Ritsumeikan University is a private university located in the cultural capital of Japan, Kyoto. It is widely known as one of the four prestigious private universities in the west of Japan. Ritsumeikan university is accredited by JUAA and has been selected for the Top Global University Project by the Government of Japan.

Ritsumeikan University aims to become “a next-generation research university that generates social symbiotic values and emergent human resources” through renowned dual degree programs and numerous majors for students with diverse interests. It endeavors to constantly build a global research network as a “knowledge node”.