Results for Certified Evaluation and Accreditation
for Professional Graduate Business School

Tokyo University of Science, Professional Graduate School,Graduate School of Management,
Department of Management of Technology

Basic Information of the Institution
Ownership: Private

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Accreditation Status
Year of the Review: 2021
Accreditation Status: accredited （Accreditation Period: April.1.2022– March.31.2027）

Tokyo University of Science, Professional Graduate School, Graduate School of Management,
Department of Management of Technology

Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Resultsfor Tokyo University of Science, Professional Graduate School,Graduate School of Management, Department of Management ofTechnology

Tokyo University of Science, Professional Graduate School, Graduate School ofManagement, Department of Management of Technology has as its unique purpose “tonurture and produce highly skilled professionals who can swiftly and innovatively
respond to rapid social change and lead society, through conducting education
combining science and engineering that is aimed at practically integrating technology
and management and developing a global perspective and high ethical standards.” To
this end, the department has the following educational objective: “To nurtureindividuals who have systematically acquired knowledge in technology andmanagement which integrates theory and practice, and who can achieve innovation
across the process leading from R&D to commercialization by analyzing and predicting
diverse social needs and formulating innovation strategies based on their cutting-edgeknowledge and outstanding skills in the field of management of technology, global
thinking, and high ethical standards.”
Previously known as Graduate School of Innovation Studies, Department ofManagement of Technology (established in 2004, suspended recruitment in 2018), theDepartment merged with Department of Master of Intellectual Property of the same
graduate school (established in 2005, suspended recruitment in 2017) in 2018 to forma professional graduate school under Graduate School of Management. The Department
revised its completion certification and degree awarding policy (diploma policy) andcurriculum at the time of restructuring. Whereas it used to specialize in the field ofmanagement of technology, the Department turned its focus to economics andmanagement in response to social demand for entrepreneurship and innovation,
deciding to nurture chiefs and officers (CXO) and entrepreneurs capable of adapting tosocial change. The Department formulated the New MOT 1.0 plan to this end,
conducting education and research activities as a new professional graduate businessschool. In order to address the issues arising from its activities under the neworganizational structure, the Department formulated a new medium- to long-term planin 2019 called New MOT 2.0: Plan for High-Tech MBA (hereinafter “New MOT 2.0”).
Under this plan, the Department has made various improvements and changes,
especially in the three priority areas of developing a curriculum that focuses on1

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graduation paper preparation, gaining students from companies, and revising theachievement evaluation criteria for practitioner faculty and recruiting faculty who cancover both practical and academic matters.
As part of the initiatives above, the Department has improved its facilities andequipment to encourage practical learning. Specifically, it has established dealing
rooms that enable research and advanced analytical simulations using real-time market
data, which are intended for Fintech Strategy classes that involve teaching students
about business development based on integration of finance and information. Inresponse to the restrictions on face-to-face classes due to the spread of COVID-19 since2020, the Department has improved its facilities by utilizing the latest technology. For
example, to enable online or HyFlex classes, the Department has worked with
manufacturers to develop/improve microphones, AI cameras, and other necessary
devices, which have been installed in all lecture rooms. This is a commendable
endeavor.
The Department’s failure to meet the enrollment quota, which has been an issue
since its restructuring, is considered a matter of priority under New MOT 2.0.
Accordingly, the Department has strived to admit high quality students by encouraging
faculty to gain students from companies, as well as by incorporating the number ofstudents gained from companies and the career situations of those students after
completion into faculty achievement evaluations. The number of students enrollingfrom companies has gradually increased thanks to these efforts. However, theenrollment number is still significantly lower than the enrollment quota. In addition tocontinuing to make efforts to gain students from companies, the Department should
clearly present the distinctive features of its curriculum and educational program as
described below and implement effective measures to ensure student enrollment.
As another issue, given that five years have passed since the restructuring andthe Department has already produced graduates, the Department should encourage
individual faculty to follow up on graduates who they supervised, accumulate
information by developing an organizational system for tracking graduate careers, andconduct periodic analysis to verify the educational outcomes. Furthermore, theDepartment needs to improve its curriculum and educational program by establishinga class evaluation method that is suitable for its educational activities and studying theresults of the verification of educational outcomes based on information from graduates.
The Department was restructured in 2018 with an eye to nurturing highly skilled
professionals. Focusing on management of technology based on the practical
integration of technology and management, the Department developed New MOT 1.02

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Department of Management of Technologyand New MOT 2.0 and has implemented reforms in various areas in line with thoseplans. As is demonstrated by the fact that New MOT 3.0 is currently under development,the Department is consistently working toward formulating new medium- to long-termplans. The JUAA hopes that the Department verifies the outcomes and identifies theissues of the current New MOT 2.0, and clearly presents its ideas on management oftechnology and the distinctive features of its educational program based on those ideas.

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