Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)
立命館アジア太平洋大学
(Ritsumeikan Ajia Taiheiyō Daigaku)
MottoFreedom, Peace, and Humanism, International Mutual Understanding and the Creation of the Future of the Asia Pacific
TypePrivate
EstablishedApril 2000
PresidentHaruaki Deguchi (2018–)
Students5,948 (May 2016)
Location, ,
Japan
AffiliationsAACSB
Websitewww.apu.ac.jp
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (立命館アジア太平洋大学, Ritsumeikan Ajia Taiheiyō Daigaku), commonly referred to as APU, is a private university in Beppu, Ōita, Japan. APU was established in 2000 through the collaboration of three parties from the public and private sectors: Ōita Prefecture, Beppu City, and the Ritsumeikan Trust.

The university has an enrollment of about 5,850, including approximately 2,900 domestic, and 2,900 international students (a 50–50 domestic-international ratio) originating from 90 countries and regions.[1] Half of the 172 full-time faculty members are also foreign nationals who come from more than 30 countries and regions.

  1. ^ "APU Outline - Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University". www.apu.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013.