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Student Voice:[GLA] Why I re-discovered myself at home

Posted by International Admissions Office on Sep 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM

Welcome to the Student Voice Series. The series interviews students at our English-medium programs. Once a month, the International Admission Office will release an interview with our students. We hope these interviews can be helpful to you when thinking about choosing to come to Ritsumeikan University. 

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Topics: Dorm, OIC, Student Voice, GLA

[How To] Train Guide: Minami-Kusatsu Station to Kyoto Station and Back

Posted by Shaiful Nizam on Jun 14, 2021 6:15:00 PM

Our International Student Ambassador, Shaiful Nizam, is back with another How-To guide for us.

This time it is a train guide. Ever wondered how to navigate a Japanese train station?

Shaiful Nizam shares each step by step.
Come take a read, and you will be sure to have a better idea of hoe train stations operate in Japan.
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Topics: Insider, Dorm, Experience, Japan, Tips, Kyoto, How To, BKC, ISSE

[How To] A Bus Guide (Part 3): Minami-Kusatsu to BKC I-House

Posted by Shaiful Nizam on May 28, 2021 5:30:00 PM

As with any adventure, International Students step out on to a new step in their travels. 

A part of getting about and finding new experiences is "how to" do things. 

In this series of blog posts, our International Student Ambassador (ISA) will take you on a detailed journey through the life around Biwako-Kusatsu Campus (BKC)*.  (Part 3)

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Topics: Insider, Dorm, Experience, How To, ISSE

Student Voice:[GLA] Benefiting from 2 world-class institutes to set off my entrepreneurial journey

Posted by International Admissions Office on Feb 22, 2021 4:32:18 PM

Welcome to the Student Voice Series. The series interviews students at our English-medium programs. Once a month, the International Admission Office will release an interview with our students. We hope these interviews can be helpful to you when thinking about choosing to come to Ritsumeikan University. 

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Topics: Dorm, OIC, Student Voice, GLA

Student Voice:[GLA] Understanding diversity and take a broad view of the world at GLA

Posted by International Admissions Office on Nov 6, 2020 9:10:22 AM

Welcome to the Student Voice Series. The series interviews students at our English-medium programs. Once a month, the International Admission Office will release an interview with our students. We hope these interviews can be helpful to you when thinking about choosing to come to Ritsumeikan University. 

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Topics: Dorm, OIC, Student Voice, GLA

Living @ OIC I-House

Posted by Sakshi on Aug 14, 2020 11:45:00 AM

Ritsumeikan University has three campuses in Kansai (Western Japan), among which Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC) being the newest one.

Community and Regional Policy Science Major (CRPS) that study at OIC, have the option of moving into the OIC International House (I-House) on their first year of study.

In this blog entry, CRPS student Sakshi shares with us her experience at the OIC I-House and journey as an international student in Japan.

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Topics: Insider, Dorm, OIC, CRPS, New Life

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