ውስጥ 2014, Ritsumeikan ዩኒቨርሲቲ, Ritsumeikan እስያ ፓስፊክ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ጋር በማያያዝ, የትምህርት ሚኒስቴር የተመረጡ, ባህል, ስፖርት, ሳይንስ እና ቴክኖሎጂ (MEXT) ወደ ውስጥ የተወከለ ተቋማት "FY2014 ከፍተኛ ግሎባል ዩኒቨርሲቲ ፕሮጀክት.
In 2014, both Ritsumeikan University and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University were selected as the designated institutions for the Top Global University Project by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).