ABEST21 e-news. No.80, December 2015 ABEST21. THE ALLIANCE ON BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR TOMORROW, a 21 st century organization

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1 ABEST21 e-news No.80, December 2015 ABEST21 THE ALLIANCE ON BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR TOMORROW, a 21 st century organization URL: TEL ABEST21@abest21.org Editor: Fumio Itoh ABEST21 Office Report == December Visit by Professor Tadashi Ono, Program Chair of MBA Program in International Business, Graduate School of Business Sciences, University of Tsukuba 8 -- Meeting wi Auditor Koichi Saito (Professor, Nanzan University) on ABEST21 Bylaws On-site interview at Management & Science University, Malaysia ABEST21 Bangkok Seminar held in Bangkok, Thailand On-site interview at Chiang Mai University, Thailand Meeting wi Board member Kazuo Tanigawa (Director, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.) on ABEST21 Bylaws 1. Summary for e last decade (from 2005 to 2015) The year 2015 marked e 10 anniversary for ABEST21. Here I would like to look back at e past 10 years to soar towards e next decade starting On July 7, 2015, ABEST21 held e 10 anniversary celebration at Hotel New Otani Tokyo at was attended by many members. ABEST21 was founded on July 1, 2005 wi 16 business schools from Japan and oer countries. In 10 years, as of July 2015, e number of members has grown by more an five times, to 89 members from 18 countries. Despite e Ramadan in July, many members from ASEAN countries kindly attended e celebration. ABEST21 activities in quality assurance of management education in e past 10 years started wi accreditation of Japanese professional graduate schools. We were auorized by e Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as an accrediting institution for business schools in October 2007, and for professional graduate schools of intellectual property in October Currently ABEST21 is engaged in e accreditation of 15 schools, including initial and maintenance accreditation. Based on e knowledge and experience gained rough ese activities, accreditation for e business school from Malaysia was conducted for e first time in After at e number of applicant schools from overseas continued to increase. At present e number of accredited schools from overseas is 15, representing 6 countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Thailand, and Russia. The number of reciprocal agreements wi oer accrediting institutions has increased, including BAN-PT of Indonesia, MQA of Malaysia, ONESQA of Thailand, and AQAN of ASEAN. The network for quality assurance of management education in Asia has been built. As for international joint research activities, ABEST21 has so far facilitated joint research projects on Establishment of International Peer Review System in Asia (2007), Developing International Peer 1

2 Review Model in Asia (2008), Corporate Needs for MBA Education (2009), Competencies of Management Professionals (2010), Developing Asia MBA Curriculum (2011), Developing ABEST21 Asia Quality Assurance System Model(2012), and Fuji Xerox CSR (2014). These projects are an extension of ABEST21 activities from quality assurance system development to creation of teaching materials. Upon summarizing e past decade in 2015, a goal for e next decade was set to furer strengen e Global Knowledge Network which struck its root in Asia. Wi e increasing number of accredited schools in Asia, e quality assurance of education is now mutually acknowledged and e base to promote international exchange among e accredited schools is prepared. The next decade will be e period to substantially globalize e management education at e Asian business schools. It is globalization in substance, not in word: in order to nurture management professionals who contribute to sustainable economic grow in Asia which encompasses diverse cultures, management education should be based on ree principles: Globalizing e School s Management Education, Humanizing e School s Management Education, and Collaborating wi industries. I believe it is e next mission of ABEST21 to develop such education and contribute to fostering of management professionals to meet e needs of globalization in economy, society, and culture. In order to meet e needs of e globalization age, business schools are required to build in eir campus a platform to nurture human resources who can coexist wi oers from different cultural and social backgrounds, under diversified and different society. Such step cannot be taken if we see is world as a closed raer an open space. It is e mission of globalization for e business schools to see e school campus full of diverse students as a platform, and foster future management professionals who are able to coexist wi oers wiin is platform. To build such platforms, cooperation among universities across e world is essential. Needless to say, quality assurance of education is a prerequisite for such cooperation. ABEST21 will contribute to preparing e educational research environment to respond to e globalization. Globalizing e School s Management Education and Humanizing e School s Management Education are two sides of e same coin. In e context of accelerating advancement of scientific technology, globalization of e society, economy, and culture, and e information technology in is 21 st century, ABEST21 will strive to contribute to nurturing of world-class management professionals at e business schools. At e same time we will make efforts to establish a system to share globally e quality assurance of e education, and to support fostering management professionals who will be able to contribute to e sustainable development of e future economy and society. (Fumio Itoh, President) 2. General Information Annual Conference 2016 On Tuesday March 1 and Wednesday March 2, 2016, ABEST21 will hold e Peer Review Committee, Accreditation Committee, Board Meeting, General Assembly, and a Global Knowledge Network Forum at Sony University, Sony Corporation in Shinagawa. On March 1 a joint meeting of e Peer Review Committee and e Accreditation Committee is scheduled, followed by e Board Meeting, General Assembly, ABEST21 Accreditation Certificate-granting and Global Knowledge Network Forum on March 2. The Forum will include keynote speeches and a panel discussion on Globalization of Management Education and Enhancement of Educational Quality (tentative). 2

