SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY (SKKU), SEOUL, KOREA

SKK GSB has been ranked as the No. 1 in Korea, No. 11 in Asia, and No. 54 in the world in the Financial Times' "Global MBA Ranking 2017".

The FT issues the "Top 100 Global MBA Rankings" every year. This year, INSEAD (France) was named the No.1 MBA program, while Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA) and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (USA) were assessed at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. As for Asia, CEIBS (China) was listed the highest at No. 11, while SKK GSB was ranked No. 54, making the top 100 annually since 2012. Furthermore, the FT has chosen SKK GSB as the best MBA program in Korea for 6 consecutive years.

At this evaluation, SKK GSB gained high points in ▲Career Development of Graduate Students, ▲Internationalization, and ▲Program Diversity. In particular, among the 12 business schools assessed in the global top 100 MBA programs, SKK GSB has raised its status as a prestigious business school in Asia. It has done this by receiving excellent assessments such as a No.2 score for its Career Development Program, No. 4 in Value of Investment, No. 4 in Satisfaction of MBA Goal Achievement, and No. 4 in Overseas Student Experience.

SKK GSB's faculty research ability also received outstanding recognition by being named third in Asia. The institute has put in a large amount of effort for several years to provide world class programs; last year, four international faculty members were invited from institutions such as Wharton School, INSEAD, Indiana University, etc. They also pursue diversity in programs with 65% international faculty members and 32% international students as well as providing 100% English courses.

Professor LEE Jaeha, the Dean of SKK GSB said about the evaluation, "It is very rewarding result for us to be listed again in the top 50 global MBA programs, especially under this difficult economic environment inside and outside of Korea. Our MBA program is very distinguished as it offers 'Action-Based Learning' which can be applied to work right away. We will try our best so that talented individuals can continuously receive the best MBA education."