Business Breakthrough, Inc., a company founded by Japanese businessluminary Kenichi Ohmae, has announced the April opening of a 4 year online university named Business Breakthrough University (BBT Univ.). Furthermore, it was announced that in celebration of the opening, BBT University professors will conduct free lectures using Twitter and Ustream services.

The first such lectures will be held on Feb 9th, followed by two more lectures on Feb 17th and 24th. Anyone with access to Ustream will be able to “attend” the lectures for free. The material to be covered are:

  • 2/9: A Realistic Image of Internationally Successful Business Women, by Tadahiro Wakasugi of Booz & Company, an international business consultancy.
  • 2/17: Social Media and Education – How Twitter Will Accelerate Learning, by Taro Muramatsu, senior researcher at Keio University SFC
  • 2/14: To Be Announced, by Noritaka Kobayashi of Nomura Research Institute

ビジネス・ブレークスルー大学、TwitterとUstream…