JDP (Joint Degree Program) provides opportunities for students to participate in internship at both Ritsumeikan University and American University.
This program allows students to deepen their knowledge through workplace experiences. After this program has finished, students are able to earn academic credits if certain conditions are fulfilled. The internship at our university is run in partnership with the following organizations (results for 2023).
The College of International Relations offers “International Organizations Training Program in Bangkok” for students in the College of International Relations who are interested in building their careers at international organizations in the future.
This program is also open to JDP students, and students will visit several international organizations (UNESCAP, UNHCR, etc.) in Bangkok, and Thai government agencies that work in collaboration with the United Nations, as well as local universities, to observe the activities of these organizations. The aim of the program is to motivate the participating students through briefing sessions and workshops with staff from each organization, as well as international exchange with students from local universities, and to help them to make plans reality for finding employment at international organizations.
- When JDP Students (RU Home Students) participate in this program, they are able to participate at the 1st semester (1st-year) or the 8th semester (4th-year) due to their leaning schedule.
Detailed training reports and interviews with participants can be found as follows. (Training report for 2023)
In this seminar, students will learn about the importance of world peace and international cooperation through a series of activities, including off-campus training in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Students from diverse cultural backgrounds and nationalities will gather to engage in group discussions and fieldwork, with the aim of deep understanding of peace and cooperation.
- When JDP Students (RU Home Students) participate in this program, they are able to participate at the 3rd semester (2nd-year) due to their leaning schedule.
Global Simulation Gaming (GSG) is a class taken by the 2nd-year students at College of International Relations. We also encourage JDP students to participate in this program actively. Students play the roles of international organizations, NGOs, and actors from various countries (actors who play a role in the international community) and engage in simulated international negotiations to solve actual international issues.
In GSG, students take the initiative in planning and negotiating action plans. They experience the process of applying the knowledge that they have input to the issues of modern society, and then outputting the results.
In GSG, students take initiative in planning an action plan and proceeding with negotiations.
Students will use the knowledge they have gained to experience the process of applying it to the issues of modern society and then outputting the results.
Among courses offered in JDP curriculum, Cohort courses are offered in which RU Home Students and AU Home Students study together. By studying together, students at both universities will learn about global perspectives, cross-cultural communication in an environment where diverse cultural backgrounds intersect, and Japanese culture, etc.
JDP provides a variety of career events to support students in the future career development. This program will support students with global perspectives to work not just in Japan, including support for working overseas.
At these events, diplomats and other professionals and experts are invited as guests, and will provide JDP students with the opportunities to learn knowledge and perspectives that will be useful for their career development.
