In this graduate school, members of the faculty - broadly experienced in industry - teach the basic theories of technical management, along with the practical knowledge and skills that managers and engineers of technical enterprises lack. The curriculum is arranged to cope with the busy schedule of working adults. Also considering the ever-changing environment of corporate management, the program can be finished in one year with classes held mainly on weekday evenings and on Saturdays - an intensive but effective way of studying. Through this curriculum, the school aims to strengthen the practical abilities of those working on the frontlines of industry and to nurture manpower with the ability to acknowledge and solve challenges in management strategy, business-development strategy, and venturing strategy that relate to small and medium enterprises. It is in this graduate school that NIT hopes to contribute to Japan's technological society by providing efficient education in technology management to the key staff of small and medium enterprises that deal with technology. Such enterprises are, in fact, the core of Japan's technological society. This program covers corporate management from basic knowledge to practice, along with technical-management methods such as management-strategy studies. It also focuses on business activities unique to small- and medium-size enterprises, allowing students to acquire broader practical knowledge that many of the managers in technologically driven business lack. Actual corporate-management skills can also be acquired in this program. The aim of this program is to improve specific resolution skills relative to various issues the student may encounter in business. To acquire the structure of systematic thinking necessary to challenge into new fields, students will study P2M (Project Program Management)-also known as the Japanese-born Project Management Method-and look into actual cases applied in a variety of fields. This program teaches specific and practical cases of management strategy in venture business, how to draw up and work out business plans, and the knowledge and skills required by the venture process. It also intends to nurture supportive staffs, such as incubation managers , to assist entrepreneurs.