Hitotsubashi University

Tokyo, Japan

Hitotsubashi University is a national research university in Japan, specializing primarily in the social sciences (economics, commerce, law, public policy, etc.). It traces its roots back to 1875, when the Commercial Training School (Shōhō Kōshūjo) was founded by Arinori Mori. The institution underwent several transformations.
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Tuition Fees, Cost of Living & Accommodation at Hitotsubashi University

Cost Of Living

¥ 240000

Undergraduate Fees International Students

¥ 130500

Post Graduate Fees International Students

¥ 150000

Hitotsubashi University Departments

  • Faculty of Commerce and Management
  • Faculty of Economics
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Social Data Science
  • Graduate School of Business Administration
  • Graduate School of Economics
  • Graduate School of Law
  • Graduate School of Social Sciences
  • Graduate School of Language and Society
  • Graduate School of Social Data Science
  • School of International and Public Policy

Distinguished Alumni of Hitotsubashi University

Step-by-Step Guide to Admission Requirements at Hitotsubashi University

Applicants must take the Entrance Examination for Privately Financed International Students administered by Hitotsubashi. 

International applicants (non-Japanese) must typically satisfy these test requirements:

  • EJU (Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students) — in subjects such as Japanese as a Foreign Language, Japan & the World, Mathematics I

  • TOEFL iBT (or another English test) — e.g. a score of 48 or above is a minimum accepted baseline. 

Additionally, applicants take Hitotsubashi University’s own Japanese language exam

The selection is based on a comprehensive evaluation of exam results (EJU + university exam), submitted documents (transcripts, etc.), and possibly other criteria. 

Some faculties do not have special examination paths for international students; those applicants must apply via the same process as Japanese students (i.e., sit the same entrance examinations).

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Hitotsubashi University Corporate Partnership

  • BEST Alliance : Hitotsubashi ICS is one of the founding members of the BEST Alliance, collaborating with Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management and Seoul National University Business School for student exchange, joint courses, and trilateral academic cooperation.
  • Guanghua School of Management, Peking University : Collaboration for ICS double degree / exchange programs, especially in linking Chinese and Japanese business education.
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Notable Achievements of Hitotsubashi University

Achievements

01.
Designated National University

Hitotsubashi University was recognized by the Japanese government as one of the few “Designated National Universities,” being the only national university specializing in social sciences to receive this distinction.

Year
2019
02.
Student Awards for Academic Excellence in Global Leaders Program

Hitotsubashi conferred Student Awards for Academic Excellence to students in its Global Leaders Class, recognizing outstanding academic performance among economics students in their respective semesters.

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2015-2016
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Founding of Hitotsubashi ICS (Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy)

The creation of ICS marked Japan’s first “professional graduate school” (specialized business school), with full English-taught MBA, EMBA, and DBA programs.

Year
1998

Notable Innovation, Research & Development Hitotsubashi University

Notable Innovation

01.
Methodology for linking patent databases with inventor name systems

The Institute of Innovation Research (IIR) at Hitotsubashi developed methods to utilize patent databases by linking inventor name data, integrating surveys with patent data, and building software to relate inventors to patents

Year
2012

University Ranking of Hitotsubashi University

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Region: Asia

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Sociology
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Law LLB
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Econometrics
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