Recent Updates | APU Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

The 2023 application schedule is now available. Graduate School applications will open on September 1, 2022, and applicants may submit their application at any time before the deadline for their desired application type. Be sure to check your application type and the corresponding dates here.

Admissions Blog has been updated with new posts. Written from the student perspective, the blog posts contain useful information on the student life and academics awaiting at APU. Click here to read!

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Due to high popularity, new webinar dates have been added for 2022 enrollment. Click on the above video to see the updated graduate webinar schedule. Additionally, the APU Graduate School will be attending various external fairs throughout the Fall season. Be sure to check the Upcoming Dates above for chances to meet up with APU admissions counselors and ask any questions you have first-hand.

APU alumna Shirin Amonzoda (Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies Class of 2016) was appointed Tajikistan’s Minister of Labor in November, 2020. To commemorate her accomplishment, Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) and APU together held a webinar on June 4, 2021. The Minister of Labor spoke with Professor Emeritus Malcolm Cooper and the webinar concluded with a lively Q&A session. You can view the webinar here until June 10, 2022.

The online application system is now open to receive graduate school applications for both April and September 2022 enrollment. Go to the How to Apply menu to access the APU Online Application System and follow the step-by-step instructions to complete and submit your application.

The schedule for APU's Graduate School Webinars for 2022 enrollment has been uploaded! Click on the above video to see the webinar schedule. In these webinars you can learn more about APU’s graduate programs, scholarships, application process, career pathways, and more. We warmly welcome everyone interested in studying in APU's graduate school to attend!

The 2022 application process guidelines are now available! Go to the How to Apply menu and click on your desired program for step-by-step instructions on how to complete the APU application. The Graduate School application period for 2022 enrollment will open on September 1, 2021.

The 2022 application schedule has been added to the How to Apply menu. Graduate School applications will open on September 1, 2021, and applicants may submit their application at any time before the deadline for their desired application type. Be sure to check your application type and the corresponding dates here.

In August 2020, the Graduate School of Management (GSM) at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) earned accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA), a U.K.-based international accreditation agency for graduate level management education, thus recognizing APU as a provider of world-class MBA education.