Programs
JFIT extends the study of Japan from the graduate classroom into the working worlds of policy, business and innovation. Within GPS degree programs, students can examine Japan through international affairs, public policy, economics and management while developing the analytical and cross-cultural skills needed to work across the Pacific. A student might move from studying Japanese corporate strategy or political economy to testing those ideas through research, negotiation exercises or professional experience in Japan. The result is not simply knowledge about Japan, but the ability to understand how decisions made there connect to larger shifts in technology, trade, security and the global economy.
JFIT’s short-term programs bring that same environment to professionals, scholars and organizations that cannot step away for a full graduate degree. A Japanese manager may spend several months in GPS courses, work alongside an international cohort and explore San Diego’s innovation ecosystem. At the same time, a visiting scholar may use JFIT as a base for research and exchange. Overall, these programs use the university as a meeting place where participants can question familiar practices, encounter new approaches and return to their organizations with a clearer view of Japan’s changing place in the world.
