GLOBIS University Welcomes its New English MBA Cohort: 179 students from 46 nationalities

September 7, 2026

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TOKYO (September 7, 2026)—GLOBIS University held its annual entrance ceremony for the 2026 English MBA programs on September 6. With overall student numbers increasing annually, Full-time MBA enrollment has grown by over 50%, overtaking Part-time and Online MBA enrollment for the first time in GLOBIS history: 91 students from 31 countries have enrolled in the Full-time MBA Program, while 88 students from 30 countries have joined the Part-time and Online MBA Program. Enrollment over GLOBIS’s international hubs across Asia, Europe, and the US continues to boost diversity in the English MBA program.

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

Our mission is to educate you to become visionary leaders who create and innovate societies. You shall be the ones to create and innovate Japan, Asia, and the world.

Three student representatives addressed their fellow incoming classmates. Yu Yu Wang from the Full-time MBA Program spoke about her motivation to join the program and invited her cohort to challenge themselves;

Why are we here? Are we here simply to earn a degree? I believe that the answer is no.
We are here to challenge ourselves.  We are here to meet people who think differently from us.  We are here to turn knowledge into action, and ideas into impact.
And most importantly, we are here to discover who we can become.

Prince Jonathan Bolampembe Batey, from the Part-time and Online MBA Program, shared his kokorozashi and spoke about exploring new perspectives together with his peers;

Each person here brings a different story, culture, profession, perspective, and dream. During this journey, there will be moments when we agree and moments when we strongly disagree. I hope we embrace both.
Let us challenge each other’s assumptions. Let us share our experiences generously. Let us support one another when things become difficult and celebrate one another when things go well.

Lastly, Said Al Shoaili, also a student in the Part-time and Online MBA Program, joined remotely from Oman, sharing his aspirations for his upcoming studies at GLOBIS University;

Today, all of us arrive from different countries, industries, cultures, and stages of life.
Some are full-time students. Some are part-time students, somehow balancing careers, families, responsibilities—and now an MBA.
But today, we all share one title: Student.
And that gives us the opportunity to listen differently, think differently, and perhaps even become different.

In the Full-time MBA Program, there are 91 students representing 31 countries: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, France, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Mali, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Vietnam.

In the Part-time Online MBA Program, there are 88 incoming students from 30 countries and regions: Bangladesh, Canada, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Lesotho, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mongolia, Netherlands, Oman, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, 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 2026 Cohort

Part-time Online 2026 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, with locations in Japan, and international hub locations in Singapore, Bangkok, San Francisco, Brussels, Manila, Jakarta, Taipei, Muscat, and New Delhi. 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 through 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, the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Oman, and India. GLOBIS University is one of Asia’s largest graduate business schools and aims to become the world’s No. 1 MBA in the Technovate Era.