ABEST21 eNews No.81

ABEST21 e-News
No.81, January 2016
ABEST21
THE ALLIANCE ON BUSINESS EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP FOR TOMORROW,
a 21st century organization
URL: http://www.abest21.org
TEL. 03-3498-6220
E-Mail: [email protected]
Editor: Fumio Itoh
ABEST21 Office Report
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January 2016
・12th -- On-site interview at SBI Graduate School Department of Business Administration
・19th -- On-site interview for Kaizen Report at Waseda University
・21st -- On-site interview for Kaizen Report at Aoyama Gakuin University
・26th -- On-site interview for Kaizen Report at Kobe University
・27th -- On-site interview for Kaizen Report at Hitotsubashi University
・28th -- On-site interview for Kaizen Report at University of Tsukuba
Visited Dr. Yusron Ihza Mahendra, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Japan
・29th-- The 31st meeting of Council for Human Resources Development
1. Quality Improvement and Peer Review System -25
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“Prospective Student and Learning Outcomes”
We all know that the aims of education include the development of personality to nurture graduates
who will be the responsible members of society as well as professionals who can meet the demand of
the times. Therefore, business schools must clearly indicate in their Mission Statement what kind of
human resources they aim to raise. Students who enter the school have approved the Mission
Statement and expect to obtain the competencies required for their future careers through the
school’s curricula. To meet such expectations, business schools create a good educational and
research environment, i.e. develop the curricula to realize the Mission Statement, secure excellent
faculty members, maintain administrative organization to meet the student needs, prepare relevant
educational facilities, and then accept students who have the potential to become the human
resources mentioned in the Mission Statement.
In general, accreditation assesses the status of the school’s educational and research environment in
terms of “Mission Statement”, “Educational Programs”, “Student”, “Faculty”, and “Infrastructure”.
These are all internal issues, and they do not include the external “Learning Outcomes”. To know the
status of the Learning Outcomes, we need to observe how the students’ ability acquired at school is
actually demonstrated in the society. We also need to collect observation data from various
stakeholders. Constructing such data collection system and combining it with the internal education
system is essential for the quality assurance of education. Unless the system to reflect the Learning
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Outcomes to the curricula is included in the scope of accreditation, university reform will not be
promoted.
The subject of the Learning Outcomes is the students who become equipped with the competencies
through the learning goals of the curricula. If a business school clarifies the image of the prospective
students in its Mission Statement, accepts such students, and provides relevant education, then
expected learning outcomes shall be achieved. The school will become a place where prospective
students with the same level of academic ability work hard together, making it possible to develop
higher abilities through chain reaction. However, if a business school accepts fresh graduates without
working experience or retired persons to secure the number of students to meet the enrollment
target, and put them in the same educational program with the actively working students, the class
will probably show less chain reaction. It may be difficult to achieve good learning outcomes.
To meet the accelerating globalization of society, economy, and culture, it may be necessary to have
students from diverse backgrounds. Encounters with “variation and difference” in terms of cultural
and social backgrounds are important for the students. However, the diversity here refers to working
fields, gender, cultures, nationality, etc. of the prospective students, and not fresh graduates or
retired. When the prospective students shown in the Mission Statement gather in the classroom,
there will be sparks of discussions and cultivation of competencies.
In the economic, social and cultural globalization age of the 21st century, nurturing management
professionals at business schools is an urgent issue. To meet such demand of the society, the top
priority issue for business schools is to clarify the prospective students in their Mission Statement,
and accept such students in order to assure that the Learning Outcomes expected by the society are
achieved. (Fumio Itoh, President)
2. General Information
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Annual Conference 2016
On Wednesday March 2, 2016, Board Meeting, General
Assembly and International Symposium were held at Sony
University of Sony Corporation. The agenda for the General
Assembly included reports on the financial statement for fiscal
2015, budget for fiscal 2016 and partial amendment of
accreditation system. Accreditation certificates and Good
Practice Awards were granted to the newly accredited schools.
