Why are you studying on evenings and weekends many of my friends ask? For me, it is very worthwhile for to get back to school life and study for my MBA without quitting my current job.
Having been transferred to Europe for a few years; upon returning to Tokyo, I started thinking and researching which school I should apply to and after looking at many schools in Tokyo, I finally decided to enroll at Globis University.
The following four major points were key to my decision. Firstly, Globis uses an interactive learning system with most lessons are based on studying ‘case methods’. Every student has to think and think to learn. Secondly, international skilled instructors with global business experience; they are not just academic teachers – Globis lecturers are intellectual and draw on their passion for teaching to share the practical market information with students. Third, motivated and enthusiastic international classmates are always together and fourthly, the administrative office which provides thoughtful, timely and flexible services ‘for students’.
Now I’d like to mention a bit about my real life.
Since April 2009 I have lived three different lives; business, school and private. Everyone has 24 hours per day, not more and not less. Under the limitations of time, nowadays I make my decisions quicker than I used to; when shopping I take a shopping memo and try to find the things as soon as possible and avoid shopping around. On business trips I take both my business documents and my case studies.
Recently, when chairing a meeting at my office, a colleague told me to check my nose – it was bleeding again! In the evening the same day I took an accounting class; actually I had a slight nosebleed while I was preparing the assignment about B/S and P/L – I must admit it is difficult for me to study the ‘basics’ of accounting and finance.
For me the MBA is a real challenge and perhaps still too far from my knowledge level for me to reach. Sometimes it all gets me down, but I’ve found a glimmer of hope from a speech given to us by Dr. Kuniko Inoguchi; she strongly encouraged us all to make efforts to think about what kind of actions are required by Japan and also by the world – I shall never forget hearing her English address.
I look forward to seeing my wonderful classmates at school, even though the classes are tough and demanding. This kind of feeling is what I did not imagine before entering the University. Getting to know such great friends at Globis was beyond my expectations and I cannot express how much I appreciate their friendship.
After beginning my student life I have started to sometimes see my beloved grandparents in a dream; when I was a girl, I learned sewing from my grandmother, and my grandfather taught me how to ride a bicycle. They often asked my brothers and me at dinner, “Did you do your best?” I am so happy to see my two favourite instructors in my dreams.
Minori
