merit, academic/research excellence, and social contribution awards, presentation of diplomas and degree ceremonies on behalf of the graduates, relay handshakes with all graduates, thank-you remarks (flying of degree caps), and commemorative photos. On this day, distinguished guests such as Dean of the School of Business Lee Jong-eun, President of the School of Business Alumni Association Lim Kyung-yoon, President of the School of Business EMBA Alumni Association Jeon Yong-ju, and President of the School of Business IMBA Kim Jeong-tae, as well as professors from the School of Business attended the event to congratulate and encourage the graduates. Dean of the College of Business Administration Lee Jong-eun said, “I would like to sincerely congratulate all the graduates. I believe that you have found something you like and are good at during your time at Sungkyunkwan University. Now is the time to set goals and work hard to achieve them. I am confident that if you work hard with the confidence that you can do it and a positive mindset, you will achieve the future you dream of. I hope that you will engrave your memories of Sungkyunkwan University deep in your hearts and do your best to make your potential a reality. I wish you all good health and happiness.” Lim Kyung-yoon, the president of the alumni association of the business school, said, “Congratulations on becoming a proud Sungkyunkwan person. I hope that you will grow into intellectuals who lead society and the world with the right character, awareness of problems, academic problem-solving skills, leadership that leads to social change, and a sense of responsibility that you have developed through Sungkyunkwan University. The path of a Sungkyunkwan person is never alone. Our alma mater and alumni promise to always support and encourage you. Do not be afraid of failure, but believe in your own potential, challenge yourself, and work hard. I hope that the brilliant history of Sungkyunkwan University will continue through you, and I congratulate you on your graduation and new beginning that will bring honor to the name of Sungkyunkwan.” Meanwhile, at the graduation ceremony on this day, the EMBA Alumni Association of the Graduate School of Business presented 2 million won in development funds to the 113th class of students who received their degrees. In addition, the 41st class of the IMBA Graduate School of Business, who are graduating this time, donated 5 million won in development funds for the development of the School of Business. The 41st IMBA Student Council donated 5 million won in June 2024 and donated an additional 5 million won this time, donating a total of 10 million won to the School of Business.
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- 작성일 2025-03-05
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[New Faculty Interview] 'I will be your helper, thinking together with you so that your infinite potential can grow'
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Our business school is strengthening its core values of education and research capabilities, and is working to cultivate talents for student success and future value creation. To this end, we have invited new faculty members with outstanding capabilities for the first semester of the 2025 school year. We met with Professor Kim Hye-min, a new faculty member in the
department who has recently joined the business school family, and heard about her 'main research activities, major, and future plans.' Q1. Hello, Professor. It’s nice to meet you like this! Please introduce yourself. Hello, I am Hye-min Kim, who will be taking up the Finance major in the first semester of 2025. After receiving my Ph.D. from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, I worked at Hanyang University for about 3 years before coming to Sungkyunkwan University this year. It’s nice to meet you. Q2. Please briefly introduce your major, and what made you choose it? No matter how great an idea you have, like Steve Jobs, it is difficult to realize it and achieve successful results without financing. I think that financing is the first starting point for growth for a company. Based on this importance, I chose finance. Q3. Please tell us about your feelings about starting anew at Sungkyunkwan University’s College of Business Administration and your future plans. I am very happy and excited to be starting anew at Sungkyunkwan University’s College of Business Administration. I hope to conduct academically meaningful research and create opportunities to grow together through active communication with students. Thank you. Q4. What are your future research plans? There are various research areas in the field of finance, but I have mainly conducted research on corporate finance. In particular, I have focused on governance-related research on how to reduce the decrease in corporate value due to agency problems, and I am also conducting research on activist shareholders, which may still be unfamiliar in Korea. In addition, as interest in various stakeholders such as employees, customers, and suppliers has increased in addition to shareholders, I am studying the impact of corporate policies on their incentives. I plan to continue to conduct research on corporate finance in general, including these topics, in the future. Q5. Please tell us about the ideal educator that you think of. I think an ideal educator is someone who can provide practical help to students to find their own path. I think it is important to go beyond simply imparting knowledge, believe in the potential of students, encourage them, and help them set clear goals and achieve them. Q6. Lastly, do you have any words for the students of Sungkyunkwan University's College of Business Administration? Hello, it's nice to meet you. I believe that your potential is limitless, and if you don't set limits for yourself, you can move forward into a wider world. I will also be a supporter who thinks together with you and helps you find your goals and grow. -
