Message from the DeanI n f o rm a t i o n

The Graduate School of Management (GSM), Kyoto University was established in April, 2006 in Kyoto, based on the

MBA / Professional Degree Course

Kyoto University’s historical commitment to academic freedom. Our faculty members have a wide variety ofacademic disciplinary backgrounds such as economics, engineering, management science, accounting, informatics
and so on. More than 120 faculty members collaborate together to advance research and education to cope withchallenges that our society faces now.
Our name the Graduate School of MANAGEMENT manifests our ambition to nurture management leaders, and to
conduct management research, beyond business sphere. The role of management leaders is to make decisions in

Mission

Department of Business Administration,
Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

We aim to contribute to the diverse and harmonious development of global society by

Established: April 2006
Student Capacity: 100 students per year (200 students in total)
Degree: MBA / Master of Business Administration

w ide ra nge of fields, a nd by conduct ing ma nagement resea rch w it h high et hica ldeveloping an educational system that bridges cutting-edge research and specializedpractice and educates highly distinctive professionals who can give leadership in astandards based on research freedom and autonomy.

Visionuncertain world and take responsibility to make the decision right in the end. A management guru, who considers
himself as a social ecologist, after examining the origin of totalitarianism, stated that freedom is a responsible choice.

Ph.D. / Doctoral Course (Instructed in Japanese)In this turbulent era, management leaders who bear responsibility to make “right” decisions are needed in every
better world by educating themselves and improving their knowledge through scientific endeavor.

Department of Management Science,
Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

Prof. Norio SAWABE

Established: April 2016
Student Capacity: 7 students per year (21 students in total)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Management Sciencecorner of the world. We welcome, regardless of race, gender, and nationality, students who are committed to make a

Dean, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

We aim to become one of Asia’s leading and distinctive business schools in the field of
cutting-edge research and specialized practical education.

Value
1. In keeping with Kyoto University’s tradition of independence and debate, we promote
cutting-edge research through industry-government-academia collaboration anddeveloping practical education with a high level of expertise.

Student
Background
International
students

Domestic
students

50％ 50％Students withWork Experience
Without

With

25％ 75％

2. We create world-class leaders in various fields through the acceptance of diverse

Femalestudents

students and the development of education.

3. We provide unique research and education and contribute to society as a university with44％

a global outlook.

Integration of the social and natural sciences※ Excluding Doctoral Student

Classes covering awide area of social
and natural sciences

Tuition and Scholarshiphttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/fee-and-scholarship/
Study in Kyoto
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/study-abroad/
Testimonials (Faculty, Students, Alumni)
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/why-kyoto-gsm/

Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/

Information in this brochure is current as of April 2023.

Accept students withdiverse backgrounds

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTKYOTO UNIVERSITYGUIDE 2023

Curriculum allowing
customization

Four programs
designed forspecific careers

Developing
competence forplanning andimplementing
businesses
proactively

Peaceful Nurturing
environment

Economics

Emphasis on
scientific thinking

Offering advanced
knowledge byleading academics

Workshop training
in small groups

Management

Engineering

Informatics

Message from the DeanI n f o rm a t i o n

The Graduate School of Management (GSM), Kyoto University was established in April, 2006 in Kyoto, based on the

MBA / Professional Degree Course

Kyoto University’s historical commitment to academic freedom. Our faculty members have a wide variety ofacademic disciplinary backgrounds such as economics, engineering, management science, accounting, informatics
and so on. More than 120 faculty members collaborate together to advance research and education to cope withchallenges that our society faces now.
Our name the Graduate School of MANAGEMENT manifests our ambition to nurture management leaders, and to
conduct management research, beyond business sphere. The role of management leaders is to make decisions in

Mission

Department of Business Administration,
Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

We aim to contribute to the diverse and harmonious development of global society by

Established: April 2006
Student Capacity: 100 students per year (200 students in total)
Degree: MBA / Master of Business Administration

w ide ra nge of fields, a nd by conduct ing ma nagement resea rch w it h high et hica ldeveloping an educational system that bridges cutting-edge research and specializedpractice and educates highly distinctive professionals who can give leadership in astandards based on research freedom and autonomy.

Visionuncertain world and take responsibility to make the decision right in the end. A management guru, who considers
himself as a social ecologist, after examining the origin of totalitarianism, stated that freedom is a responsible choice.

Ph.D. / Doctoral Course (Instructed in Japanese)In this turbulent era, management leaders who bear responsibility to make “right” decisions are needed in every
better world by educating themselves and improving their knowledge through scientific endeavor.

Department of Management Science,
Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

Prof. Norio SAWABE

Established: April 2016
Student Capacity: 7 students per year (21 students in total)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Management Sciencecorner of the world. We welcome, regardless of race, gender, and nationality, students who are committed to make a

Dean, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

We aim to become one of Asia’s leading and distinctive business schools in the field of
cutting-edge research and specialized practical education.

