
Ritsumeikan boasts four world-class research institutes which work together to promote education and
research at Ritsumeikan University and network with researchers and academic societies all over the world.
Ritsumeikan University provides advanced facilities and equipment to encourage sophisticated and active research work.
Biwako-Kusatsu Campus promotes and supports:
1) collaborative research involving industry, government, and academic institutions;
2) interdisciplinary research in close association with scholars in the humanities and social sciences;
3) an active social network. In this way, RU contributes significantly to the local region.
At this facility, advanced research on synchrotron radiation is conducted using a superconducting synchrotron radiation source. These advanced research activities have attracted the enthusiastic attention of the industrial world. Also, the center places significant emphasis on collaboration between industry, government, and academia. The facility is open to researchers from private companies or government agencies, and is thus a venue for active scholarly exchange.