In KIMAP (Kobe University Interdisciplinary Master Program) in Economics, Japanese and international students are expected to collaborate. All students are required to study economics in English and write their Master’s Thesis in English. By bridging cultural differences and fostering collaboration in economic studies, the program aims to educate students into being economists or business professionals capable of making significant contributions in a global context.

Additionally, this master’s program is interdisciplinary and aims to prepare professionals with diverse skill sets to create and implement policies and strategies for addressing contemporary social issues. While emphasizing economics education, the program features an interdisciplinary curriculum developed in collaboration with the Graduate School of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Law. Through this approach, we aim to develop global professionals who can apply their knowledge and skills not only in the field of economics, but also in the fields of business administration and law.

KIMAP in Ecomomics

KIMAP in Economics has the following key features:

This master program offers all required courses in English and welcomes both Japanese and international students to apply. Each year, prominent researchers from foreign institutions are invited, offering students the opportunity to attend intensive lectures delivered by these experts.

This program emphasizes interdisciplinary education in collaboration with the Graduate School of Business Administration and the Graduate School of Law at Kobe University. In addition to the traditional Master’s Degree in Economics, students may earn certificates in interdisciplinary fields upon successful completion of the program.

Students can enroll in either April or October.

For detailed information about the program’s objectives, as well as the timetable and courses for current students, please visit the KIMAP joint website by the three Graduate Schools.

Deans Message

KIMAP is a very unique master’s program that emphasizes interdisciplinary education in business, economics, and law. KIMAP welcomes students not only from Japan but from all over the world, placing international camaraderie as the program’s norm. Further, we invite prominent researchers in the fields of business, economics, and law to Kobe University every year and ask them to give intensive lectures so that KIMAP students will have a precious opportunity to access cutting-edge knowledge. Thanks to these features, KIMAP is a truly unique program, unparalleled in Japan and perhaps in Asia as well.

Now, KIMAP offered in the Graduate School of Economics (KIMAP in Economics) has one additional feature. In economics, the quantitative aspects of social science are emphasized. Thus, students entering KIMAP in Economics are required to take microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics as core courses. Through this training, students are equipped with mathematical and statistical skills that are becoming an indispensable part of modern social science. KIMAP in Economics welcomes students who seek both interdisciplinary and quantitative education at the master’s level.