For Prospective Students:
Introduction to GLA Key Features and Campus Life

Quick Guide

GLA 立命館大学グローバル教養学部 College of Global Liberal Arts

Why Global Liberal Arts?

The College of Global Liberal Arts (GLA) at Ritsumeikan University is the first in Japan to launch a dual degree program with the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University (ANU).

This means that you will experience the combination of a liberal arts education at GLA and the world’s leading research university on the study of the Asia-Pacific at ANU.

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Photos of Ritsumeikan and ANU campuses and students

What You Learn

Redefined liberal arts education based on a global standard, all taught in English.

Program Overview

Dual Degree Program

Students will be awarded degrees from both Ritsumeikan University and the Australian National University.

Dual Degree Program

The GLA Community

Students

Our flexible, dynamic, and inclusive curriculum allows students from various regions of the world to join the program – from Japan, Australia and Asia-Pacific countries.