Value
1. In keeping with Kyoto University’s tradition of independence and debate, we promote
cutting-edge research through industry-government-academia collaboration anddeveloping practical education with a high level of expertise.

Student
Background
International
students

Domestic
students

50％ 50％Students withWork Experience
Without

With

25％ 75％

2. We create world-class leaders in various fields through the acceptance of diverse

Femalestudents

students and the development of education.

3. We provide unique research and education and contribute to society as a university with44％

a global outlook.

Integration of the social and natural sciences※ Excluding Doctoral Student

Classes covering awide area of social
and natural sciences

Tuition and Scholarshiphttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/fee-and-scholarship/
Study in Kyoto
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/study-abroad/
Testimonials (Faculty, Students, Alumni)
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/why-kyoto-gsm/

Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/

Information in this brochure is current as of April 2023.

Accept students withdiverse backgrounds

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTKYOTO UNIVERSITYGUIDE 2023

Curriculum allowing
customization

Four programs
designed forspecific careers

Developing
competence forplanning andimplementing
businesses
proactively

Peaceful Nurturing
environment

Economics

Emphasis on
scientific thinking

Offering advanced
knowledge byleading academics

Workshop training
in small groups

Management

Engineering

Informatics

Message from the DeanI n f o rm a t i o n

The Graduate School of Management (GSM), Kyoto University was established in April, 2006 in Kyoto, based on the

MBA / Professional Degree Course

Kyoto University’s historical commitment to academic freedom. Our faculty members have a wide variety ofacademic disciplinary backgrounds such as economics, engineering, management science, accounting, informatics
and so on. More than 120 faculty members collaborate together to advance research and education to cope withchallenges that our society faces now.
Our name the Graduate School of MANAGEMENT manifests our ambition to nurture management leaders, and to
conduct management research, beyond business sphere. The role of management leaders is to make decisions in

Mission

Department of Business Administration,
Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

We aim to contribute to the diverse and harmonious development of global society by

Established: April 2006
Student Capacity: 100 students per year (200 students in total)
Degree: MBA / Master of Business Administration

w ide ra nge of fields, a nd by conduct ing ma nagement resea rch w it h high et hica ldeveloping an educational system that bridges cutting-edge research and specializedpractice and educates highly distinctive professionals who can give leadership in astandards based on research freedom and autonomy.

Visionuncertain world and take responsibility to make the decision right in the end. A management guru, who considers
himself as a social ecologist, after examining the origin of totalitarianism, stated that freedom is a responsible choice.

Ph.D. / Doctoral Course (Instructed in Japanese)In this turbulent era, management leaders who bear responsibility to make “right” decisions are needed in every
better world by educating themselves and improving their knowledge through scientific endeavor.

Department of Management Science,
Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

Prof. Norio SAWABE

Established: April 2016
Student Capacity: 7 students per year (21 students in total)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Management Sciencecorner of the world. We welcome, regardless of race, gender, and nationality, students who are committed to make a

Dean, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

We aim to become one of Asia’s leading and distinctive business schools in the field of
cutting-edge research and specialized practical education.

Value
1. In keeping with Kyoto University’s tradition of independence and debate, we promote
cutting-edge research through industry-government-academia collaboration anddeveloping practical education with a high level of expertise.

Student
Background
International
students

Domestic
students

50％ 50％Students withWork Experience
Without

With

25％ 75％

2. We create world-class leaders in various fields through the acceptance of diverse

Femalestudents

students and the development of education.

3. We provide unique research and education and contribute to society as a university with44％

a global outlook.

Integration of the social and natural sciences※ Excluding Doctoral Student

Classes covering awide area of social
and natural sciences

Tuition and Scholarshiphttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/fee-and-scholarship/
Study in Kyoto
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/study-abroad/
Testimonials (Faculty, Students, Alumni)
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/why-kyoto-gsm/

Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/

Information in this brochure is current as of April 2023.

Accept students withdiverse backgrounds

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTKYOTO UNIVERSITYGUIDE 2023

Curriculum allowing
customization

Four programs
designed forspecific careers

Developing
competence forplanning andimplementing
businesses
proactively

Peaceful Nurturing
environment

Economics

Emphasis on
scientific thinking

Offering advanced
knowledge byleading academics

Workshop training
in small groups

Management

Engineering

Informatics

Faculty

MBA / Professional Degree Course

In t er n at ion al P ar t n er s

Practical Education Linking Theory and Business
Dean
Professor

Norio SAWABE
Research Fields : Accounting, Management Accounting,Management Control

Vice-Dean
Professor

Tadashi YAMADA
Research Fields : Logistics, Transport Planning

Chief of Business Leadership Program

1.
2.
3.
1.

Associate Professor

Takanori ADACHI
Research Fields : Industrial Organization, Competition Policy, Applied
Microeconomics, Empirical Microeconomic

Chief of Service and Hospitality Program
Chief of Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity Course
Professor

Tomoki SEKIGUCHI
Research Fields : Human Resource Management,
Organizational Behavior

Chief of Project Operations Management Program,International
Project Mnagement(i-PM) Program
Professor

Yutaka ICHIKAWA

Nova University of Lisbon,PORTUGAL

2.

