Nagoya University of Commerce & Business

About Nagoya University of Commerce & Business

Nagoya University of Commerce & Business (名古屋商科大学 - Nagoya Shōka Daigaku, widely known as NUCB or "Meishodai") is one of Japan's premier private business institutions, globally celebrated for pioneering case-method business education and international management. Founded in 1953 by Dr. Yuichi Kurimoto—the first Japanese graduate of the University of Alberta in Canada—the university operates under the foundational motto "Frontier Spirit" (フロンティア・スピリット), cultivating visionary, ethical, and internationally minded leaders for global business. NUCB is renowned globally through the NUCB Business School, which made history as the very first institution in Japan to achieve the prestigious "Triple Crown" accreditation by the world's three leading business education associations: AACSB International (USA), AMBA (Association of MBAs, UK), and EQUIS (EFMD, Europe)—an elite distinction held by fewer than 1% of business schools worldwide. The NUCB Business School is consistently ranked #1 in Japan for its Executive MBA and Global Full-time MBA in the QS Global MBA Rankings and Financial Times rankings. The university operates across two distinguished campuses in Aichi Prefecture: 1. Nisshin Campus (日進キャンパス): An expansive 110-acre flagship suburban campus in Nisshin City, surrounded by natural hills and scenic lakes. It houses the Undergraduate School, the flagship English-taught Global BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) program, the Central Information Center Library, the Community Pavilion, athletic facilities, and international student dormitories. 2. Nagoya Marunouchi Tower Campus (名古屋丸の内タワーキャンパス): An ultra-modern 14-story urban high-rise tower located in the heart of downtown Nagoya's central financial and corporate district (Naka-ku). It serves as the primary home for the NUCB Business School (Global MBA, MSc in Management, MSc in Business Analytics & AI, and Executive Education) and executive networking hubs. For international students, NUCB offers the 100% English-taught Global BBA—Japan's most dynamic case-based 4-year undergraduate business degree—alongside AACSB/AMBA/EQUIS-accredited Master's programs (Global MBA, MSc in Management, and MSc in Business Analytics). With pre-admission tuition reduction scholarships of up to ¥900,000/year (covering up to 75% of tuition), subsidized on-campus residences, dual degree opportunities across 138 elite partner business schools in 57 countries (including HEC Paris, LBS, and CMU), and an extraordinary 98.2% employment placement rate, NUCB stands at the forefront of international commerce education in East Asia.