Message from the DeanI n f o rma 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

42％ 58％Students withWork Experience
Without

With

29％ 71％

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 with38％

a global outlook.

Integration of the social and natural sciences
Tuition and Scholarshiphttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/fee-and-scholarship/

Classes covering awide area of social
and natural sciences

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/

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

Accept students withdiverse backgrounds

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTKYOTO UNIVERSITYGUIDE 2022

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 rma 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

42％ 58％Students withWork Experience
Without

With

29％ 71％

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 with38％

a global outlook.

Integration of the social and natural sciences
Tuition and Scholarshiphttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/fee-and-scholarship/

Classes covering awide area of social
and natural sciences

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/

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

Accept students withdiverse backgrounds

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTKYOTO UNIVERSITYGUIDE 2022

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 rma 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

42％ 58％Students withWork Experience
Without

With

29％ 71％

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 with38％

a global outlook.

Integration of the social and natural sciences
Tuition and Scholarshiphttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/fee-and-scholarship/

Classes covering awide area of social
and natural sciences

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/

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

Accept students withdiverse backgrounds

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTKYOTO UNIVERSITYGUIDE 2022

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

Research Fields : Planning Theory,
Decision Making Support, Gaming Simulation

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

Yosuke HIGO

Ryerson University,
CANADA

Nova University of Lisbon, PORTUGALEMLYON 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.

French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport,
Development and Networks, FRANCE [IFSTTAR]
Free University of Brussels, BELGIUM
University of Hamburg, GERMANY

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

15 endowed chairs by the following companies

Guanghua School of Management,
Peking University, CHINA

Integratingknowledge fromvarious fields

International MBA Programs *Instructed in English

1.
2.
3.
1.
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 leadersMBA（Master of Business
Administration）

College of Administrative Sciencesand Economics, Koc University,
TURKEY

Kyoto MBA+
Cornell MMH

International Project Management Program (i-PM)

National Chengchi University, TAIWAN
National Taiwan University, TAIWAN

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, INDIA

Fostering international project managers

The WB National University of Juridical Sciences, INDIA

Business Leadership Program

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, INDIA

Service and Hospitality Program
Project Operations Management Program

April

Endowed Lectures

International Islamic University Malaysia, MALAYSIA
Singapore Management University, SINGAPORE

University of Indonesia, INDONESIA

Collaborative Research Chairs

One and a Half Year Track

5.

Finance and Accounting Program

6.

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor

Nobuyuki ISAGAWA

October2.

Executive Education

April

Asia Business Leader Project

Business Leadership Program
Achievement of strategic advantage

Service and Hospitality Program
Innovating in service society

Project Operations Management Program
Fostering of project managers with balanced skills

4.

Finance and Accounting Program
Development of interdisciplinary professional skills

Finance and Accounting Program

5.

Development of interdisciplinary professional skills (for qualified individuals only)

6.

Development of Destination Management Capabilities

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Chief of Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

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

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

Asli M. COLPAN

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

Research Fields : Strategic Management,
Corporate Governance, International Business

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

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

Kyoto Creative Assemblage

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

Two Degrees in Three Years
1st year

April
Kyoto
University

April

2nd year

3rd year

September

OctoberNational
TaiwanUniversity

October
Kyoto
University

Kyoto
University

OctoberIntroduction MBA program
Double Degree

Naoki WAKABAYASHI

Senior Management Accounting
Professional Program

Double Degree

Professor

International Double Degree Opportunities

Enrollment in Kyoto University

3.

Givingsolutions tocomplicatedmanagement
issuesCollaborative Research Chair for Asian Business Leader Development

Enrollment in Kyoto University
and Cornell University

Research Fields : ESG management, Corporate Finance,
Sustainable Finance1.

Industrygovernmentacademia
collaboration

3 endowed lectures by the following companies

The Royal University of Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

MBA（Master of Business
Administration）

Finance and Accounting Program

Project FinanceDirectorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport ofVietnam, VIETNAM
Darla Moore School of Business,
University of South Carolina, USA
Ateneo de Manila University,
PHILIPPINES
Cornell University, USA
National University of Laos, LAOS
Villanova School of Business,
Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND
Villanova University, USA

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, INDIA

2nd year

National Land Management

University of Transport and Communications, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, INDIA

1st year

Urban/Regional Management

Foreign Trade University, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, INDIA

MBA Programs *Instructed in JapaneseVisiting Lectures

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, TAIWAN

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, INDIA

1.
2.
3.
4.

