What are “Extracurricular Activities?”
What are “Extracurricular Activities?”
At Ritsumeikan University, activities outside of the regular curriculum are called “Extracurricular activities,” are activities, such as arts or sports, which fall outside of the regular curriculum, and here at Ritsumeikan University, groups active in this area are called “extracurricular activity groups.”
Many students participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, sometimes belonging to more than one group. Working with others across collegesfaculties and campuses, they make new friends, expand their possibilities and grow as individuals.
On the In SPORTS & CULTURE page, we introduce a variety of extracurricular activity groups, along with records of their activities. The University hopes that all students will find their own extracurricular activities where they can meet and connect with people, and challenge themselves to learn new things and try new activities.
Let's Engage in Extracurricular Activities and Explore beyond Regular Courses!
Ritsumeikan University is not only committed to enriching the regular study of courses, such as lectures and seminars, but also to enriching the variety of learning in student life outside of these courses. These extracurricular activities include a wide variety of active sports and cultural groups. At the same time, as a University, we also offer a full range of scholarships and other support for social and individually selected issues that students wish to solve individually or in groups.
By actively participating in activities outside of regular courses, students can establish life-long friendships with students from other campuses and other colleges that they cannot connect with in regular courses alone. In addition, by collaborating with a diverse group of people, students can achieve growth and accomplish things that they would not be able to achieve by themselves.
The University views activities that fulfill students’ desires to engage during their student life as exploratory activities, whether they are curricular or extracurricular ones. In the course of such activities, students can achieve tremendous personal growth. The University thus hopes that by enriching their own student life, students will acquire the ability to inquire and grow significantly.
Finally, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to parents/guardians, alumni, and community members for their ongoing support of our students' activities. We appreciate your continued support..
Become an Emerging Talent Making a Societal Impact through Sports Activities at Ritsumeikan!
Under the R2030 Challenge Design (R2030), the Ritsumeikan Academy aims to produce innovative and emerging talent and evolve into a next-generation research university that creates value for social coexistence, through the reintegration of education and research on a broader scale.
As many of you may know from your experiences, sports activities are exploratory acts that require a high level of coordination in planning, execution, and evaluation to achieve new records and victories. This ranges from assessing your conditions and your opponents’ circumstances calmly to training in an organized way and aiming for peak performance in competitions. Sports activities also involve establishing relationships with teammates and demonstrating creativity by flexibly adapting to ever-changing situations, thereby serving as liberal education.
The Ritsumeikan Academy “recognize(s) sports have a crucial role in the development of the Academy” (The Ritsumeikan Declaration on Sports) through both our education and research. Additionally, engaging in sports contributes to enriching every individual’s human qualities regardless of language, culture, ethnicity, nationality, ability, or age. Through self-directed sports activities at Ritsumeikan, we encourage you to fully develop the abilities necessary to become an emerging talent that creates value for social coexistence.
