94% of 4th and 5th Generation Owners of Large Conglomerates Studied Abroad… Columbia University in the U.S. Is the Most Common.

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With 94% of fourth and fifth-generation owners of major conglomerates having studied abroad and Columbia University being the most popular, the educational formula for the owner families of South Korean conglomerates is changing across generations. For the third generation of owners, including Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun, the trend was to attend a domestic university before pursuing gr…

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cho Seong-heum = It has been found that the proportion of overseas-educated individuals among the owner families of major South Korean conglomerates is steadily increasing, reaching 94% for the current 4th and 5th generations...

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It has been found that 46 out of 49 members (93.9%) of the 4th and 5th generations of owner families at major South Korean conglomerates have studied abroad. On the 7th, the Corporate Data Research Institute CEO Score announced the results of a survey on study abroad experiences and universities attended by 350 individuals whose educational backgrounds could be verified from the owner families of 89 major corporate groups with controlling share…