On January 25, 2012, a public lecture on “Hotel Management Innovation” was held on the 5th floor of module 4 at the Josai Kioicho campus. This lecture was conducted as part of JIU’s Mizuta Graduate School of International Administration’s adult diploma (MIEL) program. It was jointly hosted by the Global Hotel Human Resources Program—run by International Administration professor, representative of The Fun, and advisor to the Capital Hotel Tokyu, Ichigou Umehara.

The two lecturers for this event were Executive Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Capital Japan, Kevin Brummer and Advisor Regroup Partner CPA for Limited Liability Management Enterprise Tohmatsu IFRS, Suzuki Tokio.

Both International Administration students and guests from the hotel industry listened in rapt attention as the speakers provided information on such topics as hotel management methods and trends in the implementation of international financial reports, as well as the current state of the hotel industry and the accounting system (uniform system) used overseas.

Following the lecture, all thirty-one participants engaged in an enthusiastic discussion with both students and professionals expressing their unique opinions, making it a very productive event indeed.