Graduate School of Management
Kyoto University, JAPANIzmir University of Economics,
TURKEYTechnical University of
Munich, GERMANY
University of Tuebingen, GERMANY

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)
Global professionals in management and hospitality

Pusan National University, S.KOREA

Copenhagen Business School, DENMARK

Research Fields : Geo-disaster Prevention, Geotechnical Engineering

Chief of Finance and Accounting Program

Center for Research in
Business Administration

Endowed Chairs

Seoul National University, S.KOREA

Professor

Hiroyuki MATSUICollaborative Research

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.

Practice of Informatics for Business Chair

Collaborative Research Chair for Securities Investment

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

Research Fields : Planning Theory,
Decision Making Support, Gaming Simulation

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

Yosuke HIGO

Ryerson University,
CANADA

Nova University of Lisbon, PORTUGALEMLYON 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.

French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport,
Development and Networks, FRANCE [IFSTTAR]
Free University of Brussels, BELGIUM
University of Hamburg, GERMANY

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

15 endowed chairs by the following companies

Guanghua School of Management,
Peking University, CHINA

Integratingknowledge fromvarious fields

International MBA Programs *Instructed in English

1.
2.
3.
1.
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 leadersMBA（Master of Business
Administration）

College of Administrative Sciencesand Economics, Koc University,
TURKEY

Kyoto MBA+
Cornell MMH

International Project Management Program (i-PM)

National Chengchi University, TAIWAN
National Taiwan University, TAIWAN

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, INDIA

Fostering international project managers

The WB National University of Juridical Sciences, INDIA

Business Leadership Program

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, INDIA

Service and Hospitality Program
Project Operations Management Program

April

Endowed Lectures

International Islamic University Malaysia, MALAYSIA
Singapore Management University, SINGAPORE

University of Indonesia, INDONESIA

Collaborative Research Chairs

One and a Half Year Track

5.

Finance and Accounting Program

6.

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor

Nobuyuki ISAGAWA

October2.

Executive Education

April

Asia Business Leader Project

Business Leadership Program
Achievement of strategic advantage

Service and Hospitality Program
Innovating in service society

Project Operations Management Program
Fostering of project managers with balanced skills

4.

Finance and Accounting Program
Development of interdisciplinary professional skills

Finance and Accounting Program

5.

Development of interdisciplinary professional skills (for qualified individuals only)

6.

Development of Destination Management Capabilities

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Chief of Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

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

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

Asli M. COLPAN

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

Research Fields : Strategic Management,
Corporate Governance, International Business

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

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

Kyoto Creative Assemblage

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

Two Degrees in Three Years
1st year

April
Kyoto
University

April

2nd year

3rd year

September

OctoberNational
TaiwanUniversity

October
Kyoto
University

Kyoto
University

OctoberIntroduction MBA program
Double Degree

Naoki WAKABAYASHI

Senior Management Accounting
Professional Program

Double Degree

Professor

International Double Degree Opportunities

Enrollment in Kyoto University

3.

Givingsolutions tocomplicatedmanagement
issuesCollaborative Research Chair for Asian Business Leader Development

Enrollment in Kyoto University
and Cornell University

Research Fields : ESG management, Corporate Finance,
Sustainable Finance1.

Industrygovernmentacademia
collaboration

3 endowed lectures by the following companies

The Royal University of Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

MBA（Master of Business
Administration）

Finance and Accounting Program

Project FinanceDirectorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport ofVietnam, VIETNAM
Darla Moore School of Business,
University of South Carolina, USA
Ateneo de Manila University,
PHILIPPINES
Cornell University, USA
National University of Laos, LAOS
Villanova School of Business,
Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND
Villanova University, USA

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, INDIA

2nd year

National Land Management

University of Transport and Communications, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, INDIA

1st year

Urban/Regional Management

Foreign Trade University, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, INDIA

MBA Programs *Instructed in JapaneseVisiting Lectures

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, TAIWAN

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, INDIA

1.
2.
3.
4.

Graduate School of Management
Kyoto University, JAPANIzmir University of Economics,
TURKEYTechnical University of
Munich, GERMANY
University of Tuebingen, GERMANY

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)
Global professionals in management and hospitality

Pusan National University, S.KOREA

Copenhagen Business School, DENMARK

Research Fields : Geo-disaster Prevention, Geotechnical Engineering

Chief of Finance and Accounting Program

Center for Research in
Business Administration

Endowed Chairs

Seoul National University, S.KOREA

Professor

Hiroyuki MATSUICollaborative Research

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.

