Sophia University

I chose the courses "The Development of the Japanese economy" and "Asian Industrial Systems". The first one gave a very good overview of the development of the Japanese economy since 1945, and introduced the students to the characteristics of Japanese management. We also took a study visit to a Japanese manufacturer. The class "Asian Industrial Systems" was offered by a former employee of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He invited a lot of professionals from the field as guest speakers. Thus, we could listen to experienced people discussing their experiences as employees of the IMF or ADB in Manila or Toyko, Bangkok or Singapur.

No. The readings as well as the course presentations were very good. I appreciated that my lecturers were people coming from the field, and not only academics.

Teachers should all be native language speakers and should encourage students to participate during class.

There should be more interaction between teachers and students.

Industrial economics and Asian business management are the most interesting classes at Sophia Summer Session

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I wish we were more mixed with local students. However it was of course easy to go and meet them.

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