Results for Certified Evaluation and Accreditation forProfessional Graduate Business School

The Department of Business and Technology Management
Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University

Basic Information of the Institution
Ownership: National

Location: Fukuoka, Japan

Accreditation Status
Year of the Review: 2023
Accreditation Status: accredited （Accreditation Period: April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2029）

Department of Business and Technology Management, Graduate School of Economics,
Kyushu University

Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Results
for the Department of Business and Technology Management,
Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University
The unique purpose of the Department of Business and Technology Management, Graduate
School of Economics, Kyushu University (also known as Kyushu University Business School, orQBS), reads as follows: “Based on leading knowledge of business and advanced

administration abilities, the school leads the development of business professionals who bear
the global development of industries and enterprises” with the ability “to open [a] new age ofindustrial society.” QBS’s vision announced in its medium-term goal states that theBusiness School aims to train “international business professionals who will lead thetransformation with management and industrial technology knowledge while promotingthe creation of business value in Asia.” To achieve the above purpose and vision, themedium-term goal has defined such priority action areas as the establishment,strengthening, and promotion of the foundation for integrating the fields of design andentrepreneurship; relocation to the Hakozaki Satellite Campus; collaboration withorganizations inside and outside the University; and creation of an activity base suitable
for addressing social issues. QBS has already begun work in several of these priority areas,for example, by launching the new Design, Business, Entrepreneurship Crossing Track(DBEX) certificate program and collaborating with the Insect Science and Creative
Entomology Center. These are unique and commendable undertakings.
QBS offers a structured curriculum consisting of mandatory courses under theMBA Basics category and a range of elective courses in the five subject groups ofResources and Organization, Market and Strategies, Finance, Asia, and Management ofTechnology (MOT). The use of such teaching methods as flipped learning and projectbased learning (PBL) promotes self-directed learning and is well-received by students. In
particular, the entrepreneur training component in the DBEX program incorporating
design perspectives is a distinctive feature of the curriculum that deserves special mention.
There are several areas of improvement QBS should address, however.
With respect to the curriculum, the course line-up has not kept pace with thechanging business environment faced by today’s students. As a result, there is a
disconnect between students’ desire for more freedom to select courses and the current
course line-up, which is a problem that needs to be addressed. Furthermore, there are twoareas of improvement that are of material influence, namely, replacement of retiringfaculty members and relocation to the Hakozaki Satellite Campus. Regarding teacher
replacement, the Business School should ensure at all times that the number of its full1

Department of Business and Technology Management, Graduate School of Economics,
Kyushu University

time teaching staff does not fall below the minimum number of teachers required by law.
Going forward, the Business School is advised to utilize the results of thiscertified evaluation and accreditation for professional graduate business schools andcontinue its self-study efforts for improvement, assure and enhance the quality of its
education program, and further develop its unique characteristics.

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