The Global MBA Program begins at the Sumitomo Metal Training Center (SMTC) in Kashima, which is conveniently located 30 minutes away from Narita International Airport and only 80 minutes from downtown Tokyo by bus. SMTC is a well managed corporate training facility ideally equipped to host the Global MBA Program. At the training center, students are able to experience genuine Japanese hospitality and precision during their stay. The facility is rather small in size with less than 100 guest rooms creating an environment in which students can focus on their course work and develop personal relationships with colleagues without interruption.
 
Each student is assigned to their own room with service similar to that of a business hotel. At night, after studying, students are able to relax in the sauna located on the highest floor of the center while enjoying the night view of Kashima City. When students have free time, they can visit downtown Kashima, the Kashima Shrine, or the Pacific Ocean which are all within ten minutes of the training center. Students can easily visit Tokyo by public bus which stops every 20 minutes at the main gate of SMTC and delivers riders to Tokyo Station in the heart of downtown Tokyo.

SUMITOMO METAL TRAINING CENTER
The Jinzai Kaihatsu Center of Sumikin Management
953-16 Hikari, Kashima
Ibaraki Prefecture 314-0014 Japan
Phone: 81-299-90-3611
www.jinkai.smmgnt.co.jp/sub1.htm
    

- Corporate and Cultural Tour

To increase students understanding of local social and business cultures, the school offers corporate and cultural tours at the completion of course work in each city. Class of 2009 students will visit companies in the Tokyo area and cultural sites in Nikko from March 20 to 22. During the tour, students will stay at a ryokan, a traditional Japanese inn, for exposure to traditional Japanese culture. After the four week session in Japan, students enjoy a one week break before reporting for courses in Beijing, China.