Sadik Arzumand
Business Growth · Marketing Strategy · Global Mobility · International Education
South Koreasadik@kbc.ac.krlinkedin.com/in/arzumandorcid.org/0009-0004-7589-1132facebook.com/arzandaryainstagram.com/arzandaryayoutube.com/@arzandarya
Profile
Connecting people, businesses and opportunities across borders. Assistant Professor at Kyungbuk College and Senior Researcher at the SPAIGI Institute, living in South Korea for more than a decade.
Education
Sep 2026
PhD, Marketing
Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea
Mar 2020 – Aug 2023
MBA, International Business
Ajou University, Graduate School of International Studies, Suwon, South Korea
Grade: 3.93
Mar 2016 – Feb 2020
BBA, Business Administration
Kyungdong University, South Korea
Experience
Jul 2026 – Present
Assistant Professor
Kyungbuk College, Yeongju, South Korea
Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation.
Jan 2026 – Present
Senior Researcher · AI Policy Analyst
SPAIGI Institute
International Strategic Policy and AI Governance Institute (Tashkent, Uzbekistan). Conducts advanced research on AI governance, risk assessment and policy impact analysis; prepares analytical reports and strategic recommendations.
Jun 2019 – Present
Content Creator
Arz and Arya (YouTube & Facebook), South Korea
A channel and page about studying and living in South Korea: study-abroad guidance, visas, student life, lifestyle and travel. On YouTube: 42.7K subscribers, 300+ videos and about 5 million views. On Facebook: 22K+ followers.
Apr 2024
Remittance Officer
BRAC Bank PLC, Seoul, South Korea
Client onboarding and international money transfers.
Oct 2021
Marketing Executive
GmoneyTrans, South Korea
Marketing for one of Korea’s overseas money-transfer companies, working with the Bangladesh team.
Mar 2021 – Oct 2021
Customer Experience Manager
Sentbe, Inc., Ansan, South Korea
Customer experience for an overseas remittance service.
Feb 2021
Marketing and Sales Manager
CnA Mobile, South Korea
Jun 2020
Store Manager
GS Retail (GS25), South Korea
Convenience-store role held while studying in Korea.
Research interests
AI governance · Risk assessment & policy impact analysis · Business growth & marketing strategy · Global mobility & international education
Honors & awards
Feb 2026
KIIP Level 5, intermediate evaluation (종합평가)
Korea Immigration & Integration Program
Aug 2022
Digital Marketing 101
SkillUp online courses
Jun 2021
Winner, Ajou University Video Contest
Ajou University
May 2020
Guest speaker, Nazmul Nabeel’s show
Nazmul Nabeel
Skills & languages
Business & marketing
Business growth, Marketing strategy, Sales & marketing management, Strategic partnerships, Customer experience
Global mobility & finance
International education, Study-abroad guidance (South Korea), Cross-border remittance, Client onboarding
Research & policy
AI governance, Risk assessment, Policy impact analysis
Digital media
Content creation (YouTube, Facebook), Digital marketing, Community building
Languages
Bengali (Native), English (Fluent), Korean (Intermediate (KIIP Level 5)), Hindi (Conversational)