International Business Administration Program (i-BA)
International Project Management Program (i-PM)

1st year

2nd year
Four semesters

April

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO) April

International Business Administration Program (i-BA)

Kyoto

CornellKyoto

1stsemesterAugust 2nd & 3rdsemesters

4th
October semester

3.

Fostering international business leaders

HEC Paris,FRANCE
Grenoble Ecole de Management,FRANCE
Solvay Brussels School of Economics
and Management（ULB）,BELGIUM

Global professionals in management and hospitality

Pusan National University, S.KOREA
Seoul National University Graduate School of Data Science,S.KOREA

Graduate School of Management
Kyoto University,JAPANTechnical University of Munich,
GERMANY

National Chengchi University,TAIWAN

University of Tubingen,GERMANY

National Taiwan University,TAIWAN

University of Transport and Communications,VIETNAM
Directorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam/ University of Transport and Communications,VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore,INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,INDIA

1.
2.
3.
4.

1st year

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,INDIA

2nd year

Ateneo de Manila University,PHILIPPINES
National University of Laos,LAOS
Chulalongkorn University,THAILANDRoyal University of Phnom Penh,CAMBODIA

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences,INDIA

Business Leadership Program

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta,INDIA

Service and Hospitality Program
Project Operations Management Program

April

MBA
（Master of Business
Administration）

Finance and Accounting Program

Cornell University,USA

Foreign Trade University, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,INDIA

MBA Programs *Instructed in Japanese

Darla Moore School of Business,
University of South Carolina,USA

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University,TAIWAN
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad,INDIA

Fostering international project managers

Integratingknowledge fromvarious fields

Seoul National University Graduate School of Business,S.KOREA

Izmir University of Economics,TURKEY

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)

15 endowed chairs by the following companies

Graduate School of Management,Peking University,CHINA

College of Administrative Sciences andEconomics / Graduate School of Business,
Koc University,TURKEY

Kyoto MBA+
Cornell MMH

Endowed Chairs

The Academy of Public Administration
under The President of The Kyrgyz Republic, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

University of Hamburg,GERMANY
Copenhagen Business School, DENMARKMBA（Master of Business
Administration）

International Project Management Program (i-PM)

Villanova School of Business,Villanova University,USA

EMLYON Business School,FRANCE

The aim is to learn theoretical methods of business administration, which can be applied to solve real problems incompanies, public agencies, and NPOs. Our students come from diverse backgrounds, including those who continue
to work in the field, those who are transitioning into this field, and international students.

International MBA Programs *Instructed in English

Collaborative Research

Endowed Lectures

University of Indonesia,INDONESIA

3 endowed lectures by the following companies

Singapore Management University,SINGAPORE

One and a Half Year Track

5.

Finance and Accounting Program

6.

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor

Nobuyuki ISAGAWA
Research Fields : ESG management, Corporate Finance,
Sustainable Finance

1.
2.
3.

April

Business Leadership Program
Achievement of strategic advantage

Service and Hospitality Program
Innovating in service society

Project Operations Management Program
Fostering human resources with diverse management skills

4.

Finance and Accounting Program
Development of interdisciplinary professional skills

5.

International Double Degree Opportunities

Development of interdisciplinary professional skills (for qualified individuals only)

In addition to an MBA from Kyoto University, students have the opportunity to be conferred degrees from other universities.

6.

Development of Destination Management Capabilities

Students have the opportunity to learn a diverse range of disciplines from more than 120 faculty members.
Since one full time faculty averagely supervises 7 students, students can expect to receive attentive
support from the faculty members.
Facultyhttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/faculty/

Three
Main
Research
FieldsFinancial
Practice
Field

ServiceInnovation &Design Field

Project
Management
Field

1st year

April

Kyoto
University

2nd yearAugustCornell
University

October

Kyoto
University

This is a two-year course offering students theopportunity to be conferred two degrees, an MBAfrom Kyoto University, and an MMH from Cornell
University. Applicants are required to successfullycomplete the admission procedures of both
universities.

1st year

April
Kyoto
University

April

2nd year

3rd year

September

OctoberNational
TaiwanUniversity

October
Kyoto
University

Kyoto
University

October

Project Finance

Double Degree

Research Fields : Strategic Management,
Corporate Governance, International Business

Visiting Lectures
National Land Management

Two Degrees in Three Years
Enrollment in Kyoto University

Asli M. COLPANThis program is designed for individuals who have already obtained their MBA or master’s degree and haveprofessional experience to cultivate highly educated professionals. Students obtain a doctorate and will play activeroles in business fields in private companies. The program is designed so that students can continue to work while
earning their doctoral degree. Length of study is basically three years.

