4. LESS VISIBLE ISSUES AND THE EXPECTED ROLE OF FIVE-PARTY DISCUSSION MEETINGS
In light of these developments, the first step of AY 2026 should be to draw attention to the initiatives developed since the open session of the Plenary Council in AY 2022, once again highlighting their position within the context of the University as a means of reaffirming the substantive progress made. Alongside university-wide discussions, it is also important to consider where issues emerging within individual colleges, graduate schools, and campuses stand within the broader framework of Academy co-creation.
In particular, the five-party discussion meetings held within each college play an important role by providing opportunities to carefully discuss specific issues related to education, research and student life in each college. They also serve an important function in connecting issues that cannot readily be resolved at the college level with university-wide discussions, enabling them to be addressed during the Plenary Council Representatives’ Meeting and discussions focused on specific topics.
Similarly, with regard to graduate schools, discussions within each graduate school and consultations with the Graduate Student Council should serve to identify issues related to the research environment, financial support, career development, and other matters, and to promote improvements in line with the diverse circumstances of graduate students.
Contents
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Chapter Ⅰ
Significance and Positioning of the AY 2026 Plenary Council
To consider the future direction of Ritsumeikan University
- 1. Changes in the social and higher education environment surrounding universities
- 2. What changes in the social and university environment have asked about undergraduate and graduate student learning
- 3. The types of undergraduate and graduate students Ritsumeikan seeks to produce in light of changes in the social and university environment
- 4. As we enter the second half of R2030
- 5. The Role of the AY 2026 Plenary Council
- 6. List of key themes and annual schedule for AY 2026
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Chapter ⅡThe Plenary Council as a Process of Academy Co-creation
—Building on Discussions Since AY 2022—
- 1. Progress Made in Academy Co-creation and the Expanding Dialogue
- 2. Division of Roles and Coordination Between the Plenary Council and Plenary Council Representatives’ Meeting
- 3. Specific Examples of Advancements in Academy Co-creation
- 4. Less Visible Issues and the Expected Role of Five-Party Discussion Meetings
- 5. Context Leading Up the AY 2026 Plenary Council
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Chapter ⅢRitsumeikan University’s Initiatives from AY 2022 to AY 2025
—Progress in the First Half of R2030 Toward Enriching Education, Research, and Student Life—
- 1. Development of the Learning Environment and Academic Reform
- 2. Advancing Research and Supporting Graduate Students and Early-Career Researchers
- 3. Expansion of International Learning and Multicultural Collaborative Learning
- 4. Enhancing Student Support Services to Support Student Life and Extracurricular Activities
- 5. Career Development Support to Foster Independent Career Choices
- 6. Developing the Infrastructure to Support the Visualization of Learning and Growth
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7. Campus Development and Initiatives to Support Education, Research, and Student Life
- (1) Campus Development Centered on Social Co-creation (OIC)
- (2) Initiatives Linking the Humanities and Social Sciences with Creativity (Kinugasa)
- (3) Initiatives Supporting Cutting-Edge Research and Science and Engineering Education (BKC)
- (4) Development of a Common Infrastructure to Support Student Life
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Chapter ⅣKey Educational, Research, and Student Life Initiatives for the Second Half of R2030
Building on Dialogue with Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Enrich the Present While Envisioning Future Developments
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1. Directions for Academic Reform in the Second Half of R2030
- (1) Articulating Integrated Education and Connecting Inquiry to Research
- (2) Reform of University-Wide Education and the Development of Learning that Connects with Society
- (3) Internationalization of Education and the Development of Multicultural Collaborative Learning
- (4) Educational DX and the Visualization of Learning
- 2. Enhancing Graduate Education, the Research Environment, and Career Support
- 3. Creating an Environment That Supports Student Life, Extracurricular Activities, and International Learning
- 4. Connecting Experiences to Meaning-Making and Career Development
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1. Directions for Academic Reform in the Second Half of R2030
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Chapter ⅤFinancial Management during the R2030 Period and Ritsumeikan University’s Student Fees and Finance Policy for AY 2027 and Beyond
- 1. Financial Structure of Private Universities and Ritsumeikan University’s Basic Approach
- 2. Financial Management from R2020 Through the First Half of R2030 and Achievements to Date
- 3. Financial Management in the Second Half of R2030
- 4. Student-Fee Policy for AY 2027 and Beyond and AY 2027 Tuition and Other Fees
- ConclusionToward the open session of the Plenary Council to Be Held in October 2026
