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Join us！
Intensive Course for 3 days
　Global Seminar in English

QREC invite Dr. Yamakawa from Babson College which the top-ranked college for entrepreneurship education!

The main objective of this 3-day program is to introduce students to the world of entrepreneurship, and explore series of questions in the world of entrepreneurship.
After taking this program, students will have cultivated the confidence to take entrepreneurial action.
“Entrepreneurs can change the world.”

We are looking forward to having in this program!

◼️Dates：From August 30(Fri.) ,2019 to September 1(Sun.)
・Day1 (8/30)：13:00ー17:00
・Day2 (8/31)：10:00ー17:00
・Day3 (9/1)  ：10:00ー17:00

◼️Place：Fukuoka Growth Next
　　　　　　https://growth-next.com/ja/facility/#access

◼️Language：English

◼️Deadline of application：July 31(Wed.), 2019
The application has been closed. Thank you.

◼️Agenda：Please refer Syllabus(PDF file). 

◆Dr.Yamakawa Profile◆

Dr.Yasuhiro Yawakawa

Dr. Yamakawa is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson College. He comes from a multi-cultural background having lived in eight countries around the world. He received his Bachelor of Laws from Keio University, M.B.A. in Strategic Management from the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, and Ph.D. in International Management Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas.

He has more than a decade of professional experience in Japan’s utility and telecommunication industries where he led numerous entrepreneurial start-ups and corporate ventures. Currently, he serves on multiple director/advisory boards in four countries. He teaches in the areas/intersections of Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and International Business. He is heavily engaged in teaching entrepreneurship in Japan. He has taught entrepreneurs, corporate executives, educators, and students at various institutions in Japan (e.g., government programs, universities).

Dr. Yamakawa’s research explores the stimulants and constraints behind entrepreneurial learning and growth. His current research interests include learning from failure, dilemmas inherent in corporate venturing activities, failure of industry emergence, and bankruptcy laws and entrepreneurship development around the world. Hehas presented his research at major academic conferences, and his work has been published in leading Entrepreneurship/Management journals as well as in Japanese media