About APU

Introduction

To select our current President (Vice Chancellor of the Ritsumeikan Trust) who began his term in January 2018, a one-off system was used for the first time. Under this system, a Presidential Candidate Selection Committee composed of constituents of APU nominated candidates.

Given the outcomes of this process, we have decided to make it permanent with the formulation of the Regulations for the Selection of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidates.

List of Current & Former Presidents

SAKAMOTO Kazuichi

January, 2000 ～ March, 2004

Monte CASSIM

April, 2004 ～ December, 2009

KORENAGA Shun

January, 2010 ～ December, 2017

DEGUCHI Haruaki

January, 2018 ～ December, 2023

YONEYAMA Hiroshi

January, 2024 ～

Regulations

• Regulations for the Selection of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidates (PDF)

Public announcement

• The Schedule of the Selection of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidates (PDF)
• The members of the Selection of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidates Control Board (PDF)
• Announcement about the candidates (Staff) of APU Presidential Candidates Selection Committee
• The members of Presidential Candidates Selection Committee [Faculty / Staffs]
• The members of Presidential Candidates Selection Committee [Vice President / Trustee, Alumni]

Information Disclosure

• Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee
• Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee
• Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee
• Minutes of the 4th Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee
• Minutes of the 5th Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee
• Minutes of the 6th Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee
• Minutes of the 7th Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee
• Minutes of the 8th Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee
• Minutes of the 9th Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee
• Minutes of the 10th Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee
• Minutes of the 11th Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Presidential Candidate Selection Committee

Application Guidelines

• Application Guidelines for Presidential Candidates of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
• APU Presidential Candidate Recommendation Form