Results for Certified Evaluation and Accreditation forProfessional Graduate Business School

Meiji University Professional Graduate School
Graduate School of Global Business Global Business Program

Basic Information of the Institution
Ownership: Private

Location: Tokyo, Japan

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

Meiji University Professional Graduate School
Graduate School of Global Business Global Business Program

Certified Evaluation and Accreditation Results
for the Meiji University Professional Graduate School,Graduate School of Global Business, Global Business Program
The unique purpose of the Global Business Program, Graduate School of Global Business,
Meiji University Professional Graduate School, also known as Meiji Business School, orMBS, is “to produce the following graduates who can reenergize Japanese society andbusiness. Imbued with a global outlook, centered on the Asian region, and an ethicalapproach to Corporate Social Responsibility, these graduates will be equipped withleadership skills and management expertise in general and specialized business areas.”
More specifically, MBS seeks to prepare students to become To achieve this mission, “weresearch family business, start-up business and business administration and provide alocation where individual creative value can be cultivated as well as put into practice byproviding opportunities for students and faculty to create together and where students canvoluntarily learn practices and theories, develop skills to change careers, and findopportunities to implement business-to-business services.” To support and facilitate theseactivities, the Business School works to provide an international learning environment,
collaborate with other professional graduate schools in Japan and abroad, and haslaunched degree programs in English, or the English Track (ET) programs, all inaccordance with the annual Graduate School of Global Business Medium- and LongTerm Plan and the Annual Plan formulated in tandem with the broader medium- and longterm plan of Meiji University.
MBS’s education program offers a structured curriculum consisting of over 180
courses classified as the Compulsory Core group, Common Course group, SpecializedCourse group, and the Master’s Thesis, with the Specialized Course group further divided
into five areas of specialty and two clusters. Class formats include seminar-style sessionsand case-studies as well as lectures, and guest speaker events are held as appropriate.
MBS has a clear vision of the skills and qualities it aims to develop in students
and a clear purpose to help address the challenges of today’s society by training
professionals with the abilities not only to take over and run existing businesses but also
launch new businesses. The vision and purpose are highly valuable for society and areremarkable features of the Business School, and to achieve them, MBS implements acurriculum unique to the Global Business Program, with some 60 courses taught inEnglish, including five in the Compulsory Core group. This is a highly commendable
feature that sets an excellent example for other graduate schools. Moreover, MBS actively
partners with overseas graduate schools, another commendable effort aimed at realizing
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Meiji University Professional Graduate School
Graduate School of Global Business Global Business Program

the Business School’s objectives.
There are several areas of improvement MBS should address, however, from thestandpoint of quality assurance of education.
First, the Corporate Ethics course offered with the specific aim of nurturing highprofessional ethical standards is placed in the Common Course category and enrolls fewstudents. The curriculum should be revised to better align with MBS’s unique objectiveof training professionals with strong ethical principles. The second issue relates to theCompulsory Core courses offered in Japanese and English. The Japanese and English
versions of the same course differ greatly in content and teaching methods, resulting in awide gap in the student learning experience between the two versions. MBS should ensurethat the two versions of the same course offer the same contents and teaching methods.
Third, a number of courses listed in the Meiji University Professional Graduate SchoolRegulations are unlisted in the course schedule. MBS needs to investigate the reason why
and take a remedial action as appropriate. Finally, in light of its status as an internationallyaccredited professional graduate school and its aspirations to further promoteinternationalization, it is important for MBS to take effective measures to promote ongoing quality assurance of education from a global perspective.
While areas of improvement are suggested above, the review observed that theprofessional graduate school has managed to achieve continuous growth since its
inauguration under the Dean’s leadership. Going forward, MBS is expected to further
develop its strengths and unique characteristics as it advances to the next level.

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