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)

Double Degree

Professor

Ph.D. / Doctoral Course (Instructed in Japanese)

Center for Research in
Business Administration

Urban/Regional Management

Enrollment in Kyoto University
and Cornell University

Chief of International Business Administration Program (i-BA)

Collaborative Research Chair for Asian Business Leader Development

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor
Research Fields : Organizational Behavior,
Human Resources Management, Network Organization

Collaborative Research Chairs

Finance and Accounting Program

Chief of Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Naoki WAKABAYASHI

Givingsolutions tocomplicatedmanagement
issues

October

Research Fields : Hydrology, River Basin Management

Chief of Finance and Accounting Program

Industrygovernmentacademia
collaboration

Executive Education
Practice of Informatics for Business Chair

Senior Management Accounting
Professional Program
Kyoto Creative Assemblage

University
Kyoto
of Hamburg University

After studying for a year and a half at Kyoto University,
selected students join the program at the National Taiwan
University (Accounting Program, Global MBA) or the
University of Hamburg (Hamburg Business School).
Upon completion, students earn two Master’s degrees.

Asia Business Leader ProjectIntroduction MBA program
Collaborative Research Chair for Paradoxical Leadership

Service MBA Introductory Program

Faculty

MBA / Professional Degree Course

In t er n at ion al P ar t n er s

Practical Education Linking Theory and Business
Dean
Professor

Norio SAWABE
Research Fields : Accounting, Management Accounting,Management Control

Vice-Dean
Professor

Tadashi YAMADA
Research Fields : Logistics, Transport Planning

Chief of Business Leadership Program

1.
2.
3.
1.

Associate Professor

Takanori ADACHI
Research Fields : Industrial Organization, Competition Policy, Applied
Microeconomics, Empirical Microeconomic

Chief of Service and Hospitality Program
Chief of Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity Course
Professor

Tomoki SEKIGUCHI
Research Fields : Human Resource Management,
Organizational Behavior

Chief of Project Operations Management Program,International
Project Mnagement(i-PM) Program
Professor

Yutaka ICHIKAWA

Nova University of Lisbon,PORTUGAL

2.

International Business Administration Program (i-BA)
International Project Management Program (i-PM)

1st year

2nd year
Four semesters

April

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO) April

International Business Administration Program (i-BA)

Kyoto

CornellKyoto

1stsemesterAugust 2nd & 3rdsemesters

4th
October semester

3.

Fostering international business leaders

HEC Paris,FRANCE
Grenoble Ecole de Management,FRANCE
Solvay Brussels School of Economics
and Management（ULB）,BELGIUM

Global professionals in management and hospitality

Pusan National University, S.KOREA
Seoul National University Graduate School of Data Science,S.KOREA

Graduate School of Management
Kyoto University,JAPANTechnical University of Munich,
GERMANY

National Chengchi University,TAIWAN

University of Tubingen,GERMANY

National Taiwan University,TAIWAN

University of Transport and Communications,VIETNAM
Directorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam/ University of Transport and Communications,VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore,INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,INDIA

1.
2.
3.
4.

1st year

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,INDIA

2nd year

Ateneo de Manila University,PHILIPPINES
National University of Laos,LAOS
Chulalongkorn University,THAILANDRoyal University of Phnom Penh,CAMBODIA

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences,INDIA

Business Leadership Program

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta,INDIA

Service and Hospitality Program
Project Operations Management Program

April

MBA
（Master of Business
Administration）

Finance and Accounting Program

Cornell University,USA

Foreign Trade University, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,INDIA

MBA Programs *Instructed in Japanese

Darla Moore School of Business,
University of South Carolina,USA

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University,TAIWAN
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad,INDIA

Fostering international project managers

Integratingknowledge fromvarious fields

Seoul National University Graduate School of Business,S.KOREA

Izmir University of Economics,TURKEY

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)

15 endowed chairs by the following companies

Graduate School of Management,Peking University,CHINA

College of Administrative Sciences andEconomics / Graduate School of Business,
Koc University,TURKEY

Kyoto MBA+
Cornell MMH

Endowed Chairs

The Academy of Public Administration
under The President of The Kyrgyz Republic, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

University of Hamburg,GERMANY
Copenhagen Business School, DENMARKMBA（Master of Business
Administration）

International Project Management Program (i-PM)

Villanova School of Business,Villanova University,USA

EMLYON Business School,FRANCE

The aim is to learn theoretical methods of business administration, which can be applied to solve real problems incompanies, public agencies, and NPOs. Our students come from diverse backgrounds, including those who continue
to work in the field, those who are transitioning into this field, and international students.

International MBA Programs *Instructed in English

Collaborative Research

Endowed Lectures

University of Indonesia,INDONESIA

3 endowed lectures by the following companies

Singapore Management University,SINGAPORE

One and a Half Year Track

5.

Finance and Accounting Program

6.

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor

Nobuyuki ISAGAWA
Research Fields : ESG management, Corporate Finance,
Sustainable Finance

1.
2.
3.