- 작성일 2025-03-05
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[New Faculty Interview] 'I will be your helper, thinking together with you so that your infinite potential can grow'
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- [Interview with a new faculty member] 'I will think about how to provide lectures that are at the students' eye level an
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Our business school is strengthening its core values of education and research capabilities, and is working to cultivate talents for student success and future value creation. To this end, we have invited new faculty members with outstanding capabilities for the first semester of the 2025 school year. We met with Professor Cho Chi-hoon, a new faculty member of the Business School family,
, and heard about his ‘main research activities, major, and future plans.’ Q1. Hello, Professor. It’s nice to meet you! Please introduce yourself. Hello. My name is Cho Chi-hoon, and I will be taking up a position at the Sungkyunkwan University School of Business in the first semester of 2025. I received my Ph.D. in Accounting from Washington University in St. Louis in 2024, and I will be starting my teaching career at Sungkyunkwan University this time. Q2. Please briefly introduce your major and what made you choose it? Accounting is a discipline that studies the process by which information about a company is produced and used. Companies produce various information for external financial reporting and internal management decision-making, and the information can be affected by various factors such as regulations related to financial reporting and economic incentives of information producers. Accounting studies these phenomena. Accounting also studies how the produced information is used by stakeholders inside and outside the company. I became interested in accounting as an academic discipline when I took an accounting major course called Analysis and Evaluation of Financial Statements in my third year of college. I liked accounting subjects like Accounting Principles that I had taken before, but I thought that it was a subject that focused more on mechanical memorization than deep insight. However, in that class, I learned that there are various means that a company can use to achieve its financial reporting goals, and that companies can make economic choices based on the costs and benefits of each method. This became an opportunity for me to view accounting not as a mere resentment, but as an economic and social phenomenon, and I later went on to graduate school to study accounting as an academic discipline. Q3. Please tell us about your feelings about starting anew at Sungkyunkwan University’s College of Business Administration and your future plans. I am very happy and grateful to be able to start my teaching career at a great school. Although I have not yet been to school since the first semester has not yet started, there were many moments when I had a positive impression of Sungkyunkwan University during the process of preparing for the semester. For example, I liked the fact that the courses scheduled for the second semester were confirmed and announced in advance in the first semester, helping students make a one-year course plan. I was also impressed by the fact that the pre-registration system newly introduced this semester reflects students’ demand for courses and allows students to confirm their courses early. I felt that it is a university that strives to provide better educational services to students, and I hope that I can also contribute through good lectures. Q4. What are your future research plans? For the time being, I plan to study financial accounting, especially text information. As I mentioned earlier, accounting is a discipline that studies the process of producing and using information, and I have been doing such research so far. For example, in my previous thesis, I studied the impact of information characteristics (information reliability) on information users and the market. In my doctoral thesis, I studied how the information produced by companies was affected when the introduction of the Internet changed the way information users acquired and processed information. Among various types of information, I focused on analyzing text information in annual reports. For now, I plan to quickly explore ongoing or planned research projects on text information in annual reports, and then expand my interests to other research fields in accounting. Q5. Please tell us about your ideal educator. As someone who has just been appointed to Sungkyunkwan University and is preparing for my first lecture, I am a bit cautious about discussing the ideal educator, but I think that one of the important virtues of an educator is to convey content at the level of the students. I think that, based on background knowledge and previous lecture content, I should be able to convey content at a level that the students can understand, using terms that the students are familiar with. This is not limited