Contact

University of Hyogo8-2-1, Gakuen Nishimachi, Nishi-ku

Kobe, 651-2197, Japane-mail: g3s@ofc.u-hyogo.ac.jp

https://www.u-hyogo.ac.jp/g3s/en (tentative version) https://www.u-hyogo.ac.jp/g3s/gba (under construction)

Department of Global Business

Graduate School of Social Sciences University of Hyogo

Opening in April 2021

Access

From the airportKansai International Airport / Osaka International AirportAirport express buses run from both airports to Kobe Sannomiya Station.Kobe AirportThe Port Liner train connects the airport and Kobe Sannomiya Station.From Kobe city centerFrom Sannomiya Station, take the Kobe municipal subway to Gakuentoshi Station. (around 20 minutes)If you come to Kobe by bullet train (Shinkansen), take the Kobe municipal subway from Shin-Kobe Station to Gakuentoshi Station.From Gakuentoshi stationIt takes around 10 minutes from the subway station to our campus on foot.

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Establishment of the Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Hyogo

Purpose of Establishment

The University of Hyogo will establish the Graduate School of Social Sciences in April 2021, by reorganizing and integrating the Graduate School of Economics, the Graduate School of Business Administration, the Graduate School of Accountancy, and the Graduate School of Business. The Graduate School of Social Sciences consists of fi ve departments: the Department of Economics (Master’s Program and Doctoral Program), the Department of Business Administration (Master’s Program and Doctoral Program), the Department of Global Business (Master’s Program), the Department of Professional Accountancy (Professional Degree Program), and the Department of Professional Business (Professional Degree Program).

As part of the eff ort to respond to the changes in global circumstances brought about by rapid globalization, the University of Hyogo reorganized undergraduate schools and opened the School of Economics and Management in 2019, with the goal to develop human resources who can play an active role on the global stage, using their extensive knowledge of economics and business administration. This time, we have decided to launch a new graduate school to provide a higher level of graduate education and research in economics and business administration, and to off er our education and research organization’s prompt and fl exible response to social demand. The new graduate school has four major features: education/research programs that benefi t from the achievements and characteristics of the existing graduate schools; the Department of Global Business created as an extension of the Global Business Course of the School of Economics and Management; a clearer and more specifi c vision of human resources to be developed; and enriched recurrent education programs.

Dean elect Hidenori Niizawa

Economics

Business Administration

Global BusinessMaster’s degree

(Global Business Administration)

Professional Accountancy

Professional Business

The Graduate School of Social Sciences

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Department of Global Business

The Department of Global Business (currently off ering only a Master’s Program) aims mainly to nurture business persons equipped with the capabilities necessary to play an active role on the global stage. Students will interdisciplinarily learn law, comparative culture, comparative society, and other subjects, as well as management, economics, and Japanese business. All classes will be off ered in English. In the compulsory specialized subject Consulting Project, students will develop the perspective necessary for a global businessperson through participation in fi eldwork overseas.

Education and Research PurposeThe Department of Global Business aims to develop human resources who have acquired specialized knowledge and skills in Japanese and international business and the ability to adapt to foreign cultures, which is required to play an active role on the global stage. They are individuals equipped with the potential to identify issues of academic signifi cance and approach such issues logically using a theoretical framework, and who can eventually give back the specialized knowledge and skills they have acquired to society.

Diploma PolicyA Master’s degree (Global Business Administration) will be awarded to students who possess a deep knowledge of Japanese and international business, as well as the practical skills essential on a global business stage. Our graduates are expected to acquire specialized knowledge and to be able to use it in the business world while applying critical thinking in a way that could be used for the welfare of the local and international communities.

Career Options after CompletionEmployment (as a researcher, etc.) at global companies, NGOs, international organizations, etc.

Image of Human Resources to Be Developed

Students are expected to develop specialized knowledge and skills in Japanese and international business, as well as intercultural communication skills, which are indispensable in a global society. They should acquire the outstanding ability necessary to address and resolve various issues that occur in international business and related fi elds.

Admission PolicyOur entrance examination process is focused on selecting students who have experience of studying in an intercultural environment; who possess expertise and skills in the global business fi eld that are usually obtained in an undergraduate program, as well as language skills that would allow them to take classes conducted in English, and who are willing to use the skills and expertise they obtain within this program for the benefi t of the society as a whole.

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List of faculty and subjects

Our full-time faculty members have extensive teaching and research experience at leading universities within and outside of Japan.

ASSMANN-TERADA Stephanie

Research Ethics,Seminar I, Seminar II ONOHARA Noriko Japanese Culture and

Society

IWASE Maomi Research Ethics, Consulting Project TAMAS Carmen Research Ethics

KANOU Ikuya Seminar I, Seminar II KINSHI Kayoko Research EthicsComparative Culture

NAKAO Kouichi Japanese Business, Seminar I, Seminar II NGUYEN Quoc Hung Macroeconomics

NAGASATO Kenji Consulting Project*, Seminar I, Seminar II KHALID Saddam Management

SUEHIRO Miki Comparative Society, Seminar I, Seminar II YUAN-YUAN Gong Global Business

YAMAGUCHI Takahide

Research Methodology, Seminar I, Seminar II NGHIEM PHU Binh Marketing

KUSANAGI Shinichi Research Ethics Law TBA Cross Cultural

Communication

VIXATHEP Souksavanh Microeconomics TBA Accounting

＊ Consulting Project is one of the compulsory subjects. Students will develop the perspective necessary for a global businessperson through participation in fi eldwork overseas.

