International University of Japan

International University of Japan
国際大学 (Kokusai Daigaku)
Motto Where the World Gathers
Type Private
Established 1982
Chairman Yotaro Kobayashi
President Shinichi Kitaoka
Students 330 (graduate)
Location Minami Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Alumni 3,257 (from 112 countries)[1]
Colors blue
Website www.iuj.ac.jp

The International University of Japan (国際大学 Kokusai Daigaku or IUJ) is a private university located in Minami-Uonuma city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

IUJ is the first graduate school in Japan, and one of the few Japanese universities which offers all courses in English. It was founded in 1982, primarily to train global leaders effective in the globalized world, be it in business, government, world organizations, or the non-profit sector. IUJ offers Master's degrees in International Development, Economics, Public Management, International Peace Studies and International Relations, as well as an MBA in business administration and an E-business degree. IUJ is fully approved and accredited by the Ministry of Education, Japan.

The IUJ Business school is consistently ranked among the top schools in the world by leading business and education publications.[2][3][4][5][6] The Public Management program, too, was recently noted among the best. Some of the rankings are noted below.

The IUJ campus has an extremely diverse student body, with students from all over the world. In any given academic year there are students from about 50 countries. This diversity is accentuated by the fact that there are only 330 total students on campus. The diversity was celebrated as part of IUJ's 25th Anniversary through a Guinness World Record record breaking attempt - "The most nationalities in a sauna (50)".[7]

IUJ provides a balanced education through the discovery of Japanese and other world cultures. There are many chances to improve skills in cross-border communications, leadership, judgment and decision-making in internationally diversified groups. The spirit for volunteering too is encouraged. To celebrate its international characteristics, IUJ hosts an "International Festival" during the spring term at which students showcase their respective cultures and cuisine for the local community.

IUJ is near ski and hot spring resorts in Niigata prefecture. Its location outside of major cities such as Tokyo enhances its academic excellence and strong student friendship bonding.

History

The tree-lined main entrance and facade of IUJ

IUJ was founded in 1982 by bold leaders with a unique vision, and who represented business, government and world organizations. It was established with extensive support from Japan’s industrial, financial and educational communities as well as from the local community.[8] The mission of IUJ is to teach and conduct research in academic theory and application necessary to develop proactive solutions for issues facing the international society and international businesses. The goal is to foster leaders who have a high level of specialized knowledge and skills, and a deep understanding of and respect for different cultures, so can thereby contribute to the development of the international society.[9]

IUJ is Japan's first graduate-school-only university (no undergraduate campus), and the first to use English only in the classroom.

The Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR) was the first school at IUJ. Leading supporters IUJ’s foundation included the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, Industrial Bank of Japan, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Japan Foreign Trade Council.

In 1988, the Graduate School of International Management (GSIM) was established in collaboration with the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, USA, as the first US-style business school in Japan, and the first MBA to teach only in English. In that same year, the Matsushita Library & Information Center (MLIC) was established with an endowment from the Matsushita International Foundation, now called the Kinoshita Matsushita Memorial Foundation (KMMF).[10]

IUJ celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2012 and now boasts over 3,200 global leaders from over 110 countries/territories who are organized into a close-knit and strong network of worldwide alumni: IUJ touts over 50 Alumni Chapters in 38 countries.

Structure

The Matsushita Library and Information Center

IUJ comprises two graduate schools: the Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR) and the Graduate School of International Management (GSIM). Both schools offer Master’s degree programs.

The university runs two research institutes: The IUJ Research Institute based on campus and The Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM) located in Tokyo. GLOCOM was established in spring of 1991 as a social science institute specializing in the study of information society and Japan. GLOCOM's research focuses on the social, economic and cultural impacts of new communications technologies.