to education, but applies to all communication. For example, when I give an academic presentation, I always prepare my presentation considering how much background knowledge the audience has about my research field and topic. This is even true when raising a child. I am raising a child who is not yet two years old, and I consciously try to call my mother (the child’s grandmother) “Grandma” instead of “Mom” or “Mother” when calling her in front of the child. The child does not yet understand that the word “Mom” indicates a relationship, and perceives it as a proper noun, so when I call her “Mom,” she follows suit and calls me “Mom.” While it is important to convey content at the listener's eye level, it is easy for the speaker to miss this, and I try to avoid making that mistake when I lecture. Q6. Lastly, is there anything you would like to say to the students of Sungkyunkwan University’s College of Business Administration? It's nice to meet you. It's been quite some time since I graduated from college, so I'm very curious about today's students. I'm curious about what they're interested in, what they're worried about, and whether those worries have changed much since I was a college student. I hope to get to know and understand students better through future interactions with them. And based on that understanding, I hope to be able to give lectures that are at the students' eye level and helpful to them. I'll see you soon. Thank you. -
- 작성일 2025-03-05
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- 2025 Business School Alumni Association New Year's Greetings, Regular General Meeting, and 13th Proud Business School Al
- The Business School Alumni Association (Chairman Lim Kyung-yoon, Business 79 / Chairman of Ricoh Asset Management) successfully held the ‘2025 New Year’s Greetings, Regular General Meeting, and the 13th Proud Business School Alumni Award Ceremony’ on Thursday, January 23rd at 6:30 PM at the Topaz Hall in the Shilla Hotel in Seoul. This event was attended by a total of 110 people, including not only Business School alumni, but also Chairman of the Board of Trustees Park Jae-wan, Executive Director of the Board of Trustees Joo Young-soo, and new Business School Dean Lee Jong-eun, who graced the occasion. The Business School Alumni Association holds a regular general meeting and annually presents the Business School Alumni Award to an alumnus who has contributed to the development of their alma mater. At the event, Vice Chairman Won Ki-chan (Business 78, former CEO of Samsung Card) was selected as the recipient of the Business School Alumni Award. Afterwards, a celebratory vocal performance followed, and during dinner time, alumni of various ages gathered together, creating a strong bond between seniors and juniors. The event ended with a toast and commemorative photos after dinner. To support this event, the following individuals provided sponsorship funds: Chairman of the Alumni Association Lim Kyung-yoon, Honorary Chairman Kim Dong-pil, President of the Alumni Association Kim Seong-jip, Chairman of the Sungkyunkwan Management Forum Jeon Yong-ju, Honorary Chairman Lee Hyeon-gu (Chairman of Lacasa Works), Chairman of the Establishment Fund Kim Won-gap (Vice Chairman of Hyundai Corporation/Hyundai Corporation Holdings), Vice Chairman Kim Kyo-tae (Chairman of Samjung KPMG), Vice Chairman Choi Yoon-ho (Director of Management Diagnosis Office, Samsung Global Research), and Vice Chairman Park Moon-seo (Vice Chairman of Dongwon Industries). All participants were given grand souvenirs.
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- 작성일 2025-03-05
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- Dual Master's Degree Agreement between the University of South Florida and Fintech Convergence Major
- On Wednesday, January 8, a dual degree agreement was signed between our university’s FinTech convergence master’s program and the MS in FinTech degree at the University of South Florida. This agreement is valid for five years and is expected to foster global talent with international competitiveness and expand overseas employment opportunities. This agreement was signed by Dean Jong-Eun Lee of the College of Business, Dean Sang-Hoon Bae of Academic Affairs, President David Blackwell of the University of South Florida, Dean Prasant Mohapatra of Academic Affairs, and USF World Vice President Kiki Caruson. The content of the agreement is that if you meet all the degree requirements of both universities for a total of four semesters and pay the tuition to both universities, our university's FinTech convergence master's degree and the MS in FinTech degree from the University of South Florida in the United States will be recognized. Our university's FinTech convergence master's degree students will start the graduate course for two semesters at our university, and then complete the graduate degree by taking classes for two semesters at the University of South Florida in the United States. As part of the dual degree agreement, 11 students from our university’s Fintech Convergence Master’s program (Fintech Education and Research Group graduate students) led by Professor Song Kyo-jik also visited the Tampa Bay area for about a week, and learned about the academic program at USF’s Fintech Center at the Kate Tiedemann School of Business and Finance and participated in a panel discussion with leaders in the fintech industry.
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- 작성일 2025-03-05
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