International symposium on “Creating the future through
quality improvement” included keynote speeches and panel
discussion. The program was as follows.
General Assembly (10:15 – 12:45)
・Financial statement for fiscal 2015
・Budget for fiscal 2016
・Partial amendment of accreditation system
・Granting of Accreditation in 2015 and Good Practice Award
Congratulatory speeches:
・Dr. Yusron Ihza Mahendra, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Embassy of the
Republic of Indonesia in Japan
・Prof. Dr. Qinhai Ma (Dean, Northeastern University, China)
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International Symposium (13:30 -17:00) "Creating the future through quality improvement"
Chair: Prof. Dr. Hirotaka Kawano (Dean, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University)
Opening speeches:
・Dr. Fumio Itoh (President, ABEST21)
・Prof. Dr. Ilker Baybars (Dean and CEO, Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar)
Keynote speeches:
・Prof. Dr. Channarong Pornrungroj (Director of ONESQA, President of AQAN, Thailand)
・Ms. Tomoko Adachi (General Manager, Human Resources Development Department,
Corporate Human Resources Division, Sony Corporation)
・Prof. Dr. Herry Suhardiyanto (Rector, Institut Pertanian Bogor, Indonesia)
Panel Discussion "Creating the future through quality improvement in Indonesia"
・Chair: Prof. Dr. Oleg Vikhanskiy (Dean, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia)
Panelists:
・Prof. Dr. Hasriadi Mat Akin (Rector, Universitas Lampung, Indonesia)
・Prof. Dr. Mochamad Ashari (Rector, Universitas Telkom, Indonesia)
・Prof. Dr. Kusmartono (Vice Rector, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia)
Commentator:
・Prof. Dr. Arfah Binti Salleh (President & CEO, Putra Business School, Malaysia)
Closing Remarks
・Prof. Dr. Candra Fajri Ananda (Dean, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia)
・Prof. Dr. Arief Daryanto (Director, IPB, Indonesia)
3. Quality Improvement Activities
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1) Joint Accreditation Committee 2015
On Tuesday March 1, 2016, a Joint Committee meeting of
Peer Review Committee and Accreditation Committee was
held at Sony University of Sony Corporation. In 2015, there
were 11 schools reviewed for accreditation. In order to
secure sufficient review time at the meeting, and also to
share the review contents of the Peer Review Committee with
the Accreditation Committee, this year we were holding a
joint meeting on a trial basis. We believe that this joint
meeting helped both Committees to share and understand
each other’s’ role and the contents of review. The number of schools reviewed in 2015 by country is
6 from Indonesia, 2 from Japan, 1 each from Malaysia, Russia, and Thailand.
2) Summary for On-Site Interviews 2015
On-site interviews on “Self-Evaluation Report” and “Kaizen
Report” for 2015 were conducted during the 4 months from
October 2015 to January 2016, covering 20 schools. The
importance of the interviews was recognized. When we visit a
school for the interview, the first thing we say to the
university is “We are not Auditors”. We ask the school to
understand that the university and our PRT (Peer Review
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Team) need to work closely together and share problems and solutions in order to enhance the
quality of education at the business school. Regarding the interviews with the University
headquarters, administration and faculty of the school and students, the best effort is put into
understanding the status of educational and research activities, clarifying the unclear issues found in
the SER, and checking the facts which are buried between the lines of the reports. We work hard to
check if the school’s educational system is working smoothly with expected learning outcomes. At
first the University side is quite defensive, but will gradually turn to talk without reserve,
heart-to-heart, about the problems they usually do not talk about. We realized the importance of the
PRT member composition.
3) Accreditation Results for fiscal 2015
On March 1, 2016, the final reviews for accreditation in terms of
quality assurance for management education at Japanese and
Asian business schools were done at the meeting room of Sony
University, Sony Corporation, Tokyo.