April

Business Leadership Program
Achievement of strategic advantage

Service and Hospitality Program
Innovating in service society

Project Operations Management Program
Fostering human resources with diverse management skills

4.

Finance and Accounting Program
Development of interdisciplinary professional skills

5.

International Double Degree Opportunities

Development of interdisciplinary professional skills (for qualified individuals only)

In addition to an MBA from Kyoto University, students have the opportunity to be conferred degrees from other universities.

6.

Development of Destination Management Capabilities

Students have the opportunity to learn a diverse range of disciplines from more than 120 faculty members.
Since one full time faculty averagely supervises 7 students, students can expect to receive attentive
support from the faculty members.
Facultyhttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/faculty/

Three
Main
Research
FieldsFinancial
Practice
Field

ServiceInnovation &Design Field

Project
Management
Field

1st year

April

Kyoto
University

2nd yearAugustCornell
University

October

Kyoto
University

This is a two-year course offering students theopportunity to be conferred two degrees, an MBAfrom Kyoto University, and an MMH from Cornell
University. Applicants are required to successfullycomplete the admission procedures of both
universities.

1st year

April
Kyoto
University

April

2nd year

3rd year

September

OctoberNational
TaiwanUniversity

October
Kyoto
University

Kyoto
University

October

Project Finance

Double Degree

Research Fields : Strategic Management,
Corporate Governance, International Business

Visiting Lectures
National Land Management

Two Degrees in Three Years
Enrollment in Kyoto University

Asli M. COLPANThis program is designed for individuals who have already obtained their MBA or master’s degree and haveprofessional experience to cultivate highly educated professionals. Students obtain a doctorate and will play activeroles in business fields in private companies. The program is designed so that students can continue to work while
earning their doctoral degree. Length of study is basically three years.

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)

Double Degree

Professor

Ph.D. / Doctoral Course (Instructed in Japanese)

Center for Research in
Business Administration

Urban/Regional Management

Enrollment in Kyoto University
and Cornell University

Chief of International Business Administration Program (i-BA)

Collaborative Research Chair for Asian Business Leader Development

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor
Research Fields : Organizational Behavior,
Human Resources Management, Network Organization

Collaborative Research Chairs

Finance and Accounting Program

Chief of Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Naoki WAKABAYASHI

Givingsolutions tocomplicatedmanagement
issues

October

Research Fields : Hydrology, River Basin Management

Chief of Finance and Accounting Program

Industrygovernmentacademia
collaboration

Executive Education
Practice of Informatics for Business Chair

Senior Management Accounting
Professional Program
Kyoto Creative Assemblage

University
Kyoto
of Hamburg University

After studying for a year and a half at Kyoto University,
selected students join the program at the National Taiwan
University (Accounting Program, Global MBA) or the
University of Hamburg (Hamburg Business School).
Upon completion, students earn two Master’s degrees.

Asia Business Leader ProjectIntroduction MBA program
Collaborative Research Chair for Paradoxical Leadership

Service MBA Introductory Program

Faculty

MBA / Professional Degree Course

In t er n at ion al P ar t n er s

Practical Education Linking Theory and Business
Dean
Professor

Norio SAWABE
Research Fields : Accounting, Management Accounting,Management Control

Vice-Dean
Professor

Tadashi YAMADA
Research Fields : Logistics, Transport Planning

Chief of Business Leadership Program

1.
2.
3.
1.

Associate Professor

Takanori ADACHI
Research Fields : Industrial Organization, Competition Policy, Applied
Microeconomics, Empirical Microeconomic

Chief of Service and Hospitality Program
Chief of Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity Course
Professor

Tomoki SEKIGUCHI
Research Fields : Human Resource Management,
Organizational Behavior

Chief of Project Operations Management Program,International
Project Mnagement(i-PM) Program
Professor

Yutaka ICHIKAWA

Nova University of Lisbon,PORTUGAL

2.

International Business Administration Program (i-BA)
International Project Management Program (i-PM)

1st year

2nd year
Four semesters

April

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO) April

International Business Administration Program (i-BA)

Kyoto

CornellKyoto

1stsemesterAugust 2nd & 3rdsemesters

4th
October semester

3.

Fostering international business leaders

HEC Paris,FRANCE
Grenoble Ecole de Management,FRANCE
Solvay Brussels School of Economics
and Management（ULB）,BELGIUM

Global professionals in management and hospitality

Pusan National University, S.KOREA
Seoul National University Graduate School of Data Science,S.KOREA

Graduate School of Management
Kyoto University,JAPANTechnical University of Munich,
GERMANY

National Chengchi University,TAIWAN

University of Tubingen,GERMANY

National Taiwan University,TAIWAN

University of Transport and Communications,VIETNAM
Directorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam/ University of Transport and Communications,VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore,INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,INDIA

1.
2.
3.
4.

