KBank offers graduate scholarships for 2023
KASIKORNBANK (KBank) will hold an examination for eight graduate scholarships in 2023. Applicants can include members of the general public or KBank’s employees who are interested in continuing their studies at the master’s degree level of leading international universities in various academic fields, namely Master of Business Administration (MBA), finance, financial engineering, financial technology (fintech), statistics, business analytics and sustainability management.
Scholarship recipients will have a chance to gain hands-on experience through a variety of challenging works and be part of advancing the KBank’s strategies towards the new financial age. Applications are open from now until April 15, 2023.
Mr. Krit Jitjang, KBank President, said, “KBank has always attached importance to human resource development because it is one of the key factors that helps the organization achieve its goals. To this end, we have promoted self-development among employees and offered them opportunities to use their knowledge and competency in unleashing their utmost potential in alignment with our ‘Possibility to Make an Impact’ strategy. Our human resource development also places emphasis on learning by doing and leadership incubation so that our employees can thrive with us. Presently, KBank is well-equipped in various aspects and boasts a number of advantages in terms of facilities, investment, customer database, technologies, plus collaboration with partners and startups which serve as KBank’s business networks at home and across the region.”
KBank is pleased to announce that an examination will be held for the general public and KBank’s employees to receive eight graduate scholarships at international institutes in 2023. Our scholarship program is intended to recruit new-generation candidates of a high caliber to help KBank make the transition towards a new financial world after their graduation.
KBank’s scholarship recipients will attend notable and internationally accepted graduate programs at world-class universities in the US, UK, France, Switzerland, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Singapore.
The graduate programs offered are in four categories: 1) Master of Business Administration (MBA), finance, financial engineering, fintech, statistics, and digital management; 2) business analytics; 3) sustainability management; and 4) other fields in line with KBank’s strategic direction.
Candidates must not be older than 30 years old, hold at least a bachelor’s degree in any field, with a minimum 3.0 GPA, and take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) or Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK). Candidates wishing to attend any of the business-related courses must have a total score of at least 550 for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Those wishing to attend the business analytics course must have a total score of at least 312 for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Interested persons can view more details and submit an application from now until April 15, 2023, at https://www.kasikornbank.com/th/news. For further inquiries, please contact KBank’s People Development Department (Scholarship), Tel. 02-470-1361, 02-470-1656 or 02-470-5915, or email KBankScholarship@kasikornbank.com.
Mr. Krit added, “Upon completing their graduate studies, KBank scholarship recipients will be working with KBank under departments that hold strategic importance for KBank which operates business under the principles of a Bank of Sustainability and is determined to empower every customer’s life and business. In particular, focus is on strategic works at KBank and our subsidiaries, for example, those in the areas of IT/technology & fintech, business extension & partnership management, beyond banking & innovation, business analytics, investment banking, and regional business, in both Thailand and foreign countries.”
In addition, KBank launched the “KBank Young Scholarship Program 2023” in January. Applications are open for five scholarships, and eligible applicants are fourth-year university students expecting to complete their bachelor’s degree. The scholarships will be granted for master’s degree study at a world-class university, and students can choose a field of study which aligns with KBank’s strategies and business directions.
