The ICS Experience

Best of Two Worlds

Hitotsubashi ICS combines the best of two worlds to realize our educational mission. We acknowledge that there is no one best way, and that innovation in business comes from facing paradox, combining opposites, and acknowledging ambiguity. In particular, we embrace the following paradoxes in our teaching and research:

East and West

East and West

We realize that effective business practices vary around the world and over time.

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Large and Small

Large and Small

We choose to remain a small school in one of the largest and most vibrant cities in the world.

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Global and Local

Global and Local

We value our global student body and faculty, our global reach in thought leadership, and our global network of partners.

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Old and New

Old and New

We are a young graduate school in one of the oldest and most distinguished universities in Japan.

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Practice and Theory

Practice and Theory

Our students learn the latest theories in management and apply them to situations in the real world.

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Cooperation and Competition

Cooperation and Competition

Students learn the importance of cooperation through study groups and projects and compete to join seminars and internships.

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Business and Society

Business and Society

We acknowledge that the interests of businesses and industries do sometimes conflict with the interests of society as a whole.

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