The six undergraduate schools with whom we have concluded partnership agreements are Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the University of Victoria in Canada, known for its expansive picturesque campus, Division of Business at the University of South Australia in Adelaide, which has a student body of more than 36,000 across its five campuses, the ESCEM School of Business and Management in Tours and Poitiers, one of France’s prestigious Grandes Écoles, the IPAG Business School (France), a school specializing in business administration with campuses in a central quarter of Paris and in Nice, the College of Business Administration at Seoul National University, one of the most distinguished universities in South Korea, the International Business School at Sun Yat-Sen University in Zhuhai, known for its high level of education and research and ranked among the top ten universities in China.
In addition, thanks to university level agreements signed between Meiji University and the State University of Management and the Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics, both located in Moscow, we have entered into separate agreements to create new school level student exchange opportunities which will open our doors to students from Russia.
Below are the characteristics of the School of Business Administration’s student exchange program.
- Because applications are recruited at the school level, it provides many opportunities for undergraduate students to study abroad.
- Students can take business related subjects at partner universities.
- It is possible to take seminar while studying abroad, under the counsel of the teacher teaching the subject.
- Tuition is only paid to Meiji University and financial assistance for living expenses will be offered based on our partnership exchange program system. (Financial assistance will be adjusted depending on the total number of students sent to study abroad from the university.)
- The School of Business Administration offers many subjects in English for international students, so we can accept students with only a rudimentary understanding of Japanese.
Additionally, Meiji University has signed partnership agreements with more than 100 schools worldwide. (We call these "university partners" to differentiate them from our "school partners.") Information for studying abroad at these schools, applications, and exams is provided at the Meiji University International Student Exchange Center.
Subjects taught in English
It is important to thoroughly study the subjects you take at university and maintain good grades. It is effective for both maintaining language abilities and increasing knowledge in specialized subjects to take subjects taught in English at the School of Business Administration.
Subjects taught in English are mainly specialized subjects (click here for subjects offered in FY2011). They include Special Lectures on Business Management (Policy for Small- and Medium-sized companies) C/D, which focus on the issues and response to Japanese policies for small- and medium sized companies, Internet Contents A/B and Contents Business A/B, which help deepen understanding of business structures from a global perspective, and Interdepartmental Specialized Subjects (International Political Economy) A/B, which take up the latest situations in international politics and economy.
The four objectives of having subjects taught in English are as follows.
- To maintain and improve the English skills of students at the School of Business Administration
- To offer a wide selection of subjects and more learning opportunities for international students
- To increase the number of international students so that we can create a campus environment in which English is used in daily life
- To educate students who can survive and thrive in the global society
I-meeting
"I-meeting" is an international exchange event for all students and faculty members at School of Business Administration which is held about once every few months. More than 100 students and teaching staff in total attended this event last semester. Each event is planned on home countries of international students. Representatives of the international students have a presentation about their own culture, traditions and trend, etc, and the participants have a discussion from various viewpoints. After session, they enjoy having a small party. Both the international students and Japanese students are able to interact with each other and it may encourage improvement of their communication skills. "I-meeting" provides a valuable opportunity for cross-cultural communication to share diverse values with all students and faculty members at School of Business Admission.
