NUCB Business School
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, the first-generation private university in Japan, was founded in 1953 by Yuichi Kurimoto, the first Japanese to graduate from the University of Alberta in 1930 and the founder of the Kurimoto Educational Institute (KEI). Over the decades, the university has become known worldwide as a premier educational institution. The KEI established its Business School in 1990 and launched graduate-level educational programs to develop skilled and innovative managers.
In 2003, NUCB Business School launched the first EMBA program in Japan. In accordance with the fundamental principles of pragmatic thinking espoused by Yuichi Kurimoto, NUCB Business School educates distinguished leaders who take the initiative to reform established business activities and start new businesses to contribute to the advancement of society.
Mission & Vision
Our mission is to educate innovative and ethical leaders who possess a Frontier Spirit and to create knowledge that advances business and society. Our graduate students will have the ability to bridge the gap between new Asia and the rest of the world.
NUCB Business School will be a premier business school in Asia through practice-oriented learning combining tradition with innovation and international programs.
History
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1990
NUCB Business School founded to provide graduate-level management education
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2000
One-year evening MBA program in Information Technology Management launched
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2003
Two-year Executive MBA launched
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2004
Two-year M.Sc. in Taxation launched
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2005
Two-year MIM (English-track) launched
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2005
Center for Strategic Management established
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2005
Tokyo campus opened
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2006
The School becomes the second institution in Japan to be accredited by AACSB International
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2007
Osaka Campus opened
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2009
The School becomes the first institution in Japan to be accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA)
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2009
Membership of Association of Asia-Pacific Business School (AAPBS) begun
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2011
Non-degree executive education program launched
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2011
Membership of Principle for Responsible Management Education (PRME) begun
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2011
Case Center established
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2012
Membership of Executive MBA Council (EMBAC) begun
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2013
International Advisory Board established
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2013
Two-year MBA launched
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2015
Nagoya Marunouchi Campus opened
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2015
Center for Family Business established
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2018
Center for Case Method established
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2019
Female Leader Development Program established
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2020
"Innovation Program" offered in collaboration with Aichi Prefecture and INSEAD
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2021
Acquisition of EQUIS International Certification establishes
NUCB Business School as the first Triple Crown School in Japan -
2022
Membership of PIM (Partnership in International Management) Network begun
Organization Structure
NUCB Business School is a private, non-profit management school established by the Kurimoto Educational Institute (KEI) in 1990. KEI is a legally incorporated educational institution that manages four different entities - a graduate school, an undergraduate school, an international boarding high school, and an international junior and senior high school as indicated below.