Study Abroad Promotion Policy at Ritsumeikan University Tatsuyuki

Study Abroad Promotion Policy at Ritsumeikan University

Tatsuyuki Kataoka Assistant Administrative Manager, Office of International Planning & Development Division of International Affairs Ritsumeikan University 1 Nishinokyo-Suzaku-cho Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-8520 JAPAN E-mail http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/eng/

Ritsumeikan University is a private university located in Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, and forms part of the Ritsumeikan Trust, an integrated academy which consists of two universities (Ritsumeikan University and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University), four senior and junior high schools, and one primary school, representing a total of 46,000 students. Based on its underlying principles of peace and democracy, Ritsumeikan University is serving the international community as a center of education, cutting-edge research, and global cooperation in the Asia Pacific region. Ritsumeikan University actively accepts international students from many different countries to promote the internationalization of its education and research, by offering a wide variety of degree and non-degree programs designed for international students. Presently, more than 1,100 international students (undergraduate and graduate) from Asia, America, Europe, Oceania, and Africa are studying at Ritsumeikan University. Ritsumeikan University has also been developing programs that would allow its domestic students to study abroad. These programs include Intercultural Programs, Ritsumeikan-UBC Academic Exchange Program, One Semester Study Abroad Programs, Dual Degree Programs, and so forth. During the 2007 Academic Year, approximately 1,400 Ritsumeikan students took part in such study abroad programs.

－139－ Study Abroad Promotion Policy The Spirit of Ritsumeikan at Ritsumeikan University Founding Ethos Freedom and Innovation Advocated by Ritsumeikan founder Saionji Kinmochi, a member of the Japanese nobility known for his liberal and internationalist views. Saionji later served as prime minister of Japan.

Tatsuyuki KATAOKA Key Values Underlying Education Peace and Democracy Assistant Administrative Manager The key values of Peace and Democracy underlying education at Ritsumeikan were adopted soon Office of International Planning & Development after Japan’s defeat in World War Two as Ritsumeikan committed itself to promoting those values under the leadership of Dr. Suekawa Hiroshi who served as university president through 1969. Ritsumeikan University

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History of Ritsumeikan Academy: The Past 140 Years History of Ritsumeikan Academy: The Past 140 Years ᦃ ᯡᯨ᯦ᯩ Prince Saionji Kinmochi founds “Ritsumeikan” as a private academy. ᦃ ᯢᯠᯠᯥ Graduate School of Technology Management is established at BKC. ᦃ ᯡᯩᯠᯠ Nakagawa Kojuro establishes Kyoto Hosei School, an evening college of law. ᦃ ᯢᯠᯠ᯦ Suzaku Campus is established in Kyoto City’s Nakagyo Ward. ᦃ ᯡᯩᯡᯣ Nakagawa adopts the name “Ritsumeikan” upon consent from Saionji. Ritsumeikan Moriyama Senior High School is established in Moriyama City, Shiga ᦃ ᯡᯩᯤᯥ Prefecture. Suekawa Hiroshi assumes university presidency to promote democratization. Ritsumeikan Primary School is established in Kyoto’s Kita Ward. ᦃ ᯡᯩᯨᯡ Campus moved within Kyoto from crosstown Hirokoji to Kinugasa. The Graduate School of Management is established at Suzaku Campus. ᦃ ᯢᯠᯠᯧ ᦃ ᯡᯩᯨᯥ Major reforms launched to introduce internationalization, information College of Image Arts and Sciences is established. technology and societal outreach. Ritsumeikan Moriyama Junior High School is established in Moriyama City, Shiga ᦃ ᯡᯩᯩᯤ Prefecture. Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC) established in Kusatsu City, east of Kyoto. The Graduate School of Public Policy is established at Suzaku Campus. ᦃ ᯢᯠᯠᯠ Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) established as sister university in Beppu Tokyo Campus is established.

City, Oita Prefecture. ᦃ ᯢᯠᯠᯨ College of Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Sciences are established at BKC.

