Ritsumeikan University, formerly known as Kyoto Law School, was founded in 1900 by Kojiro Nakagawa, a student from Saionji Kinmochi. In 1905, Saionji Kinmochi promised that Kyoto Law School would inherit the name of Ritsumeikan, and in 19 13, it was renamed Ritsumeikan University.
Ritsumeikan University is generally referred to as "Ritz University" or "Ritz University", and is also often called "Ritz University" in Kansai region. In recent years, people began to use the English abbreviation Rits.
1869, Saionji Kinmochi established the Ritsumeikan for private schools.
1870, Kyoto Prefecture ordered the closure of Ritsumeikan in private schools.
1889 Kyoto law school was established.
1900, Jiro Nakagawa founded Kyoto Law School and merged.
1903 was changed to "private Kyoto law and politics school" according to the special school order.
1904, "Private Kyoto University of Law and Politics" was established according to the special school order. Set up undergraduate departments (law, economics, education) and specialized departments (law, administration, economics, advanced research). Tomi Zhenghong took office as the first generation elder.
1905, he inherited the name of the private school "Auditorium" founded by 1869 in Saionji Kinmochi, and also got the "Auditorium" inscribed by saionji.
19 13 Ritsumeikan, a consortium legal person, was renamed as "Private Ritsumeikan University". Jiro Nakagawa became the first curator.
19 14 private power engineering workshop (predecessor of the Ministry of Science and Technology)
1922, Ritsumeikan University was established according to the imperial edict. At the same time, there are law departments (law and economics), research departments, preparatory courses and specialized departments (law and economics).
1927, literature is set in the professional department.
1928, professional departments set up business subjects.
The Longchuan incident occurred on 1933. Recruitment 17 Resigned Professor and Assistant Professor of Peking University Law Department.
The cylon library was founded in 1938. Ritsumeikan Higher Engineering School opens.
1939 received a donation of 500,000 yuan from Aisin Giorro Puyi, of which 200,000 yuan bought about 60,000 square meters of land in Yili. Ritsumeikan Higher Engineering School was reorganized into Ritsumeikan Liman Higher Engineering School and opened in Yili Campus.
Saionji Kinmochi, the ancestor of 1940, appreciated this resolution.
The school chapter of 194 1 has been confirmed as a new style (Golden Life, Silver University).
1942 the establishment of the Canadian ancient literature library. Ritsumeikan Liman Higher Engineering School was upgraded to a specialized department as an engineering discipline, and the specialized department added a science discipline.
1946 Ritsumeikan will give a lecture on Saturday.
From 65438 to 0948, school education law was transformed into a new university, with the establishment of law departments, economics departments and literature departments. Set up a research institute of humanities.
1949 Set up the Ministry of Science and Technology.
1950 set up a college.
195 1 year, the foundation pavilion was changed to the school pavilion.
1955 polytechnic was established.
Sichuan Library was established at the end of 65438 and 0957.
1962 the sales department was established.
1965 set up the department of industrial sociology.
1969, the destruction of Poseidon happened.
198 1, and the comprehensive relocation of Yili campus was completed.
1987 information engineering was added to the Department of Science and Technology.
1988 the international relations department set up the cylon memorial hall. The International Institute of Geography was established. Entrusted by the United Nations Charity Library.
1989 the international language and culture institute was established.
1990 institute of educational science was established.
1994 Ritsumeikan University Biwahu Cao Jin Campus (BKC) opens.
1994 Ritsumeikan was established in Yuzhi College (merged with Yuzhi College).
1995 Ritsumeikan University Qing Xiang Higher School (now Ritsumeikan Qing Xiang Higher School) opened (the school legal person Qing Xiang Academy merged).
Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University (Beppu City, Oita Prefecture) opened in 2000.
2000-Ritsumeikan Qing Xiang Middle School opens.
Ritsumeikan Yuzhi Middle School was established in 2003.
In 2006, Ritsumeikan Shoushan College opened (Shoushan City transferred Shoushan Women's College to the municipal government free of charge and took over the Dashoushan Campus of Ping 'an Women's College after the merger).
Ritsumeikan Primary School started in 2006.
In 2006, Ritsumeikan Suzaku Campus opened, and the campus headquarters moved here.
Ritsumeikan Shoushan Middle School opened in 2007.
In 2007, the Department of Imaging started school.
In 2008, the Department of Life Sciences and the Department of Pharmacy were opened.
20 10 was established by the Ministry of health.
20 1 1 benchmark of global research English teaching in the international relations department; opening of the Japanese government's international G30 project.
20 12 It is planned to set up graduate schools of information science and technology and life sciences.
20 13 the first gymnasium of Yili campus disintegrated. The construction of the new library on the old site began.
On 20 15, Ritsumeikan Osaka Campus was completed, and the Department of Comprehensive Psychology was opened.
20 16 the new library was put into use. It is called Keiichiro Hirai Memorial Library.