1st year

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,INDIA

2nd year

Ateneo de Manila University,PHILIPPINES
National University of Laos,LAOS
Chulalongkorn University,THAILANDRoyal University of Phnom Penh,CAMBODIA

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences,INDIA

Business Leadership Program

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta,INDIA

Service and Hospitality Program
Project Operations Management Program

April

MBA
（Master of Business
Administration）

Finance and Accounting Program

Cornell University,USA

Foreign Trade University, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,INDIA

MBA Programs *Instructed in Japanese

Darla Moore School of Business,
University of South Carolina,USA

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University,TAIWAN
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad,INDIA

Fostering international project managers

Integratingknowledge fromvarious fields

Seoul National University Graduate School of Business,S.KOREA

Izmir University of Economics,TURKEY

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)

15 endowed chairs by the following companies

Graduate School of Management,Peking University,CHINA

College of Administrative Sciences andEconomics / Graduate School of Business,
Koc University,TURKEY

Kyoto MBA+
Cornell MMH

Endowed Chairs

The Academy of Public Administration
under The President of The Kyrgyz Republic, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

University of Hamburg,GERMANY
Copenhagen Business School, DENMARKMBA（Master of Business
Administration）

International Project Management Program (i-PM)

Villanova School of Business,Villanova University,USA

EMLYON Business School,FRANCE

The aim is to learn theoretical methods of business administration, which can be applied to solve real problems incompanies, public agencies, and NPOs. Our students come from diverse backgrounds, including those who continue
to work in the field, those who are transitioning into this field, and international students.

International MBA Programs *Instructed in English

Collaborative Research

Endowed Lectures

University of Indonesia,INDONESIA

3 endowed lectures by the following companies

Singapore Management University,SINGAPORE

One and a Half Year Track

5.

Finance and Accounting Program

6.

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor

Nobuyuki ISAGAWA
Research Fields : ESG management, Corporate Finance,
Sustainable Finance

1.
2.
3.

April

Business Leadership Program
Achievement of strategic advantage

Service and Hospitality Program
Innovating in service society

Project Operations Management Program
Fostering human resources with diverse management skills

4.

Finance and Accounting Program
Development of interdisciplinary professional skills

5.

International Double Degree Opportunities

Development of interdisciplinary professional skills (for qualified individuals only)

In addition to an MBA from Kyoto University, students have the opportunity to be conferred degrees from other universities.

6.

Development of Destination Management Capabilities

Students have the opportunity to learn a diverse range of disciplines from more than 120 faculty members.
Since one full time faculty averagely supervises 7 students, students can expect to receive attentive
support from the faculty members.
Facultyhttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/faculty/

Three
Main
Research
FieldsFinancial
Practice
Field

ServiceInnovation &Design Field

Project
Management
Field

1st year

April

Kyoto
University

2nd yearAugustCornell
University

October

Kyoto
University

This is a two-year course offering students theopportunity to be conferred two degrees, an MBAfrom Kyoto University, and an MMH from Cornell
University. Applicants are required to successfullycomplete the admission procedures of both
universities.

1st year

April
Kyoto
University

April

2nd year

3rd year

September

OctoberNational
TaiwanUniversity

October
Kyoto
University

Kyoto
University

October

Project Finance

Double Degree

Research Fields : Strategic Management,
Corporate Governance, International Business

Visiting Lectures
National Land Management

Two Degrees in Three Years
Enrollment in Kyoto University

Asli M. COLPANThis program is designed for individuals who have already obtained their MBA or master’s degree and haveprofessional experience to cultivate highly educated professionals. Students obtain a doctorate and will play activeroles in business fields in private companies. The program is designed so that students can continue to work while
earning their doctoral degree. Length of study is basically three years.

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)

Double Degree

Professor

Ph.D. / Doctoral Course (Instructed in Japanese)

Center for Research in
Business Administration

Urban/Regional Management

Enrollment in Kyoto University
and Cornell University

Chief of International Business Administration Program (i-BA)

Collaborative Research Chair for Asian Business Leader Development

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor
Research Fields : Organizational Behavior,
Human Resources Management, Network Organization

Collaborative Research Chairs

Finance and Accounting Program

Chief of Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Naoki WAKABAYASHI

Givingsolutions tocomplicatedmanagement
issues

October

Research Fields : Hydrology, River Basin Management

Chief of Finance and Accounting Program

Industrygovernmentacademia
collaboration

Executive Education
Practice of Informatics for Business Chair

Senior Management Accounting
Professional Program
Kyoto Creative Assemblage

University
Kyoto
of Hamburg University

After studying for a year and a half at Kyoto University,
selected students join the program at the National Taiwan
University (Accounting Program, Global MBA) or the
University of Hamburg (Hamburg Business School).
Upon completion, students earn two Master’s degrees.

