Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (NUCB)

Nagoya University of Commerce & Business (名古屋商科大学 Nagoya Shōka Daigaku), abbreviated as NUCB, is a Japanese private university located in Nisshin, Aichi within the Tokai region of Japan. Originally established in 1935, NUCB was the first undergraduate institution in Japan and one of only 5% of business schools worldwide to achieve the much sought-after AACSB accreditation.

Academic Highlights

NUCB was the first accredited AACSB undergraduate institution in Japan. NUCB achieved accreditation of its undergraduate and graduate programs in 2006 and successfully maintained it to date.

In 2021, NUCB was ranked the best private university offering business programs in Central Japan by Times Higher Education for their internationality pillar. In September 2021, NUCB Business School became the first Triple Crown (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS) accredited business school in Japan.

Location

NUCB's main campus, Nisshin Nagakute, is set in the beautiful Nisshin countryside just outside of Nagoya City where they have over 3,000 students and over 100 faculty. They also have a downtown campus located within walking distance from Nagoya station. Greater Nagoya is Japan’s third-largest metropolitan area after Tokyo and Osaka. Home to front-running companies such as Toyota, the city and its surroundings are clean, safe, and an exciting area to live in.

Did you know?

“Frontier Spirit” is the founding spirit and motto of the Kurimoto Educational Institute. The Founder of NUCB's family of schools, Dr. Yuichi Kurimoto, was the first international graduate of the University of Alberta, Canada. While he was a student there in the early Showa era, he was very impressed by the energy by which the Canadians were opening up to the western frontier.

“Frontier Spirit” refers to the school's mission to create leaders rather than followers, to nurture young persons who think creatively and independently and to impart to students the skills and qualities that they will need to become pioneers in the future. Specifically “Frontier Spirit” refers to the spirit of that person who never gives up and who, by acting in an original manner, seeks to benefit humanity, society, and the nation.

Handbook/Catalogue

NUCB's undergraduate Course Syllabus is available here. The graduate course offerings can be found here.

Undergraduate international exchange students study in the Global BBA program, one of the largest English-taught program in Japan with a diverse curriculum that includes business, liberal arts and Japanese language courses. Different levels of Japanese language courses (from introductory to advanced) are available depending on students' level.

Terminology

• Units at NUCB are referred to as ‘courses’ and most units/courses are worth 2 credits (3 ECTS*) each.
• All courses are organized by the quarter system and each course will be completed in a single term (lasting 7 weeks).
• Exchange students are required to register to a minimum of 6 courses (12 NUCB credits/18 ECTS) per semester, and a maximum of 10 courses (20 NUCB credits/30 ECTS). The exact number of credits required depends on the student’s home institution.
• Therefore students taking 24 Monash credits will likely undertake 10 classes across two terms (5 courses per 7 week term).

* ECTS - European Credit Transfer System

Full-time Credit Load Equivalents

Amended requirement on 12/5/2023.

Academic Calendar

NUCB Autumn Semester (Monash Semester 2): early September to mid January
NUCB Spring Semester (Monash Semester 1): early April to late July

See NUCB's academic calendars here.

Note

• The listed disciplines are not necessarily exhaustive and other fields of study might also be available at the institution.
• Approval to study particular subjects at any institution is always at the discretion of the departmental/discipline and faculty advisers in your managing faculty(ies) and subject to available places at the host.

Accommodation

NUCB provides on-campus accommodation, the details of which can be found here.

Visas

Exchange students must obtain a College Student visa to enter Japan. To apply for the College Student visa, you need to submit the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for residence in Japan to your nearest Japanese Consulate. Your host University will issue the COE to you after your exchange application has been accepted.

For more information on visas, please refer to the Consulate-General of Japan here.

Health and insurance

All people residing in Japan are required to join the National Health Insurance System (NHI).

NUCB provides more information about Japanese Government Health Insurance here.

When travelling on a Monash Abroad approved program, you are automatically covered under the Monash University Student Travel Insurance policy. This will provide cover to and from your exchange.

Orientation and extra-curricular 

As part of the Cultural Enrichment Activities, NUCB arranges and subsidizes about ten comprehensive cultural excursions experiences to deepen your understanding of Japanese culture and Japanese business practices. Past activities include trips to Kyoto, Toyota Factory, Sumo Grand Tournament and cultural activities such as local kindergarten visit, homestay, rice planting and harvesting, Buddhist Zen meditation initiation, calligraphy & tea ceremony. Our programme also includes an overnight trip to World Heritage sites such as Shirakawa-go or Kumanokodo.

Cost of living

NUCB advises that the average cost that the exchange students spend per month is 60,000 - 90,000 JPY excluding the accommodation fee. Living expenses in Nagoya are on average 30% lower than Tokyo.

Note that it is NUCB policy that all NUCB exchange students are strictly prohibited from operating any motor vehicle in Japan during their exchange period. This prohibition applies to all motor vehicles, including rental cars, privately owned vehicles, motorcycles, and motor scooters.

Funding

Each year, Japanese universities apply for Japanese government funding for the following scholarships:

• The Japan Student Services Organizations (JASSO) scholarship here.
• The Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) scholarship here.

If NUCB is successful in receiving the funding, they will request Monash to nominate students. You do not need to apply for these scholarships directly unless requested to do so.

Students may also be eligible for the New Colombo Plan scholarship, and if they are studying Japanese language courses, the Walter Mangold Study Abroad Scholarship.

For more information about funding available to support study on exchange overseas, see the Financial Information page on the Monash Abroad website.

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