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Overview & History
About Sangnam
The Sangnam Institute of Management is an executive education institute founded within Yonsei University with the goal of providing corporations and executives with business-related education. Sangnam was founded in March 1999 with the financial support of the Honorary Chairman of LG Group, Cha-kyung Koo (pen name: "Sangnam"), and represents the excellence of South Korea's executive education.
History
From the history database (46 entries migrated from the current site).
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2025
- 03Se Bum Park appointed as Dean; Su Mi Jeong appointed as Associate Dean
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2023
- 03Yong Suhk Pak appointed as Dean; Sue Ryung Chang appointed as Associate Dean
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2021
- 03Soon Kyoo Choe appointed as Dean
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2020
- 05Ranked 57th in the World in 2020 FT Ranking in Custom Programs
- 03Se Bum Park appointed as Associate Dean
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2019
- 09Certified by the Ministry of Employment and Labor as an Employer-Sponsored Training Program for 3 years
- 05Ranked 70th in the World in 2019 FT Ranking in Custom Programs
- 03Ho Geun Lee appointed as Dean
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2018
- 05Ranked 71st in the World in 2018 FT Ranking in Custom Programs
- 03Sung Joo Bae appointed as Associate Dean
- 01Selected as the Best Autonomous Management Institution of Yonsei University for Academic Year 2017
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2017
- 12Awarded Best Institution in the 2017 Yonsei University Autonomous Management Evaluation
- 05Ranked 72nd in the World in 2017 FT Ranking in Custom Programs
- 03Dong-Jin Lee appointed as Dean
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2016
- 05Ranked 82nd in the World in 2016 FT Ranking in Custom Programs
- 03Kyung Min Park appointed as Associate Dean
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2015
- 03Young Chan Kim appointed as Dean; Sunju Park appointed as Associate Dean
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2013
- 05Ranked 1st in Asia and 61st in the World in 2012 FT Ranking in Custom Programs
- 03Soon Hong Min appointed as Associate Dean
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2012
- 12MOU signed with Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRDK) for HRD Governance establishment
- 09Geon Shin Im appointed as Associate Dean
- 05Ranked 3rd in Asia and 68th in the World in 2012 FT Ranking in Custom Programs
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2011
- 08Selected as the Best Vocational Training Institution by the Ministry of Employment and Labor for 2010
- 02Selected as the Best Autonomous Management Institution of Yonsei University for Academic Year 2010
- Re-selected by the European Commissionas the educational institute for Executive Training Program(ETP) 2012-2015
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2010
- 09Sungkyu Sohn appointed as Dean; Daesik Hur appointed as Associate Dean
- 02Became a member of the University Consortium (UNICON)
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2009
- 1010th Anniversary of SIM celebrated
- 03Dong Il Jung appointed as Associate Dean
- 10th anniversary celebrated
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2008
- 10Selected as the Best Vocational Training Institution by the Ministry of Labor
- 02Recognized as an Excellent Autonomous Management Institution of Yonsei University for Academic Year 2007
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2007
- Recognized by the BusinessWeek for excellence in custom programs
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2006
- 09Se Joon Yoon appointed as Dean; Young Ho Eom appointed as Associate Dean
- Selected by the European Commission as the educational institute for Executive Training Program (ETP) 2006-2010
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2002
- 01Dong Youb Shin appointed as Associate Dean
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2001
- 12Tae Hyun Kim appointed as Dean
- First EMBA/TMP launched
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2000
- 08Kyung Tae Lee appointed as Associate Dean
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1999
- 03Sangnam Institute of Management (SIM) officially inaugurated
- Global Executive MBA launched
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1998
- 12SIM building construction completed
- 12Young Soo Shin appointed as inaugural Dean; Kang Heum Yon appointed as Associate Dean
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1997
- 03Groundbreaking ceremony held for SIM building
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1996
- 11Official donation of KRW 12 billion (approx. US$10 million) from LG Group delivered
- 04Agreement signed between Yonsei University and LG Group for academic-industry cooperation and advancement of Korean business management education