Financial Times - Asia Pacific University, Japan ideal for Lankan students

Asia Pacific University, Japan ideal for Lankan students

More than 50 Sri Lankan students are presently studying at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Japan.

The APU is one of Asia’s most cosmopolitan universities – with over half of its student body comprising international students representing over 75 countries and regions of the world. As the most culturally diverse university in Japan, APU is focused on international education, in centering particular on students from the Asia Pacific region.

Established in 2000, the university has geared itself to fulfilling the educational needs of 21st century Asia – formulating its courses to suit Asia’s resurgence as a global player and teaching primarily in English and Japanese.

APU fosters interdisciplinary research focused specifically on the Asia Pacific region.

An APU statement said the Sri Lankans students have adjusted with ease to the multicultural environment and the relevant and focused academic activities have exposed them to an international standard education within an Asian setting that appreciates the values and heritage of the region’s many cultures.

The APU is headed by Sri Lankan-born Monte Cassim, who says “The establishment of the APU was based on the concept of nurturing human resources for the future of the multilingual, multicultural region of the Asia Pacific.

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