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

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? We had the chance to hear stories from each year's alumni.

The first edition is about  two alumni of the Class of 2017, the very first students of this international EMBA program in Japan.

 

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

Travelling to Japan to pursue an MBA degree at Hitotsubashi ICS during a pandemic wasn’t easy, but the vibrant and determined Class of 2020 alongside the compassionate university faculty and staff have made the experience as wonderful as it could be in these uncertain times. In this post, I talk about life as an MBA student at Hitotsubashi ICS in 2020 and our ongoing year-long journey of studying in Japan.

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

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

Al, who just graduated from the MBA Class of 2019 this past August, shared his year-long experience as an MBA student with us in this blog post. Six months of his MBA life has been shifted online due to COVID-19, but what did he learn from the year he spent at Hitotsubashi ICS?

* This entry was written on Sept 30 2020 by the author.

Topics: Why Hitotsubashi ICS, COVID-19, Student/Alumni Voice, MBA Japan