Academic Initiatives

1. Student Exchange Programme

Three students went to schools of Japan during 2019-20 – KEIO Business School, International University of Japan (IUJ) and Graduate School of Management of Kyoto University.

The details of the students who went to schools in Japan for FTSEP 2019-20

2. Leadership Development Programme (IJLP)

India Japan Leadership Programme (IJLP) – A unique programme structured as a bootcamp for developing innovative project ideas and making it a joint India-Japan project, with suitable action plan.

In February 2020, this programme was launched with 17 participants, both from India and Japan. Participants included senior executives/entrepreneurs. The highlight of this programme was a project presentation by respective India-Japan team and certification at Japan Embassy, New Delhi.

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Day 2

3. Language

Japanese Language Course with a built-in programme for immersive learning at Japan is being planned with our partner universities in Japan.

4. Immersion Program

• India Immersion Programme – A unique programme for undergraduate students of Japanese Universities to expose them to Indian industries and Indian society with an objective to learn heritage, cultural elements and industrial approach.

A programme with Meiji University was scheduled for the month of March 2020, which has now been tentatively shifted to a later date due to the COVID-19 utbreak. New dates will be communicated once the pandemic situation improves.

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• Japan Immersion Programme – Business Planning for International Markets – Japan (BPIM – Japan) Business Planning for International Markets – Japan is an elective course for IIMB PGP programme offered by the Centre with an objective to enable students to appreciate the complexity of business creation in a culturally different region. The highlight of the course is a two-week immersion in Japan, with exposure to Japan industry, academia, and society. 
  
  In 2019, a batch of 43 students went through this elective course. However, with travel on hold for most of 2020 and 2021, IJSC at IIMB reimagined global learning and the 2020 immersion was conducted virtually. These Virtual Immersions allow students real-life context to explore competencies needed in the 21st century. A batch of 28 students were part of this course and they collaborated via video conferencing applications. In each virtual immersion session, IIMB students are given learning tasks and business projects to complete under the guidance of mentors from Indian and Japanese organizations such as Toshiba, Mizuho, Sumeda Corporation. Some interactions with Toshiba were in their home language. While an interpreter was in place, students were also strongly encouraged to learn about the culture(s) within which their target language is spoken. Also, over the course of the programme, IIMB students engaged in an immersion-interaction with students from Meiji University and this not only developed a deeper understanding of their counterparts’ culture, country and language, it also helped students gain a new perspective on their own. The programme ended on a high note.

In 2019, a batch of 43 students went through this elective course.

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Business Planning for International Markets – Japan (BPIM Japan)

Business Planning for International Markets – Japan is an elective course for IIMB Post Graduate Program (PGP) students to study the complexity of business planning in a culturally different environment. The course involves a 10-day curated immersion in Japan that provides students with a first-hand experience of Japan’s evolving society and business environment.

Japanese Language, Conversation, and Culture Study Program (JLCC)

The Japanese Language, Conversation, and Culture Study Program is a one-year course, introduced by the MIJSC in 2023, mainly intended to prepare professionals with the basic skills required to effectively do business in Japan/ Japanese Companies. The full course involves around 120 hours of study comprising regular Japanese language classes according to the textbooks and curriculum prescribed by the Japan Foundation to attain a level of N5 proficiency in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). Additional emphasis on building conversational competency including language labs and a focus on basic Japanese customs and culture, especially business culture are the highlights of the course.