ᦃ ᯢᯠᯠᯤ School of Law is established at Kinugasa (later moved to Suzaku Campus in 2006)

Kinugasa Campus Biwako-Kusatsu Suzaku Campus Ritsumeikan Asia Saionji Kinmochi Nakagawa Kojuro Campus (BKC) Pacific University (APU)

1 Ritsumeikan Academy Campus & Office Locations

ᦃ Ritsumeikan is a multi-disciplinary academic institution consisting of two universities, Ritsumeikan Keisho four campuses, eight affiliate primary and secondary schools and one elementary school, Senior/Junior High School offering comprehensive education from elementary school to graduate school. Ebetsu City, Hokkaido Ritsumeikan Moriyama Ritsumeikan University, Senior/Junior High School Ritsumeikan Ritsumeikan Ritsumeikan Ritsumeikan Biwako Kusatsu Campus Junior High School High School Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture University University Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture (Undergraduate (Graduate Schools) Ritsumeikan Colleges) Ritsumeikan Elementary School Elementary Ritsumeikan Uji Ritsumeikan Uji Junior High School High School School Kita Ward, Kyoto City ᯘFounded Ritsumeikan University, Ritsumeikan April 2006ᯙ Kinugasa Campus Tokyo Campus Ritsumeikan Keisho Ritsumeikan Keisho Asia Pacific Ritsumeikan Junior High School High School University Asia Pacific (Undergraduate University Ritsumeikan University, Colleges) (Graduate Schools) Suzaku Campus Ritsumeikan Moriyama Ritsumeikan Moriyama Ritsumeikan Junior High School High School Ritsumeikan Senior/Junior High School (founded April 2007) (founded April 2006) Asia Pacific University Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City Beppu City, Oita Prefecture Ritsumeikan Uji Osaka Office Senior/Junior High School & satellite campus Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture

Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus Ritsumeikan University Biwako-Kusatsu Campus

ᦃ Approximately 18,000 students. ᦃ Campus established in 1994 to combine technology with business and economics. ᦃ Locus of education and research in humanities and social sciences. ᦃ Undergraduate Colleges (6) & Inter-Faculty Institute for International Studies ᦃ Approximately 17,000 students. ᦃ Law, Social Sciences, International Relations, Policy Science, Letters, Undergraduate Colleges (6) & Integrated Institute of Arts & Science and Image Arts and Sciences Economics, Business Administration, Science & Engineering, ᦃ Graduate Schools (8) Information Science & Engineering, Life Sciences, and Law, Sociology, International Relations, Policy Science, Letters, Science for Pharmaceutical Sciences Human Services, Language Education & Information Sciences, ᦃ Graduate Schools (4) and Core Ethics & Frontier Sciences Economics, Business Administration,

ᦃ Research institutes / centers (10) Science & Engineering, and Technology Management

ᦃ Research institutes / centers (20)

2 Ritsumeikan University Suzaku Campus Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

ᦃ Campus established in 2006 as a local and global center of knowledge. ᦃ Founded in April 2000 in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture. ᦃ Diverse and high level professional graduate schools and University headquarters. ᦃ Approximately 5300 students, with 50% coming from eighty-two countries/areas outside of Japan ᦃ Graduate Schools (3) ᦃ Bilingual institution: courses taught in English & Japanese Law, Management, Public Policy ᦃ Undergraduate Colleges (2) Asia Pacific Studies, Asia Pacific Management ᦃ Graduate Schools (2) Asia Pacific Studies Management (MBA Program)

ᦃ Research institutes / centers (2)

The Ritsumeikan Global Network Catching up with International Education (1) ᦃ Building academic ties with universities and educational/ research institutes around the world. ᦃ Collaborative relationships with 349 universities and educational / research institutes in 57 countries and areas. Year Program/Event Starting Year Statistics 2007 Statistics 1985 International Center opened Faculty and Staff: >10 Faculty and Staff: 60 Intercultural Programs 91 students to 3 287 students to 13 institutions 1986 launched institutions in 2 countries in 12 countries & areas General Agreements of 331 institutions in 56 countries 1986 4 institutions in 4 countries Cooperation initiated & areas Employment of Non- 1986 6 faculty members 111 faculty members Japanese Faculty Members Enrollment of Degree-Seeking International Students 1986 through Special Purpose 60 students 888 students Entrance Exams (with Japanese language requirement) Student Exchange begun 4 students to 2 institutions 94 students to 54 institutions 1987 (Outbound) in 1 country in 18 countries & areas 115 students from 60 Student Exchange begun 6 students from 4 institutions 1988 institutions in 18 countries & (Inbound) in 3 countries areas Faculty of International Relations 1988 Founded

