Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University was founded in April 2000 as part of the Ritsumeikan Trust. Japan's second university to earn UNWTO.TedQual certification. It is located in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, in southwest Japan. The university is comprised of two colleges: Asia Pacific Studies and International Management. Each college has both undergraduate and graduate programs. The university is characterized by a multicultural and multilingual environment, with around 6,000 students, half of them from outside Japan, and half of the university's faculty are also international, representing over 20 countries.