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Seminar I & II in 2021

Entrance Examination

Number of students to be accepted

Professor ASSMANN-TERADA Stephanie

Ph.D. (Philosophy)

Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, Japanese Society

Professor KANO Ikuya Ph.D.（Business Administration）

Human Resource Management

Professor SUEHIRO Miki Ph.D. (Language and Culture)

Social Analysis on Globalization, Identity Studies in Globalization

Professor YAMAGUCHI Takahide

Ph.D.（Business Administration）

Global Business

Associate Professor NAKAO Koichi Ph.D.

(Management）

Japanese Management, Organization Theory, Interorganizational Relation,Nonprofi t Organization, Public Management, Local Revitalization

Associate Professor NAGASATO Kenji Ph.D. Japan's Manufacturing Management

Number of students to be accepted3 (Total for enrollment in April)3 (Total for enrollment in September)

Degrees that can be earned Master’s degree (Global Business Administration)

In Seminar I and II students will work towards completing their Master's thesis, thus acquiring and enhancing the skills and knowledge necessary for research.

The entrance examination for admission in April is held in September and February. For admission in September, examinations are held in February and June. For details, please check the latest Application Guidelines posted on the website. The guidelines will be posted in early July, late October, and early February. The application guidelines provide information on application eligibility, documents required for your application and necessary procedures, entrance examination methods and dates, enrollment procedures, and admission fees.

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Enrollment and tuition fees

Accommodation

Time of PaymentAt time of enrollment procedure

May October Total

Enrollment fee

Resident in Hyogo Prefecture＊1

282,000JPY ― ― 282,000JPY

Resident outside Hyogo Prefecture＊2

423,000JPY ― ― 423,000JPY

Tuition fee ― 267,900JPY 267,900JPY 535,800JPY

The following are the current enrollment fee and tuition fee. When the rules related to fees are revised, the revised amount of fees will be applied.

Accommodation for international students is available in the on-campus “Global House” dormitory. Those interested should mention it when submitting their application.

Other Fees to Be Paid at the Time of AdmissionMembership fees of Shinshokai Supporters Society, Research Committee, and other councils, and Education Enhancement Fee: 142,000 JPY in total.The amount to be paid may change. If you enroll in the Department from the undergraduate school or another graduate school of the University of Hyogo, fees that you have already paid will be deducted.

(As of April 1, 2020)

＊1 A newly admitted student, or the spouse or fi rst-degree relative of the student, has had an address in Hyogo Prefecture for at least one year before the date of admission, and a person who becomes a graduate student continuously from an undergraduate student of the University of Hyogo.

＊2 The enrollment fee for applicants who are admitted through the special admission screening of international applicants is the same amount with that of resident in Hyogo Prefecture.

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Why Kobe City in Hyogo Prefecture?

Kobe is one of the most promising business centers in the world, with the manufacturing and medical industries being prominently represented here. There are many company headquarters in Kobe, and many global corporations, such as Eli Lilly, P&G, Kobe Steel, Nestle, ASICS, and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, have a large presence in the city. This is where the University of Hyogo is located: a dynamic urban center where both business and personal networks expand and fl ourish.

Kobe City developed as and remains an important seaport in Japan, which makes it a cosmopolitan city, rich in the cultural diversity of its residents. Kobe off ers an environment where people from all diff erent backgrounds can live harmoniously and comfortably together. For example, Muslims can practice their religion in Japan’s fi rst Islamic mosque, built in 1935, and halal food can be found in many shops and restaurants, as well as in the cafeteria of the University of Hyogo. Another example is Kobe’s Chinatown, located in the central downtown district, which is one of the major centers of the Chinese community in Japan.

Attending the University of Hyogo not only allows students to enjoy an almost carefree daily life, it also provides them with opportunities to learn about business models rooted in diverse cultures, and to build networks for the future.

Contact

University of Hyogo8-2-1, Gakuen Nishimachi, Nishi-ku

Kobe, 651-2197, Japane-mail: g3s@ofc.u-hyogo.ac.jp

https://www.u-hyogo.ac.jp/g3s/en (tentative version) https://www.u-hyogo.ac.jp/g3s/gba (under construction)

The Department of Global Business

Graduate School of Social Sciences University of Hyogo

Launch in April 2021

Access

From the airportKansai International Airport / Osaka International AirportAirport express buses run from both airports to Kobe Sannomiya Station.Kobe AirportThe Port Liner train connects the airport and Kobe Sannomiya Station.From Kobe city centerFrom Sannomiya Station, take the Kobe municipal subway to Gakuentoshi Station. (around 20 minutes)If you come to Kobe by bullet train (Shinkansen), take the Kobe municipal subway from Shin-Kobe Station to Gakuentoshi Station.From Gakuentoshi stationIt takes around 10 minutes from the subway station to our campus on foot.

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