Hitotsubashi University, which was established in 1875 as a commercial training school (Shoho-Koshujo), has since its predecessors, the Tokyo Higher Commercial School and the Tokyo University of Commerce, produced a large number of highly skilled managers with objective analytical skills and deep thinking abilities, mainly in the industrial world.

After the Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (ICS), which was established in 2000 as the first professional graduate school (Senmonshoku-Daigakuin) of a national university, the MBA Program in School of International Corporate Strategy at the Graduate School of Business Administration, which was launched in 2018, inherits this tradition and aims to nurture advanced management professionals who will be active not only in Japan but also internationally and have a significant impact on the world.

Through the education in this program, students will acquire "practical values" that combine ethics, pragmatism, insight, creativity, expertise, and the ability to make timely choices. Upon completion of the program, they are expected to become core management professionals who are familiar with Japan and Asia, and who can make a significant impact on the world, leading society both at home and abroad.

Students will be awarded the degree of "Master of Business Administration" if they have acquired "practical values" by enrolling in the program for the prescribed period of time, taking the course subjects specified by the program, and earning the standard number of credits or more.