(Educational Corporation) Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University 【International management】
| Managing organization： | The Ritsumeikan Trust Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| Private companies participating in the program： | a total of seventeen companies consisting of INTAGE inc., Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd., Kawasumi Laboratories, Inc., SANYO Electric Co.,Ltd., JTB Corporation, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Daikin Industries, Ltd., Toshiba Corporation, Nichicon Corporation, Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation, Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd., FAST RETAILING CO., LTD., Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Fujitsu Ltd., Meidensha Corporation, and Yamatake Corporation. |
Outline of program
"Global Business Leader Development Program (GBL Program)"
APU (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University) opened in 2000 through the collaboration of Oita Prefecture, Beppu City and the Ritsumeikan Trust as a university aiming to nurture international human resources through its multicultural environment and bilingual education. With its implementation centering on APU, the Global Business Leaders Development Program (GBL Program) aims to cultivate business leaders who can link Japanese industry with the outside world. Fundamentally, this program targets international students with a high level of ability and a desire to gain employment in Japanese industry and provides consistent support from start to finish beginning with selection as students into the program, provision of scholarships and specialist education, right through to job seeking support. Consequently the program equips the students with the skills required to function in the Japanese industry while receiving the cooperation of 15 affiliated industries and cultivating the necessary abilities needed for Japanese industries to bridge the gap with overseas. The program instills the high level management skills needed by the future area managers and global managers of Japanese industry.
Students participating in this program take part in intensive study centering on courses unique to this program and participate in training sessions which include internships. Students are required to acquire a total of 140 credits to complete this course (124 are required for graduation).
The GBL program centers on the 17 affiliated industries and this university and targets students who wish to gain employment in Japanese industry directly after graduation. It is a program which utilizes the strength of skills and knowledge nurtured on APU’s multicultural campus. Students participating in this program, after gaining employment in Japanese industry, are expected to show their efforts towards improving their own skill level. Therefore, this program targets students who have a strong desire to continue to work in Japanese industry in the future. Students wishing to progress to graduate study after their undergraduate graduation are not eligible for this program.
Theme
To develop excellent business leaders who can contribute to the improvement of the competitiveness of Japanese industry and become a bridge linking Japanese industry with overseas markets.
Goal of human resources development
To develop innovative human resources who will become the “area managers” or “global manages” of the future with the ability to bridge Japan with the local area and a high level of management skills –skills which are sought after among newly graduated social science exchange students.
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Contact
The Ritsumeikan Trust Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
TEL：0977-78-1107
FAX：0977-78-1113
E-mail：gblp@apu.ac.jp
