TOPICS
TOPICS
22nd Zemi Research Convention Held
On
the 3rd of November, the Zemi Research Convention was held.
The convention is a presentation style competition for teams of third-year students and above enrolled in Zemi.
Every year we invite guests from companies and alumni from across the globe to visit and interact with current students.
This
year 31 teams presented through zoom and face to face.
You can access each teams’ presentation content from the below website link:
<AY2021 Zemi Research Convention>
https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/ir/open-seminar/eng/overview/
Many guests, faculty, graduates, students from affiliated high school and current students gathered on the day. They attentively observed each presentation and abundant thought-provoking Q&A’s were exchanged.
It was a memorable and precious networking event amidst the year and a half of COVID isolation.
The presentation participants were able to gather many valuable feedbacks from audiences. We will be using the data to enrich students' graduation thesis and future studies and improve future conventions held by our faculty.
Report on the guest lecture (Representative director of Data Lupe Company: Kiyotsugu Yoshihara)
We invite Dr.Yoshihara Kiyotsugu, representative director of Data Lupe Company Limited, to the professional workshop today. He discussed the financial system, the difference of business styles of cooperative banks, regional banks, and mega banks in Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, as well as his professional path in banking sector for the past thirty years.
He particularly placed great emphases on Japanese banking business at present, which is considered to provide students with a more specific and in-depth understanding of working in the Japanese banking industry. Banks are now required not only to act as providers of capital but also to provide consultation to and continuously support the restructuring and development of client firms through long-term business relationships.
November Academic Writing Tutorial Program is Open for Booking on the 25th!
November Academic Writing Tutorial Program is Open for Booking on the 25th!
Students of RU only
Come and improve your writing with our Doctorate and MA tutors with strong thesis writing track records. Each passed a screening process and received training from our RU professors.
A free service courtesy of RU, you can have a solid one-on-one consultation of 40 minutes, as many times as you would like to book.
Ask opinions/gain advice on:
Theme
Structure
Wording
Grammar
Clarity & flow
Plagiarism issues
Perhaps you want someone to have a read of your paper before handing it in. Whatever your academic paper needs, friendly tutors will be able to help and support you.
Time:
Lunch 12:15~12:55
5th Period 16:20~17:00
Days:
Tuesdays & Thursdays @ Kinugasa Library
Drop-in available on Thursdays if tutors are free
Wednesdays & Fridays Online by Zoom
For booking please visit the link below:
https://program-service.ritsumei.ac.jp/public/seminar/view/16105GS Major New Students Orientation for Fall Semester 2021 was held!
Congratulations! The Global Studies Major welcomed 36 new students in September 2021.
"New Students Orientation" was held on September 15th.
In the opening, Dean Ritsuko Kawamura gave a few words of welcome. Online and face-to-face guidance on course registration was held, and important documents regarding the four years at Ritsumeikan were handed out. At the university, students are required to select their classes. The pupils listened attentively to the lecture on subject areas, number of credits, and course registration.
Introductory Seminar Class meeting was held on September 21, which is a small group class for new students. The students were divided into two classes and gained the chance to get to know the instructor, Oritor-dan and their classmates.
The course registration QA session was held on September 22. Senior students belonging to Oritor-dan, an organization that supports new students, provided counselling to new students. The senior students shared their experiences with the new students, such as "which classes should I take as a first-year student" and "how to balance study and a part-time job".
Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, many students have not yet been able to enter the country. We hope that everyone will be able to come to Kyoto as soon as possible.
Graduation and Commencement Ceremonies held
The Commencement
Ceremony of the Faculty of International Relations for the Spring Semester of
the 2021 Academic Year were held at the Osaka Ibaraki Campus on September 23.
38 students from the College of International Relations and 32 students from the Graduate College of International Relations graduated/completed their studies.
The ceremony was also streamed live to graduates, their families, and current students who were unable to attend.
Congratulations to all graduates!
Best regards,
IR Office Closing (2021 Aug 7 - 2021 Aug-16)
IR Office will be closed from 2021 Aug 7 to 2021 Aug-16.
Thank you so much for your understanding.
During Summer Break（Aug.2-Sept.24）,office will be opened as follows
Weekdays ： 1：00pm - 5：00pm (Offiec will be closed at 28th)
The Commencement Ceremony in Spring Semester AY 2021
GSG Event Day
On July 3, the College of International Relations held on Kinugasa Campus the "Global Simulation Gaming (GSG)" event in a hybrid format combining in-person and online participation, taken by second and 3rd-year students* as a regular course.
GSG is a course in which students take on the role of International Organizations, States, NGOs, Corporations and experience international relations through policymaking, international conferences, and negotiations.
(*) Basically, the course is for 2nd-year students. However, GSG was closed in AY 2020 due to the spread of the COVID-19; it is why this academic year, the course was exceptionally offered jointly for second and 3rd-year students.
This year, the theme was [International Poverty Provision and Sustainability Development].
From April to June, each team of students planned their strategies and prepared for the GSG event day. In addition to the "Security Council" and the "UN General Assembly” simulation, poverty-related project meetings and NGO outreach have been held. Students learned about international relations through the agreements and negotiations process.
According to the student's surveys, there were comments such as,
“As an actor, I was able to achieve not only the tourism-related plans and goals I had set in advance, but also other aspects such as education, environment, study abroad programs, and human rights.”
“By studying together with GS and IR majors, I feel that I was able to improve my negotiation skills in a language that is not my mother tongue. Also, the presence of people of different nationalities brought diversity to the way of thinking, and it was nice to have a sense of realism as if it were an actual international negotiation.”
The College of International Relations will continue to enhance its educational programs and promote interaction among students while paying close attention to infection control.