The IBER-Kotosaka B2 (English-track) seminar is now accepting applications from students who wish to join from the Fall 2026 semester. Admission for this intake runs through the IBER × Bloomberg Guest Session, and the seminar is open to all Keio University students.

IBER × Bloomberg Guest Session — applications for the IBER-Kotosaka B2 (English) seminar are open for the Fall 2026 intake; open to all Keio University students.
Applications for the B2 (English) seminar, Fall 2026 intake, are now open.

About the session

For the Fall 2026 intake, this guest session is the main route into the seminar. Applicants who clear the screening and interview stages take part in two preparation sessions at Keio SFC and then in the guest session held at the Bloomberg Tokyo office on 28 July 2026. Successful applicants join IBER from the Fall 2026 semester with no further recruitment stages.

Participants are expected to take an active part in the process and to contribute to the team they are assigned to. Students who do not engage may be withdrawn from the application process, so please apply with the intention of committing to each stage.

Application process

The process has four stages, from screening through to the guest session at Bloomberg. Places are limited.

Schedule · 日程

Stage 1
Screening
Application deadline: Monday 6 July 2026, 23:59 JST. Results announced Tuesday 7 July 2026.
Stage 2
Interviews
Interviews held 8–10 July 2026. Results announced Saturday 11 July 2026.
Stage 3
Prep sessions
13 & 20 July 2026, 5th period (16:30–18:00), at Keio SFC.
Stage 4
Guest session
28 July 2026, at the Bloomberg Tokyo office.
Application process — Stage 1 screening deadline 6 July 2026 (23:59 JST); Stage 2 interviews 8–10 July; Stage 3 prep sessions 13 & 20 July at Keio SFC; Stage 4 guest session 28 July at the Bloomberg Tokyo office. Apply at bit.ly/IBERxBloomberg.
The four-stage application process.

How to apply

Applications are open to all Keio University students. Submit your application through the form below before the Stage 1 deadline of 23:59 JST on Monday 6 July 2026.

Note · It is also possible to apply through the regular selection process — deadline 19 July 2026 — which is announced after the seminar syllabus is published. That route, however, is expected to admit only exceptionally strong applicants, so students who hope to join are strongly encouraged to apply through this program.

Apply for the IBER × Bloomberg Guest Session.
Limited slots available. Use the form link or the QR code below to register.
Register now — a QR code linking to the application form at bit.ly/IBERxBloomberg.
Register now — scan the code or visit bit.ly/IBERxBloomberg.

About the B2 seminar

B2 is the English-track cohort of the IBER-Kotosaka seminar at Keio SFC, working on international business and strategic management. A recurring part of the seminar is its guest sessions, in which student teams prepare over several weeks and then present to, and debate with, senior practitioners from companies operating internationally. Recent guests have included executives from Nissan, Rakuten, Yokogawa, Daimler Truck Financial Services, and CJ Group.