{"id":152438,"date":"2023-04-04T11:38:21","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T02:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=152438&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2023-04-04T11:43:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T02:43:57","slug":"apu-welcomes-1133-students-from-60-countries","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/apu-welcomes-1133-students-from-60-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"APU Welcomes 1,133 Students from 60 Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, welcomed 1,133 new students from 60 countries and regions for its &#8220;second founding.&#8221; The newly established Department of Sustainability and Tourism was also launched. APU aims to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society by strengthening its existing two departments, Asia Pacific Studies and International Management, and cultivating talented individuals. Since its founding in 2000, APU has welcomed international students from 166 countries and regions. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC316GR0R30C23A3000000\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nikkei<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fnn_apu-entrance-celemony_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"APU Welcomes 1,133 Students from 60 Countries\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-152440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fnn_apu-entrance-celemony_2023_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fnn_apu-entrance-celemony_2023_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fnn_apu-entrance-celemony_2023_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fnn_apu-entrance-celemony_2023_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DBopXgXAcX0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">APU official YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, welcomed 1,133 new students from 60 countries and regions for its &#8220;second founding.&#8221; The newly established Department of Sustainability and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":152444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-152438","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-beppu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/152438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}