Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
| 立命館アジア太平洋大学 (Ritsumeikan Ajia Taiheiyō Daigaku) |
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| Motto | Freedom, Peace, and Humanism, International Mutual Understanding and the Creation of the Future of the Asia Pacific |
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| Type | Private Educational Institute |
| Established | April 2000 |
| President | KORENAGA Shun (2010-) |
| Students | 5,948 (May, 2016) |
| Location | Beppu, Oita, Japan |
| Website | www.apu.ac.jp |
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Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (立命館アジア太平洋大学 Ritsumeikan Ajia Taiheiyō Daigaku?), or APU, is a private institution inaugurated April 2000 in Beppu, Ōita, Japan. APU was made possible through the collaboration of three parties from the public and private sectors: Ōita Prefecture, Beppu City and the Ritsumeikan Academy.
As of 1 May 2016, the acceptance rate of the university is 100%. The university has an enrollment of 5,948, including approximately 3,000 domestic, and 2,900 international students (a 50-49 domestic-international ratio) originating from 84 countries and regions. Half of the 162 full-time faculty members are foreign nationals who come from 27 countries and regions.
APU is at Jumonjibaru in the City of Beppu, Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University is a member of the greater Ritsumeikan Academy which includes APU, Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto and Lake Biwa and primary, junior and senior high schools throughout Japan. In the early 1990s the concept of creating an international university in the city of Beppu was first raised by the governor of Ōita Prefecture, Morihiko Hiramatsu, with the then chancellor of the Ritsumeikan Trust in Kyoto, Mr Kawamoto. A chief proponent of the concept and design was Professor Makitaro Hotta. The university opened at Jumonjibaru, north of Beppu City in April 2000.
There are two four-month semesters in one academic year. One semester is divided into two quarters lasting for seven weeks. Most of the classes in APU are carried out on a quarter system. Unlike many other universities, students are accepted for enrollment and graduate twice a year, in spring and fall.
APU offers undergraduate studies in subjects including liberal arts such as media studies, language subjects, and Japanese traditional arts. It offers special lecture subjects, which are added to and may change every semester. Students select their own classes and are not restricted to classes in their majors. However, students can only choose classes in their respective curriculum according to their enrollment year, for the curriculum has undergone changes three times since the university was founded.
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