Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) first opened its doors in 2000 thank to a collaboration between the Ritsumeikan Trust, Oita Prefecture and Beppu City. With an entirely new multicultural learning environment consisting of half international students and half Japanese/domestic students, APU’s aim was to provide an international education that lead to the development of global leaders, working in a diverse range of fields and industries. In these past fifteen years, this goal has not only been reached as APU now has over 10,000 alumni from over one hundred thirty countries and regions to learn more about the stories of APU alumni. Located in southwest Japan in the city of Beppu, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)’s undergraduate program offers the opportunity to complete your four-year bachelor degree while studying in a unique multicultural learning environment. As an APU student, you will join a vibrant community that has a nearly one to one ratio of Japanese/domestic students to international students, who currently represent 80 countries/regions. All undergraduate programs are conducted not only in Japanese but also in English, which allows for such a diverse group to study on our campus.

　　立命馆亚洲太平洋大学(APU)于2000年在立命馆财团、大分县及别府市的共同推动下创立。凭借半数国际学生与半数日本本土学生构成的全新多元文化学习环境，APU致力于提供国际化教育，旨在培养活跃于各行各业的全球性领导者。十五载耕耘，此愿景已然实现——如今APU拥有逾10,000名来自130余个国家和地区的校友。欲深入了解校友故事，请访问APU校友专栏。坐落于日本西南部别府市的立命馆亚洲太平洋大学(APU)，其本科课程让您能在独特的多文化学习环境中完成四年制学士学位。作为APU学子，您将融入充满活力的校园社区——日本本土学生与国际学生的比例接近1:1，目前在校生来自80个国家/地区。所有本科课程均采用日语和英语双语授课，使多元文化背景的学生得以在本校共同学习。