【NEWS】Tama University Graduate School of Business Launches IMS Program—the First of Its Kind Among Domestic MBA Programs
2026/11/04
The Japan Innovation Network (JIN), a general incorporated association that serves as the secretariat for the Executive Innovation Committee (EIC), also operates the Japanese committee for ISO 56000, the international standard for IMS. This marks the first initiative to incorporate IMS education at a domestic business school, with JIN providing content support.
Transforming Innovation from “Chance” to “System.” In the era of the international standard ISO 56001, students will learn by integrating the theory of knowledge creation with the Integrated Management System (IMS). The Japan Innovation Network (JIN), a general incorporated association, is collaborating on a new course at Tama University’s Graduate School of Business Administration.
JIN, which promotes the adoption of IMS in Japan, is collaborating on the new course “Theory and Practice of Innovation Management Systems (IMS),” which the Tama University Graduate School of Management (Graduate School of Management and Information Science, Tama University) began offering in its MBA program starting in the fall semester of fiscal year 2026.
In response to the publication of ISO 56001, the international standard for innovation management, this course is an eight-session program that provides an integrated study of the Theory of Knowledge Creation—a Japanese innovation theory—and the Innovation Management System (IMS). The course will be taught by Noboru Konno (Professor Emeritus/Specially Appointed Professor), Chair of the Board of Directors at JIN, who has been a leader in the research and practice of the Theory of Knowledge Creation and innovation management.
For details on the press release issued by the Tama University Graduate School of Business on Friday, October 30, 2026, please refer to the article linked below.
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000002.000190770.html
