About GLOBIS - GLOBIS Corporate Solutions

Our Vision

GLOBIS creates and innovates societies by fostering management ecosystems of People, Knowledge, and Capital.

People

Developing future business leaders

Knowledge

Disseminating management expertise

Capital

Providing venture funding with hands-on support

From 20 Students in 1992 to Japan’s No.1 MBA

Since its inception, GLOBIS has educated millions of professionals and fostered a business ecosystem that provides lasting impact.

GLOBIS Ecosystems

People

GLOBIS University

Offering practical business knowledge to help students grow into impactful leaders through Japan’s No. 1 MBA.*

*By number of students (MEXT 2021)

GLOBIS Corporate Education

We help solve corporate management issues from the perspectives of personnel growth and organizational development.

Capital

GLOBIS Capital Partners

Since 1996, GLOBIS Capital Partners has grown to become one of Japan’s leading venture capital firms, investing in over 185 companies and overseeing dozens of IPOs.

Knowledge

GLOBIS Unlimited

Providing career upskilling through focused and practical video e-learning.

GLOBIS Insights

Sharing current business trends and wisdom from our programs and rising stars across industries.

Introduction to GLOBIS Services

Discover Our History

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GLOBIS Corporation established
Started the GLOBIS Management School

Offered management training at a major telecommunications company
Started the corporate training program business
Opened the GLOBIS Management School, Osaka Campus
Started translating Harvard Business School case studies into Japanese

Started a distance-learning program using case studies for the first time in Japan

Published the MBA Management Book (Diamond Publications) as the first volume in the MBA Series, marking the full-scale launch of the publication business
Started the GLOBIS Management Institute

Launched a joint MBA program with the University of Leicester in the U.K.
Established the GLOBIS Incubation Fund（GLOBIS Fund No. 1: JPY 540M)

Started the management skill assessment business (GMAP)

Established the Apax GLOBIS Japan Fund (GLOBIS Fund No. 2: JPY 20B)
Established GLOBIS Management Bank, Inc.

Started providing e-learning content

Started the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration course (GDBA), the predecessor to the MBA program
Opened the GLOBIS Management School, Nagoya Campus

Started the GLOBIS Executive School for business executives and senior management

Started the GLOBIS Online School for distance-learning and e-learning programs
Opened the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University Tokyo and Osaka Campuses
Began the GLOBIS International School GIS (later IMBA) program
Launched GLOBIS.JP, a management magazine online
Established the GLOBIS Fund I (II GLOBIS Fund No. 3: JPY 18B)

Started the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA) program, the predecessor to the MBA program, Nagoya Campus
Started customized global business leadership training programs in English

Changed the incorporating entity of the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University to an educational corporation

Opened the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University Nagoya Campus
Started the Part-time MBA program in English at the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University

Began the Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Conference designed for human resource managers

Established GLOBIS China Co., Ltd. as a local subsidiary in Shanghai, China
Opened the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University Sendai Campus
Established the wholly-owned subsidiary, GLOBIS Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd
Started Full-time MBA Program in English at the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University

Opened the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University Fukuoka Campus
Established GLOBIS Fund IV (GLOBIS Fund No. 4: JPY 11.5B)
Changed the name of the Singapore subsidiary to GLOBIS Asia Pacific

Launched eMBA2.0: a new e-learning series
Launched GLOBIS Chikenroku (“knowledge library”): a website and smartphone app

Started the Online MBA Program, Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University
Started courses for Online Training, GLOBIS Corporate Education.
Established GLOBIS Thailand

Established GLOBIS Fund V (GLOBIS Fund No. 5: JPY 16B)
Started Technovate MBA® special courses at the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University
Started courses at the GLOBIS Management School in Singapore and Thailand
Started the flat-rate video learning service

Opened the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University Special Campus in Mito, Ibaraki
Opened the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University Special Campus in Yokohama, Kanagawa
Opened the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University Special Campus in Singapore
Started the Part-Time On-Campus & Online English MBA Program at the Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University

Launched GLOBIS Unlimited: quality online video courses that combine innovative technology with business knowledge

Launched the English Pre-MBA Program in Singapore at the GLOBIS Asia Campus

First English Pre-MBA course is launched in Thailand.
GLOBIS USA, Inc. is established in San Francisco, California, United States.
GLOBIS Unlimited becomes available for individual users.
The Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University celebrates its 15th anniversary.
The Ibaraki Robots move up to the Japanese B1 basketball league.
GLOBIS Manabihodai exceeds 200,000 subscriber IDs.
GLOBIS receives a patent for the GLOBIS AI Document Evaluation System (GAiDES), an AI-based grading system.
GLOBIS announces the birth of Glosuke, the official GLOBIS mascot.