Asia Business Leader ProjectIntroduction MBA program
Collaborative Research Chair for Paradoxical Leadership

Service MBA Introductory Program

Faculty

MBA / Professional Degree Course

In t er n at ion al P ar t n er s

Practical Education Linking Theory and Business
Dean
Professor

Norio SAWABE
Research Fields : Accounting, Management Accounting,Management Control

Vice-Dean
Professor

Tadashi YAMADA
Research Fields : Logistics, Transport Planning

Chief of Business Leadership Program

1.
2.
3.
1.

Associate Professor

Takanori ADACHI
Research Fields : Industrial Organization, Competition Policy, Applied
Microeconomics, Empirical Microeconomic

Chief of Service and Hospitality Program
Chief of Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity Course
Professor

Tomoki SEKIGUCHI
Research Fields : Human Resource Management,
Organizational Behavior

Chief of Project Operations Management Program,International
Project Mnagement(i-PM) Program
Professor

Yutaka ICHIKAWA

Nova University of Lisbon,PORTUGAL

2.

International Business Administration Program (i-BA)
International Project Management Program (i-PM)

1st year

2nd year
Four semesters

April

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO) April

International Business Administration Program (i-BA)

Kyoto

CornellKyoto

1stsemesterAugust 2nd & 3rdsemesters

4th
October semester

3.

Fostering international business leaders

HEC Paris,FRANCE
Grenoble Ecole de Management,FRANCE
Solvay Brussels School of Economics
and Management（ULB）,BELGIUM

Global professionals in management and hospitality

Pusan National University, S.KOREA
Seoul National University Graduate School of Data Science,S.KOREA

Graduate School of Management
Kyoto University,JAPANTechnical University of Munich,
GERMANY

National Chengchi University,TAIWAN

University of Tubingen,GERMANY

National Taiwan University,TAIWAN

University of Transport and Communications,VIETNAM
Directorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam/ University of Transport and Communications,VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore,INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,INDIA

1.
2.
3.
4.

1st year

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur,INDIA

2nd year

Ateneo de Manila University,PHILIPPINES
National University of Laos,LAOS
Chulalongkorn University,THAILANDRoyal University of Phnom Penh,CAMBODIA

The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences,INDIA

Business Leadership Program

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta,INDIA

Service and Hospitality Program
Project Operations Management Program

April

MBA
（Master of Business
Administration）

Finance and Accounting Program

Cornell University,USA

Foreign Trade University, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,INDIA

MBA Programs *Instructed in Japanese

Darla Moore School of Business,
University of South Carolina,USA

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University,TAIWAN
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad,INDIA

Fostering international project managers

Integratingknowledge fromvarious fields

Seoul National University Graduate School of Business,S.KOREA

Izmir University of Economics,TURKEY

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)

15 endowed chairs by the following companies

Graduate School of Management,Peking University,CHINA

College of Administrative Sciences andEconomics / Graduate School of Business,
Koc University,TURKEY

Kyoto MBA+
Cornell MMH

Endowed Chairs

The Academy of Public Administration
under The President of The Kyrgyz Republic, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

University of Hamburg,GERMANY
Copenhagen Business School, DENMARKMBA（Master of Business
Administration）

International Project Management Program (i-PM)

Villanova School of Business,Villanova University,USA

EMLYON Business School,FRANCE

The aim is to learn theoretical methods of business administration, which can be applied to solve real problems incompanies, public agencies, and NPOs. Our students come from diverse backgrounds, including those who continue
to work in the field, those who are transitioning into this field, and international students.

International MBA Programs *Instructed in English

Collaborative Research

Endowed Lectures

University of Indonesia,INDONESIA

3 endowed lectures by the following companies

Singapore Management University,SINGAPORE

One and a Half Year Track

5.

Finance and Accounting Program

6.

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor

Nobuyuki ISAGAWA
Research Fields : ESG management, Corporate Finance,
Sustainable Finance

1.
2.
3.

April

Business Leadership Program
Achievement of strategic advantage

Service and Hospitality Program
Innovating in service society

Project Operations Management Program
Fostering human resources with diverse management skills

4.

Finance and Accounting Program
Development of interdisciplinary professional skills

5.

International Double Degree Opportunities

Development of interdisciplinary professional skills (for qualified individuals only)

In addition to an MBA from Kyoto University, students have the opportunity to be conferred degrees from other universities.

6.

Development of Destination Management Capabilities

Students have the opportunity to learn a diverse range of disciplines from more than 120 faculty members.
Since one full time faculty averagely supervises 7 students, students can expect to receive attentive
support from the faculty members.
Facultyhttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/faculty/

Three
Main
Research
FieldsFinancial
Practice
Field

ServiceInnovation &Design Field

Project
Management
Field

1st year

April

Kyoto
University

2nd yearAugustCornell
University

October

Kyoto
University

This is a two-year course offering students theopportunity to be conferred two degrees, an MBAfrom Kyoto University, and an MMH from Cornell
University. Applicants are required to successfullycomplete the admission procedures of both
universities.

