－MBS, the Foundation for Individuals and Companies to Form Value Creation Abilities－
This Graduate School is commonly known as MBS (short for Meiji Business School), and we offer and strive to enhance MBA education. At MBS, we are characterized by the goal of learning the practical science of business.
Practical sciences are branches of academic learning, but they have a unique aspect. While other general academic branches aim for the acquisition of knowledge under a certain theme, practical sciences place emphasis on the nurturing of the individual engaged in that theme. The nature of practical sciences is demonstrated, for example, by the study of medicine, which is a practical science that places emphasis on raising doctors, which greatly differs from the study of pathology, which aims for the acquisition of knowledge regarding illnesses.
Therefore, at MBS, where we aim for more sophistication in the practical science of business, we would like our newly enrolled students to understand that we emphasize education and research to nurture them into brilliant business managers and business professionals, above the holding of lectures to provide them with knowledge on the theme of business.
The practical science of business as mentioned above is indeed more reality-oriented and practical compared to business studies in general. However, this is not to say that we take lightly the acquisition of excellent existing knowledge generated from business studies. Rather, it is for intelligent business managers and business professionals to question which part of such knowledge can actually be applied in real life and, if there is no knowledge that can be applied, search for a logic that fits the reality. The learning of the practical science of business at MBS is, in itself, a challenge to such questions.
In other words, the practical science of business at MBS aims for the acquisition of knowledge from general business studies, while nurturing the skills to selectively apply that knowledge in practice or create logic in areas where knowledge gained from general business studies cannot be applied. We believe such an education will foster individuals who “understand the very essence of business.”
In order to nurture such individuals, we exercise creativity in our curriculum, etc. The reality surrounding business is always generating diversity and change to which business managers and business professionals are required to adapt. To cope with this, we have not only prepared a variety of subjects (about 170 subjects) which view business from all angles, we review these subjects every year to actively include subjects that can be applied to new events. Furthermore, in order to foster the skills to apply the acquired knowledge to real life and to channel logic, we provide numerous subjects to enhance creativity, case method subjects to resolve real life issues, and practical subjects to channel logic through discussion with professors. We also hold events such as business contests and luncheon seminars in which students take initative in exchanging knowledge.
UEHARA, Yukihiko
