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2012.09.22
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Graduation Ceremony was held.
On Saturday, September 22th, the Ritsumeikan University Undergraduate – Graduate School Fall Ｇｒａｄｕａｔion Ceremony 2012 was held at Suzaku Campus. 12 students from the College of International Relations and 20 students from the Graduate School of International Relations were awarded Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.
Hery Watono, from Indonesia, gave commencement speech as the graduates’ representative. Graduates will soon start their new careers here and around the world.
2012.09.21
Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) visits Ritsumeikan University
On Monday, August 27, 2012, associated U.S. graduate students from institutes including Yale University, Tufts University, University of Maryland of APSIA (Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs) visited Ritsumeikan University and interacted with International Relations undergraduate and graduate students.
Associated U.S. graduate students of APSIA visited Japan for a part of the program “Japan Travel Program for U.S. Feature Leaders” sponsored by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. U.S. graduate students of APSIA interacted with various important dignitaries, visited the area stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake,
and also visited the Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, the only official member of APSIA in Japan, at the end of the Japan travel program.
The meeting was held by the graduate students of International Relations and The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. Students visited Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University. At the museum, students walked around the exhibition about the educational philosophy of Ritsumeikan University, “peace and democracy,”and after that, discussion was held under the several themes like future task of Japan and the United States.
The vigorous discussion included not only Japanese and the U.S. students but also international students from Asia and Africa enrolled in Ritsumeikan University, ending on a high note.
After the discussion, students visited Tojiin Temple which was founded by the Lord of Takauji Ashikaga. By Ritsumeikan University students conducted a temple tour and introduced the historic gardens to the U.S. students, all the while promoting friendship between the two groups.
Interaction with the U.S. graduate students from APSIA was a meaningful opportunity for Ritsumeikan undergraduate and graduates students who will lead future Japan-U.S. commerce. Comments from Ritsumeikan participants include, “I spent a stimulating and meaningful time exchanging views on a wide range of issues with U.S. graduate students, who will be future global leaders. And I am sure that the personal connections I established through this event will be of great advantage to my research on U.S. diplomacy” (2nd year, Master’s Program), and this comment: “U.S. students from APSIA were interested in Japanese students’ point of views, so we were able to have a real discussion. It was such a refreshing experience for me to realize viewpoints that I was not conscious of throughout the meeting. Also they are such motivated students toward to the wide range of global issues. It made me think that I need to further develop specialized knowledge and skill”(3rd year, undergraduate students).
* APSIA（Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs）
APSIA (Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs) is an organization of leading universities and graduate schools in International Relations education and research, its members including institutions such as Harvard University and Yale University. Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of International Relations is the only full member of APSIA among universities and graduate schools in Japan, being globally recognized as Japan’s leader of education and research in the field of International Relations.
* The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP)
http://www.jpf.go.jp/cgp/e/index.html
The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) was established within the Japan Foundation in April 1991 to promote collaboration between the people of Japan, the United States, and beyond in order to address issues of global concern. CGP, in collaboration with APSIA, created the Japan Travel Program for U.S. Future Leaders with the goal of fostering a new generation of leaders in the United States who are interested in achieving a greater understanding of Japan since 2009 and its roles in global affairs, and in engaging in dialogue with their overseas counterparts in Japan.
* Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University
https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/mng/er/wp-museum/english/index.html
* Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University
https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/gsir/eng/
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Associated U.S. graduate students of APSIA visited Japan for a part of the program “Japan Travel Program for U.S. Feature Leaders” sponsored by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. U.S. graduate students of APSIA interacted with various important dignitaries, visited the area stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake,
and also visited the Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, the only official member of APSIA in Japan, at the end of the Japan travel program.
The meeting was held by the graduate students of International Relations and The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. Students visited Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University. At the museum, students walked around the exhibition about the educational philosophy of Ritsumeikan University, “peace and democracy,”and after that, discussion was held under the several themes like future task of Japan and the United States.
The vigorous discussion included not only Japanese and the U.S. students but also international students from Asia and Africa enrolled in Ritsumeikan University, ending on a high note.
After the discussion, students visited Tojiin Temple which was founded by the Lord of Takauji Ashikaga. By Ritsumeikan University students conducted a temple tour and introduced the historic gardens to the U.S. students, all the while promoting friendship between the two groups.
Interaction with the U.S. graduate students from APSIA was a meaningful opportunity for Ritsumeikan undergraduate and graduates students who will lead future Japan-U.S. commerce. Comments from Ritsumeikan participants include, “I spent a stimulating and meaningful time exchanging views on a wide range of issues with U.S. graduate students, who will be future global leaders. And I am sure that the personal connections I established through this event will be of great advantage to my research on U.S. diplomacy” (2nd year, Master’s Program), and this comment: “U.S. students from APSIA were interested in Japanese students’ point of views, so we were able to have a real discussion. It was such a refreshing experience for me to realize viewpoints that I was not conscious of throughout the meeting. Also they are such motivated students toward to the wide range of global issues. It made me think that I need to further develop specialized knowledge and skill”(3rd year, undergraduate students).
* APSIA（Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs）
APSIA (Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs) is an organization of leading universities and graduate schools in International Relations education and research, its members including institutions such as Harvard University and Yale University. Ritsumeikan University Graduate School of International Relations is the only full member of APSIA among universities and graduate schools in Japan, being globally recognized as Japan’s leader of education and research in the field of International Relations.
