Global Impact
Our Global Research Network

Ritsumeikan University has formulated a mid-term plan called R2030 Ritsumeikan Academy Vision, which outlines the University’s ideal shape for the 2030s.The first of the five pivotal pillars of this plan is the establishment of a next-generation research-intensive university with the Ritsumeikan Knowledge Nodes (RKN) concept at its core.In order to develop world-class research and education, the RKN aims for Ritsumeikan University to become a node of networks with various stakeholders at home and abroad, and the University is strategically promoting initiatives such as the promotion of cross-disciplinary collaborative research, the establishment of an organized international research network, and the international dissemination of research results. As an example of these initiatives, the International Collaborative Research Promotion Program is being implemented. This section introduces the results of international collaborative research supported by this program.

• For more information on the R2030 Academy Vision, click here.
• For more information on Ritsumeikan University’s support for international collaboration, click here.

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  Creep-fatigue Life Prediction Approach of Heat-resistance Steels under Multiaxial Non-proportional Loading

  • Dr. Lei HeCollege of Science and Engineering
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  Exploring methods and mechanisms of training that improve athletic performance and health

  • Dr. Sumiaki MaeoCollege of Sport and Health Science
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  Collecting life data on each elderly person using an interactive approach and upgrading ACP in Japan and the U.S.

  • Prof. Satoshi NaganoCollege of Social Sciences
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  International Center for Enhanced Sleep Research Based on Embodied Environment Research

  • Prof. Shima OkadaCollege of Science and Engineering
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  Cultural Translation of Social and Emotional Learning

  • Prof. Hanako SuzukiCollege of Comprehensive Psychology
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  Effect of newly developed lifestyle using hypoxic environment on health promotion

  • Prof. Kazushige GotoCollege of Sport and Health Science
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  Development of a Theoretical Framework for Local Food System Resilience and Empirical Research

  • Prof. Miki YoshizumiCollege of Gastronomy Management
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  Building an international DX consortium for Japanese arts and culture digital humanities research, with Ritsumeikan as the central node

  • Prof. Ryo AkamaCollege of Letters
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  Contrastive semantic-pragmatic research on Japanese and Spanish based on a high level of context dependence

  • Prof. Setsuko AritaGraduate School of Language Education and Information Science
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  Regulation of muscle contraction by the deformation of myosin head

  • Dr. Atsuki FukutaniCollege of Sport and Health Science
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  The New Stage of China’s Development and Sino-Japanese Economic Cooperation under the ‘Dual Circulation’: Case of Liaoning Province

  • Prof. Kazuko TakayaCollege of Economics
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  Empirical Study of Social Resilience in Middle Eastern Countries during Crisis: A Case Study of Informal Resource Distribution in Jordan

  • Prof. Kota SuechikaCollege of International Relations, Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies (CMEIS)
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  Constructing a “New Social Theory” of Tourism Mobilities and the Digital Revolution

  • Prof. Hideki EndoCollege of Letters
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  International Comparative Study on Social Implementation of Games and Game-like Elements in the Metaverse Era

  • Prof. Akinori NakamuraRitsumeikan Center for Game Studies (RCGS), College of Image Arts and Sciences