Ritsumeikan University
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ritsumeikan University (立命館大学 Ritsumeikan Daigaku?, abbreviated to Rits and 立命 Ritsumei) is a private university in Kyoto, Japan. With the Kinugasa Campus, she also has a satellite campus called Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC) in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, and an internationalized Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Beppu, Oita Prefecture.
Ritsumeikan was founded by Prince Kinmochi Saionji in 1869, and was upgraded to full university status in 1922. Historically, the school was seen as a liberal alternative to the state-run Kyoto University. Today, Ritsumeikan is one of the most internationalized mainstream universities in Japan and it has established exchange programs with hundreds of schools worldwide, including a pioneering exchange with the University of British Columbia in Canada and a dual degree program with American University in the United States.
Its name literally means "place to establish one's destiny," and was adapted from a Mencius quotation.
Contents |
[edit] Controversy
As of 2006, Ritsumeikan University and the General Union have been in dispute over a contract system that limits employment for many educators to three years.
[edit] Colleges and graduate schools (by Campus)
- Kinugasa Campus in Kita-ku, Kyoto
- Colleges
- College of Law
- College of Social Sciences
- College of International Relations
- College of Policy Science
- College of Letters
- Graduate Schools
- Graduate school of Law
- Graduate school of Sociology
- Graduate school of International Relations
- Graduate school of Policy Science
- Graduate school of Letters
- Graduate school of Science for Human Services
- Graduate school of Language Education & Information Science
- Graduate school of CoreEthics and Frontier Sciences
- Colleges
- Suzaku Campus in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
- Graduate Schools
- Graduate School of Management
- Schools
- Graduate Schools
- Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC) in Kusatsu, Shiga
- Colleges
- College of Economics: The College of Economics offers three programs pertaining to Economic Strategy, Economic Cooperation and International Economics, and Human Welfare and Economic Conditions. The curriculum integrates theory, history, and knowledge of the current state of affairs in a structured approach on a domestic and foreign scale.
- College of Business Administration
- College of Science and Engineering
- College of Information Science & Engineering
- Integrated Institute of Arts & Science
- Graduate schools
- Graduate School of Economics
- Graduate School of Business Administration
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering
- Colleges
[edit] University Projects
- The Kyoto Museum for World Peace is a well respected museum just off the main campus.
[edit] Ritsumeikan People
- Famous people affiliated with Ritsumeikan University, including graduates, former students, and professors:
- Ando Momofuku(1934 College of Economics) - Founder of Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd.
- Furuta Atsuya(1988 College of Business Administration)- Japanese Baseball Player (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)
- Hasegawa Shigetoshi(1990 College of Social Sciences) - MLB Player
- Michael Emmerich(Graduate School of Letters) - Translator
- Kawaguchi Masafumi(1996 College of International Relations) - American Football Player
- Koyama Rikiya(College of Law) - Actor
- Matsui Daisuke(College of Business Administration) - Football Player
- Minakami Tsutomu - Author
- Nagare Masayuki - Artist
- Naya Goro - Actor
- Naya Rokuro (College of Law) - Actor
- Ohka Tomokazu(College of Business Administration) - MLB Player
- Okamura Takashi (College of Business Administration) - Comdian (Ninety-nine)
- Quruli - Japanese Music Group
- SATOKO (1976 College of Letters) - Artist
- Savanna (Owarai) - Comedian
- Ed Well - (1998 Graduate School of International Relations) - General Manager/Vice President of Viacom International Japan
- Timur Dadabaev - (Ph.D. and MA) - Scholar of International Relations
- Kuraki Mai (2005) - Singer
[edit] External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: |
| Kansai Big Six Baseball League |
|---|
| Doshisha • Kansai • Kinki • Kwansei Gakuin • Kyoto • Ritsumeikan |