* The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP)
http://www.jpf.go.jp/cgp/e/index.html
The Center for Global Partnership (CGP) was established within the Japan Foundation in April 1991 to promote collaboration between the people of Japan, the United States, and beyond in order to address issues of global concern. CGP, in collaboration with APSIA, created the Japan Travel Program for U.S. Future Leaders with the goal of fostering a new generation of leaders in the United States who are interested in achieving a greater understanding of Japan since 2009 and its roles in global affairs, and in engaging in dialogue with their overseas counterparts in Japan.
* Kyoto Museum for World Peace, Ritsumeikan University
https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/mng/er/wp-museum/english/index.html
* Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University
https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/gsir/eng/
2012.07.05
An Internationally Distinguished Professor Speaks on "The Future of Global Governance"
On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, Visiting Professor Heikki Patomäki had a special seminar titled
"The Future of Global Governance" sponsored by the Graduate School of International Relations. Many faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students attended this seminar and actively participated in a question and answer session.
Visiting Professor Heikki Patomäki,is Professor of World Politics at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Previously he has also worked as a Professor of World Politics and Economy at the Nottingham Trent University, UK, and RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Professor Patomäki’s research interests include philosophy and methodology of social sciences, peace research, futures studies, economic theory, global political economy, and global political theory. His most recent books are The Anatomy of the Euro Crisis. What Will Come After Globalisation? (Into, 2012, in Finnish; Zed Books edition in English forthcoming in December 2012); and The Political Economy of Global Security. War, Future Crises and Changes in Global Governance (Routledge, 2008). He is currently working on two new books, Unprincipled Economics (with Jamie Morgan) and Global Futures. Professor Patomäki is a founding member of NIGD (Network Institute for Global Democratisation) and has also been an activist in the international ATTAC movement from its inception, currently chairing ATTAC Finland. In the 2011 Finnish Parliamentary elections, Patomäki stood as a candidate for the Left Alliance.
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"The Future of Global Governance" sponsored by the Graduate School of International Relations. Many faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students attended this seminar and actively participated in a question and answer session.
Visiting Professor Heikki Patomäki,is Professor of World Politics at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Previously he has also worked as a Professor of World Politics and Economy at the Nottingham Trent University, UK, and RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Professor Patomäki’s research interests include philosophy and methodology of social sciences, peace research, futures studies, economic theory, global political economy, and global political theory. His most recent books are The Anatomy of the Euro Crisis. What Will Come After Globalisation? (Into, 2012, in Finnish; Zed Books edition in English forthcoming in December 2012); and The Political Economy of Global Security. War, Future Crises and Changes in Global Governance (Routledge, 2008). He is currently working on two new books, Unprincipled Economics (with Jamie Morgan) and Global Futures. Professor Patomäki is a founding member of NIGD (Network Institute for Global Democratisation) and has also been an activist in the international ATTAC movement from its inception, currently chairing ATTAC Finland. In the 2011 Finnish Parliamentary elections, Patomäki stood as a candidate for the Left Alliance.
2012.06.25
“Special Lecture by Dean Goldgeier, SIS, American University was held.”
Dean James Goldgeier and Associate Dean Leeanne Dunsmore,
School of International Service, American University (*1) visited Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, on Monday, June 18, 2012, and the Dean held a special lecture titled 'Democrats, Republicans and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy’.
The lecture focused on the trends in the Democratic and Republican parties since the end of the Cold War and its impacts on U.S. presidential election.
The GSIR students and faculty members gathered to listen to the Dean's talk, and the number of participants almost reached the full capacity (of 207 seats) of the lecture room. The lecture ended on a high note with a Q&A session.
After the lecture‚ we had a talking session with the Dean and the Associate Dean and actively exchanged the views and opinions on the topics covered in the Dean’s special lecture.
*Founded in 1893, American University is located in the northwest Washington D.C. School of International Service, American University (SIS, AU) is the largest school of International Affairs in the United States and starting from 1992, a lot of students have been sent / accepted under DMDP (Dual Master’s Degree Programs) agreement between RU and AU.
DMDP (Dual Master’s Degree Programs) website : https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/acd/gr/gsir/eng/gcp-dmdp.html
SIS, AU website: http://www.american.edu/sis/
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School of International Service, American University (*1) visited Graduate School of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, on Monday, June 18, 2012, and the Dean held a special lecture titled 'Democrats, Republicans and the Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy’.
The lecture focused on the trends in the Democratic and Republican parties since the end of the Cold War and its impacts on U.S. presidential election.
The GSIR students and faculty members gathered to listen to the Dean's talk, and the number of participants almost reached the full capacity (of 207 seats) of the lecture room. The lecture ended on a high note with a Q&A session.
After the lecture‚ we had a talking session with the Dean and the Associate Dean and actively exchanged the views and opinions on the topics covered in the Dean’s special lecture.
*Founded in 1893, American University is located in the northwest Washington D.C. School of International Service, American University (SIS, AU) is the largest school of International Affairs in the United States and starting from 1992, a lot of students have been sent / accepted under DMDP (Dual Master’s Degree Programs) agreement between RU and AU.
DMDP (Dual Master’s Degree Programs) website : https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/acd/gr/gsir/eng/gcp-dmdp.html
SIS, AU website: http://www.american.edu/sis/
2012.05.31
Updated Readmission Examination Guidelines
2012.05.18
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Chief of Partnership Section, Partnerships and Communications Division in United Nation Volunteer (UNV) visits the Graduate School of International Relations
On Wednesday, May 16, Marco van der Ree, Chief of Partnership Section, Partnerships and Communications Division in United Nation Volunteer (UNV) visited the Graduate School of International Relations where a meeting was held regarding how to strengthen our partnership.
The
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