NetLearning Inc.

NetLearning and The Open University have formed a partnership to promote the Master of Business Administration qualification (MBA) in Japan from November 2010. NetLearning will act as a representative in the market, concentrating on marketing and advertising the programme locally, managing local logistics and providing immediate student support. Students will be directly registered with The Open University, with the OU retaining all responsibility for quality and for the provision and delivery of all content, including tuition.

Online corporate trainer NetLearning Inc has offered online continuing professional development (CPD) courses for the Japanese corporate sector since 1998. The organisation has supported almost three million students from 3000 corporate clients, including GlaxoSmithKline, Canon, Microsoft, Coca-Cola (Japan), Mitsubishi, Nissan and Hitachi.

The option to study The Open University MBA part time and predominantly online is particularly attractive to the corporate sector, as students can continue to work, applying new skills and insights as soon as they are learned. Studying in English is also valued in Japan as a key language for doing business internationally.

Although a range of MBAs are available in Japan, The Open University Business School is the first to offer a triple-accredited MBA. The MBA programme, taught in English, will enable students in Japan to develop business networks, acquire management expertise through practice based learning, and engage with international students/alumni throughout their studies, including at residential schools in Europe.

Contact details

NetLearning Inc.
Shinjuku-Kifu Building 3F
2–4 Nishi Shinjuku
7 Chome
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo 160-0023
Japan
NetLearning website: NetLearning Inc.
The Open University in Japan website: www.openuniversity.jp

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