GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTKYOTO UNIVERSITYGUIDE 2024

Mission
We aim to contribute to the diverse and harmonious development of global society bydeveloping an educational system that bridges cutting-edge research and specializedpractice and educates highly distinctive professionals who can give leadership in aw ide ra nge of fields, a nd by conduct ing ma nagement resea rch w it h high et hica lstandards based on research freedom and autonomy.

VisionWe 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.

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

3. We provide unique research and education and contribute to society as a university witha global outlook.

Integration of the social and natural sciences

Classes covering awide area of socialand natural sciences

Accept students withdiverse backgrounds

Curriculum allowing
customization

Four programs
designed forspecific careers

Developing
competence forplanning andimplementing
businesses
proactively

Peaceful Nurturing
environment

Economics

2Emphasis on
scientific thinking

Offering advanced
knowledge byleading academics

Workshop training
in small groups

Management

Engineering

Informatics

Message from the Dean
The Graduate School of Management (GSM), Kyoto University was established in April, 2006 in Kyoto. Based on theKyoto University’s historical commitment to academic freedom, GSM aims at contributing to the diverse andharmonious development of global society by conducting management research with high ethical standards and bydeveloping an educational system that bridges cutting-edge research and specialized practice and educates highly
distinctive professionals who take leadership in a wide range of fields.
In order to fulfill above mentioned mission, GSM provides MBA programs in Japanese, MBA programs in English,
double degree programs with National Taiwan University and University of Hamburg, and Kyoto-Cornell International
Collaborative Degree Opportunity. GSM also provides PhD course for individuals with advanced practicalexperience in companies and other organizations. Our PhD course aims to cultivate global leaders who actively
bridges practice and academic research.
Our faculty members have a wide variety of academic disciplinary backgrounds such as economics, engineering,management science, accounting, informatics, and so on. About 150 faculty members, of which about 40 are full-time,collaborate together to advance research and education to cope with challenges that our society faces now. Activitiesof the Center for Research in Business Administration, endowed chairs, endowed lectures, collaborative researchchairs, visiting lectures, executive education program, and introductory program illustrate our latest research andeducation in collaboration with business enterprises and NPO/NGOs.
Our name the Graduate School of MANAGEMENT manifests our ambition to nurture management leaders, and toconduct management research, beyond business sphere. The role of management leaders is to make decisions in
uncertain 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.
In this turbulent era, management leaders who bear responsibility to make “right” decisions are needed in every
corner of the world. We welcome, regardless of race, gender, and nationality, students who are committed to make abetter world by educating themselves and improving our knowledge through scientific endeavor.

Prof. Norio SAWABE
Dean, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University3

Faculty

Dean
Professor

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

Vice-Dean
Chief of Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity Course (KC-CDO)
Professor

Tomoki SEKIGUCHI
Research Fields : Human Resource Management,
Organizational Behavior

Chief of International Business Administration Program (i-BA)
Professor

Asli M. COLPAN
Research Fields : Strategic Management,
Corporate Governance, International Business

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

Yutaka ICHIKAWA
Research Fields : Hydrology, River Basin Management

Students have the opportunity to learn a diverse range of disciplines from more than 130 faculty members.
Since one full time faculty averagely supervises 5 students, students can expect to receive attentive
support from the faculty members.

4Chief of Business Leadership Program
Professor

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

Chief of Service and Hospitality Program
Professor

Yutaka YAMAUCHI
Research Fields：Organization Theory, Ethnography, Ethnomethodology

Chief of Finance and Accounting Program
Professor

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

Chief of Tourism and Hospitality Management Course
Professor

Naoki WAKABAYASHI
Research Fields : Organizational Behavior,
Human Resources Management, Network Organization

Facultyhttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/faculty/5

MBA / Professional Degree Course
Practical Education Linking Theory and BusinessThe 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 workin the field, those who are transitioning into this field, and international students.

International MBA Programs *Instructed in English

1.
2.

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

1st year
Four semesters

April
Kyoto

3.

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

MBA Programs *Instructed in Japanese

1.
2.
3.
4.

Cornell

1stsemester

August2nd & 3rdsemesters

1st yearBusiness Leadership Program
Service and Hospitality Program
Project Operations Management Program

April

Finance and Accounting Program
One and a Half Year Track

5.

Finance and Accounting Program

6.

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

October
April

Ph.D. / Doctoral Course (Instructed in Japanese)
This program is designed for individuals who have already obtained their MBA or master’s degree and have professional
experience to cultivate highly educated professionals. Students obtain a doctorate and will play active roles 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.