1st year

April
Kyoto
University

April

2nd year

3rd year

September

OctoberNational
TaiwanUniversity

October
Kyoto
University

Kyoto
University

October

Project Finance

Double Degree

Research Fields : Strategic Management,
Corporate Governance, International Business

Visiting Lectures
National Land Management

Two Degrees in Three Years
Enrollment in Kyoto University

Asli M. COLPANThis program is designed for individuals who have already obtained their MBA or master’s degree and haveprofessional experience to cultivate highly educated professionals. Students obtain a doctorate and will play activeroles in business fields in private companies. The program is designed so that students can continue to work while
earning their doctoral degree. Length of study is basically three years.

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)

Double Degree

Professor

Ph.D. / Doctoral Course (Instructed in Japanese)

Center for Research in
Business Administration

Urban/Regional Management

Enrollment in Kyoto University
and Cornell University

Chief of International Business Administration Program (i-BA)

Collaborative Research Chair for Asian Business Leader Development

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor
Research Fields : Organizational Behavior,
Human Resources Management, Network Organization

Collaborative Research Chairs

Finance and Accounting Program

Chief of Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Naoki WAKABAYASHI

Givingsolutions tocomplicatedmanagement
issues

October

Research Fields : Hydrology, River Basin Management

Chief of Finance and Accounting Program

Industrygovernmentacademia
collaboration

Executive Education
Practice of Informatics for Business Chair

Senior Management Accounting
Professional Program
Kyoto Creative Assemblage

University
Kyoto
of Hamburg University

After studying for a year and a half at Kyoto University,
selected students join the program at the National Taiwan
University (Accounting Program, Global MBA) or the
University of Hamburg (Hamburg Business School).
Upon completion, students earn two Master’s degrees.

Asia Business Leader ProjectIntroduction MBA program
Collaborative Research Chair for Paradoxical Leadership

Service MBA Introductory ProgramMessage from the DeanI n f o rm a t i o n

The Graduate School of Management (GSM), Kyoto University was established in April, 2006 in Kyoto, based on the

MBA / Professional Degree Course

Kyoto University’s historical commitment to academic freedom. Our faculty members have a wide variety ofacademic disciplinary backgrounds such as economics, engineering, management science, accounting, informatics
and so on. More than 120 faculty members collaborate together to advance research and education to cope withchallenges that our society faces now.
Our name the Graduate School of MANAGEMENT manifests our ambition to nurture management leaders, and to
conduct management research, beyond business sphere. The role of management leaders is to make decisions in

Mission

Department of Business Administration,
Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

We aim to contribute to the diverse and harmonious development of global society by

Established: April 2006
Student Capacity: 100 students per year (200 students in total)
Degree: MBA / Master of Business Administration

w ide ra nge of fields, a nd by conduct ing ma nagement resea rch w it h high et hica ldeveloping an educational system that bridges cutting-edge research and specializedpractice and educates highly distinctive professionals who can give leadership in astandards based on research freedom and autonomy.

Visionuncertain world and take responsibility to make the decision right in the end. A management guru, who considers
himself as a social ecologist, after examining the origin of totalitarianism, stated that freedom is a responsible choice.

Ph.D. / Doctoral Course (Instructed in Japanese)In this turbulent era, management leaders who bear responsibility to make “right” decisions are needed in every
better world by educating themselves and improving their knowledge through scientific endeavor.

Department of Management Science,
Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

Prof. Norio SAWABE

Established: April 2016
Student Capacity: 7 students per year (21 students in total)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Management Sciencecorner of the world. We welcome, regardless of race, gender, and nationality, students who are committed to make a

Dean, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

We aim to become one of Asia’s leading and distinctive business schools in the field of
cutting-edge research and specialized practical education.

Value
1. In keeping with Kyoto University’s tradition of independence and debate, we promote
cutting-edge research through industry-government-academia collaboration anddeveloping practical education with a high level of expertise.

Student
Background
International
students

Domestic
students

50％ 50％Students withWork Experience
Without

With

25％ 75％

2. We create world-class leaders in various fields through the acceptance of diverse

Femalestudents

students and the development of education.

3. We provide unique research and education and contribute to society as a university with44％

a global outlook.

Integration of the social and natural sciences※ Excluding Doctoral Student

Classes covering awide area of social
and natural sciences

Tuition and Scholarshiphttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/fee-and-scholarship/
Study in Kyoto
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/study-abroad/
Testimonials (Faculty, Students, Alumni)
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/why-kyoto-gsm/

Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501
https://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/

Information in this brochure is current as of April 2023.

Accept students withdiverse backgrounds

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTKYOTO UNIVERSITYGUIDE 2023

Curriculum allowing
customization

Four programs
designed forspecific careers

Developing
competence forplanning andimplementing
businesses
proactively

Peaceful Nurturing
environment

Economics

Emphasis on
scientific thinking

Offering advanced
knowledge byleading academics

Workshop training
in small groups

Management

Engineering

Informatics