3 3. Quality Assurance Activities ABEST21 Bangkok Seminar On December 13, 2015, ABEST21 Bangkok Seminar was held at e Continuing Education Center of Naresuan University, President Tower in e center of Bangkok, Thailand. The seminar was held wi e support of Professor Sujinda Chemsripong, e Dean of Faculty of Business, Economics and Communications, Naresuan University. There were approximately 20 participants including e deans of business schools, ONESQA staff, and e editor of management journal MBA. The Seminar was opened by a greeting from Dean Sujinda Chemsripong, and en President Itoh provided a detailed explanation on management education quality assurance system, followed by an active Q&A session. 4. Membership Information 1) New member We are pleased to welcome a new school member, Graduate School of Commerce, Burapha University, based in Chon Buri, Thailand, whose application was ratified by e Membership Committee. The University was renamed as Burapha in 1990, but its origin goes back to Bangsaen Educational College founded in The University has 50,000 students. Details will be introduced in e next edition of e enews. Graduate School of Commerce, Burapha University, Chon Buri, Thailand Dean: Banpot Wiroonratch, Ph.D. 2) SBI Graduate School and e new Dean Message from Dean Hideki Ishikawa of e Department of Business Administration, SBI Graduate School: SBI Graduate School was established in April 2008 wi e full support of SBI Group which aims to become a creator of new business. SBI Graduate School is a correspondence graduate school focusing on e-learning via Internet, but face-to-face classes are also included in e program because we emphasize discussions among students and provide em wi careful guidance. Students living abroad, e.g. in U.S., China, Viet Nam, Russia, Venezuela, or ose wi disabilities are also participating in e face-to-face classes via web conference system. The School emphasizes nurturing entrepreneurs and leaders of in-house ventures. Students are required to prepare business plans choosing eir own topic as a goal of eir research. Furermore, e School also puts stress on moral culture to nourish eical values and humanity. In addition to e study of business eories and practical skills, Chinese Classics represented by e Analects of Confucius and modern business oughts and philosophy such as by Eiichi Shibusawa are included in e program. The School was accredited by ABEST21 in During e whole accreditation process, e faculty and administrative staff went rough zero-base discussions on our education, 3

