Abitus is a leading Japanese professional education company.
Its corporate mission is to "help students build global careers by obtaining world-class qualifications, degrees and diplomas.

Abitus has achieved the No.1 market share in the professional education sector by building on the following strengths:

• Leadership position and brand in the Japanese advanced education market.
• International partnerships with leading educational institutions and professional certification organizations.
• Solid customer base of working professionals seeking international qualifications and career growth.
• More than 2,750 corporate customers.
• Ability to tailor and domestically deliver educational content in collaboration with its international partners.
• Digital distribution platform that can deliver educational materials in a variety of forms, from video, e-learning, mobile apps and electronic textbooks.

Abitus provides advanced, high-quality educational content from its global partnerships with leading institutions. Abitus students are working professionals seeking international qualifications/career growth, both online and face-to-face, and in a manner tailored to preferences of the Japanese.

• 1995　Established U.S. Education Network, Inc. (USEN) in Tokyo; started courses for U.S.CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
• 1996　Produced the first CPA textbooks in Japanese language
• 1997　Formed an alliance with California State University, East Bay (Formerly Hayward)
• 2000　Established Career Access, Inc.
• 2001　Started e-learning programs for corporate customers
• 2004　Started courses for TOEIC
• 2005　Launched the program for CIA
• 2007　Launched the program for CISA®
• 2008　Launched the program for IFRS certificate (of ICAEW)
• 2009　Established the IFRS consortium
• 2012　Launched the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Online MBA program
• 2016　Held the U.S.CPA program 20th anniversary party
• 2018　Launched the program for U.S.CPA in Chinese language
• 2019　Launched the program for CFE

Abitus' "Small-Unit" approach (micro-learning method), providing a range of classes both online and at its school buildings, allows students to learn in a variety of ways.

・Printed textbook
・Electronic textbook


・Exercise book (printed)
・Japanese translation of exercises (printed)
・Exercise apps
・Video on how to solve questions
・e-learning exercises
・Practice examination

e-learning classes

Live-streamed classes

• U.S. CPA (U.S. Certified Public Accountant) is a state-issued official license to provide accounting services to the public
• AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) consists of more than 600,000 registered members.

6,879 Abitus students have passed the U.S. CPA exam (as of October 2024) -- an outstanding track record

A conference between AICPA's testing team members and Jun Usaka, President of Abitus


Alumni of students who passed the exam
Abitus has maintained a good relationship with AICPA (The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants), an association of certified public accountants in the United States operating the U.S. CPA system.

Name of subject

FAR　Financial Accounting and Reporting
BEC　Business Environment and Concepts
AUD　Auditing and Attestation
REG　Regulation

• Abitus has partnered with the University of Massachusetts in the U.S. in an online MBA program.
• Since Abitus entered into the partnership with the university in 2012, the program has produced a total of 970 graduates.
• Students are able to earn an MBA degree from a U.S. university without a career break.

Abitus' curriculum consists of two stages – a Basic Course and an
Advanced Course -- which allows students to develop practical
abilities and skills through a well-structured program, as follows:

Basic Course　Classes provided by Abitus' lecturers

• 6 subjects on the fundamentals of management Lectures are given in Japanese.
• Assignments must be written and submitted in English.
• Students need to work on collaborative assignments with Japanese students.

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Advanced Course　English-based classes provided by UMass

• 10 advanced subjects (7 requisite + 3 optional)
• Lectures are given in English.
• Assignments must be written and submitted in English.
• Students need to work on collaborative assignments with students around the world.

• CIA is an international qualification awarded by IIA (The Institute of Internal Auditors), which assumes a leading role in internal audits.
• The CIA exams, launched in 1974 for the purpose of proving the ability and expertise as internal auditors, are now held in about 190 countries/regions.

More than 4,584 Abitus students have
passed the CIA exam (as of October 2024)

• Number of CIA holders worldwide: c. 160,000^*
• Number of CIA holders in Japan: 9,306^*

^*as of the end of 2019

Name of subject

Part1　Essential elements of internal auditing
Part2　Practice of internal auditing
Part3　Business knowledge for internal auditing

• CFE is an international qualification awarded by ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) based in Texas, U.S.
• The holders of CFE, an international qualification to prove expertise in fraud-related issues, have been on the rise globally.

More than 643 Abitus students have
pass the CFE exam (as of October 2024)

Since opening the course in 2019, Abitus has consistently produced students who pass the CFE exam. Given the ongoing trend, the number is expected to increase going forward.

• Number of CFE holders worldwide: c. 75,000
• Number of CFE holders in Japan: c. 1,500

Name of subject

Section1　Financial Transactions and Fraud Schemes
Section2　Law
Section3　Fraud Investigation
Section4　Fraud Prevention & Deterrence

• CISA is an international qualification to certify an individual's professional expertise in auditing of information systems, security and control.
• CISA is awarded by ISACA® (Information Systems Audit and Control Association).
• The world's oldest international qualification awarded to professionals of information systems auditing; the number of CISA holders has exceeded 145,000 globally.

1,822 Abitus students have passed the
CISA® exam (as of October 2024)

・The number of CISA holders is said to exceed 3,000 in Japan.

Name of subject

Domain1　Information System Auditing Process
Domain2　Governance and Management of IT
Domain3　Information Systems Acquisition, Development and Implementation
Domain4　Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience
Domain5　Protection of Information Assets

• IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) refers to a set of accounting standards designated by IASB (The International Accounting Standards Board).
• IFRS has been adopted/accepted by more than 140 countries in the world.
• Abitus has provided, in Japanese, the classes for the IFRS exams hosted by ICAEW (The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales).

Abitus began providing the IFRS course in November 2008 -- the first and only course to allow students to thoroughly learn IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) in a systematic manner in Japan.

913 Abitus students have passed the IFRS exam (as of October 2024)

The number of firms adopting IFRS has been increasing. Given this ongoing trend, the number of students is expected to increase going forward.

・Number of IFRS certificate holders in Japan: 1,122 (as of August 2020)

2,750 companies have introduced Abitus' training programs; these companies include major and high-profile companies, including general trading firms, financial institutions and audit corporations.

Selected training programs

Accounting & financial training programs

• Corporate accounting training
• Investment analysis training
• English accounting training for beginners
• Training on U.S. GAAP practices

Internal control training programs

• Training for CIA exam
• Training for CISA exam
• Risk management training
• Training for communications in auditing

IFRS training programs

• Fundamental IFRS-based financial & accounting training
• IFRS certificate training

Other training programs

• Training on contract practices in M&A
• Training on negotiations in English
• Training on creating innovative ideas