The Yonsei School of Business, which has long provided educational and consulting services for professional executives as part of academic-industrial collaboration, had a vision of establishing a well-respected executive learning center. While searching for a corporate partner, the former CEO and chairman of LG Group, Mr. Cha-Kyung Koo expressed his interest in helping us fulfill our vision. Soon after, the official sponsorship from LG Group with about US$10 million endowment resulted in the establishment of Sangnam Institute Management (SIM).
The construction of the 6-storey building with one underground floor on 1,634 acres site began on March 17, 1997 and was completed on December 17, 1998. SIM was officially inaugurated on March 15, 1999 educating about 1,200 professionals and executives annually and has become the best university-affiliated executive learning center in Korea. We strive to develop SIM as a globally recognized professional and executive learning institute known for its practical yet highly innovative educational programs.
| 2025. 03 | Se Bum Park appointed as Dean; Su Mi Jeong appointed as Associate Dean |
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| 2023. 03 | Yong Suhk Pak appointed as Dean; Sue Ryung Chang appointed as Associate Dean |
| 2021. 03 | Soon Kyoo Choe appointed as Dean |
| 2020. 05 | Ranked 57th in the World in 2020 FT Ranking in Custom Programs |
| 2020. 03 | Se Bum Park appointed as Associate Dean |
| 2019. 09 | Certified by the Ministry of Employment and Labor as an Employer-Sponsored Training Program for 3 years |
| 2019. 05 | Ranked 70th in the World in 2019 FT Ranking in Custom Programs |
| 2019. 03 | Ho Geun Lee appointed as Dean |
| 2018. 05 | Ranked 71st in the World in 2018 FT Ranking in Custom Programs |
| 2018. 03 | Sung Joo Bae appointed as Associate Dean |
| 2018. 01 | Selected as the Best Autonomous Management Institution of Yonsei University for Academic Year 2017 |
| 2017. 12 | Awarded Best Institution in the 2017 Yonsei University Autonomous Management Evaluation |
| 2017. 05 | Ranked 72nd in the World in 2017 FT Ranking in Custom Programs |
| 2017. 03 | Dong-Jin Lee appointed as Dean |
| 2016. 05 | Ranked 82nd in the World in 2016 FT Ranking in Custom Programs |
| 2016. 03 | Kyung Min Park appointed as Associate Dean |
| 2015. 03 | Young Chan Kim appointed as Dean; Sunju Park appointed as Associate Dean |
| 2013. 05 | Ranked 1st in Asia and 61st in the World in 2012 FT Ranking in Custom Programs |
| 2013. 03 | Soon Hong Min appointed as Associate Dean |
| 2012. 12 | MOU signed with Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRDK) for HRD Governance establishment |
| 2012. 09 | Geon Shin Im appointed as Associate Dean |
| 2012. 05 | Ranked 3rd in Asia and 68th in the World in 2012 FT Ranking in Custom Programs |
| 2011. 08 | Selected as the Best Vocational Training Institution by the Ministry of Employment and Labor for 2010 |
| 2011. 02 | Selected as the Best Autonomous Management Institution of Yonsei University for Academic Year 2010 |
| 2011 | Re-selected by the European Commissionas the educational institute for Executive Training Program(ETP) 2012-2015 |
| Deans | Associate Deans | |
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| 2025 Mar | Se Bum Park | Su Mi Jeong |
| 2023 Mar | Yong Suhk Pak | Sue Ryung Chang |
| 2021 Mar | Soon kyoo Choe | |
| 2020 Mar | Ho Geun Lee | Se Bum Park |
| 2019 Mar | Sung Joo Bae | |
| 2017 Mar | Dong-Jin Lee | Kyung Min Park |
| 2016 Mar | Young Chan Kim | Kyung Min Park |
| 2015 Mar | Sunju Park | |
| 2013 Mar | Sungkyu Sohn | Soon Hong Min |
| 2010 Sept | Daesik Hur | |
| 2009 Mar | Se Joon Yoon | Dong Il Jung |
| 2006 Sept | Young Ho Eom | |
| 2002 Jan | Tae Hyun Kim | Dong Youb Shin |
| 2001 Jul | ||
| 2000 Aug | Young Soo Shin | Kyung Tae Lee |
| 1998 Dec | Kang Heum Yon | |

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