Industry-school collaboration model of TAFE's vocational education in Australia and its implication to Korea
Now I'm communicating with a Japanese publishing agency to have my e-book published in Japanese language soon. Education, particularly vocational education and a subsequent industry-school collaboration model has been my main area of interest ever since I started to work at Maeil Business Newspaper, Korea's No.1 business daily.
Succeeding TAFEs in Australia, vocational education system of Germany and Scandinavian countries would be my next target for exploration on this issue.
Global Mando, strategy is in knowledge management
In the wake of Asian financial crisis back in 1997-1998, Mando went bankrupt and froze out all corporate expenditures. However, Mando strategically didn't stop investment in knowledge management. As a result, Mando finally revived with 41 billion won in net profit in 2008.
With high recognition of Mando's knowledge management, Korea's top business daily, MAEIL Business Newspaper and BOOZALLEN Korea awarded Mando the best prize in knowledge management in 2007. In fact, Mr. Oh Sang Su, CEO and president of Mando in 2007, valued knowledge management as the indispensible part of the corporate strategy.
Brief story of how I became interested in Southeast Asia including Indonesia
I was also given a chance to take a short-term MBA program at JAIMS in Hawaii, America. JAIMS(Japan-America Institute of Management Science) is an in-house management institute of Fujitsu, a Japan-born IT giant.
My global capacity seemed to be improved a lot during 4 months in Hawaii. I intensively discussed and debated in English with classmates from 10 different countries all over the world at the campus.
Back in the social section at Maeil Business Daily, I was in charge of the Korean MBA rating project in partnership with QS, a world level college rating agency.
Brief story of how I became interested in Southeast Asia including Indonesia
I spent most of my early days in the society at a newspaper company after finishing my bachelor's degree of business administration at Seoul National University. Starting from the industrial section followed by the social section, the corporate section and the real estate section at Maeil Business Daily, I worked hard for about 6.5 years as a journalist.
Though I was still young, I could broaden my horizon by interviewing various leaders in the Korean society such as CEOs and university presidents. In addition, I went business trips to more than 30 countries to navigate new articles outside South Korea.
Flights to Americas, Northern Europe and Oceania surely enlarged my global insight. Memories of visiting member countries of Southeast Asia including Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia and writing stories on Korean companies in the region are vivid as ever.
Reason for applying for EWKLP(East-West Knowledge Leaders Program)
By being away from work for three months, I hope EWKLP will allow me to have up-to-date and balanced view on actual business practices.
I am supposed to be back to corporate-related department of Maeil Business Newspaper early next year. In that regard, what I will study in Hawaii will play crucial roles in my future articles. I have no doubt I can make more credible and attractive articles due to EWKLP.
Also, it is unclear whether I will transfer my job into the corporate sector or not in the future. However, if that really happens, I will appreciate EWKLP for not only refreshing myself but also delivering timely ideas of business and economy for my next career.
Reason for applying for EWKLP(East-West Knowledge Leaders Program)
It has been four and half years since I took the job of a journalist. In that 4.5-year-long-work-experience requires managerial responsibilities in the corporate sector, it is high time I need skills and capabilities for managerial positions.
Because I have developed communication skills by interviewing all kinds of people from the bottom to the top, I will be an eligible candidate for EWKLP.
During 2004~2007, when I worked at the industrial news desk of Maeil Business Newspaper, Korea’s No.1 business daily, I covered various kinds of companies and their activities at home and abroad, which helped me understand what companies are.
Essay for EWKLP(East-West Knowledge Leaders Program) application
In this regard, EWKLP will be of great significance to me. By studying various subjects of business, I can not only deepen my knowledge but also harmonize my experience with theory. That could explain why lessons from EWKLP will lead me to make more profound articles on business practices.
As I have a plan to commit myself into Maeil Business Newspaper for the time being, three months in Hawaii will help realize my dream of contributing myself to my country. In this time of financial crisis, insightful articles can make people happy.
It can change the world, too. State-of-the-art business cases will also give new ideas to business leaders in Korea whom I have had firm relationship with. Interviews with CEOs and corporate management convinced me that they are dying for new and practical business principles.
Essay for EWKLP(East-West Knowledge Leaders Program) application
Before joining Maeil Business Newspaper in 2004, I majored in business administration at Seoul National University. Further, since 2007, I have taken legal classes at the graduate school of law at Yonsei University at night time. Though I still have a lot to learn, I suppose I have been getting familiar with business and law step by step.
As a journalist of a business daily, I have been involved in corporate, legal and educational sectors over the past four and half years. However, in spite of abundant hands-on-business-related-experience at home and abroad for my age, it is true that I have a long way to go for systematic approach to my articles.
Time to time, I had a hard time in making articles on what I saw and felt in the business field in order. It is partly attributed to lack of time to step back and organize hands-on experience into stories.
