Master in International MBA (i-MBA)

Tuition comes to 535,800 JPY per year.

The International MBA, known as i-MBA, is a two-year master's degree taught in English at Kyoto University, located in Kyoto, Japan, with admission each April. Kyoto University was founded in 1897 and today comprises 10 faculties, 18 graduate schools, 12 research institutes, and 26 educational institutes, with about 3,000 of its roughly 22,300 students, drawn from around 110 countries and regions, coming from overseas. The i-MBA applies that research and teaching base to graduate business education, covering the core areas expected of a general management degree alongside content shaped by the Japanese and Asian business environment. Coursework typically spans strategic management, finance, marketing, operations, and organizational behavior, combined with case studies examining how companies in Japan and the wider region make decisions and compete internationally. Admission places weight on written and video essays, reflecting an emphasis on how candidates articulate their professional goals and reasons for pursuing an MBA in this setting. Students generally work through core management coursework in the earlier part of the two years before moving into more applied or elective study, often supported by group projects and interaction with business practitioners. Because the program is taught in English, it brings together an international cohort of MBA students studying management alongside Japanese classmates and faculty. Kyoto, a historic city with a growing base of technology and manufacturing companies nearby, offers a relevant business environment for coursework connected to Japanese corporate practice. Graduates of the i-MBA typically move into management, consulting, finance, or corporate strategy roles, often in companies with ties to Japan or the wider Asian market.