Showing posts with label Tokyo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tokyo. Show all posts

Monday, July 8, 2019

Women's Career Development and the MBA: a Seminar at Affinity on July 21st

On Sunday July 21st Affinity is hosting a seminar on women's career development and the role an MBA can play in that process. The event will be held in Tokyo and will feature a panel of MBA graduates. If you are interested more information can be found here.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com

Monday, July 9, 2018

Wharton event in Tokyo on August 4, 2018

I received information from a current Wharton student on an upcoming Wharton event in Tokyo. Details in Japanese follow!

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com




 Wharton MBA 若手卒業生による非公式説明会
84()、コレド日本橋にて、若手卒業生によるWharton MBA説明会を開催します。学校主催の公式説明会(9月予定) に先立ち、ウェブサイトだけでは十分に伝わらないWharton MBAの魅力や特徴を、よりカジュアルな雰囲気の中でご紹介します。Whartonへの出願を検討されている方はもちろん、将来的にMBAに進学したいと考えられている方、MBA受験するか迷っている方もぜひご参加いただければと思っております。
イベント概要
1.キーノート対談「Whartonからプロ経営者への道」(裏面にも登壇者のご紹介があります
上田浩太郎氏(2003年卒業、マッキンゼーを経て、現在ベネッセコーポレーション取締役)
永見世央氏(2011年卒業、カーライルなどを経て、現在ラクスル株式会社CFO
2.プレゼンテーション
Whartonのカリキュラム、在学中の多様な機会、卒業後の進路・ネットワークなどご説明します
3.若手卒業生よるパネルディスカッション
Why MBA/Wharton、学校や授業の雰囲気、課外活動、卒業後のキャリアまで幅広いトピックをカバー
4.卒業生とのコーヒーチャット
最近の卒業生(20名以上が参加予定)がご質問にお答えします
5.(オプショナル)「WhartonMBA初心者向け分科会」
漠然とMBAは気になっているけど、受験に踏み出せない方に向けて分科会を開催します。よくご質問いただく、「費用対効果は?」「私費でもなんとかなる?」「結婚・家族・子育てと両立可能?」「どうスコアを取ればいいの?」といった疑問や悩みに、経験者がお答えします
〇日時・場所
日時:2018 8 4 日(土)13:30 開場、14:00 開始、17:00 頃まで(途中退席可)
場所:コレド日本橋5(103-0027 中央区日本橋1-4-1WASEDA NEO
その他:日本語、無料
〇お申し込み
参加ご希望の方は下記リンクよりご登録ください。参加者多数の場合、先着順とさせて頂きます。
お申し込みリンク:https://goo.gl/forms/1kIUpsLCB9x7vmRo1 
〇お問い合わせ
Wharton Club of Japan : whartonjapan.info@gmail.com 
登壇者ご紹介
上田浩太郎氏1998 年に東京大学法学部を卒業後、マッキンゼーアンドカンパニーに入社。2003 Wharton MBA 修了。マッキンゼーに復職後、2010 年より同社パートナーとして、メディア・テクノロジー業界を中心としたクライアントワークに従事。また組織・人材プラクティスを立ち上げ責任者を務める。2015 年に株式会社ベネッセホールディングスに執行役員CSO として参画。2016 年より教育・生活事業会社であるベネッセコーポレーションの取締役(戦略・人事担当)に就任。現在は同取締役(戦略・R&D 担当)、ベネッセi キャリア取締役を務める。

永見世央氏2004 年に慶應義塾大学総合政策学部を卒業後、みずほ証券株式会社にてM&A アドバイザリー業務に従事。2006 年から2013 年まで米カーライル・グループに所属し、バイアウト投資と投資先の経営及び事業運営に関与。その後株式会社ディー・エヌ・エーを経て2014 4 月にラクスル株式会社にCFO として参画し、同年10 月に取締役就任。ペンシルバニア大学ウォートンスクールにてMBA 取得。


Wednesday, May 16, 2018

MBA Essay Consulting Event: Sunday, June 3, 2018


I will be co-hosting with admissions consultant Eiki Satori an event at Affinity in Tokyo at 10am on Sunday June 3, 2018. Please register if you are in Tokyo and interested in learning more about the MBA admissions process. I will be discussing the process of brainstorming and writing essays for the Columbia MBA set, but may substitute in other essay questions if new ones are available then. 