ᦃ Overseas offices in Vancouver, Seoul, Jakarta, Shanghai

3 Catching up with International Education (2) Promotion of Study Abroad Year Program/Event Starting Year Statistics 2007 Statistics

Japanese Language and 1989 Culture Program launched 16 students 128 students among domestic students (Inbound)

Ritsumeikan-UBC Academic 1991 100 students 101 students Exchange Program started Developing International Education Programs Sub-Major Programs in 1992 272 students in 4 languages 643 students in 6 languages Foreign Languages begun that would allow 20% of undergraduate enrolment Dual Undergraduate Degree Program with American 1994 26 students 35 students to study abroad until their graduation University, Washington, DC, Launched 2000 APU founded 2000 ARISE 2000 initiated → Approx. 1,600 undergraduate students per year! Study Abroad Program, Inter- 61 students to 5 institutions in 171 students to 9 institutions in 2001 faculty Institute for 5 countries 7 countries International Studies begun

4-year Project initiated for 2004 expanding student mobility Programs

Categorizing Study Abroad Programs NO.1 How? ᦃ “Introductory” Programs By providing our domestic students withᮦᮦᮦ Intercultural Program (5 weeks) 1. A wide variety of Programs Categorizing programs according toᮦᮦᮦ Various courses in English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese and Korean speaking Language level, Duration, Contents, Expected outcomes etc. countries.

2. Scholarships offered by university Ritsumeikan - Boston University, English Seminar Program (5 weeks) 392 Million Yen (As of 2007)

Ritsumeikan – Showa Boston “Culture and Society Survey“ Program (5 weeks) 3. College-based Programs (Independent Overseas Programs) Discipline-related study contents Successfully meet individual needs of students from each college

4 Categorizing Study Abroad Programs NO.2 Categorizing Study Abroad Programs NO.3 ᦃ “Intermediate” Programs ᦃ “Advanced” Programs

Ritsumeikan UBC Academic Exchange Program (8 months) Ritsumeikan University – American University Dual Degree Program (2 years) Dispatch one hundred students each year for the program co-developed with University of British Columbia, Canada. Can obtain dual undergraduate degree from Ritsumeikan & American University, Washington D.C., in four years. Ritsumeikan - University of Washington, 1 Semester Program Ritsumeikan - Macquarie University, 1 Semester Program

ᯘ Ritsumeikan – Simmons College, “USA and South East Asia” Program ᯘ5 weeks) Student Exchange Program 1 year)

Students can take regular classes in their specialty at more than 90 universities around the world. International Institute, Overseas Program (5 weeks)

Various courses in English and practical field studies in the world.

Independent overseas programs offered through each college (2ᰮ4weeks)

Growing Number of Outbound students Study in Kyoto Program (SKP) Non-Degree Seeking Students at Ritsumeikan University

ȟઌĩ ᮦStudents mainly from Ritsumeikan’s partner institutions ፸፽፷ ፹፹፼፷ ᮦStudents who share an interest in Japan ፹፷፷፷ ፸፼፷ ፸፾፼፷ ᮦGood ፸፻፷combination of Japanese language courses and Japanese፸፻፾ cultural studies ፸፼፷፷ ፸፹፼፷ ፸፹፷ ፸፷፷፷ ፾፼፷ ʡĩ ፼፷፷ ፸፷፷ ፹፼፷ ᎀ፹ ፷ ፿፷ ፾፻ ª ፽፺ ፸ᎀ፿፽ ፸ᎀ፿፾ ፸ᎀ፿፿ ፸ᎀ፿ᎀ ፸ᎀᎀ፷ ፸ᎀᎀ፸ ፸ᎀᎀ፹ ፸ᎀᎀ፺ ፸ᎀᎀ፻ ፸ᎀᎀ፼ ፸ᎀᎀ፽ ፸ᎀᎀ፾ ፸ᎀᎀ፿ ፸ᎀᎀᎀ ፹፷፷፷ ፹፷፷፸ ፹፷፷፹ ፹፷፷፺ ፹፷፷፻ ፹፷፷፼ ፹፷፷፽ ፹፷፷፾ ፹፷፷፿ ፹፷፷ᎀ ፹፷፸፷ ፽፷ ܈ ᎀ፸ ፸፸ᎀ ፸፻፺ ፸፻፹ ፸፽፽ ፹፿፻ ፹ᎀ፿ ፺፸፾ ፺፻፻ ፺፿፾ ፺፽፾ ፻፷፸ ፻፸፼ ፻፺፽ ፻፻፼ ፻፾፻ ፽፻፼ ፽፼ᎀ ᎀ፼፷ ፸፷፽፿ ፸፹፽፽ ፸፻፻፿ ፹፷፷፷ ፼፷ ፻፸

