I feel the charm of the place unique to Kyoto University. At the library, which boasts one of the largest collections of books in Japan, many students are devoted to studying and the classroom lights are shining until late, so you can fully immerse yourself in the learning space. As a working student, I feel even more luxurious that such a place is given. In addition, daily lectures provide access to cutting-edge discussions in various genres such as services, economics and AI and I am greatly inspired by discussing these topics with colleagues from diverse and unique backgrounds.

I would like to contribute to the hotel industry by reading and organizing the knowledge gained from 15 years of practical experience, from a business and sociological point of view. It is said that the Japanese service industry has low productivity and if you judge without academic knowledge, you may cut the cost that should not be cut and it weakens the company. The human service industry has a lot of tacit knowledge accumulated in individual employees and organizations which is both a strength and a weakness. While studying here, I feel that I am gaining a perspective on what to do, that is, what I must manage.

"Management Theory of Integrated Hospitality"
We approach the unestablished concept of "hospitality" from various angles. We discuss what can be done and what can be improved of practical cases by “hospitality” as the source of value creation.
"Practical marketing"
Every time, the marketing manager of a well-known company is on stage and we can experience marketing practices.
"Theory of Securities Investment"
By learning what investors want from practical and theoretical perspectives, I was able to think about, for example, how to define success as a hotel business.

I applied for a long-term study system in order to balance work and study.
You can complete what you normally take in 2 years in 4 years.

〈One day in the first half of the 1st year〉
In the morning: remote work, writing reports, etc.
10:30-12:00 Lecture "Organizational Behavior"
12:00-13:00 Group discussion while having lunch
13:00-14:30 Lecture "Marketing"
14:45-16:15 Lecture "Theory of Tourism Industry"
16:30-18:00 Working on assignments and reports at the library
18:30-21:00 Group discussion and document preparation while having dinner
After 21:00 Working on business related task

Here is a place where you can learn as deeply and widely as you like. Since you study business management, I think that those who have a work experience will be able to learn more realistically, but even if you have no work experience, you can get
enough practical episode as there are many experienced alumni. The most important thing is to be greedy for intellectual quest in order to make your dreams come true. It makes your fulfilling two years at Kyoto University.