Details (in Japanese) can be found here.

John Couke


Sunday, March 4, 2018

Chicago Booth MBA Coffee Chat in Tokyo - 3/25/2018

A current student at the Chicago Booth MBA program asked me to post the message below regarding an upcoming coffee chat in Tokyo on 3/25/2018. Details follow in Japanese.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com


3/25() Chicago Booth Coffee Chat 開催のご案内

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago Booth) の在校⽣・卒業⽣によるコーヒーチャットを開催します。
出願に関する経験やアドバイス、授業、課外活動、就職活動、シカゴでの⽣活などについて、お話させて頂ければと思っております。

⽇時: 325() 10:00 AM12:00 PM
場所: Dimensional Fund Advisors Tokyo Office(東京都千代⽥区丸の内3‐1‐1 国際ビル Suite 808

ご参加頂ける⽅は下記リンクより事前申込をお願いいたします。

また、在校⽣によるブログを公開しています。情報収集にぜひご活⽤下さい。

皆様のご参加をお待ちしています!


Friday, February 16, 2018

Yale SOM Hosting a Tokyo Reception on March 1, 2018

Staff of the Yale SOM MBA Program will be hosting a Reception event on Thursday March 1, 2018 in Tokyo. For more information and to register click here

John Couke

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

London Business School MBA event in Tokyo on October 23, 2017

A former student let me know that there will be an LBS MBA admissions event in Tokyo. For details and registration (which is necessary) please click here.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

MBA Tomonokai Event in Tokyo on 8/23/2017

A former client emailed me to say that MBA Tomonokai is hosting an event later this summer in Tokyo. Details follow!

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com



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MBA Tomonokai (MBA友の会 http://mtomo.biz) is holding a welcome back event where new graduates share their experiences during their MBA with applicants as well as graduates from earlier years.

Date: 23th August (Wed)
Time: 20:00-22:00
Place: Morino Beer Garden (https://mbg.rkfs.co.jp)
Price: (male) 4200yen (female) 3900yen
How to participate: push “attend” button on Facebook event page below:
https://www.facebook.com/events/470486586628175/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22bookmarks%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmarks_menu%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22[]%22%7D%2C%7B%22surface%22%3A%22dashboard%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_tab_invitation%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22dashboard_filter%5C%22%3A%5C%22upcoming%5C%22%7D%22%7D]%2C%22ref%22%3A46%7D

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Cambridge Judge MBA Event in Tokyo August 8th 2017

Representatives of the Cambridge Judge MBA program will be hosting an information session in Tokyo on August 8th, 2017. More details as well as the registration form can be found here.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com

Monday, July 10, 2017

Chicago Booth Alumni Club of Japan to Host Information Session in Tokyo

Hello all, I received the information below from a recent graduate of the Chicago Booth MBA program regarding an upcoming information session hosted by the Chicago Booth Alumni Club of Japan on Sunday July 30th 2017 in Tokyo. More information below.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com


Chicago Booth Alumni-Hosted Information session

Sunday, July 30, 2017 at 9:30 AM until 12:00 AM (Reception opens at 9:10 AM)

Tokyo Nihonbashi Tower 5F
2-7-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-0027
Japan

Join alumni for an information session in Tokyo. Hear the unique stories of our alumni keynote speakers Mr. Masaru Kato, ’82, former CFO of Sony Corporation, and Mr. Hirokazu Morita, ’13, co-founder CEO of Fm Inc. In addition to the keynote addresses, Booth alumni and incoming students from various fields will answer questions from attendees. This information session will be held in Japanese.

"The Booth MBA doesn't teach you what to think, it teaches you how to think. If you know how to think, no matter what problem you have at hand, you are going to be able to solve it."
 Guillaume Piard, ’15, Founder and CEO, Nalo

Keynote speakers

Masaru Kato, ’82, Chairman of Sony Music Foundation and former CFO of Sony Corporation
During his business career at Sony extending over 38 years, Mr. Kato served various positions including board director, representative corporate executive officer and vice chairman of the Sony group.

