Graduate School of International Management (ABS: Aoyama Business School（ABS))

Graduate School of International Management aims to cultivate entrepreneurial individuals with high ethical standards and an international perspective who will pave the way for a richer future for the international community, as well as to foster researchers who will contribute to international management education and research.

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Graduate Graduate School of International Management (International Management, International Management Science) Program List

Graduate School of International Management offers two MBA (Master of Business Administration) programs with different targets, and two doctoral programs (Ph.D. and DBA) with different objectives.

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Educational Goals of Graduate School of International Management

Graduate School of International Management has the following mission and aims to provide business education based on global standards.
Graduate School of International Management aims to cultivate entrepreneurial individuals with high ethical standards and an international perspective who will pave the way for a richer future for the international community, as well as to foster researchers who will contribute to international management education and research.
To accomplish this mission, we

• To generate original knowledge through the promotion of pioneering academic research,
• Developing educational programs to train highly specialized professionals,
• To enrich the intellectual assets common to all of humanity,
• We will build a Global Knowledge Network in collaboration with higher education institutions around the world and form a learning organization that is open to the world.

Characteristics of Graduate School of International Management

Systematic, integrated and practical learning system

Graduate School of International Management offers a systematic, integrated, and practical curriculum. Students first acquire the basic knowledge necessary for business management (business ethics, organizational behavior and leadership, business strategy, finance, marketing, accounting, operations management, economics of business management, and statistical analysis I), and then deepen their expertise in four areas: strategy and organization, marketing, finance and accounting, and operations and information systems. The practical subject "Aoyama Action Learning," which can be considered the culmination of the MBA, tests students' ability to integrate knowledge from each field and solve problems.

Course design incorporating pioneering business research

The Graduate Graduate School of International Management has a faculty made up of leading researchers and practitioners with extensive business experience. Many of them have been involved in research and education activities at overseas business schools and other educational institutions. In addition, the teaching method is not one-sided lectures, but rather incorporates plenty of discussions, case method, and group learning.

A curriculum based on global standards

The Graduate Graduate School of International Management aims to be a comprehensive business school that meets global standards in order to achieve its mission of nurturing management professionals who can lead companies in an increasingly globalized economy and society. The curriculum of the Graduate Graduate School of International Management is almost identical to that of leading business schools overseas.
In addition, in March 2022, we received international accreditation from EFMD, an international MBA accreditation organization based in Europe, as a business school that provides world-class business education.

History of the Graduate Graduate School of International Management

The predecessor of Graduate School of International Management was the Master's Program in International Business, which was established in April 1990.
The International Business major was established in April 1990 as the first private evening graduate school in Japan, offering a master's degree at night exclusively to professionals working in organizations. In April 2001, it was reorganized as the first professional graduate school at a private university in Japan, Graduate School of International Management, and in April 2003, it became Professional Graduate Schools Graduate School of International Management Science with the aim of strengthening the training of practical researchers.