Byline ICS

If you want to work in Japan, the first step is choosing the best program to prepare you for it. Hitotsubashi ICS is committed to helping our students establish themselves in Japan, a commitment reflected by the fact that 72% of our graduates work in Japan after their studies. 

Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Why Hitotsubashi ICS, Japanese business program

 

Since 85% of the students in the MBA course at Hitotsubashi ICS are from overseas, we haven’t had much opportunity to talk about the life of Japanese students. Today, we sat down with Haruna Yamamoto, who is currently enrolled in the 2-year MBA program to find out why she decided to pursue an MBA at Hitotsubashi ICS and what her life at the school is like.

Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Why Hitotsubashi ICS, Student/Alumni Voice

一橋ICSのMBAコースでは85％が海外からの留学生ということもあり、日本人学生がどのような学生生活を過ごしているのかお伝えする機会が多くありませんでした。そこで、現在MBAプログラムに在籍している山本春奈さんに日本語で一橋ICS受験までの経緯や一橋ICSでの生活について話を聞いてみました。

＊このインタビューは6月に行われました。

山本春奈さん

Class of 2019 (2-year Program) 在学中
高校在学中と大学在学中にアメリカ留学を経験。一橋大学社会学部卒 業後、日本貿易振興機構（JETRO）に入構。4年半勤務したのち一橋ICSに入学。

 

Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Why Hitotsubashi ICS, Student/Alumni Voice

Chinmay and Sai, two MBA students of class of 2019 interviewed Shingo Oue, ICS Professor, and from this autumn, our new MBA Director. They asked deep, penetrating questions like “What is the one thing from your childhood that has impacted you the most?” before diving into his vision for Hitotsubashi ICS. Below are excerpts from our interview, edited for brevity:

Topics: Faculty Impact

Interested to know what careers do alumni take after the MBA program at Hitotsubashi ICS? Then take a peek at the Alumni Talk Session held online on Saturday, June 27! We welcomed three alumni panelists:

Topics: Career paths, Why Hitotsubashi ICS, Student/Alumni Voice

On this Byline ICS piece, Aiko Tokiyama, one of the MBA Coordinators, interviewed two current MBA students and one alumna on their experience of studying for an MBA during the first years of motherhood. Doro started the program when her daughter was around 2. Hong found out she had been accepted to the program soon after learning she was pregnant; she began her MBA studies when her daughter was three months old. Aya welcomed her son in the same week the program started in September 2019, so joined her MBA class in March this year.

Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Admissions, Student/Alumni Voice

These are the books recommendations from Professor Hiroshi Kanno, to read during this quarantine or any time! 

Topics: Faculty Impact, COVID-19

Deciding to get an MBA requires careful weighing of multiple, often competing, factors: time, money, career stage, personal and family needs, not to mention post-MBA goals. The Hitotsubashi ICS MBA eases the stress of this balancing act by offering a fully customizable second year that gives students enrolled in its Two-year Program the flexibility to tailor an experience perfectly fitted to personal and professional goals. Two-year Program students can select from a wide range of interactive, immersive activities designed to stretch, challenge and inspire.

Topics: Network, Career paths, Why Hitotsubashi ICS

The state of emergency has been lifted, but there’s no need to rush to the streets! Why not do some virtual reconnaissance on some ICS-related locations?

Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS

These are the books and poem Professor Catherine Sibala recommends you to read during this quarantine or any time! 

Topics: Faculty Impact, COVID-19