Byline ICS

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

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

Last month, Class of 2019 students Chinmay, Jane, Julien and Sai were joined by their Seminar Professor Satoko Suzuki for their very first Zoom Zemi meeting, in which they discussed in length the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are some key takeaways:

• Will MBA programs continue to be offered offline beyond COVID-19?
• Has COVID-19 fundamentally changed people’s behaviors?
• What should companies do to communicate and create value during and after COVID-19?
• Is the airline industry going to be affected in the longer term as a result?
• Do you see any business opportunities emerging?
• Let’s talk about the Tokyo Olympics, now scheduled to take place in Summer 2021.

Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, COVID-19, Student/Alumni Voice

 

We want to congratulate Professor Satoko Suzuki for having her published research paper "Emotional fortification: Indulgent consumption and emotion reappraisal and their implications for well‐being" as one of the top 10% most downloaded papers of the Journal of Consumer Behaviour; (between January 2018 and December 2019). Read here a short comment about her research paper, that Prof. Suzuki shared with us:  

Topics: Faculty Impact, Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Why Hitotsubashi ICS

In this Byline ICS edition, our MBA students shared with us how they have been managing the swift change from in-classroom lectures to online sessions. Although most people have adjusted very quickly to life online, studying online is different and requires more discipline. Our students shared with us their tips on how to study efficiently at home.

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

In this Byline ICS edition, Billy Dunning, Member of the Student Board, updates us on the TGIF event in these not-so-normal times. The online TGIF was a big success!! Thank you Billy for your contribution to our blog!! 

Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Why Hitotsubashi ICS, COVID-19

As the final deadline to apply for the EMBA program approaches, we sat down with the EMBA Program Director, Tomonori (Tom) Ito to get an overview of the Executive MBA program.

Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Network, EMBA, Why Hitotsubashi ICS

In January, Hitotsubashi ICS launched a new course titled “Japanese Business and Economy 2: Practicum” (JBE 2), as a response to the MBA students’ requests for learning and speaking practical business Japanese to help them thrive in a Japanese professional environment. 

Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Career paths, Why Hitotsubashi ICS

 

“A little over a decade ago, I decided to do something “new” after work. Something that at the time seem ordinary or irrelevant, but that changed the track of my life path forever". 

Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Career paths, Student/Alumni Voice

To welcome our Class of 2019 (entrance year), alumni returned to ICS to join #foundationweek for a panel discussion, in which they shared with the incoming class their most memorable learnings from their time at #HitotsubashiICS and how they have leveraged their MBA throughout their careers. Perhaps the most valuable insight was their advice for this journey the #HitotsubashiICS2019 students have embarked on.

In this #bylineICS piece, we want to share the reflections that Miku Suzuki prepared for last week's alumni-panel discussion, as her busy agenda prevent her from joining us this time. 

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