Hirokazu Morita, ’13, co-founder CEO of Fm Inc.
After working at METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Mr. Morita co-founded Fm Inc., which develops rental and sales service of contemporary art and cloud service of 3D VR.

Alumni and incoming students from various fields including, manufacturing, IT, education and finance (banking, investment management, and private equity) will join the conversation.

Cost
Free

Registration

Yugo Fujinami, ‘14
Yuri Hamamura, ‘16
Nobu Kawai, ‘17 (Inquiry)

Sunday, June 25, 2017

Chicago Booth Insights Event on Corporate Governance in Tokyo July 4th, 2017

The following message below came from a graduating student at the Chicago Booth MBA Program. The event below will be held in Tokyo - more details and the registration follow!

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com


I'm delighted to inform you that Chicago Booth and its Alumni Club of Japan will host a panel discussion event inviting our Interim Dean from Chicago, Atsushi Saito (Ex-Japan Exchange Group CEO) and other professionals.

Prospectives are also welcomed to this event. I believe this will be a great opportunity for them to get a feel for Booth's alumni network and academic experience. 

⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻
Chicago Booth Insights
”THE THIRD ARROW: REFORMING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN JAPAN”

When: Tuesday, July 46:30–9:30 p.m.
Where: Grand Hyatt, Tokyo
Cost: Free
Details and registration: Here

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

LBS Japan Club Hosting Event in Tokyo on Saturday, July 29, 2017

The LBS Japan Club will be hosting an event in Tokyo on Saturday, July 29, 2017. Follow this link for more information!

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Harvard MBA Information Session in Tokyo on June 17, 2017

The HBS MBA program will be hosting an information session in Tokyo on June 17, 2017 from 10am until 12noon. Access and sign-up can be found here.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com

Saturday, May 13, 2017

MBA Essay Consulting Event: Sunday, June 4, 2017


I will be hosting an event in Tokyo at 10am on June 4, 2017 in which I will be discussing the process of brainstorming and writing essays for the Columbia MBA set. If you are in Tokyo, please consider joining us. Details (in Japanese) can be found here.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Chicago Booth Japan Club to Host Coffee Chat in Tokyo on March 26 2017

The Chicago Booth Japan Club will be hosting a Coffee Chat in Tokyo at 10am on Sunday, March 26, 2017. Go to http://chicagoboothjapan.wordpress.com for more information and to sign up.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Informal Michigan Ross MBA Information Session to be held in Tokyo on December 4th 2016

I was informed of an informal Michigan Ross MBA information session to be held in Tokyo on Sunday December 4th, 2016. Details follow including the link to register. If that doesn't work than just click here.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com


Michigan Ross MBA Unofficial Information Session
When: Sunday, December 4, 2016, 19:0021:00
Where: AGOS (Shibuya)

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Nikkei MBA Expo Tokyo 2016

Nikkei is hosting an MBA Fair in Tokyo on October 23, 2016 featuring a lot of programs as well as graduates. For more details (in Japanese) click here.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com

Monday, August 29, 2016

Harvard / Stanford / Cambridge MBA Alums to Appear at Tokyo MBA Event on September 22 2016

A former client asked me to post a link to an upcoming event for MBA applicants that will feature recent alums from Harvard, Stanford and Cambridge. More information as well as a link to register for the event to be held on September 22, 2016 can be found here.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Michigan Ross MBA Admissions Event in Tokyo on August 26, 2016

I was asked to post the following information on an upcoming Michigan Ross event in Tokyo. Details follow in English and Japanese.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com

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Date: August 26th 7:00pm-9:00pm (Reception for the party starts at 6:30pm)
Venue: Roppongi Academy Hills Sky Studio
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 49F, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6149

Style: Presentation by admission officer, Panel discussion, Networking hour with alumni
RSVP: Please refer following HP
(more details below in Japanese)
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Michigan Ross 入学審査官による学校説明会 8/26開催

