Ritsumeikan University ranked first in Japan (2017 students) for the first time in the number of Japanese students dispatched overseas in the "Results of Survey on Study Abroad for Japanese Students Based on the 1 Agreement, etc." announced by the Japan Student Services Organization.
Ritsumeikan University has positioned "cultivation of multicultural collaborative human resources who contribute to the global Asian community" as a business goal in the Top Global University Project, which was adopted in 2014, to enhance the international applicability of Japanese students. In order to do so, we have sent a large number of students overseas through various programs to develop attractive programs and expand learning support before and after studying abroad.
At Ritsumeikan University, in addition to the dispatch program to the University of British Columbia in Canada and the seminar on cross-cultural understanding that have been held for nearly 30 years, in recent years, "Japan-China-Korea Collaborative Operation Campus for Training East Asian Humanities Leaders" , We have also set up new programs to be developed in Asia, such as the "Global Field Project", which conducts a one-week field study in Southeast Asia. In 1, Japan's first joint degree program "American University / Ritsumeikan University International Collaboration Department" was established at the undergraduate level. In April 2018, it plans to open a Global College of Liberal Arts through a dual degree program with the Australian National University.
In addition, according to the "2018 Survey Results of International Student Enrollment" by the Japan Student Services Organization, Ritsumeikan University ranked 8th in Japan (2,446) in terms of the number of international students accepted.Regarding the acceptance of international students, we will establish an undergraduate / graduate school with a major that allows you to obtain a degree in English, and a university-wide student exchange program.
The "Study in Kyoto Program (SKP)" and the short-term acceptance program "Ritsumeikan Summer / Winter Japanese Program (RS / WJP)" are being implemented.
Ritsumeikan University aims to send 3,200 students overseas and accept 4,500 students in the Super Global University Creation Support Project, and will continue to utilize its strengths as a comprehensive university to promote globalization of education and research throughout the university. Aim to become a leading university that leads the globalization of various programs, education and research.
