Wataru Hasegawa

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I majored in Educational Leadership, with a focus on educational administration, school management, and technology-enhanced education. In particular, from a global perspective, I have gained practical experience in educational practice and institutional management, a central theme in Educational Leadership.

It is widely recognized that Japan’s higher education system was heavily influenced in its early development by European models, and as a result, both public and private schools have tended to neglect practical, hands-on learning, which is emphasized in the United States. In today’s post-industrial society, this system is now facing significant challenges and calls for reform. Following a period of rapid government-led economic growth, new forms of democratic education suited to an era of diversification and transformation have become increasingly sought after.

Regardless of organization, all institutions—including educational institutions—must be operated and managed in ways that reflect the legal systems and cultural contexts of their respective countries. In this age of globalization, it is essential to maintain effective organizational operations while carefully considering international relations with various countries and promoting the rapid advancement of IT. In other words, leaders in IT, including CIOs, are expected to demonstrate not only conventional leadership, but also the ability to foster continuous organizational learning and to exercise new forms of leadership suited to a global network society—what may be described as “transformational leadership”.

As Japan's first and only professional graduate school specializing in IT, KCGI was founded with the mission of responding quickly to the rapidly evolving IT and computer technologies to address the critical shortage of IT professionals in the industry. Building on more than 50 years of tradition and achievement at Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG), Japan's first computer education institution, KCGI provides professional graduate-level education and strives to remain at the forefront in the field. Guided by our founding philosophy of fostering applied information technology specialists capable of leading society, KCGI combines the proven educational practices developed at KCG with the professional academic expertise gained through my own studies in the United States. Through this approach, I am committed to developing the next generation of IT leaders. I sincerely welcome applications from students who aspire to make a meaningful impact through technology.