Practice of Informatics for Business Chair

Collaborative Research Chair for Securities Investment

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

Research Fields : Planning Theory,
Decision Making Support, Gaming Simulation

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

Yosuke HIGO

Ryerson University,
CANADA

Nova University of Lisbon, PORTUGALEMLYON 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.

French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport,
Development and Networks, FRANCE [IFSTTAR]
Free University of Brussels, BELGIUM
University of Hamburg, GERMANY

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

15 endowed chairs by the following companies

Guanghua School of Management,
Peking University, CHINA

Integratingknowledge fromvarious fields

International MBA Programs *Instructed in English

1.
2.
3.
1.
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 leadersMBA（Master of Business
Administration）

College of Administrative Sciencesand Economics, Koc University,
TURKEY

Kyoto MBA+
Cornell MMH

International Project Management Program (i-PM)

National Chengchi University, TAIWAN
National Taiwan University, TAIWAN

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, INDIA

Fostering international project managers

The WB National University of Juridical Sciences, INDIA

Business Leadership Program

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, INDIA

Service and Hospitality Program
Project Operations Management Program

April

Endowed Lectures

International Islamic University Malaysia, MALAYSIA
Singapore Management University, SINGAPORE

University of Indonesia, INDONESIA

Collaborative Research Chairs

One and a Half Year Track

5.

Finance and Accounting Program

6.

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor

Nobuyuki ISAGAWA

October2.

Executive Education

April

Asia Business Leader Project

Business Leadership Program
Achievement of strategic advantage

Service and Hospitality Program
Innovating in service society

Project Operations Management Program
Fostering of project managers with balanced skills

4.

Finance and Accounting Program
Development of interdisciplinary professional skills

Finance and Accounting Program

5.

Development of interdisciplinary professional skills (for qualified individuals only)

6.

Development of Destination Management Capabilities

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Chief of Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

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

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

Asli M. COLPAN

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

Research Fields : Strategic Management,
Corporate Governance, International Business

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

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

Kyoto Creative Assemblage

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

Two Degrees in Three Years
1st year

April
Kyoto
University

April

2nd year

3rd year

September

OctoberNational
TaiwanUniversity

October
Kyoto
University

Kyoto
University

OctoberIntroduction MBA program
Double Degree

Naoki WAKABAYASHI

Senior Management Accounting
Professional Program

Double Degree

Professor

International Double Degree Opportunities

Enrollment in Kyoto University

3.

Givingsolutions tocomplicatedmanagement
issuesCollaborative Research Chair for Asian Business Leader Development

Enrollment in Kyoto University
and Cornell University

Research Fields : ESG management, Corporate Finance,
Sustainable Finance1.

Industrygovernmentacademia
collaboration

3 endowed lectures by the following companies

The Royal University of Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

MBA（Master of Business
Administration）

Finance and Accounting Program

Project FinanceDirectorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport ofVietnam, VIETNAM
Darla Moore School of Business,
University of South Carolina, USA
Ateneo de Manila University,
PHILIPPINES
Cornell University, USA
National University of Laos, LAOS
Villanova School of Business,
Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND
Villanova University, USA

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, INDIA

2nd year

National Land Management

University of Transport and Communications, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, INDIA

1st year

Urban/Regional Management

Foreign Trade University, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, INDIA

MBA Programs *Instructed in JapaneseVisiting Lectures

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, TAIWAN

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, INDIA

1.
2.
3.
4.

Graduate School of Management
Kyoto University, JAPANIzmir University of Economics,
TURKEYTechnical University of
Munich, GERMANY
University of Tuebingen, GERMANY

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)
Global professionals in management and hospitality

Pusan National University, S.KOREA

Copenhagen Business School, DENMARK

Research Fields : Geo-disaster Prevention, Geotechnical Engineering

Chief of Finance and Accounting Program

Center for Research in
Business Administration

Endowed Chairs

Seoul National University, S.KOREA

Professor

Hiroyuki MATSUICollaborative Research

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.

Practice of Informatics for Business Chair

Collaborative Research Chair for Securities Investment

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

Research Fields : Planning Theory,
Decision Making Support, Gaming Simulation

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

Yosuke HIGO

Ryerson University,
CANADA

Nova University of Lisbon, PORTUGALEMLYON 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.

