In this edition of Byline ICS, Coco, a 2-year student in Hitotsubashi ICS's MBA Program, talks about her experience of being an "ICSer" (ICS student), busy MBA student and mother - all while living in a different continent for over a year - as well as her time in US on exchange at one of the country's most prestigious business schools, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business with her family.
MBA in Japan as a Mother - and my journey of going on Exchange during the Pandemic
Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Global Network, Student Voice, MBA Program, Family
Student Interview: Job Hunting and Working in Japan | Viola
In this Byline ICS piece, we interviewed Viola, a current MBA student, who shared her job hunting journey in Japan.
Topics: Career paths, Student Voice, MBA in Japan
Homestay Experience in Japan | Student Voice
In this Byline ICS piece, Pun MBA Class of 2020, whom we previously interviewed regarding her Japanese Language studies, shares her experience of doing a short-term homestay with a family in Tokyo. Read in this blog post why she decided to live with a host family and the rewards this experience has brought.
Topics: Japanese Culture, Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Student Voice, MBA Program, MBA in Japan
Introduction
My first real impressions of Japan were formed when I was in middle school and encountered a TV rerun of an old Hindi-language film titled “Love in Tokyo.” A movie about falling in love while roaming the streets of Tokyo naturally implanted in my young and impressionable mind vivid images of a country steeped in history and tradition where one can find the ultimate love and, in the process, find oneself.
Fast forward 20 years (and 55 years since the making of that 1966 movie) and here I am, a Hitotsubashi ICS MBA degree-holder two months into my career in Japan. I spent the last two years in pursuit of that goal of self-discovery and, in fact, the ICS environment has brought out qualities in me that I never knew I had.
Topics: Why Hitotsubashi ICS, Student Voice, MBA Program, MBA in Japan
In this Byline ICS edition, MBA Shoko Gervais, tells us why she decided to pursuit an MBA at Hitotsubashi ICS, after several years of working in the banking industry and the across the globe journey that her family embarked on to pursue her dream.
Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Why Hitotsubashi ICS, Student Voice, MBA in Japan, Family
Starting up while getting an Executive MBA | Alumni Voice
In this edition of Byline ICS, we sat down with Bruce (Hirokazu Tanaka, EMBA Class of 2020 from Sony Group Corporation). Last spring, while he was still studying, received the exciting news that he would be appointed president & representative director of the new company that he had been working on as a part of his EMBA Capstone Project at Hitotsubashi ICS.
Topics: EMBA Program, Student Voice, Alumni Voice
How do MBAs study Japanese? | Pun's story
Although our MBA program is fully conducted in English, many international students have significantly improved their Japanese by graduation. How do they do it? In this Byline ICS, we had a chance to hear from Pun, who studies Japanese at Hitotsubashi ICS and also at a Japanese language school outside of the campus.
Pun(Punyavadee Yiengsubhanond)
Pun is a second-year student at Hitotsubashi ICS from Thailand under the MEXT scholarship
program. Before joining Hitotsubashi ICS, she worked in the auditing and accounting field at PwC and Agoda. She is in the middle of exploring many challenges to expand her experience and learn more about herself.
Topics: Student Voice
How do ICS MBAs study Japanese? | Kin, Viola, and Yiwei's stories
Almost 80% of the students come from outside of Japan and a majority of the students are willing to pursue a career in Japan after graduation. Although our MBA program is fully conducted in English, many international students have significantly improved their Japanese by graduation. How do they do it?
In this article, we asked three MBA students (Class of 2020), Kin, Viola, and Yiwei, about their experiences of learning Japanese.
Topics: Student Voice
Charlie, Nabe, Shige, and I joined the Yale Africa Startup Review this year, where our team, the "Otaku Four," collaborated with Developers In Vogue (DIV). DIV is a Ghanaian NGO that provides African women with IT education, such as programming to boost the social advancement of African women.
Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Student Voice, MBA Program
Internships in Japan and post MBA career path | Alumni Voice
Kula, from the Class of 2019 shared her 2nd-year activity experiences during the COVID-19 and her decision to change her activity from the Exchange program to the Internship program.
Kulasara Mahanama Siriwardena (Kula)
She majored in Information System Engineering with a Bachelor of Engineering. Before entering ICS, she was a project coordinator and a software engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the industrial automation industry at Yokogawa Electric Corporation. She currently works at AI Ethics Promotion Office at Sony Group Corporation. Fluent in both Japanese and English.
Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Career paths, Student Voice, MBA Program
Auction Item: Chinese language course | MBA Student Voice
Hello everyone, I’m Tangtang from ICS MBA 2020 class. Before I came to ICS, I had heard there was an exciting and special event, Auction Day Event, from Senpai. The Auction items are freely prepared by all the students, staff, and faculties. Everyone can bid on that item and the overall auction income will be used for further class activities.
Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Student Voice, MBA Program
One of the most attractive features of Hitotsubashi ICS is the double-degree program, which is an option for students in the two-year program.
Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Global Network, Student Voice, MBA Program
Typical MBA Student Schedule at Hitotsubashi ICS | Student Voice
Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Student Voice, MBA Program
Small Network Online Courses: SNOC | Student Voices
Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Global Network, Student Voice, MBA Program
MBA Exchange at Hitotsubashi ICS | Student Voice
Topics: Life at Hitotsubashi ICS, Student Voice, MBA Program