Yoshinori HARA

Dean, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

 Graduate School of Management (GSM), Kyoto University was established in Kyoto - Japan’s heartland of tradition and innovation and the gateway to the Oriental culture, where the GSM will aim at human resource development for highly professional management. Since it was founded in 2006, the GSM has offered unique MBA programs centered on Business Leadership, Service & Hospitality, Project Operations Management, and Finance & Accounting. These MBA programs will focus on the issues and their potential solutions in the era of digital disruption seen throughout the global and sustainable society. In 2018, the GSM will also place a new MBA course in Tourism and Hospitality Management and build upon the International MBA courses. Through these activities, we are proud to announce that we have received the honor of being accredited by the ABEST21 accreditation association.
 By moving in close accordance with Kyoto University’s mission statement “transmitting high-knowledge and promoting independent and interactive learning”, we will continue to build up an open innovation research and educational environment through the integration of humanity and science. To meet this goal, we will continue to enhance the industry-government-academia collaboration taken at present, while maintaining a global perspective through the interaction with other prestigious universities.