French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport,
Development and Networks, FRANCE [IFSTTAR]
Free University of Brussels, BELGIUM
University of Hamburg, GERMANY

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

15 endowed chairs by the following companies

Guanghua School of Management,
Peking University, CHINA

Integratingknowledge fromvarious fields

International MBA Programs *Instructed in English

1.
2.
3.
1.
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 leadersMBA（Master of Business
Administration）

College of Administrative Sciencesand Economics, Koc University,
TURKEY

Kyoto MBA+
Cornell MMH

International Project Management Program (i-PM)

National Chengchi University, TAIWAN
National Taiwan University, TAIWAN

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, INDIA
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, INDIA

Fostering international project managers

The WB National University of Juridical Sciences, INDIA

Business Leadership Program

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, INDIA

Service and Hospitality Program
Project Operations Management Program

April

Endowed Lectures

International Islamic University Malaysia, MALAYSIA
Singapore Management University, SINGAPORE

University of Indonesia, INDONESIA

Collaborative Research Chairs

One and a Half Year Track

5.

Finance and Accounting Program

6.

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Professor

Nobuyuki ISAGAWA

October2.

Executive Education

April

Asia Business Leader Project

Business Leadership Program
Achievement of strategic advantage

Service and Hospitality Program
Innovating in service society

Project Operations Management Program
Fostering of project managers with balanced skills

4.

Finance and Accounting Program
Development of interdisciplinary professional skills

Finance and Accounting Program

5.

Development of interdisciplinary professional skills (for qualified individuals only)

6.

Development of Destination Management Capabilities

Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

Chief of Tourism and Hospitality Management Course

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

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

Asli M. COLPAN

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

Research Fields : Strategic Management,
Corporate Governance, International Business

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

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

Kyoto Creative Assemblage

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

Two Degrees in Three Years
1st year

April
Kyoto
University

April

2nd year

3rd year

September

OctoberNational
TaiwanUniversity

October
Kyoto
University

Kyoto
University

OctoberIntroduction MBA program
Double Degree

Naoki WAKABAYASHI

Senior Management Accounting
Professional Program

Double Degree

Professor

International Double Degree Opportunities

Enrollment in Kyoto University

3.

Givingsolutions tocomplicatedmanagement
issuesCollaborative Research Chair for Asian Business Leader Development

Enrollment in Kyoto University
and Cornell University

Research Fields : ESG management, Corporate Finance,
Sustainable Finance1.

Industrygovernmentacademia
collaboration

3 endowed lectures by the following companies

The Royal University of Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA

MBA（Master of Business
Administration）

Finance and Accounting Program

Project FinanceDirectorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport ofVietnam, VIETNAM
Darla Moore School of Business,
University of South Carolina, USA
Ateneo de Manila University,
PHILIPPINES
Cornell University, USA
National University of Laos, LAOS
Villanova School of Business,
Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND
Villanova University, USA

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, INDIA

2nd year

National Land Management

University of Transport and Communications, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, INDIA

1st year

Urban/Regional Management

Foreign Trade University, VIETNAM

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, INDIA

MBA Programs *Instructed in JapaneseVisiting Lectures

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, TAIWAN

Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, INDIA

1.
2.
3.
4.

Graduate School of Management
Kyoto University, JAPANIzmir University of Economics,
TURKEYTechnical University of
Munich, GERMANY
University of Tuebingen, GERMANY

Kyoto-Cornell International Collaborative Degree Opportunity (KC-CDO)
Global professionals in management and hospitality

Pusan National University, S.KOREA

Copenhagen Business School, DENMARK

Research Fields : Geo-disaster Prevention, Geotechnical Engineering

Chief of Finance and Accounting Program

Center for Research in
Business Administration

Endowed Chairs

Seoul National University, S.KOREA

Professor

Hiroyuki MATSUICollaborative Research

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.

Practice of Informatics for Business Chair

Collaborative Research Chair for Securities Investment

Service MBA Introductory ProgramMessage from the DeanI n f o rma 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

42％ 58％Students withWork Experience
Without

With

29％ 71％

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 with38％

a global outlook.

Integration of the social and natural sciences
Tuition and Scholarshiphttps://www.gsm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/fee-and-scholarship/

Classes covering awide area of social
and natural sciences

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/

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

Accept students withdiverse backgrounds

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENTKYOTO UNIVERSITYGUIDE 2022

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