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NUCB has pioneered management education in Japan since 1953, and is now recognised as one of the foremost business schools

Since its foundation, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (NUCB) has been a pioneer in international education. Contrary to most business schools in Japan, which usually only offer programmes in Japanese, NUCB offers an MBA programme fully conducted in English.

NUCB’s English conducted MBA course, the Global MBA (Global Leader Programme), was ranked as the third best full-time MBA in Japan, as well as the best among one-year English-taught MBAs, by SMBG’s “Best Masters Rankings”. Internationally recognised, NUCB is the only Japanese business school to be accredited by both the AACSB and AMBA, as well as having a number of its Master’s courses continually rank in the Top 10 in east-Asia by Eduniversal.

Recipe for success
Adopting a case method style for its teaching, NUCB’s highly experienced international faculty of staff brings both global and Japanese insight into classroom.

“The case studies used and explained by the Japanese business professionals allowed me to get an insight into why Japan was able to become the second largest economy in the world in such a short period of time,” says Hungarian GLP alumnus, Halashi Gergo.

In pursuit of its goal of helping to produce future global leaders, the combination of global knowledge and Asian insights is reflected in all aspects of GLP’s research and teaching.

Caroline Pulg, German GLP alumna, says, “With the booming Asian economy, learning business skills in Japan has many advantages. For me, it will be a major benefit when going back to Europe, where business relations between east and west are becoming more and more important with every passing day.”

Prime location
Another unique aspect of NUCB is its widespread exposure to the real world. Its campus is located in the heart of Nagoya, the third largest city in Japan, known as the hometown of many leading manufacturing companies, which encourages students to get involved with the real business world. NUCB arranges corporate study tours for international students so that they can get a better perspective of what they have learned in class. Students visit international business firms such as Toyota and other long-established traditional Japanese companies.

In addition to having over 80 partner schools in 40 countries, students have numerous opportunities to study abroad as well as to learn from visiting professors from business schools around the world.

“Using the advantages that NUCB has with its global partners creates a unique opportunity to achieve a global mindset while networking with business professionals at the same time. I believe the skills you can collect during the programme gives you an incomparable advantage for becoming a global leader in the future,” says Halashi, who has expanded his network and successfully found a position as a consulting manager in Japan.

The international dimension of GLP – where studying among different nationalities with diverse backgrounds and cultures is common practice – helps to broaden student’s social and work-related contacts.

For more information
The NUCB Graduate School; Tel: +81-52-203-8111; mba@nucba.ac.jp; www.nucba.ac.jp/en; www.facebook.com/MBA.JP; 1-20-1 Nishiki Nakaku Nagoya,
Aichi 460-0003 Japan

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