Hitotsubashi ICS organized, together with the ICS Alumni Association, the 2nd Online ICS Alumni Day on Saturday, June 25. The event was co-hosted by Professor Yoshi Fujikawa (Yoshi), the faculty in charge of external relations and external affairs, and Yukiko Ueno (Yuki), an EMBA alumna from the Class of 2020.

After having worked full-time for a few years, you may be looking for a new challenge in your career. Of course, you can simply try to get a promotion in the company you work for or find a job at a different company in a one-step-up role, but you might be interested in a more drastic change. Having some work experience is imperative, as MBA classes involve case-based discussions, so drawing on your professional experiences will contribute to peer learning.

As getting an MBA is a significant investment of both time and money, you may be considering multiple MBA programs in Japan and elsewhere to try and determine what will be the best option for you. Depending on your career goals and life ambitions, a global MBA program in Japan could be the right choice to support fulfill your purpose. 

In these fast-changing times, staying abreast of new developments and making use of exciting new possibilities for international collaboration has become an essential part of many professional jobs. Going back to school after a few years of working full-time can be a great way to quickly gain a wealth of the newest insights and understand their real-world implications in a way that you couldn’t yet during your undergrad studies. A global MBA in Japan could be an excellent choice, depending on your career goals. Global Network Courses, in which member schools connect to enable students to practice working globally, are more relevant than ever in today’s changing world. Let’s look at why doing an MBA in Japan is a good idea and five examples of unique Global Network Courses you could take at Hitotsubashi ICS.

This June, we are running the ICS Alumni Donation Drive, a one-month initiative inviting students, alumni, faculty, and the Schools friends and family to come together, and make a collective impact on ICS' Future. 

In this blog, post, we want to share Yasu's story, an EMBA alumnus from the Class of 2021 and also one of the ICS Alumni Donation Drive Ambassadors.

This June, we are running the ICS Alumni Donation Drive, a one-month initiative inviting students, alumni, faculty, and the Schools friends and family to come together, and make a collective impact on ICS' Future. 

In this blog, post, we want to share Sylvia's story, an MBA alumnus from the Class of 2021 and also one of the ICS Alumni Donation Drive Ambassadors.

This June, we are running the ICS Alumni Donation Drive, a one-month initiative inviting students, alumni, faculty, and the Schools friends and family to come together, and make a collective impact on ICS' Future. 

In this blog, post, we want to share Yuki's story, an EMBA alumnus from the Class of 2020 and also one of the ICS Alumni Donation Drive Ambassadors.

This June, we are running the ICS Alumni Donation Drive, a one-month initiative inviting students, alumni, faculty, and the Schools friends and family to come together, and make a collective impact on ICS' Future. 

In this blog, post, we want to share Ken's story, an MBA alumnus from the Class of 2016 and also one of the ICS Alumni Donation Drive Ambassadors.

This June, we are running the ICS Alumni Donation Drive, a one-month initiative inviting students, alumni, faculty, and the Schools friends and family to come together, and make a collective impact on ICS' Future. 

In this blog, post, we want to share Khoi's story, an MBA alumnus from the Class of 2014 and also one of the ICS Alumni Donation Drive Ambassadors.

This June, we are running the ICS Alumni Donation Drive, a one-month initiative inviting students, alumni, faculty, and the Schools friends and family to come together, and make a collective impact on ICS' Future. 

In this blog, post, we want to share Hide's story, an MBA alumnus from the Class of 2014 and also one of the ICS Alumni Donation Drive Ambassadors.

This June, we are running the ICS Alumni Donation Drive, a one-month initiative inviting students, alumni, faculty, and the Schools friends and family to come together, and make a collective impact on ICS' Future. 

In this blog, post, we want to share Taiyo's story, an MBA alumnus from the Class of 2009 and also one of the ICS Alumni Donation Drive Ambassadors.

This June, we are running the ICS Alumni Donation Drive, a one-month initiative inviting students, alumni, faculty, and the Schools friends and family to come together, and make a collective impact on ICS' Future. 

As part of this drive, some alumni have volunteered to be ICS Alumni Donation Drive ambassadors. In this blog post, we want to introduce one of them, Hsien, an MBA alum from the Class of 2009.

As part of the ICS Alumni Donation Drive running this June, we are introducing advocates that we call ICS Alumni Donation Drive ambassadors. This time, we talked to Singh, an MBA alum from the Class of 2007.

We are very excited to announce that this June we are running the ICS Alumni Donation Drive! A one-month initiative to invite you to come together as alumni, and make a collective impact on ICS' Future. In this Byline ICS, we would like you to meet Taku from the Class of 2003, one of the ten ICS Alumni Donation Ambassadors who are supporting the drive and spreading the word to classmates and friends. 

Finding a career during the pandemic 

Whilst the average employment rate in Japan for international students who graduate from university is about 40%, the rate for ICS MBA graduates (self-financed students who wish to work in Japan) for 2021 is much higher, at 85%.*