Korea Citibank Holds 20th Anniversary Ceremony of 'Global Finance Academy'

At Ewha Womans University on the 1st, attendees are taking a commemorative photo at the 'Ewha-Citi Global Finance Academy 20th Anniversary Ceremony.' From the left: Shin Jeong-sun, Professor at Ewha Womans University Business School; Choi Moon-seop, Associate Dean of Ewha Womans University Business School; Kim Hyo-geun, Dean of Ewha Womans University Business School; Kim Eun-mi, President of Ewha Womans University; Yoo Myung-soon, President of Citibank Korea; Eom Kyung-sik, Head of Communications Department at Citibank Korea. Photo by Citibank Korea

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-seop] Korea Citibank announced on the 2nd that it held the ‘Ewha-Citi Global Finance Academy 20th Anniversary Ceremony’ at Ewha Womans University Business School.

The Ewha-Citi Global Finance Academy is an industry-academia cooperation social contribution program between Korea Citibank and Ewha Womans University. Since 2001, it has been providing university students aspiring to work in the financial industry with knowledge related to financial theory and practice.

The program targets graduate students and undergraduate students in their third year or above. Initially, it was offered as a non-degree course, but since 2006 it has been operated as an official degree program. To date, a total of 40 semesters have been conducted, producing 3,000 graduates. This semester, about 130 students graduated.

Instructors are financial experts working at Korea Citibank. Employee instructors focus on teaching asset management, corporate finance, investment finance, and digital banking during one semester. This semester, 13 employees, including Kim Kyung-ho, Vice President of the Corporate Finance Group, and Yeom Jeong-ju, Head of the WM Cheongdam Center, participated as instructors.

Yoo Myung-soon, President of Korea Citibank, expressed gratitude to the Ewha Womans University Business School officials who have worked hard to continue the industry-academia cooperation over the past 20 years, and emphasized, “We will continue to take an interest in nurturing female financial talents and provide steady support.”

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