We interviewed,  alumnus Yoshimasa from the MBA Class of 2014, who was a Company Sponsored student, to share his experience during and after hist time at Hitotsubashi ICS.

 

Yoshimasa Nakamura

Yoshimasa joined the one-year MBA program back in 2014. Prior to starting his MBA at Hitotsubashi ICS, he worked at Sony for 8 years in the e-commerce field, where he was responsible for direct sales, merchandising and website management. After graduating Hitotsubashi ICS, he has been working at Sony as a Marketing Manager in charge of the digital transformation area of marketing.

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

今回は企業派遣でMBAの1年プログラムを卒業した橋本好真さん（Class of 2014） にインタビューし、キャリアの中でどうしてMBAを選択したのか、また一橋ICSでのMBA経験が会社に戻った後どのように活かせるかせているのか伺いました。

 

橋本好真さん （Class of 2014）

Class of 2014の一年コースを卒業。一橋ICS入学前はSONYに8年勤務しEコマース領域に従事。直販の売上責任を負うマーチャンダイジング担当やウェブサイトの管理職務を行う。

MBA卒業後はSONYにマーケティングマネージャーとして勤務し現在はマーケティングのデジタルトランスフォーメーション領域を担当。

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

It has been three years since the EMBA program was launched at Hitotsubashi ICS. How has the program actually been impacting alumni's lives since their graduation?
The last edition is with Hiromi Nishida, an alumna of the Class of 2019, who just graduated last August. During her EMBA, COVID-19 broke out, and she experienced the EMBA program before and after the pandemic occurred.

Topics: EMBA, Student/Alumni Voice

It has been three years since the EMBA program was launched at Hitotsubashi ICS. How has the program actually been impacting alumni's lives since their graduation?
The second edition is with Buddhika and Issei from the Class of 2018. 

Topics: EMBA, Student/Alumni Voice

今回は2014年入学、2016年卒業の中村光代さんにインタビューを行い、MBA受験時に三名のお子さんがいらっしゃった中でどのようにして受験準備や勉強をされていたのかや在学中、卒業後の経験について伺いました。

中村光代さん

Class of 2014 (2-year Program) を卒業。

一橋 ICS入学前はコピーライター、クリエイティブディレクターとして勤務。東京・大阪を経て結婚で香川へ移住。広告代理店にて勤務後、夫の転勤のため退社し、東京へ。 MBA取得後は香川にて、企業のコミュニケーション戦略策定と広告制作を請け負う solutions inc. を立ち上げる。

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

We interviewed one of our alumni, Mitsuyo from the Class of 2014, to ask how she prepared for the MBA admission with her three children, and about her experience during and after Hitotsubashi ICS.

 

Mitsuyo Nakamura

Mitsuyo was a member of the MBA Class of 2014 (2-year program).

Before entering Hitotsubashi ICS, she worked as a copywriter and creative director. After working in Tokyo and Osaka, she moved to Kagawa to get married. After graduating Hitotsubashi ICS, she established solutions inc. in Kagawa to provide corporate communication strategy and ad production services.

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

Ambitious individuals who take the time and effort to earn their Master of Business Administration (MBA) are well aware of the many potential advantages of the qualification, which can include career advancement, higher earnings, and more. Research has revealed that networking is also key to career advancement. In fact, many mid-career professionals with MBA backgrounds credit networking with creating more professional opportunities. With this in mind, when selecting an MBA program, it’s wise to pick an establishment reputed for its networking opportunities. An international MBA program becomes an especially ideal avenue for generating a network on a global scale.  

Topics: MBA Japan

Applying to school is the first big challenge of your MBA journey.

How did everyone overcome this challenge? We asked 29 students of the Class of 2020 about their MBA applications experience including the time length to prepare their whole applications, how long they studied GMAT/GRE, to whom they asked their reference letters, how they prepared for the interview, and their advice for the future MBA students.

Topics: Admissions

With ten elected positions, the MBA Student Board at Hitotsubashi ICS offers students the opportunity to lead, support, and shape program activities throughout the year, such as Open Campus and Auction Day. Its contribution to the Hitotsubashi ICS experience has been extremely valuable over the years, as they embody and promote our positive, familial spirit.

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

We sat down with Prof. Hiroshi Ono,  the new EMBA director from September, for an in-depth interview on the “many corrections in his life trajectory” in which he turned his childhood passion for math into an engineering degree and then switched to sociology, economics, and statistics after falling in love with social sciences. Drawing on his deep learning in these diverse fields, Professor Ono also publishes award-winning research on human behavior.

Topics: Faculty Impact, EMBA