6MBA(Master of BusinessAdministration)

2nd yearKyoto

4thOctober semester

Kyoto MBA+Cornell MMH

1.

International Business Administration Program (i-BA)
Fostering international business leaders

2.

International Project Management Program (i-PM)

3.

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

1.

Business Leadership Program

Fostering international project managers

Global professionals in management and hospitality（Master of Management in Hospitality）

2.

Achievement of strategic advantage

Service and Hospitality Program

Innovating in service society

2nd year3.
MBA(Master of BusinessAdministration)

ThreeMainResearch
Fields

Project Operations Management Program

Fostering human resources with diverse management skills

Finance and Accounting Program

4.

Development of interdisciplinary professional skills

5.

Development of interdisciplinary professional skills (for qualified individuals only)

6.

Development of Destination Management Capabilities

Financial
Practice
Field

Finance and Accounting Program

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

ServiceInnovation &Design Field

ProjectManagementField7I nte rnatio nal P a r t n e r s
Nova University of Lisbon, PORTUGALEMLYON Business School, FRANCEHEC Paris, FRANCE
Grenoble Ecole de Management, FRANCE
Solvay Brussels School of Economicsand Management（ULB）, BELGIUM
University of Hamburg, GERMANY
Copenhagen Business School, DENMARK
College of Administrative Sciences andEconomics / Graduate School of Business,
Koc University, TURKEY

Izmir University of Economics, TURKEY
Technical University of Munich,
GERMANY
University of Tubingen, GERMANY

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, INDIA
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, INDIA
The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, INDIAInternational Islamic University Malaysia
Singapore Management University, SINGAPORE
National University of Singapore, NUS Business School
University of Indonesia, INDONESIA

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

April

Kyoto
University

2nd yearAugustCornell
University

October

Kyoto
UniversityDouble Degree

Enrollment in Kyoto Universityand Cornell University

8

1st yearThis 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 bothuniversities.

Villanova School of Business, Villanova University, USA

The Academy of Public Administration
under The President of The Kyrgyz Republic, KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
Graduate School of Management, Peking University, CHINA
Seoul National University Graduate School of Business, S.KOREA
Pusan National University, S.KOREA
Seoul National University Graduate School of Data Science, S.KOREA

Graduate School of Management
Kyoto University, JAPAN
Cornell University, USA

National Chengchi University, TAIWAN

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

National Taiwan University, TAIWAN
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, TAIWAN
Ateneo de Manila University, PHILIPPINES
National University of Laos, LAOS
Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND
Foreign Trade University, VIETNAM
University of Transport and Communications, VIETNAM
Directorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam /University of Transport and Communications, VIETNAM
Royal University of Phnom Penh, CAMBODIAIn addition to an MBA from Kyoto University, students have the opportunity to be conferred degrees from other universities.

Three-Year Programs

April
Kyoto
University

April

2nd year

3rd year

September

OctoberNational
TaiwanUniversity

October
Kyoto
UniversityKyoto
UniversityOctober

Double Degree

Enrollment in Kyoto University

1st year

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 BusinessSchool). Upon completion, students earn two Master’s
degrees.

UniversityKyotoof Hamburg University

9Collaborative
Research■ Endowed Chairs

17 endowed chairs by the following companies

Integratingknowledge fromvarious fields

Industrygovernmentacademia
collaboration

Givingsolutions tocomplicatedmanagement
issuesArt, Communication Design and Organizational Management
Green Entrepreneurship Studies■ Endowed Lectures
4 endowed lectures by the following companies

10■ Collaborative Research Chairs
Collaborative Research Chair for Asian Business Leader Development

Practice of Informatics for Business Chair

Collaborative Research Chair for Paradoxical LeadershipResearch on Infrastructure Physical Property■ Center for Research in Business Administration■ Consortium
Kyoto University Aesthetic Strategy Consortium
Kyoto University Communication Design & DE&I Consortium■ Visiting Lectures
Urban/Regional Management
National Land Management
Project Finance■ Executive Education
Asia Business Leader Project
Senior Management Accounting Professional Program
Kyoto Creative Assemblage■ Introduction MBA program
Service MBA Introductory Program11

I n fo rm at io n
MBA / Professional Degree Course

Department of Business Administration,Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
Established: April 2006
Student Capacity: 100 students per year (200 students in total)
Degree: MBA / Master of Business Administration

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

Department of Management Science,Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
Established: April 2016
Student Capacity: 7 students per year (21 students in total)
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Management Science

Student
Background
International Domestic
students
students

45％ 55％Students withWork Experience
WithoutWith26％ 74％

FemaleStudents43％※ Excluding Doctoral Student

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 May 2024.