At the Joint Committee of the Peer Review Committee and the
Accreditation Committee, Committee Chair Professor Ilker
Baybars organized the Committee and each Leader of the Peer
Review Team presented the PRT Review Report prepared by
the Peer Review Teams based on the desk reviews and on-site interviews. As a result of the review,
the Committee approved the PRT Review Reports for the 11 schools (listed below) and reported the
review results as a recommendation to the Board of Directors. At the Board Meeting, the President
explained the recommendation by the Committee, and accreditations for all 11 schools were ratified.
The accreditation certificates for these schools were granted at the ABEST21 General Assembly held
on March 3, 2016 at Sony University in the presence of the Ambassador Extraordinary &
Plenipotentiary Dr. Yusron Ihza Mahendra of Emnassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Japan, who
also granted the Accreditation Certificates to the Schools of Indonesia.
Accredited business schools for fiscal 2015 are:
(Management)
Indonesia
1) School of Economics and Business, Telkom University, Bandung
2) PPM School of Management, Jakarta
3) Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Lampung, Bandar Lampung
4) Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya
5) Graduate Program of Management and Business, Institute Pertanian Bogor, Bogor
Japan
6) Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University, Kyoto
7) Graduate School of Business Administration, Nanzan University, Nagoya
Malaysia
8) Graduate School of Management, Management and Science University, Kuala Lumpur
Russia
9) Lomonosov Moscow State University Business School, Moscow State University, Moscow
Thailand
10) Faculty of Business Administration, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai
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(Business Economics)
Indonesia
11) Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang
4. Network Information
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The 31st meeting of Council for Human Resources Development
On January 29, 2016 the 31st meeting of Council for Human Resources Development was held at Ivy
Hall. Report was made by Director Shiota of Office for Professional Graduate School, Technical
Education Division, Higher Education Bureau, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science,
and Technology on the reinforcement project of nurturing pioneering management human resources.
President Itoh explained about the rough plan of the third phase report on “Aiming to nurture
management professionals - Industry-academia cooperation”, followed by exchange of opinions.
5. Membership Information
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1) Graduate School of Commerce, Burapha University, Chon Buri, Thailand
Graduate School of Commerce, Burapha University, based in Chon Buri,
Thailand, has been ratified as a school member by the Membership
Committee. The origin of Burapha University is the Bangsaen Educational
College established in 1955. In 1990 the college was renamed as Burapha
University. The number of students is approximately 50,000. In 1996, the
Graduate School of Commerce launched 5 master programs and 2 doctoral
courses and also EMBA program for executives, aiming to produce
management professionals. There are over 7,000 alumni and 1,500 students
are currently studying. The Graduate School of Commerce promotes external
activities including employee training, consultation and R&D for companies, and offers programs
based on tie-ups with domestic and international business enterprises.
Dean and Assistant Professor Dr. Banpot Wiroonratch graduated from Burapha University Faculty of
Science, and acquired MBA from Burapha University Graduate School of Commerce, Ph.D. from
Graduate School of Public Administration. Dean Banpot Wiroonratch started to work at the Graduate
School of Commerce in 1999 and became the Dean in 2010. He specializes in Human Resources
Management and Management Strategy. School website: www.ex-mba.buu.au.th
2) Master of Management, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Pendidikan Nasional,
Denpasar, Indonesia
Universitas Pendidikan Nasional (UNDIKNAS) is a private university with approximately 20,000
students. It originally started as Akademi Keuangan dan Perbankan established in 1969. The new
ABEST21 member Master of Management, Postgraduate Program was launched in 2000 with a
campus in Denpasar, the commercial center of Bali. There are about 1,450 students studying in the
Program. It has a unique educational program based on the Bali Hindu philosophy of The Hita
Kaanra “Three Causes of Happiness”. Master of Management Program is represented by Director
Gede Sri Darma. School website: http://www.undiknas.ac.id/
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