Academic programs

Degree programs

IUJ offers only Master’s degree programs. To apply, applicants must have finished a 4-year bachelor's program or equivalent, and be able to study in the English Language. Those applying to the MBA must also submit a GMAT form. Details can be found on the IUJ Admissions page of http://www.iuj.ac.jp/admis/

The Graduate School of International Management (GSIM) offers three graduate programs: a full-time 2-year MBA program, a 1-year MBA program targeted at company sponsored students with over 5 years of experience, and a 1-year E-Business Management (MEB) program (or "E-Biz" for short). The Business School's working Motto is "Leveraging Emerging Asia for Global Advantage."[11]

The Graduate School of International Relations (GSIR) offers three graduate programs and 5 master's degrees: International Relations Program (IRP) with 2 tracks (MA, International Relations or MA, International Peace Studies), the International Development Program (IDP) with 2 tracks: (MA, International Development or MA, Economics), Public Management and Policy Analysis Program (PMPP) offering an MA in Public Management.[12]

Thus, IUJ is offering 7 master's degrees from 5 interrelated programs.

Since cross-registration is encouraged, students may select 'elective' courses from othr programs to customize their graduate degree program for their individual professional goals.

All the courses are two-year programs (21 months), except the E-Biz program, and 1-year MBA which run for one year (12 months). All courses require a thesis as part of the degree requirements.

Language programs

IUJ offers two optional language programs, one in English and the other in Japanese.

The English language courses are designed for non-native English speakers who wish to develop their proficiency to the level required to participate fully in the English-medium environment of IUJ. It includes an Intensive English Program (IEP) held in the summer and academic English courses held throughout the academic year.

The Japanese Language Program (JLP) offers non-native Japanese speakers the opportunity to learn the Japanese language at four different proficiency levels, from Basic to Advanced.[13]

Flowchart of the IUJ Research & Education PLATFORM

Ties to Corporate Japan

IUJ enjoys a close working network with corporate Japan. Its Global Partnership program puts IUJ in formal relationships with over 50 leading companies in Japan spanning banking, consulting, trade and logistics firms. These companies, and more, take advantage of IUJ's Non-degree programs, such as the Executive Degree program, the Global Leaders program, and the 8-week Intensive English Program. IUJ students serve as facilitators in these programs creating a dynamic, English-only win-win experience. Corporate staffs enjoy interacting with international future leaders, and current students enjoy meeting corporate Japan. As part of the Global Partnership program, IUJ coordinates a CHO Forum: Chief Human Resource Officers gather once or twice a year to explore challenges and issues surrounding Japan's need to globalize its work force.

Exchange programs

IUJ has established student exchange programs with more than 50 respected institutions across Asia, Europe, and North America. The purpose is to give students various opportunities to learn in different educational environments and to broaden their horizons. Up to ten credits earned at the host institution could be transferred to IUJ with no extra tuition paid to the host institution.

Updated lists of the GSIR partner schools and GSIM partner schools can be found at the respective school websites.

The following are examples of GSIR's students exchange partners:

  1. Canada Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University (Canada)
  2. United States Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University (USA/Italy)
  3. South Korea Seoul National University
  4. Australia The University of Adelaide Australia
  5. China School of International Trade and Economics, Beijing University of International Business and Economics (China)

The following are examples of GSIM's students exchange partners:

  1. United States Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College (USA)
  2. United States Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University (USA)
  3. United Kingdom Warwick Business School, University of Warwick (UK)
  4. France EMLYON Business School (France)
  5. Germany WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany)
  6. Norway Norwegian School of Economics (Norway)
  7. Spain ESADE Business School (Spain)
  8. China School of Economics, Fudan University (China)
  9. Hong Kong HKUST Business School, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)
  10. South Korea Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University (Korea)
  11. Singapore NUS Business School, The National University of Singapore (Singapore)
  12. Thailand Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration, The Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
  13. Malaysia Kulliyyah of Economic and Management Science, International Islamic University Malaysia
  14. Indonesia Master of Management Program, The Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia)
  15. India Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (India)

Academic Rankings

GSIR

As of 2012-2013, The Public Management and Policy Analysis Program is ranked:

Business school

The IUJ Business school is consistently ranked among the top schools in the world. and worldwide by leading business and education publications.[16] [17]

IUJ Business school is ranked:

Rating agencyName of RankingsAs ofin Japanin Asiain the worldThe other information
The Economist (U.K.)Full-time MBA Ranking2015#1#6#90ranked in 12 times[27]
Quacquarelli Symonds (U.K.)200 Global Business Schools Report, QS World University Rankings, 2012-2013#1#30－[28]
Eduniversal (France)Best Masters Ranking worldwide2012-2013#3#15－[29]
CNN Expansión (Mexico)Best Global MBAs for Mexicans2015#1#3#62ranked in 4 times[30]

Campus and student life

IUJ campus in winter, with the Echigo-Sanzan mountains in the background

Location

IUJ is located in Minami-Uonuma, a small city on the southeastern end of Niigata prefecture, Japan. It is approximately 100 km south of Niigata city, the prefectural capital, and 230 km northwest of Tokyo. The IUJ campus is in scenic, rural surroundings, in a region of Japan known as “Snow Country” because of the heavy snowfall in winter (on average about 2–3 meters). Apart from paddy fields and mountains, the area has a concentration of onsen (hot springs) and ski resorts, making it a popular destination during the winter season. Thanks to the delicious water from the snow fall, the area is well known for its award winning rice "KoshiHikari," award winning sake, watermellon, Shiitake mushrooms, and more.

The nearest railway station and town is Urasa, approximately 4 km away. The Joetsu Shinkansen has a stop at Urasa station. From here, Niigata city is 40 minutes away and Tokyo is 100 minutes away by shinkansen (bullet train). IUJ runs a regular shuttle bus service between campus and Urasa station. Larger towns within a 30-minute drive from IUJ include Muika-machi and Koide. There are also local buses and trains in operation.

Dormitory facilities

Student dormitories at IUJ

There are three single-student dormitories each housing about 100 students, and one married-student apartments (MSA) with just 18 units for married couples. Each dormitory has inexpensive coin laundry/dryer facilities. All the single dormitory rooms are well-equipped and offer LAN connectivity. MSA is unfurnished. As there is a waiting list for the units, a lottery system is used to allocate them. For those needing to bring families with school aged children, off-campus housing options are supported by an English speaking land.[31]

There is an on-campus convenience shop, Yamazaki. There are recreational and sporting facilities available to the students.

Tennis courts in scenic surroundings

Student Activities and Elected Offices

Every full-time student enrolled in IUJ is automatically a member of the Graduate Student Organization (GSO), the students' union of IUJ. The GSO Executive Committee is a body of elected student representatives in-charge of general student welfare and campus life activities, plus outside events.

IUJ students are encouraged to form their own clubs and societies and the campus is alive with various academic/career building clubs, like the Finance Club, sports groups ranging from Soccer to Aikido, and religious groups including the Catholic Fellowship, and Muslim Student Association.

There is a number of annual on-campus and off-campus events organized by GSO with support from IUJ office and other clubs, such as IUJ Olympics, Ski Day, holiday parties, music nights, game nights, etc.

Two other elected student groups are the IM Council and the IR Council. These groups take care of the academic welfare of the students in their respective schools (GSIM and GSIR), and in close cooperation and communications with the Deans offices.

Corporate sponsorship

IUJ has retained strong connections with the Japanese business community since its inception, and this is reflected by the number of corporations that have sent sponsored students to IUJ over the years. Sponsored students hail from industries like finance, electronics, manufacturing, telecoms, construction and retail. This wide variety of sponsor companies enables IUJ students to build strong networks across the Japanese business community.

Internship and Job Placements

IUJ’s career service, the Career Counseling and Services (CC&S), organizes career workshops, mock interviews and coaches and guides students in their job and internship hunt. It publishes the IUJ Resume Book and distributes it to companies. It supports students with international organization application forms and related essays/cover letters. The career service initiates and co-ordinates the on-campus selection and recruitment of candidates with an emphasis on Winter Term activities.

Close ties with Japanese industry and businesses (see above) give IUJ an added advantage. The career service leverages these strong connections to increase the number of opportunities available to IUJ students. According to the 2012 IUJ Placement Report,[32] 87% of employment candidates in the MBA program who went through career services secured jobs before graduation or within a few months. Updated statistics and a chance to interact with the IUJ Career Counselor is available on the IUJ Career Site.

