Doshisha Business School

Doshisha Business School (DBS) (同志社大学大学院ビジネス研究科) is the Graduate School of Business at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan.

History
Originally established in 2004, Doshisha Business School began solely with a Master of Business Administration programme in Japanese (now abbreviated to JMBA), but commenced a Global MBA program (GMBA) in which all classes are provided in English, in 2009. In October 2014, the Global MBA became an independent degree program within DBS approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. On October 18, 2023, Doshisha Business School obtained international accreditation for its MBA program from AMBA (The Association of MBAs: United Kingdom). As of October 2023, only about 2% of business schools worldwide have obtained international accreditation from AMBA. This achievement by Doshisha Business School marks only the fourth Business School in Japan to achieve AMBA accreditation, also making it the first AMBA accredited Business School in the Kansai region.

MBA programs

 * MBA (JMBA) - Japanese-language coursework MBA program for working professionals
 * Global MBA (GMBA) - Full-time English-language program

Campus
Doshisha Business School is located within the Kambaikan building of Doshisha University's Imadegawa campus. The building was completed in March 2004 and also houses the Doshisha Law School. DBS also has a satellite campus located in Umeda, Osaka.

International agreements
DBS has international agreements with the following universities:
 * University of Tübingen School of Business and Economics, Germany
 * University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
 * University of Denver Daniels School of Business, USA
 * Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
 * Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China