*Unless otherwise specified, all dates are launch/establishment dates.
2010’s
Diversifying to meet ever-changing study needs
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YBM Learning – a leadership/creativity program for young learners (2011.01)
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CNN the Biz and CNN Café – facilities for social gatherings (2011.02)
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The 50th anniversary of our founding (2011.04)
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Y2BOOKS – an e-book publisher (2011.10)
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Mathloo – a one-to-one customized math program for elementary and middle school students (2012.01)
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TOEFL ITP (Test Of English as a Foreign Language - Institutional Testing Program) (2012.04)
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Deal to handle copyright management, etc. in Korea for Cartoon Network characters (2012.06)
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YBM Career Campus – a job training service (2012.07)
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Pine Tree – English learning books for pre-schools (2014.03)
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YBM Touch Touch English – a tablet PC English learning device for children (2014.06)
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YBM CLASS – a Web site mainly delivering TOEIC test prep lectures (2014.06)
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YBM MASTERY E900 – a tablet PC learning device for improving English speaking skills (2014.11)
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Gakken Classroom-Today's Math – an in-home math tutoring program (2015.02)
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Perfect English – English learning books for institutes (2015.03)
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C-GATE (Chinese - Gifted & Talented Education) – a dual language institute for English and Chinese (2015.03)
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YBM English Afterschool – an English learning program for after-school classes (2015.03)
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Osaka English Village in Japan (2015.11)
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YBM Academy – a facility for educational events, workshops, and student camps (2016.01)
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COS (Coding Specialist) (2016.06)
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Acquisition of TOYCODE, an introductory coding education company for children (2016.08)
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Wing – a children's English tutoring program for improving integrated skills (2016.11)
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Jiaoyou YBM Chinese – a tutoring program teaching Chinese to children (2017.10)
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Partnerships with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Scholastic to publish their content online (2017.11)
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YBM Readers – an online English reading program (2017.11)
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Solution Mathematics – mathematics learning books for institutes (2018.01)
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COS Pro (Coding Specialist Pro) (2018.03)
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YBM On-Air – a one-on-one video chat English program with native English speakers (2018.03)
2000’s
Expanding into the online education market
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National Geographic Korean Edition (2000.01)
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MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) (2000.05)
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YBM Sisa.com – the largest online education company in Korea (2000.06)
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Newsweek 21 – a guidebook for Newsweek's English edition (2000.06 – 2005.12)
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CNN ez – a magazine for improving English listening skills (2000.11 – 2017.10)
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YBM Leaders International Academy – an English learning program using U.S. textbooks (2001.11)
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YBM Home School – an English learning program with small-sized classes (2002.09)
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YBM/MDI – a medical/dental postgraduate entrance examination prep institute (2004.04)
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JET (Junior English Test) (2005.02)
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YBM Sisaphone – a telephone English conversation program (2005.04)
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YBM Appletree – an English immersion program for very young learners (2005.08)
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YBM Test of Chinese Characters for Business (2005.09)
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YBM Leadership Academy – a leadership education program for children and young adults (2005.09)
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YBM English One-to-One – an English institute with customized lessons (2005.09)
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English Villages – English-language immersion facilities operated in cooperation with the government in the greater Seoul metropolitan area (2006.03, 2007.04)
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YBM - THE TEXT – an affiliate specializing in textbook publication (2006.09)
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TOEIC Speaking and Writing (2006.12)
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TSC (Test of Spoken Chinese) (2007.03)
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SJPT (Spoken Japanese Proficiency Test) (2007.03)
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YBM HRD.com (presently YBM Career Campus) – a job training service (2007.04)
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YBM engloo – a chain of English learning labs (2007.06)
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YBM Reading Club – an English reading program (2007.07)
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YBM GATE (Gifted & Talented Education) – a gifted English program for young learners (2008.03)
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KPE (Korean Proficiency Examination) (2008.10)
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GPS (Global Prep Strategy) – an English institute for highly competent elementary and middle school students (2009.03)
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Expansion of YBM engloo, a chain of English learning labs, to Japan (2009.04) and China (2010.06)
1990’s
Launching language schools for children
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ECC (English Centers for Children) (presently YBM ECC) – Korea’s first early English education institutes (1991.12)
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SEPT (Spoken English Proficiency Test) (1995.09)
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PSA – an English immersion program for students from 4 to 6 years old (1996.02)
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Dongari – an English conversation home tutoring program (1998.09)
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TWT – an English writing proficiency test (1999.02)
1980’s
Bringing practical language proficiency tests to Korea
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TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) (1982.01)
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ICF (International Communication Foundation) (1982.04)
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MOU of TOEIC test administration between YBM and ETS (Educational Testing Service) (1983.05)
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ELS International Seoul – Korea’s first English institute staffed exclusively with native English speakers (1983.09)
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JPT (Japanese Proficiency Test) (1985.12)
1970’s
Opening the country's first language institute
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English 900 – a series of records that were Korea’s first audio product for English listening comprehension (1971.08)
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New World Language Institute – Korea’s first foreign language education institute (1974.08)
1960’s
Founding and first publishing activities
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Founding of Sisa-yong-o-sa, the forerunner of YBM (1961.04)
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The Study of Current English – the first magazine for English learners (1961.05)
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YBM's first high school English textbooks (1967.09)