The school works hard to maintain a mix of students. In contrast to the traditional university admissions game in Japan runs purely on standardized test scores, SFC accepts applications several times per year and some students are admitted purely on the basis of interviews, essays, and high school grades. Last year some 10,000 students applied for 600 undergraduate spots.
The results? Many of its 2,400 graduates have veered from the traditional path of industrial management to explore such diverse professions as urban planning, international development, and environmental design, or to pursue entrepreneurial ventures.
More important, the overwhelming majority of SFC graduates command the core survival skills for the new world of work. "They know how to collaborate," says Uno. "They know how to define and carry out projects. They are comfortable dealing in a fluid situation where the standards have not yet been set."
Gale Eisenstodt recently returned to the U.S. after six years in Japan with "Forbes."
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