Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
FREEDOM, PEACE, HUMANITY. INTERNATIONAL MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING. THE FUTURE SHAPE OF THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) first opened its doors in 2000 thank to a collaboration between the Ritsumeikan Trust, Oita Prefecture and Beppu City. With an entirely new multicultural learning environment consisting of half international students and half Japanese/domestic students, APU’s aim was to provide an international education that lead to the development of global leaders, working in a diverse range of fields and industries. In these past nineteen years, this goal has not only been reached as APU now has over 10,000 alumni from over one hundred thirty countries and regions. Your path to shape your own world and the world around you starts at APU.
