GLOBIS University Welcomes its New English MBA Cohort: 116 students from 30 nationalities

September 9, 2024

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Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo—GLOBIS University held its annual entrance ceremony for the 2024 English MBA programs on September 8. This year, the most diverse cohort yet will start their MBA journey: 70 students from 18 countries are entering the Part-time and Online MBA Program, while 46 students from 20 countries have enrolled in the Full-time MBA Program.

With the increasing influx of students introduced by GLOBIS University subsidiaries across Asia, America, and Europe, the English programs have reached a new level of diversity.

As it is tradition, GLOBIS University President and Founder Yoshito Hori welcomed the new cohort with a special address;

I ask you to learn to take risks to create and innovate societies.
If you do not take risks, there will be no value-added to societies, therefore no return to you and society.
At GLOBIS, I hope you will learn to take risks in order to create and innovate societies.

Three student representatives addressed their fellow incoming classmates. Hannah Therese Enriquez from the Full-time MBA Program spoke about the positive impact the program and community has for her and how she hopes the new cohort to experience the same;

GLOBIS MBA can help me with being a better employee and leader. The GLOBIS community, the students, the faculty, the alumni, everyone can help me to be a better Christian.
This is what I want to impart. Let’s do our best. Let us hold on to our values and what we believe in. Most importantly, let us enjoy our MBA journey.

Karl Henrik Falck from the Part-time and Online MBA Program shared how GLOBIS continues to help him achieving his goals;

Coming to GLOBIS, I wanted to fill in the gaps in my knowledge, but more importantly, I wanted to enhance my leadership, teamwork, and communication skills. Above all, I wanted to be a part of this great community and build a personal and professional network.
Even in the short time I’ve been here, my perspective and approach to work have improved, and I am now able to incorporate business, leadership, and management skills with my technical background.

Lastly, Yumiko Onishi, also from the Part-time and Online MBA Program, joined remotely to emphasize that despite the differences among students, the goal of learning and growth unites them;

Each of us may have different kokorozashi, but we have something in common. That we want to gain practical knowledge and new perspectives, expand our network, push ourselves to reach the stars.

In the Part-time Online MBA Program, there are 70 incoming students from 18 countries and regions: Bangladesh, China, Ethiopia, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Poland, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam. In the Full-time MBA Program, there are 46 students representing 20 countries: Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Kuwait, Mongolia, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam.

GLOBIS University strives to equip future business leaders with cutting-edge management knowledge through Technovate courses, seminars with top global leaders, and other unique student experiences.

Full-time 2024 Cohort

Part-time Online 2024 Cohort

The GLOBIS Experience:

(1) Technovate MBA Courses
GLOBIS University offers special courses to train new business leaders to face challenges, opportunities, and solutions in the Technovate Era. In addition to foundational courses such as Technovate Thinking and Technovate Strategy, the English MBA Program has greatly expanded to include offerings such as Robotics and AI Business Innovation and Innovation through Virtual Teams.

(2) Corporate Mentorship Program (CMP)
GLOBIS builds and maintains partnerships with a growing network of organizations in Japan and overseas, counting over a hundred collaborators. Through the Corporate Mentorship Program (CMP), GLOBIS aims to accelerate globalization and innovation by connecting its international MBA talent to corporate partners.
The CMP offers two action-learning courses: 1) the Integrated Learning Program (ILP), a two-month internship where students apply their MBA knowledge in real-world business environments, and 2) the CMP Special Course, where students act as business consultants to develop solutions for managerial challenges faced by partner organizations. These highly practical courses encourage students to integrate and apply what they have learned throughout their MBA journey.

About GLOBIS University

Founded in a small rented classroom in 1992 by renowned entrepreneur Yoshito Hori, GLOBIS University has grown to become the largest business school in Japan and aims to become the “world’s No. 1 MBA in the Technovate era.” With the principles of fostering skill development, a professional network, and a personal mission, the institution is committed to developing visionary leaders who create and innovate societies. GLOBIS University proudly supports a vast international faculty, seven locations in Japan, and international hub locations in Singapore, Bangkok, San Francisco, Brussels and Manila. English MBA program offerings include a la carte Pre-MBA courses, a one-year Full-time MBA, a two-year Part-time and Online MBA, and nano-MBA courses combining live classes, self-paced learning formats, and AI-powered feedback.
GLOBIS University continues to expand its curriculum with course offerings in digital technology and entrepreneurship, promoting business mastery in an age of global innovation.

About GLOBIS

Since its foundation in 1992, GLOBIS has fostered a vision to create and innovate societies by fostering management ecosystems of people, capital, and knowledge. Today, the company is involved in a range of activities, from higher education and corporate training to venture capital. GLOBIS also operates the G1 Institute and the KIBOW Foundation, both non-profit organizations to promote creativity and innovation in society. The GLOBIS MBA and corporate training programs are offered both online and in person across Japan, China, Singapore, Thailand, the USA, Belgium, and the Philippines. GLOBIS University is the proud home of Japan’s largest MBA and is rapidly growing to claim this title for all of Asia.