Introduction    The Business Program aims at upgrading the business management skills of the staff and managers in both public and private sectors. The program consists of practical business courses including on-site guidance activities operated by JICA Experts, short-term business course taught by senior Lao lecturers, and a MBA course organized jointly with Faculty of Economics and Business Management. The practical business course and short-term business course are run for one to two weeks per subject. (Click here to learn more about the features.)    In the future, the course aspires to play a role of business center between Laos and Japan with aggregative socio-economic and business information, and to contribute to develop both communities. MBA Course The MBA course is an 18 month course consisting of nine core subjects, six elective subjects, and an independent study. The course is taght by both Lao lecturers and JICA Experts. Study visits at companies/factories both in Laos and in other countries will be organized to ensure practicality of the course. Regular Program Subjects Schedule(Sample) Lecturers Special Lectures Participants Statistics Voices from Former Participants / Awardees for Trip to Japan Registration/Administration Download Brochure Special Program Lectures and Consulting Programs by JICA Experts (From Year 2006) Intensive Programs Delivery Programs Bisiness-related Programs (English) Pre-departure Training For JDS JICA-NET Programs / Distance Learning System Suppoting Programs, e.g. Co-operated Programs Class Room Speial Lecture JICA-NET