Message from the Dean

The Graduate School of Economics at Nagoya City University was established in 1968. Subsequently, in 1989, it established the nation’s first evening program for working professionals (master’s course, specializing in Japanese economic management).

In 2008 year, it was reorganized into two majors: Economics and Business Administration. From 2016, a Health Economics Management Course was established for healthcare professionals, and from 2020, an Executive Course was established for business executives.

In the Department of Business Administration, students can earn a degree in business administration; in the master’s program, it is possible to obtain a Master of Business Administration, and in the doctoral program, a Doctor of Business Administration can be obtained. In this way, responding to the demands of the times, this graduate school continues to evolve even now.

Today, the global situation is changing significantly, and Japan and Japanese companies are strongly affected by it. The widespread adoption of AI is an example of how it can have a significant impact not only on corporate management but also on the very nature of nations. There are numerous issues that need to be addressed, such as the sudden changes in energy circumstances due to conflicts and the rapid transition to an aging society.

Economics and business administration are academic fields that can derive solutions to such problems, and expectations for them are higher than ever. Deeply studying the ways of thinking in economics and business administration should infuse conviction into the decision-making and practices of individuals and companies.

The staff of this graduate school are excellent researchers in various fields of economics and business administration, and will support your learning as professionals. Since its establishment, this graduate school has awarded 96 doctoral degrees and 1,076 master’s degrees (as of April 2026). After obtaining their degrees, graduates have been active as researchers or as professionals with advanced expertise. We hope that you will enroll in this graduate school to study economics and business administration more deeply, and that after graduation, you will play a central role in various fields.

Dean of the Faculty of Economics at Nagoya-City University
Atsuo Kawai