KAIST Business School
87 Hqegiro Dongdaemoon-gu
130-722 Seoul, South Korea
KAIST Business School is a highly respected university with a stellar reputation in Korea and throughout the world for research and teaching in science and technology.
In 2006, the 3 graduate schools of KAIST were combined under the single name of KAIST College of Business. Whilst still maintaining a degree of autonomy, this move has allowed for increased cooperation between the schools in working towards the common goal of developing a world renowned technology-based management school. The 3 separate schools are the KAIST Graduate School of Management, KAIST Graduate School of Finance, and the KAIST Graduate School of Information & Media Management.
- KAIST Graduate School of Management
- KAIST Graduate School of Finance
- KAIST Graduate School of Information & Media Management
- Management Engineering
Glovalization
2010: Continue on Partnership with World Economic Forum
2009: Continue on Partnership with World Economic Forum
2008: Appointed as Korean Partner School by World Economic Forum
2008: Joined Global Compact
2006: Ranked 13th in Information System Research Industry
2004: Found Association of Asia- Pacific Business Schools
2003: AACSB Accredited
• Key founding member of Association of Asian Pacific Business Schools (AAPBS), and the founding president was the dean of KAIST.
• In 2003, KCB was the first business school in Korea to acquire AACSB International accreditation, and in 2008 we extended the accreditation for an additional 5 years.
• World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international organization incorporated as a Swiss not-profit foundation. KCB has been nominated as a partner institute for representing Korea since 2008.
Master - Campus
Executive MBA
Creative CEOs in a global business environment
KGSM created its Executive MBA Program in 2003 to satisfy the needs of Korean companies to develop their core managers into capable CEOs of the future. KAIST Executive MBA Program employs various methods to prepare its students for current global business challenges. First, each student has to take more than 48 credits and participate in overseas field studies at prominent foreign business schools in the US, China,and Europe. Students must obtain an Advanced Speaking (AS) level in English in the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI!, or participate in an English immersion program before graduation.
The program actively utilizes cyber infrastructures to facilitate cooperation and communication between students and professors, deepening the learning experience. Students who finish this program will have the strategic management foresight necessary to lead and manage their organizations as creative CEOs in a global business environment....
Finance MBA
Korean Government's Ministry of Finance and Economy
The KAIST Graduate School of Finance & Accounting(KGSFA) was opened in March 2006 by KAIST, in partnership with the Korean Government's Ministry of Finance and Economy.
KGSFA is the first completely finance-focllsed graduate school in Asia, offering finance MBAs and specially tailored finance certificate programs. A Ph.D program In finance, In cooperation With KGSM, IS also offered. Among many eligible graduate programs in Korea, the government designated KGSFA as its primary partner in an effort to establish Korea as the financial hub of Asia.
KGSFA is structured to provide students with not only the intellectual and management skills but also the conceptual and analytical tools necessary for success in finance areas. In addition, KGSFA provides a wide range of choices so students can take leadership roles and chart their desired course of achievement. Ingenuity and teamwork are the skills necessary to succeed. These factors, along with KGSFA's advanced instruction and research competencies, will pave the w~ to a bright future....
Info & Media MBA
KAIST Info&Media MBA
KAIST Graduate School of Information & Media Management was established in March, 2006 with strong ambitions to foster world-class business professionals that understand the paradigm of IT convergence technology. Unlike the former Techno-MBA program that focuses mainly on general management, the curriculum of KSIM is specialized and industry-oriented in the IT & Media field. Therefore, the curriculum is characterized by its focus on the recent trends and technology of IT Media, in addition to the general management training. The majority of the student body consists of MBA students from the IT industry and governmental institutes. KSIM is distinctive for its 54 credits / 1-year program, unlike the full-time 2-year program of KGSM. KSIM also provides a 2-week customized training program during the summer in the United States....
KAIST IMBA
Professionals will be able to achieve acompetitive advantage.
The IMBA Program represents innovation, ingenuity, inspiration, integrity and internationalization. Its goal is to encourage students to think outside the box and develop an entrepreneurial mind-set. From this, students will gain an understanding of the issues involved in creating innovative new products and services, eventually leading to creation of such items. Additionally, through the use of integrated leadership and management ethics. Professionals will be able to achieve a competitive advantage, thereby leading to 10 market dominance.
Five I-Focuses
Outstanding quality MBA education focusing on five Is:...
Techno MBA
Initiated in March 1995, the Techno-MBA Program was the first of its kind in Korea. The Techno-MBA Program has been maintaining its prominence and has stayed at the forefront of the field through widely cited research and innovative teaching methodologies. The program educates managers in both managerial principles and technological issues so that they can better deal with the future management environment.
The program offers rigorous academic and applied courses along with extensive international exposure. Through cooperative arrangements with leading overseas management schools, the Techno-MBA Program is committed to educating future business leaders to successfully compete in the global market....
