We've added a new collection of YouTube videos featuring student panel discussions and student sharing sessions. Hear directly from our students as they discuss their learning experiences, academic journeys, challenges, achievements, and insights. These videos offer valuable perspectives for prospective and current students who would like to learn more about student life and study experiences in the programme.
To watch the videos, visit the "Student Life" tab and select "Student Voices" on our website.
MBA-IB Faculty Development Event will be held as follows.
Date: 3rd July 2026
Time: 12:45 pm – 2:00 pm
Venue: Faculty Development Event
Host: Prof. Donghao Zhu, Assistant Professor in Institute of Business Sciences
Prof. Hanzhang QIN
Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Systems Engineering & Management, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Large-Scale Optimization Model Auto-Formulation: Harnessing LLM Flexibility via Structured Workflow
MBA-IB Visiting Scholar Talk will be held as follows.
Date: 1st July 2026
Time: 19:30 – 20:45
Venue: 2nd Floor Lecture Room 6
Host: Prof. Donghao Zhu, Assistant Professor in Institute of Business Sciences
Prof. Ming Hu
Distinguished Professor of Business Operations and Analytics at the University of Toronto
Amazon Scholar
When AI Meets Operations Management
We are pleased to announce that a paper authored by Koji Murakami, a graduate of the Class of 2026, has been accepted for publication in The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, a leading international peer-reviewed journal indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed, SCOPUS, the Science Citation Index (SCI), the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and Journal Citation Reports (JCR), among other leading academic databases.
The paper, entitled "Self-Directed External BLS Training: Motivations for Continuing Professional Development Among Japanese Nurses", was developed from Mr. Murakami's graduation thesis, an Independent Research Report (IRR) completed as part of his MBA programme. The thesis was recognised for its academic excellence and received the Executive Dean's Award for Best Independent Research Report (IRR) Paper 2026.
We congratulate Mr. Murakami on this outstanding achievement and wish him continued success in his future academic and professional endeavours.
https://journals.healio.com/doi/full/10.3928/00220124-20260414-03
Starting from AY2026, our Online Open Campus sessions are now available as recorded videos.
Prospective applicants can view the recordings at any time through the "Admission" tab and select "Open Campus" on our website.
We hope you find the sessions informative and helpful as you explore your study options. We look forward to connecting with you and hope to see you soon.
A huge thank you to everyone who spent their Saturday with us at both our Japanese Open Campus and English Open Campus!
We were delighted to welcome so many enthusiastic participants and are thrilled that you chose to join us and explore what our school has to offer.
We hope you enjoyed the sessions, learned more about our programmes, and had the chance to connect with our faculty, staff, and students. Your energy and engagement made the day truly special.
Thank you for making our Open Campus such a wonderful event, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
We invite you to start preparing your application and follow the submission instructions available here.
*If you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact us from here.
Associate Professor Dr. Caroline S.L. Tan published an article in the International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing.
Tan, C. S. L. (2026). Game changers: How marketable lifestyle, brand image, and athlete activism spark fan responses on social media. International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing, 25(2–3), 111–132.
https://www.inderscienceonline.com/doi/10.1504/IJSMM.2025.153079
The University of Tsukuba's MBA-IB program is currently recruiting for positions in the following fields.
Job type
a tenure-track Assistant Professor
Application period
2026/07/25 (Deadline for receipt)
For further details, please refer to the JREC-IN Portal.
Job type
a tenure-track Assistant Professor
Application period
2026/07/25 (Deadline for receipt)
For further details, please refer to the JREC-IN Portal.
An MBA-IB alumnus, Mr. Itsuki Tomiyama has published the following book chapter based on his MBA business project.
Tomiyama, I. (2026). An Exploratory Study on Factors Influencing the Transition in Food Preferences and Choices in the Context of Raisins: Transitioning from Disliking to Liking Raisins. In: El Khoury, R. (eds) Business Models of the Future. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 238. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-85398-2_32
Professor Dr. Takashi Hirai published "13歳からの図で考える問題解決" ("Problem Solving: Thinking with Figures from Age 13").