来る826日(金)、University of Michigan Ross School of BusinessAdmissions OfficeによるFull-time MBAの公式説明会を開催いたします。

Rossはリーダーシップやマネジメントに関するプログラムを中心に外部機関から高い評価を得ております
#1 in Top Leadership Development Programs by Leadership Excellence
#8 in Full-time MBA Ranking by Business Week
#1 in Top Schools for Sustainability by Business Week
#1 in Ranking of Best Graduate Programs for Entrepreneurship by Princeton Review
#4 for Management, #5 for Marketing, #6 for International Business in US News MBA Rankings
#3 for Corporate Strategy, #5 for CSR / Ethics in Financial Times MBA Rankings

在校生は優秀かつ協力的であり、Globalなネットワークを広げられる素晴らしい環境です。また、Ann Arborは非常に治安のよい街で、パートナーズクラブや教育施設も充実しており、ご家族でいらっしゃる方々も安心して生活することができます。今回の説明会ではAdmission Officerに加え卒業生・在校生も多数参加予定ですので、是非ともこの機会にRossの魅力を感じていただき、ネットワーキングしていただければと思います。

Ross School of Business Tokyo Information Session
日時:2016826日(金)19:0021:00(受付開始18:30~)
場所:六本木アカデミーヒルズ スカイスタジオ
   東京都港区六本木6丁目101 六本木ヒルズ森タワー49

参加ご希望の方はこちらよりご登録ください。

説明会終了後には、懇親会も予定しておりますので、奮ってご参加下さい。

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

CUHK MBA Event in Tokyo - July 14, 2016

I received the following message below regarding an upcoming promotional event for the CuHK MBA program. Read on and if you are in the area do consider participating! 

John Couke




Why are more and more Japanese Professionals doing their MBA in Hong Kong?

Meet the CUHK MBA in Tokyo to learn more about:
  • Why Hong Kong is the ideal place for studying an MBA
  • How CUHK MBA can help you achieve your career goals
  • How CUHK MBA helps our Full-time graduates on job placement after graduation
  • The student life in CUHK and more...

l   Registration Link: http://goo.gl/forms/hrrFFUSLp5uXmJST2
l   Time: 2016.07.14 (Tue)
l   Venue: GGCo. Café & Bakery (Ground Floor at Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Station Address: 2 Chome-1 Kyobashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan)
l   Please send your C.V. to Shota Morikawa shota@stbooking.co
l   The consultation is about 15-30 minutes

l   CUHK MBA Selling points:

n   93% employment rate for 2015 Class, 87% secured jobs in Asia & China
n   concentration dedicated to entrepreneurship.
n   ​established in 1966, the first MBA program in Hong Kong--huge alumni network of 5000+
n   ​Dual degree with HEC ParisUT AustinCambridge and RSM
n   ​Focus Asia with a variety of exchange program partners to give students truly int'l perspective: 
NORTH AMERICA, 
Canada
McGill University
The University of British Columbia
The University of Toronto
York University
USA
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management)
The University of Chicago
The University of Florida
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Texas at Austin
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of Massachusetts
Univeristy of Michigan
Washington University in St. Louis
l   the first Trading Lab among bschools around the world
The Finance Trading Laboratory is a world-class teaching facility accommodating 53 workstations equipped with Bloomberg and Reuters terminals. It is supported by real-time data feeds from all major stock exchanges, including those in Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Osaka, New York and Europe. Students experience real market operations and gain a better understanding of how to react to market fluctuations under the supervision of professional traders from world-renowned financial organizations.
l   ranking: 26th  in Financial Times Global Ranking 2016;
World’s top 100 MBA Programs in the Economist Full-time MBA Ranking 2015;  51st globally and 12th in Asia by
QS World University Rankings 2015 (more ranking info: http://mba.cuhk.edu.hk/about/international-recognitions/)


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View online or download PDF Brochure for Intake 2016. Brochure available in English, Japanese and Korean.

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5 reasons to choose Hong Kong, Asia's most dynamic business center.

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5 reasons to choose CUHK MBA, the longest established MBA program in Asia.