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ᦃ Comprehensive introduction to Japanese language and culture ᦃ Adopted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in the category of “Cultivating the Ability to Use English in the Workforce” for the “2004 Program to Support Efforts to Meet Contemporary Education Needs.” ᦃ Intensive Japanese language classes

ᦃ Mixture of lecture, tutorial, and discussion in English ᦃ Academic fieldwork

ᦃ ᦃ Japanese students and Study in Kyoto Program students learn together in the same Cultural extracurricular activities classroom environment

Degree Seeking International Students at Ritsumeikan University Graduate School Programs Degree Programs Offered in English ᦃ RU accepts more than 800 regular international students each year. ᦃ Master’s / Doctoral Programs in International Technology & Management at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering ፸፷፷፷ ᦃ Global Cooperation Program (M.A.) ᎀ፷፷ at the Graduate School of International Relations ᦃ ፿፷፷ Master’s Program in Economic Development at the Graduate School of Economics ፾፷፷ ᦃ M.A. in Regional Policy and Planning ፽፷፷ at the Graduate School of Policy Science ᎜ᎵᎫᎬᎹᎮᎹᎨᎫᎼᎨᎻᎬ ፼፷፷ ᎎᎹᎨᎫᎼᎨᎻᎬ ᎛ᎶᎻᎨᎳ Full Scholarship Opportunities ፻፷፷ ᦃ Japanese Government (Ministry of Education) Scholarships ፺፷፷ ᦃ Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development ፹፷፷ Scholarship Program (JICA: Japan International Cooperation Agency) ፸፷፷ ᦃ Asian Development Bank (ADB) Scholarship ፷ ፸ᎀᎀ፹ ፸ᎀᎀ፺ ፸ᎀᎀ፻ ፸ᎀᎀ፼ ፸ᎀᎀ፽ ፸ᎀᎀ፾ ፸ᎀᎀ፿ ፸ᎀᎀᎀ ፹፷፷፷ ፹፷፷፸ ፹፷፷፹ ፹፷፷፺ ፹፷፷፻ ፹፷፷፼ ፹፷፷፽ ፹፷፷፾ Non-Degree Graduate Program ᎜ᎵᎫᎬᎹᎮᎹᎨᎫᎼᎨᎻᎬ ፹፿፺ ፹፾፻ ፹፾፷ ፹፷ᎀ ፹፷፽ ፹፹፾ ፹፺፼ ፹፾፽ ፹፿፻ ፺፸ᎀ ፺፼ᎀ ፻፸፸ ፻፼፽ ፻፿፷ ፼፹፸ ፼፻፻ ᎎᎹᎨᎫᎼᎨᎻᎬ ፽፷ ፽፿ ፾፻ ፿፸ ፿፺ ᎀ፸ ᎀᎀ ᎀ፿ ᎀ፼ ᎀ፾ ፸፷ᎀ ፸፹ᎀ ፸፽፹ ፹፹፽ ፹፾ᎀ ፺፻፻ ᦃ International Advanced Studies Program ᎛Ꮆ ᎻᎨᎳ ፺፻፺ ፺፻፹ ፺፻፻ ፹ᎀ፷ ፹፿ᎀ ፺፸፿ ፺፺፻ ፺፾፻ ፺፾ᎀ ፻፸፽ ፻፽፿ ፼፻፷ ፽፸፿ ፾፷፽ ፿፷፷ ፿፿፿

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