People

Founders

List of Chairman of the Board of Trustees

　NamePeriodTitle
1stSohei Nakayama 1982-1987Former chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Former President of the Industrial Bank of Japan
2ndJiro Ushio1987-1989Former chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, CEO of USHIO INC.
3rdToshihiro Tomabechi1989-1990Former CEO of the Mitsubishi Corporation
4thYushin Yamamuro1991-1995Former CEO of the Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd
5thYasuma Sugihara1995-1999Former CEO of the ExxonMobil Corporation
6thSogo Okamura1999-2004Professor emeritus, the university of Tokyo
7thYotaro Kobayashi2004-Co-chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives

List of presidents

　NamePeriodTitle
1stSaburo Okita1982-1987108th minister of foreign affairs
2ndShuntaro Shishido1987-1994Economist
3rdGeorge R. Packard 3rd1994-1998Former Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
4thSatoyuki Otsuki1998-1999Economist
5thTakumi Shimano1999-2002Economist
6thYasuma Sugihara2002-2003Former CEO of the ExxonMobil Corporation
7thIppei Yamazawa2003-2008Economist
8thYasuma Sugihara2007-2009Former CEO of the ExxonMobil Corporation
9thMasakatsu Mori2009-2012 Former CEO of the Accenture public limited company
10thShinichi Kitaoka2012-Political scientist, former Japanese ambassador to the United Nations [34]

Faculty in Leadership Roles

Alumni

References

  1. ↑ http://www.iuj.ac.jp/alumni/directory/Alumnioverview.pdf
  2. ↑ The Economist "Which MBA?"
  3. ↑ QS World University Rankings "QS TOP MBA"
  4. ↑ Eduniversal "Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking worldwide 2012-2013"
  5. ↑ CNN Expansión "The Best Global MBAs for Mexicans"
  6. ↑ FindyourMBA.com "FYMBA Rising Stars 2011"
  7. ↑ IUJ’s World Record Attempt on the 25th Anniversary – A Smashing Success!
  8. ↑ History of IUJ
  9. ↑ IUJ's mission
  10. ↑ History of IUJ
  11. ↑ GSIM
  12. ↑ GSIR
  13. ↑ Language programs
  14. ↑ Eduniversal "Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking worldwide 2012-2013"
  15. ↑ http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1770
  16. ↑
    The Economist "The Full time MBA Ranking"
    2003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
    in Japan #1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1-#1#1#1#1
    in Asia #7#5#7#7#5#8#8#10-#5#6#7#5
    in the world #82#84#88#85#77#82#85#83-#79#87#96#90
    • IUJ couldn't apply for rankings in 2011 because of 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
  17. ↑
    CNN Expansión "The Best Global MBAs for Mexicans"
    2012201320142015
    in Japan #1#1#1#1
    in Asia #2#2#2#3
    in the world #66#63#67#62
  18. ↑ The Economist "Which MBA?"
  19. ↑ http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1689
  20. ↑ QS World University Rankings "QS TOP MBA"
  21. ↑ http://www.topmba.com/mba-rankings
  22. ↑ Eduniversal "Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking worldwide 2012-2013"
  23. ↑ http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1770
  24. ↑ CNN Expansión "The Best Global MBAs for Mexicans"
  25. ↑ FindyourMBA.com "FYMBA Rising Stars 2011"
  26. ↑ http://www.iuj.ac.jp/news/index_news.cfm?NewsID=1759
  27. ↑ The Economist "Which MBA?"
  28. ↑ QS World University Rankings "QS TOP MBA"
  29. ↑ Eduniversal "Eduniversal Best Masters Ranking worldwide 2012-2013"
  30. ↑ CNN Expansión "The Best Global MBAs for Mexicans"
  31. ↑ Dormitory information
  32. ↑ http://www.iuj.ac.jp/career/pdf/2012PlacementReport.pdf
  33. ↑ History of IUJ
  34. ↑ Change in IUJ Leadership
  35. ↑ Faculty in GSIR
  36. ↑ Faculty in GSIM
  37. ↑ Business Leaders
  38. ↑ Government officials
  39. ↑ Int'l Org. Leaders
  40. ↑ Academic

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