Graduate School of Business

Yonsei University is the first Korean university to receive certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), which is awarded for buildings that incorporate eco-friendly and sustainable design.

A three-story atrium at the center of the second-floor creates an open space designed to function as a place to study or simply relax for students, faculty, and staff. Its openness is also aimed at encouraging communication across the disciplines taught in the business school and stimulating creativity through these exchanges of ideas.

A terrace garden at the back of the atrium connects to the natural space of Cheongsongdae Park. A sunken garden provides both a quiet place to relax or to sit and think and be inspired by nature.

Business building provides space for start-up clubs to develop and realize ideas. Design Garage equipped with facilities including 3D printers enable design and development of ideas into market encouraging students form enterprises

With the idea of incorporating what is most Korean into the heart of the spirit of true globalization, numerous areas of the new building are named in pure Korean words along with English to foster the global perspective of the students who use them.
To deliver the depth and breadth of learning, the library was named “Bara” meaning the sea and “Maru” meaning the summit. The word “Hyeum” in the Hyeum Creative Lounge on the second basement floor means “thought,” implying a space to cultivate creativity in different perspectives. The word “Onsaemi” in the Onsaemi Lounge near the main entrance means ”a still state entirely as itself,” signifying YSB’s consistent development.
The second basement floor through the sixth floor contain several lounges. The lounges are named “Ga On,” “Nan On,” “Da On,” etc. The ending “On” syllable is a pure Korean word meaning “100,”’ portraying the significance of YSB’s 100th anniversary. The “Ga” in Ga On means “beauty,” “Nan” in Nan On means “warmth,” and “Da” is a Chinese character symbolizing “plenty.”
The garden at the center of the building is named Han-ga-woon Garden, the garden on the rooftop is named Woo-deum-ji Rooftop Garden, containing a pure Korean word for treetop. The sunken garden is named Sunlight Garden and Starlight Garden to mark a space lighted by by the sun and stars.