News & Announcements
The IUJ Info. Session in Tokyo on Saturday, July 22
The IUJ Info. Session will be held in Tokyo on Saturday, July 22. We will explain about IUJ, Admissions and scholarship information, and our Alumni will tell you about their experiences at IUJ. We welcome all of you who are interested in IUJ: Where the World Gathers.
Info. Session in TOKYO
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2017
Time: PM2:00 – PM4:00
Location: IUJ Tokyo Office (Harks Roppongi Bldg.2F, 6-15-21 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 Japan)
<Tentative Schedule>
13:30- Reception starts
14:00- Greetings
14:05- IUJ DVD show
14:10- Explanation about IUJ, Master’s programs of the GSIM & GSIR, and Admissions & Scholarship Info.
14:50- Break
15:00- Alumni’s Experiences at IUJ
15:15- Q & A / (Private Inquires if you need)
(16:00) Close
Please fill in the application form for your participation by July 19.
<Future Info. Session and oversea Fair>
https://www.iuj.ac.jp/admission/opencampus/
<Contact>
Office of Admissions and Career Support (OACS)
International University of Japan (IUJ)
E-mail: contact@iuj.ac.jp
Phone: 025-779-1104
The Open Campus will be held on August 1
| Event: | Open Campus for prospective applicants |
| Date: | Tuesday, August 1, 2017 |
| Time: | AM 11:00 – PM 4:00 |
| Location: | IUJ Campus (777 Kokusai-cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata prefecture) MAP |
IUJ will hold the Open Campus on August 1 (Tue).
The main purpose of this Open Campus is observing Intensive English Program (IEP) Classes. IEP provides intermediate- to advanced-level English training for people who need practical English skills. For the last several years, the IEP has also included groups of students on IMF scholarships who study here for the summer and then enroll at other universities in Japan and Summer-Only Professionals who will return to their respective workplaces after the summer. With students from a number of diverse cultures and professional group, the IEP is more than just a language program. You can also look around campus and town, talk with students and meet faculty member(s) individually. We look forward to seeing you at IUJ: Where the World Gathers.
For more information and application for your participation, please visit our Event Page.
Contact:
Fumiko Hirasawa
Office of Admissions and Career Support (OACS)
International University of Japan (IUJ)
E-mail: contact@iuj.ac.jp
TEL: 025-779-1104
International University of Japan names new president
The International University of Japan Board of Trustees has selected the school’s next president, who was introduced on July 3. Dr. Hiroyuki Itami will become the 12th president on September 1. He will replace Dr. Kimio Kase who step down from his position on August 31, 2017. President Kase has served as president since October 1, 2015.
Dr. Hiroyuki Itami Profile:
Present Position:
Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University, 2008-
Outside Auditor, JFE Holdings, 2010-
Outside Auditor, Mitsui OSK Lines, 2011-
Doctoral: Ph.D., Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, August 1972
Master: Master of Commerce, Graduate Division, Hitotsubashi University, March 1969
College: Bachelor of Commerce, Department of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University, March 1967
Teaching and Research Interests:
Corporate Strategy, Business Economics, Corporate System, Management of Technology
Teaching Experience:
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University, 1973
Visiting Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, 1975-1976
Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University, 1977
Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, 1982-1983
Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University, 1984
Dean, Faculty of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University, 1994-1996
Professor, Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University, 1998
Professor, Graduate School of Innovation Studies, Tokyo University of Science, 2008
Honors and Awards:
The Best Literature in Economics and Management Award for 1978 (for Adaptive Behavior)
The Best Literature in Economics and Management Award for 1981 (for The Diversification Strategy of Japanese Firms, coauthored )
Management Science Literature Award for 1981 (for The Logic of Corporate Strategy)
Nakayama MCS Prize of Japan Institute of Certified Public Accountant for 2002 (for Japanese Corporate Governance)
National Medal with Purple Ribbon, 2005
Major Publications
In English
Books:
Adaptive Behavior: Management Control and Information Analysis Studies in Accounting Research No.15
American Accounting Association, Saratoga, Florida, 1977
Competitive Edge: The Semiconductor Industry in the US and Japan, Stanford University Press, 1984 (Coauthored)
Mobilizing Invisible Assets, Harvard University Press, 1987
Dynamics of Knowledge, Corporate Systems and Innovation, Springer, 2010 (Coauthored)
In Japanese
Books (2015- ):
Management of Technology beyond Textbook Knowledge (Coauthored), Nihon Keizai Shinbun Publishing, 2015
What’s Innovation? Teach Us, Please! , PHP Institute, 2015
The Man Who Dragged Out Japan’s High Economic Growth, PHP Institute, 2015
Accounting That Can Start The Front Line Moving (Coauthored), Nihon Keizai Shinbun Publishing, 2016
Perspectives on Economy, Toyo Keizai Shinpoh Sha, 2017