Seminars

Our seminars promote life-long learning at professional, managerial, and executive levels. Seminars will expose participants to new concepts in their field, and to ideas about knowledge leadership, intercultural management, and global business principles. JAIMS offers seminars for both groups and individuals, which can be arranged virtual, in-person or hybrid.

Seminar topics include (but are not limited to):

  • Capstone Project and Presentation
  • Creative Arts
  • Cross-Cultural Business Communications
  • Design Thinking
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Global Business Management
  • Hawaiian History and Cultural Experience
  • Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
  • Leadership and Negotiation Skills

Custom-Designed Seminars for Groups

We help organizations prepare their staff for global assignments or for projects that involve a diverse team. When your organization has specific training needs, JAIMS can design a program that supports your organization’s goals. Below are examples of seminars held in the past.


Asia-Pacific Problem-Solving Workshop (APPSW)
A one-week intensive program designed for Kobe University students committed to becoming global leaders and challenge agents. The program was designed to train participants on how to think creatively, critically, and innovatively in solving global problems.

Global Competency Development Program (GCDP)
A one-week intensive cross-cultural management program designed for professionals who can be the next generation leaders of Fujitsu Limited.


This program emphasizes the three key areas below:

    1.  U.S. Business practice and application

   2.  ICT Project simulation

   3.  Cross-cultural exchange

Intercultural Health Care Management Program (IHCMP)
A customized, innovative program that trained healthcare professionals from Japan about the Western managed care system and included quality instruction in healthcare management and site visits to leading health care facilities in Honolulu, Hawaii. Arranged in cooperation with Medical Consultants Corporation in Japan.

If your company or organization requires a learning solution on a topic not listed above, please contact JAIMS to inquire about customized seminars/workshops.

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Seminars for Individuals

Go on a learning retreat! The individual seminars are open to the public. Courses are conducted in English. Participants must demonstrate a minimum English language proficiency equivalent to a TOEIC score of 550.


Global Skills Refresh Program (GSRP)

A one-week program for non-native English speakers. The GSRP aims to increase the participant’s ability to effectively handle business from a global perspective through deepening of one’s understanding of different cultures and broadening one’s adaptive capacity, knowledge, and skill. 


Through the program, the participants will:

    1.  Strengthen English communication skills for business and daily life

   2.  Develop global business skills necessary to maneuver the business landscape

   3.  Enrich cross-cultural experiences through off-campus activities and homestay arrangements

For more details, please contact JAIMS.

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