4 research and business and organized a new curriculum, strengened e research system, and settled a drastic medium-term business plan including campus relocation. We are currently realizing e plan on a steady basis. Since my inauguration as e Dean in April 2015, we have been making efforts to improve our School, which we are ready to continue. At e same time I look forward to collaborating wi members of ABEST21 based on its network Retrospect (January to December 2015) Time flies, and anoer year has passed. The speed of time we experience seems to confirm e speed of ABEST21 grow. Our quality assurance of management education has permeated e Asian countries and our activities are gaining recognition in e ASEAN region. Our activities in 2015 are outlined as follows. January 8 -- Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia visits Sony Corporation Head Office PRT On-site Interview at Institute of Business and Accounting, Kwansei Gakuin University 20 --Visit to Higher Education Policy Planning Division, MEXT 23rd -- Discussed committee program wi Peer Review Committee Chair Professor Hiroe Tsubaki February 4 -- Visit to Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to discuss ABEST21 10 Anniversary ceremony program 9 Visit to Toshiba Corporation to discuss Case Writing Project-2 March 5 -- Peer Review Committee and Accreditation Committee held at Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Head Office 6 -- ABEST21 General Assembly and ABEST21 Forum held at Waseda University 17 Meeting of Council for Human Resources Development held at Sony University 18 Report to MEXT on Accreditation results for Announced e Accreditation results for 2014 at MEXT Press Club (Accreditation Committee) (Group photo at Fuji Xerox) 4

5 April 4 -- Visit to Universitas Hasanuddin at Makassar, Indonesia 6 -- Visit to Universitas Sam Ratulangi, Manado, Indonesia 7-- Seminar held at Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia 9-- Seminar held at Management & Science University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9-- Visit to Malaysia Qualifications Agency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23rd -- Meeting on Toshiba Case Writing Project at Toshiba Human Resources Development Corporation in Shin-Yokohama rd Seminar held at ABEST21 office in Tokyo Meeting of Field-specific Accrediting Agency Network Organization held at ABEST21 office in Tokyo May 20-- Interview by Nikkei Career Management 28-- Attended e 2nd ACP Conference sponsored by Kansai University of International Studies June 2nd-- Visit to Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Indonesia 5-- Attended e 8 Plenary Session of AFEBI 5-- Visit to PPM School of Management, Jakarta, Indonesia July 6-- Visit to Toshiba Corporation Toshiba Science Museum 7-- ABEST21 10 Anniversary Ceremony at Hotel New Otani 7-- ABEST21 10 Anniversary Reception at Hotel Mount Fuji 15-- Visit to e Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 16-- Visit to e Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (10 anniversary group photo) (Schools accredited in 2015) August 10 Seminar held at Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta Seminar held at Management & Science University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Visit to Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang, Selangor D.E., Malaysia Signed a Memorandum of Arrangement wi Malaysian Qualifications Agency at Ministry of Higher Education 5

6 (signed a MoA wi MQA) (Participants to e ceremony) September 10-- Attended e MOT International Symposium in Bandung, Indonesia, cosponsored by Yamaguchi University and Institut Teknologi Bandung Attended e visit by Universitas Padjadjaran to Toshiba Science Museum 29-- Visit by Mr. Takeshi Ninoyu, a member of e House of Councilors October 7-- On-site interview at e Lomonosov Moscow State University Business School, Moscow, Russia 14-- Signed e MoU wi ONESQA in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand The 1st Peer Review Committee for st-- Visit by Peer Review Committee members to Toyota Motor Corporation Head Office Motomachi Plant and Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology in Nagoya (Interview to Moscow State University) (signed a MoU wi ONESQA) November 4 -- On-site interview at Kyoto University (Kyoto) On-site interview at Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia On-site interview at Universitas Telkom, Bandung, Indonesia On-site interview at Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia On-site interview at PPM School of Management, Jakarta, Indonesia On-site interview at Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia On-site interview at Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia On-site interview at Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia 6

7 21st -- On-site interview at Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia 23rd -- On-site interview at Institute Pertanian Bogor, Bogor, Indonesia On-site interview at Nanzan University, Nagoya, Indonesia (Interview to Universitas Telkom) (Interview to Universitas Brawijaya) December 4 -- Visit by Professor Tadashi Ono, Program Chair of MBA Program in International Business, Graduate School of Business Sciences, University of Tsukuba 8 -- Meeting wi Auditor Koichi Saito (Professor, Nanzan University) on ABEST21 Bylaws On-site interview at Management & Science University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ABEST21 Bangkok Seminar held in Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand On-site interview at Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand Meeting wi Board member Kazuo Tanigawa (Director, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.) on ABEST21 Bylaws 7