{"id":178881,"date":"2026-08-04T14:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T05:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=178881&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-08-04T14:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T05:09:47","slug":"ctbc-to-launch-mba-program-in-okinawa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/ctbc-to-launch-mba-program-in-okinawa\/","title":{"rendered":"CTBC to Launch MBA Program in Okinawa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwanese financial group CTBC announced on August 3 that it will launch a two-year MBA program in Okinawa in February 2027. Operated by CTBC Business School, the course will combine online classes with in-person instruction and primarily recruit working professionals in the prefecture. Graduates will receive an MBA and a graduate-school credential in Taiwan. The first cohort is expected to include 20 to 30 students. CTBC signed a basic agreement with the GW2050 Projects Promotion Council, a group of Okinawan companies and business organizations pursuing regional growth and former US military base redevelopment. The school&#8217;s president said Okinawa&#8217;s proximity to Taiwan would support instructor access and educational ties. Organizers also hope the program will retain local talent, attract people from outside Okinawa, and encourage semiconductor-related cooperation. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC0330J0T00C26A8000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.okinawatimes.co.jp\/articles\/-\/1895178\" target=\"_blank\">Okinawa Times<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_ctbc-business-school-okinawa_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1162%2C718&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1162\" height=\"718\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-178882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_ctbc-business-school-okinawa_2026_cl.jpg?w=1162&amp;ssl=1 1162w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_ctbc-business-school-okinawa_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_ctbc-business-school-okinawa_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C633&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fnn_ctbc-business-school-okinawa_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C475&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: <a href=\"https:\/\/oki.ctbc.edu.tw\/#\" target=\"_blank\">CTBC Business School<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiwanese financial group CTBC announced on August 3 that it will launch a two-year MBA program in Okinawa in February 2027. Operated by CTBC Business School&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":178882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178881","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-okinawa-prefecture","news-category-business","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/178881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178881"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}