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Ritsumeikan University International Faculty and Department Campus Tour
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The Global Liberal Arts (GLA) program is a Dual Degree Program (DUDP) where students can obtain degrees from both Ritsumeikan University and the Australian National University (ANU) by studying abroad at ANU for one year. It features a combination of "lecture-style" classes emphasizing communication with foreign faculty and small group discussions and group work in "tutorial-style" classes, allowing students to plan their studies according to their interests, which aligns well with the IB curriculum. During the visit, we observed classes in "Neuroscience" and "Economics," toured the international residence hall (OIC Global House), held an exchange event with senior students from Uji and ANU, and hosted an information session by the dean. The session ended with a lively Q&A session similar to a classroom, where the dean of the faculty answered questions from students, who expressed their appreciation for the merits and attractions of studying in the GLA program.

The Faculty of Information Science and Engineering at Ritsumeikan University is the largest information-related faculty in Japan and offers the Information Systems Science and Engineering Course (ISSE), where both international and Japanese students study information engineering in a project-based manner in English. We visited the newly relocated campus from Shiga Prefecture to Osaka in April and learned that students can learn high-level information engineering domestically without going abroad, including lectures from professors.
Experiencing the daily campus life was a valuable experience for students and parents. We were also impressed by the high level and breadth of internationalization at Ritsumeikan University. We express our gratitude to all university staff for their support.
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