All programs, academic affairs, long-term plans and the implementation of aSSIST center around its distinctive ethical ‘Sustainability Management - 4T’, and with this credo, the school is ‘The First Mover’ in the field. It continues to lead the 21st century business paradigm and achieved several titles such as “Korea’s first Master’s and Doctorate Graduate School of Business”, “Korea’s first ethics management education institute to be internationally acknowledged,” “Korea’s first specialized education program.”

aSSIST maintains its high quality courses by conducting online and offline course evaluations. The results of the evaluations would affect next semester’s course openings and professor allocations. All the students who participated in the course evaluate the course on the criteria of ‘course satisfaction,’ ‘faculty members,’ ‘course materials’ and several others.

aSSIST concentrates on cultivating business professionals who will commit themselves in applying CSR to a business based on strong ethical consciousness. The school has also joined UN Global Compact ‘PRME’, introduced a 5-minute special lecture series on ethics and ethical management courses, and published sustainability management reports and webzines.

Every year, the new students pledges to fulfill social responsibility in the ‘4T-Pledging Ceremony

aSSIST offers global business education by running a dual degree program, and co-developing educational and exchange student programs with leading business school’s around the globe. The school also invites distinguished scholars, and hosts joint seminars to share up-to-date and systematic business knowledge.

Almost 1,000 CEOs of the nation’s top conglomerates participate in all aSSIST programs, such as ‘CEO adjunct professor,’ ‘CEO seminar,’ ‘aSSIST CEO Forum,’ and ‘CEO Breakfast Seminar.’ These programs allow the participants to learn about real business issues and cases, as well as establish a strong infrastructure to strengthen the ties between industry and academia.

aSSIST has been aiming to support its alumni who have advanced into several areas of society to achieve sustainability management with its Social Responsibility Scholarship since 2007. This scholarship sponsors students who will, in the future, advance into the real business world and contribute to their country and society by achieving sustainability management.