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2026.03.09
From Language Learning to Peacebuilding: Growing Through Global Engagement（PHAM Nhat Linh）
2026.02.24
Commencement Ceremonies for Academic Year 2025 (to be held on March 21, 2026, from 1:30 PM)
2026.2.01
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About AY2026 Ritsumeikan University (Undergraduate) Readmission
AY2026 Ritsumeikan University Undergraduate School Readmission Examination
Please refer to the following information
regarding the readmission examination for the 2026 academic year.
Applicants who are considering applying must contact the Office of the
School of International Relations in advance.
1. For international students who need to obtain a new “Student” status of residence
Contact period and contact information
- Spring Semester: by Friday, December 12, 2025 (JST)
- Fall Semester: by Friday, June 12, 2026 (JST)
Contact: irpost01@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
Application period
- Spring Semester: Monday, December 1, 2025, 9:00 AM – Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 11:59 PM (JST)
- Fall Semester: Monday, June 1, 2026, 9:00 AM – Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM (JST)
2. For all other applicants (excluding the above category)
Contact period and contact information
- Spring Semester: by Friday, February 13, 2026 (JST)
- Fall Semester: by Friday, August 21, 2026 (JST)
Contact: irpost01@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
Application period
- Spring Semester: Sunday, February 1, 2026, 9:00 AM – Saturday, February 28, 2026, 11:59 PM (JST)
- Fall Semester: Saturday, August 1, 2026, 9:00 AM – Monday, August 31, 2026, 11:59 PM (JST)
IR Office
2026.01.27
Diversifying opportunities and improving oneself by crossing borders（Jameel Mikaheel Yamaguchi）
2025.12.24
We’ve published a video featuring scenes from the Zemi Research Convention held in November.
2025.12.09
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The Saionji Memorial Scholarship Award Ceremony was held.
The Saionji Memorial Scholarship awarding ceremony for the fall semester of 2025 took place on the 9th of December, where the applicants with the best results were awarded scholarships.
At the award ceremony, a congratulatory speech was given by Dean Morioka after which the certificates were presented one by one.
Ms.BATKHUYAG Tamir and Ms.Yukari Inoue gave a speech on behalf of the recipients.
I congratulate all the recipients of the scholarships and wish them all the best in their studies.
2025.11.26
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Report on the guest lecture（Dr. Barbara KRATIUK, Assistant Professor at Vistula University）
Dr. Barbara KRATIUK, Assistant Professor at Vistula University, Warsaw was invited as a guest speaker on November 26, 2025, for the Japan and the West course held by Dr. Astha CHADHA.
Dr. Kratiuk’s lecture covered various aspects of Japanese relations with the European Union, NATO and Poland. Dr. Kratiuk and Dr. Chadha are currently part of a joint research project on Japan-Poland relations, and Dr. Kratiuk’s visit to Ritsumeikan follows the recently signed Agreement of Cooperation for research between Ritsumeikan University and Vistula University in October 2025.
Dr. Kratiuk’s lecture addressed Japan’s relations with NATO, EU and Poland.
The lecture was followed by a group discussion session, wherein the students engaged with Dr. Kratiuk on topics such as Japan and the evolution of its relations with NATO, including the changes that happened after the beginning of the war in Ukraine. It also include the history for relations of relations of Japan with EU. A special case study was given to Poland which is both a member of NATO and of European Union.
Students asked questions regarding NATO and its policy, the role of EU in the international system and the overall relations between Poland and Japan.