Hitotsubashi University

Hitotsubashi University is a Japanese national university corporation. The University’s mission is to “develop leaders who will create intellectual and cultural assets that contribute to building a free and peaceful Japanese and global political and economic society,” and it has been leading Japan’s social science research and education. In particular, the University has a strong record of academic research in practical science, such as studies that contribute to problem resolution and institutional reforms in the Japanese and global social, economic, and legal systems, and studies that lead to corporate management innovation. In addition to contributing to societal improvements, the University has emphasized on basic and applied research, which are the foundations of practical science. At the same time, through interactive education in small-size seminars conducted by its faculty, the University has been able to carefully nurture each and every student and has produced human resources who are active internationally in various fields, including those related to industry. Even in a society with advancing globalization, in order for the University to achieve its basic mission, which is to contribute to societal improvement and cultivate high-quality human resources, it promotes further advancement and internationalization of education and research that utilize the strengths and features unique to Hitotsubashi University.