Category: Global MBA Stories

We are in South Korea as part of our international immersion module. Despite an exhausting flight journey, we were enthusiastic about our first day here. As promised, we were treated to a grand breakfast buffet at the Gangnam Family Hotel, with a variety of dishes. After that, we travelled from the south side of Han River to the north, where KAIST College of Business is located. We were welcomed by Heeseok Lee, Associate Dean, and Betty Chung, Professor at KAIST College of Business. After a welcome address by Chung, who…

Of the five countries that celebrate their Independence Day on August 15, that of two countries — India and South Korea — holds more significance to us, the EPGP batch of 2019 at IIM Bangalore, as we got to witness the hoisting of the Indian national flag on foreign soil. We are in South Korea as part of our international immersion module. The Indian embassy in South Korea was kind enough to invite our batch to join the Independence Day celebration with them. Feelings of patriotism, pride and nostalgia engulfed…

  We boarded a bus to visit the Samsung Innovation Museum on the third day of our international immersion module in South Korea. We knew what to expect: a display of the Korean giant’s technological prowess. The five-storey complex in Suwon’s Digital City — the nerve centre of Samsung Electronics — starts with the advent of electricity and goes from there. It is only when the museum touches on more modern times that it becomes apparent this is related to Samsung. The first hall is dedicated to the history of…

IIM Bangalore is a member of the Global Network, which includes 32 eminent business schools around the world, convened by Yale University. Being an active participant in the Global Network, IIMB hosts Global Network Weeks (GNWs) in the months of March and October every year when international students from partner schools visit IIMB. The GNWs feature sessions by eminent faculty, guest speakers from the industry coupled with company visits. Likewise, IIMB students enrol for the Global Network Weeks conducted around the world. Nikhil Dhar, from IIMB’s one-year fulltime residential Executive…