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We are offering the Writing Tutorial Program to support students write their academic papers in both English and Japanese for their class assignments. Experienced senior and graduate students of IR will answer questions and give useful advice on writing assignments as a tutor during the one-on-one sessions.
Students can take the tutorial sessions an unlimited number of times for free.
In survey of students who have used WTP, 97% said they would use the program again. And great reviews from the professors as well!

【What is the role of the Writing Tutorial Program?】
-to help students clarify and structure the ideas for their papers
-to help students notice what needs improving and offer advice and clues for how they can rewrite their papers
-to help students understand the rules of citation and plagiarism
-to answer students’ questions related to Academic Writing

Period: English / Japanese tutorial     1 November, Wednesday 2023 – 19 January, Friday 2024
Time: Varies depending on the date. One session is for 40-50min.
Eligibility: IR students who seek support and advice on writing assignments for their school courses.
Session Format: Face-to-face session (Koshinkan Building on the fourth floor), or online session via Zoom.

Go to the link below to apply for the session and for more details.
Academic Support - Writing Tutorial Center | Academics | College of International Relations | Ritsumeikan University

We interviewed one of our former tutors last year. This interview should give you an idea of the appeal of this program and the key points for report writing and more.
Please take a look at the link below!
「Working as a tutor for the Writing Tutorial Program has allowed me to activity learn about academic writing, which is good experience for my future papers.」
https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/ir/students/eng/interview/vol12.html/

The Commencement Ceremony of the Faculty of International Relations for the Spring Semester of the 2023 Academic Year were held at the Osaka Ibaraki Campus on September 23.
We have 49 graduates from the College of International Relations.

In September 2023, the College of International Relations welcomed new students.
Congratulations on your enrollment!

Overseas training in Bangkok, Thailand, from August 27 to September 2, 2023.

 

We visited three international organizations such as UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), UNESCAP (United Nations Economic Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) and United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office, two Thai Government organizations (Ministry of Social Development and Human Security and Ministry of Foreign Affairs), ASEAN Training Center for Social Work and Social Welfare, and Chulalongkorn University.

 

In this training, besides learning about the role and work of international organizations and governments, participants will also learn about the importance of being in international organizations. The target of this training was to keep and foster the students’ motivations to work for the UN.

 

Here are some of learning and activities at each organization.

We had great interactions with officials from UNHCR and ESCAP: at UNHCR, the students proposed funding for the refugee issue in a workshop style and at ESCAP, we learned about the activities and missions of different ESCAP sections.

 

We had a QA session and exchange opinion with experts from Thai government followed after a briefing on SDGs initiatives at various ministries. 

We learnt that United Nations and a nation have different missions and visions for the SGDs, and to approaching them as well. It was a great opportunity to learn about SGDs and their activities relating to the SGDs.

 

At Chulalongkorn University, we had group discussions on the theme of launching joint projects after students from Ritsumeikan and Chulalongkorn University made presentations on the SGDs.  The students got to know each other in a short while and learn together in good atmosphere.

 

This wonderful training program was made possible by the network that Prof. Sachiko Ishikawa established during her time at UNHCR and JICA. This training program is a new initiative that started this year and was participated 8 students from various faculties, majors and classes. 

 

Interview with Participants

Carlos Alexei Márquez Arce (Third-year Joint Degree Program student, AU-home)
Sumi Sato (Fourth-year International Relations Major student)
Mai Nakano (Fourth-year International Relations Major student)