京都大学経営管理大学院外部評価委員会
令和５年１０月３１日（火）15:30-17:00
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1. 澤邉院長挨拶
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3. 京都大学経営管理大学院の現状と課題の説明
4. 意見交換・研究活動について・教育活動について・国際化の推進について・部局の教育・研究環境の整備
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出席者一覧【外部評価委員】（五十音順）（ご出席）Barış Tan

コッチ大学・教授【京都大学】
澤邉 紀生
山田 忠史
若林 直樹
COLPAN，Asli
松井 啓之

京都大学経営管理大学院・院長
京都大学経営管理大学院・副院長
京都大学経営管理大学院・教授（経営研究センター長）
京都大学経営管理大学院・教授（国際交流委員長）
京都大学経営管理大学院・教授（総務委員長）＜事務陪席＞
古田 都
野元 葵

京都大学経営管理大学院・院長室秘書
京都大学経営管理大学院・国際認証・広報室特定職員

Feedback Report for the External Advisory Board Mee;ngProf. Dr. Barış Tan, Koç UniversityNovember 3, 2023
I visited Kyoto University Graduate School of Management, during October 30 - November 2, 2023, as an External
Advisory Board member. During this period, in addiNon to the External Advisory Board meeNng, I also aOended twomeeNng to discuss the structure and the plans regarding the iGSM program and the status of EQUIS accreditaNon
midterm progress report in detail. This short feedback note summarizes my main observaNons and suggesNons drawn
from these meeNngs and the informaNon I acquired in my previous meeNngs with the school’s leadership and faculty.
The main issues we discussed at these meeNngs are related to structuring the Kyoto GSM’s program porVolio, monitoring
research acNviNes in diﬀerent areas, faculty-related issues, physical space requirements, internaNonalizaNon, quality
assurance and the progress regarding the developmental areas idenNﬁed by EQUIS.
•••••••Program Por(olio: My main suggesNon is combining all the English and Japanese programs under a single programthat may be referred as Kyoto MBA. In this structure, the current programs can be oﬀered as diﬀerent tracks forthe students. All the English and Japanese courses should be open to all students. Making this change requires
unifying the admission processes and requirements (excluding the language requirement for the English programs.)
Research: Increasing research impact is one of the EQUIS developmental goals. The research at Kyoto GSM is
mulNdisciplinary and covers areas, such as environmental studies and waste management, that are not typicallycovered in business schools. It is important to report the research acNviNes and outputs in a way that will convey
the mulNdisciplinary research at Kyoto GSM as an enriching and disNnguishing feature to an internaNonal audience.
Furthermore, the quality and quanNty of research output in diﬀerent outlets should be monitored and reportedwith the relevant breakdown, such as publicaNons in FT40 journals, top internaNonal journals (e.g., top 10% citedor ABS journal 4*), internaNonal journals, Japanese journals, professional magazines, case studies, publicaNons
related to UN SDG categories etc. While secng targets and asking all the faculty members to work towards thesetargets would be a top-down approach that is common in many Western business schools, discussing the progressof these results on a yearly basis with the whole faculty may also lead to a similar posiNve change in Kyoto GSM.
Faculty: Improving faculty suﬃciency is one of the EQUIS developmental goals. The number of female andinternaNonal faculty should be increased. While Kyoto GSM has a very high faculty/student raNo, using many
adjuncts and visiNng faculty creates a confusion. The number of adjunct and visiNng faculty seems to be highconsidering the teaching requirements. The number of elecNve courses to oﬀer each year should be determinedconsidering the target average number of students in each course. This will indicate the adjunct and visiNng facultyrequirements in a considered way. The processes related to appoinNng, evaluaNng, and deciding on the renewal ofadjunct and visiNng faculty should be improved.
Interna7onaliza7on: Developing a detailed strategic plan that includes internaNonalizaNon is one of the EQUIS
developmental goals. InternaNonalizaNon covers all the acNviNes of the school. The acNon plan should include all
the acNons to improve internaNonalizaNon of programs, students, faculty, research, execuNve educaNon, andcorporate connecNons with the relevant key performance indicators.
Quality Assurance: Developing a quality assurance system is one of the EQUIS developmental goals. A
comprehensive process should be developed to idenNfy the intended learning objecNves (ILOs) for all theprograms, ILOs for each course, and review programs regularly. A special aOenNon is required to assure the qualityof the content, delivery, and assessment methods used in the courses oﬀered by the adjunct and visiNng faculty.
Physical Space: One of the main challenges Kyoto GSM faces is the physical space. Kyoto GSM needs a dedicatedlarger space or a new building. If this is not possible, the current space should be improved. Its physical spaceshould deliver the brand message of Kyoto GSM clearly to all the visitors. It would be beOer to have all the bilingual
signs. The status of the physical resources can be an issue for the next reaccreditaNon visit.
EQUIS Progress: The acNviNes related to accreditaNons should be viewed as vehicles to improve the quality of theschool. Accordingly, the acNons to address the issues raised by EQUIS can be decided considering their importanceto the school. All the issues discussed above are related to the EQUIS developmental goals and the quality
dimensions. The progress report should reﬂect the developments in these areas since May 2023, preferably inquanNtaNve terms based on selected KPIs. At the same Nme, the progress report should be wriOen in a way toinform the new members of the next peer review team and reiterate the important issues such as the restricNons
imposed by the government, endowed chair system, boOom-up culture in academia among others to EFMD.
I congratulate the school’s leadership, faculty, and administraNon for the successful results obtained during theprevious year and wish the best for the coming period.