Educational/Research Objectives and Policies - Interfaculty Program in Entrepreneurship

Educational and Research Objectives

We aim to cultivate human resources equipped with the knowledge, skills, and self-reformation abilities to materialize their ideas, who possess a broad perspective on society and cutting-edge technology, can empathize and cooperate with a diverse range of people, and can take significant strides in entrepreneurship to create and innovate new businesses for social development.

Diploma Policy

Students who achieve the following five learning goals and meet the graduation requirements according to the curriculum established by the university will be certified for graduation and awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Business.

DP1: Able to broaden their worldview and establish their views.

They have a broad interest in social issues, cutting-edge technology and business trends; they possess the information-gathering and analytical skills to grasp potential social changes and needs and have established their views that will serve as the starting point for business creation and innovation.

DP2: Able to convert ideas and concepts into business plans and present them to other people.

They possess the specialized knowledge and theory necessary to convert their ideas and concepts into viable businesses. They can also create proposals that encourage cooperation from others to realize the business.

DP3: Able to test empirical plans and refine concepts and plans.

They possess the practical ability, as well as the logical, creative, and strategic thinking, necessary to refine and deepen concepts and business plans. By conducting empirical trials and analyzing discrepancies between current conditions and intended goals, they can identify problems and pinpoint areas for improvement.

DP4: Able to advance business toward goals autonomously.

They possess the planning and execution skills to share goals and vision with collaborators and steadily progress their business while working together with others. They also have the autonomy to develop business with a sense of ownership and ethics toward the development of society.

DP5: Able to continue taking on challenges with an entrepreneurial spirit.

They possess the entrepreneurial spirit and initiative to overcome difficulties and see business creation and innovation through to completion. They are also flexible and capable of self-transformation, able to adapt their business and themselves to changing circumstances.

Curriculum Policy

he curriculum—designed to achieve the five learning goals detailed in the Diploma Policy—is systematically and sequentially organized into “general education courses” that provide a broad liberal arts education and “specialized education courses” which utilize the unique features of this interfaculty program.
To ensure the curriculum remains at an optimal level, student learning and activities will be closely monitored, with a focus on core specialized education courses offered annually. These activities will be regularly and systematically reviewed and evaluated, and necessary improvements will be implemented.

1. Educational Content and Methods

General Education Courses

General education courses are systematically composed of the following: human sciences courses, including humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences; language courses, such as English and other foreign languages; career development support courses, which guide students toward acquiring practical skills for their future careers and developing a consciousness for work; and physical education courses, which teach health and sports.
At our university, “Data, AI, and Society” is a mandatory course for students to acquire literacy-level knowledge in mathematics, data science, and AI, which will serve as the foundation for the era of Society 5.0. Furthermore, to broaden students’ worldviews, we have established minimum credit requirements for humanities and social science courses within the human sciences curriculum, as well as for English language courses within the language education curriculum. Additionally, to foster a broader perspective on careers beyond entrepreneurship, we have set minimum credit requirements for career development support courses. These courses will begin in the students’ first year.

Specialized Education Courses

Given the unique nature of this interfaculty program, we provide students with ample opportunities to select courses that allow them to broadly develop their studies in alignment with their individual business plans and future aspirations. Nevertheless, to ensure a systematic learning process, specialized education courses are organized into three categories: foundation courses, advanced courses, and seminar courses. To ensure a gradual learning process, courses that teach fundamental specialized knowledge and skills are placed in the lower years, while courses for trial and practice are placed in the upper years.

Foundation Courses

The program is organized into three course categories: entrepreneurship, business exploration, and business design.
Entrepreneurship courses will teach first-year students about entrepreneurship and innovation concepts, basic knowledge for business creation and innovation, and negotiation and presentation skills.
Business exploration courses will broaden students’ interests by teaching them about various social issues, contemporary business challenges, recent business trends, and business examples overseas. To conceptualize a business for future society, it is necessary to possess a broad interest in emerging science and technology, the businesses and services based on them, and new challenges, as well as to possess the skills to explore them constantly. Therefore, first-year students study “Science, Technology, and Future Society.”
Students select business design courses in line with their business plans. They learn the perspectives necessary for creating new products, businesses, and services and transforming existing business models, as well as the specialized knowledge and skills required for trial and practice.
These courses are mostly lecture-based and incorporate interactive learning between faculty and students, as well as between students themselves.

Advanced courses

These courses are organized into three categories: business administration, law, and contemporary sociology.
Based on the course guidance and advice from faculty in the “Self-Cultivation” subject, students will develop their studies from their second year onward in accordance with their individual business plans.
These courses are mostly lecture-based.

Seminar Courses

These courses are divided into two categories: seminar and self-cultivation courses.
The courses are in the form of seminars where students come to understand the program’s learning objectives and acquire basic knowledge and skills needed to collect information and verbalize ideas. In their second year, students develop and implement their trial plans. In their third year, students draft and present business and entrepreneurial plans. These courses allow students to gradually acquire specialized knowledge and skills, planning abilities, and ethics necessary for business creation and innovation.
Self-cultivation means self-development. This is a practical seminar course that allows students to develop plans and goals based on their perspectives and hypotheses. Subsequently, the faculty will provide guidance and support for students to work individually or in teams to test and implement their learning in the real world. Students will review the results to help them realize their growth and shortcomings, gain new perspectives through exchanges with others, and proactively seek further study and action to deepen business ideas. As students move fluidly between study and practice, they will develop entrepreneurial skills, initiative, and a willingness to continue learning. Self-cultivation courses are offered from the second year onward as they build on learnings during their first year in foundation and seminar courses.

2. Evaluation of Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes of courses will be assessed based on a grading system detailed in the syllabus. In particular, thorough assessments will be conducted according to the characteristics of each course, including final written examinations, reports, class presentations, and submitted output.

Admission Policy

The program seeks “people who are keenly interested in creating solutions for the advancement of society, start businesses or innovate existing businesses, and who are willing to grapple with issues by seeking cooperation from others to achieve these goals.”
The University will select students based on the specific qualities and abilities it expects from students, as detailed below.

1. Knowledge and Skills.

Basic knowledge and skills required to develop a broad interest in and understanding of social changes and issues.

2. Thinking, Judgment, and Expression Skills.

The ability to organize information logically and summarize one’s thoughts.
The ability to view oneself objectively and identify areas for improvement.
The ability to express one’s thoughts and plans to others.

3. The willingness to learn and collaborate with diverse people.

The initiative to take action while gaining the cooperation of others.
A willingness to tackle challenges even in the face of difficulties and failure.

4. Future-forward

Interest in creating a better society
Interest in starting, inheriting, and developing a business
The ability to visualize one’s future
In particular, the University seeks the following people:

• People who have a strong interest in the future and want to be inspired by diverse people and take action.
• People who are interested in social issues and want to take action to solve them.
• People who have specific business ideas and want to continue learning and taking action to realize them.
• People who want to explore new business possibilities and take action as they take over a family business.