May 8, 2000--------KAIST Graduate School of Management ranked in Top 10 of three categories of "Asia’s Best MBA Schools" released on May 5 by Asiaweek . The School ranked in 7th for the Best Full-Time MBA Programs, 5th for the Best Part-Time MBA Programs and 7th for the Best Executive MBA programs. The School also was placed on 18th for the category of MBA schools by Reputation. Another category was the Best Distance Programs, but KGSM was not considered because the School does not offer a distance program. Asiaweek conducted the rankings of MBA Schools in Asia for the first time. The survey considers the position of a school based on academic reputation (20%) and objective attributes (80%), such as student selectivity, faculty resources and linkages with corporations and government. Within the category of MBA Schools by Reputation, each participating MBA schools were ask to rate each other; moreover, eight international business schools, including Anderson at UCLA, Haas School of Business and INSEAD, gave ratings. In addition, 130 Asian companies were asked to rate the MBA schools in their country. The School also received extra weight on starting annual salaries of MBA graduates, which it ranked 4th along with China Europe International Business School, Melbourne Business School and Asian Institute of Management. "It is encouraging to see the position of our full-time MBA program---which is the most important components in evaluating the MBA programs---ranked 7th. Because of the relatively short history of the School, we are a bit behind within the category of Reputation; however, it is meaningful that we are placed in Top 10 for the categories of Full-Time, Part-Time and Executive programs." Said Dean Soung Hie Kim. The KAIST Graduate School of Management was established in 1996 and was first of its kind to introduce the technology-based MBA Programs in Korea. The School offers specialized MBA programs: Technology Management, Financial Engineering, Management Information Systems, Telecommunication Management &Policy and Green Management & Policy. Top-Ten Tables (source: Asiaweek May 5, 2000) Rank Institution 1 Melbourne Business School 2 Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 3 Asian Institute of Management 4 Asian Institute of Technology 5 NUS Business School 6 Chinese University of Hong Kong 7 KAIST Graduate School of Management 8 Macquarie Graduate School of Management 9 Nanyang Business School 10 Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration Rank Institution 1 Melbourne Business School 2 Chinese University of Hong Kong 3 NUS Business School 4 University of Hong Kong School of Business 5 KAIST Graduate School of Management 6 Monash Mount Eliza Business School 7 Nanyang Business School 8 Macquarie Graduate School of Business 9 International Management Institute 10 University of the Philippines Rank Institution 1 Asian Institute of Management 2 Chinese University of Hong Kong 3 Asian Institute of Technology 4 Sasin Graduate School of Business and Administration 5 NUS Business School 6 Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 7 KAIST Graduate School of Management 8 Cheng-chi University 9 Monash Mount Eliza Business School 10 China Europe International Business School