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2024
2024.12.25
Zemi Research Convention 2024 “Are Israel's actions in Palestine considered self-defence”(Ochi Seminar:Daeun Kim, Aryan Iyer, Woobin Choi, Diva Fristika Lordya, Hongbae Lim, Jun Murakami)
2024.12.17

At the award ceremony, a congratulatory speech was given by Dean Nishimura after which the certificates were presented one by one.



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The Saionji Memorial Scholarship Award Ceremony was held.
The Saionji Memorial Scholarship awarding ceremony for the fall semester of 2024 took place on the 17th of December, where the applicants with the best results were awarded scholarships.
Mr.CHOI Woo Bin and Mr.Hiroto Tokita gave a speech on behalf of the recipients.
I congratulate all the recipients of the scholarships and wish them all the best in their studies.
2024.12.12
The team from Ochi seminar that participated in the “International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Roleplay Competition” won the second place. Two students won the “Best Mooter Prize” (article in Japanese).
2024.12.11
This supportive community empowers you to step out of your comfort zone and take on numerous challenges throughout your university life.(SUZUKI Tomoya:International Relations Major Alumnus )
2024.12.10
Surrounded by diversified nationalities of colleagues and external business relationships, this was essentially similar to what I experienced while studying in the College of International Relations.(Joyce Lo:Global Studies Major Alumnus)
2024.12.02
I undoubtedly have gained comprehension from different fields of studies under the realm of International Relations studies at Ritsumeikan.(Diva Fristika Lordya)
2024.11.29
Former Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mitoji Yabunaka, gave a special lecture entitled “Turbulent World and Japan”.
On November 28th, we held a special lecture by visiting professor Mitoji Yabunaka.
Prof. Yabunaka is an expert in Japanese diplomacy who has worked on numerous international negotiations since joining the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and served as the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2008. After retiring from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2010, he has been teaching at Ritsumeikan University's College of International Relations as a visiting professor.


The theme of the lecture is “Turbulent World and Japan—US Presidential Election, Middle East, and Asian Theater”.



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Prof. Yabunaka is an expert in Japanese diplomacy who has worked on numerous international negotiations since joining the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and served as the Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2008. After retiring from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2010, he has been teaching at Ritsumeikan University's College of International Relations as a visiting professor.
The lecture was given in English, and many students from the College of International Relations and Graduate School of International Relations attended. It was a very valuable opportunity for students to hear directly from Prof. Yabunaka about the latest international affairs and the challenges facing Japanese diplomacy in the future.
In addition, before the lecture, a “Career Talk Session” was held in Japanese for students aiming to work for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or as a national public servant. In addition to students from the College of International Relations, many students from other faculties also participated, and they were able to receive valuable advice from Prof. Yabunaka on becoming a Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs or national civil servant.
2024.11.27
I encourage students to take advantage of various opportunities during their university years, meet diverse people, and broaden their perspectives. (Shin'ichi Bamba:International Relations Major Alumnus 2014)
2024.11.26
The College of International Relations provided a very valuable foundation for my career to date in the field of private sector development in Africa and for building the strong motivation that led me to join UNDP.(HARA Sachiko: Alumnus 2013)
2024.11.15
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On the 7 of November, the Zemi Research Convention was held.
On the 7 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 Advanced Seminar.Every year we invite guests from companies and alumni from across the globe to visit and interact with current students.
This year 33 teams presented.
You can access each teams’ presentation content from the below website link: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.
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.
We will be using the data to enrich students' graduation thesis and future studies and improve future conventions held by our faculty.