For Graduate Students

Seminar for Graduate Students (Master/PhD Supervision)

From 2024FY, I will be eligible to supervise master and PhD course students in Graduate School of Business Administration at Hitotsubashi University (HUB). My expertise and research interest are in intellectual property management (i.e., organizational actions to increase performance of technology/design development, and strategic inter-organizational relationship originated from strategic use of patents/copyrights/exclusive data). If you have motivated to study in intellectual property management under my supervision, please consult with me via e-mail (t-koba [at symbol] iir.hit-u.ac.jp) in advance. 

Students under my supervision are requested to join a weekly regular research seminar to develop their academic research capability and original research papers. If you want to join my research seminar to receive mentoring, please read the instructions provided by the syllabus system (see CELS at Hitotsubashi University).

HUB emphasizes academic research activities. I strongly advise all prospective applicants to receive basic academic research training in their current institution before joining HUB. Also, HUB requests basic Japanese writing/speaking skill.  We HUB do not have any full-English PhD degree programs. 

Please note that I do not employ any research students ("research students" mean students who are under preparation for entrance to master or PhD course) without strong recommendations from their current supervisors.