On July 20, 2017, the Ritsumeikan Trust and Le Cordon Bleu International B.V. concluded an educational partnership agreement. This is the first major partnership between a Japanese institution of higher education and Le Cordon Bleu.

Under the agreement, Ritsumeikan University will offer a practice-based joint program at the College of Gastronomy Management to be opened on its Biwako-Kusatsu Campus in April 2018. The program will combine practical studies with lectures that enable students to obtain an internationally recognized qualification when they meet the necessary requirements.

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