Inquiry-Based Learning

Solve problems that do not have a single correct answer.

The foundation of inquiry needed in the future begins with questioning common sense.
Question what is taken for granted and create new questions.
Learning and experiences at APU challenge conventional thinking and cultivate a passionate spirit of inquiry that leads to solving social issues.

QUESTION New Questions Emerging from a Multicultural Environment

We asked APU students.

Q1. I have had experiences where I felt my common sense didn’t apply.

133 respondents
ある：Yes: 108 No: 25

Q2. Since enrolling at APU, please tell us about any questions or uncertainties you have developed, any new social issues you have become aware of, or any experiences that have changed your previous assumptions or common sense.

Are there any differences between job hunting in Japan and overseas?
What kinds of social issues arise from differences in countries and cultures?
When talking with international students about food loss...

DEEPEN Diverse Approaches to Deepening Inquiry

From developing independent learning skills at university, to gaining insights and growth in diverse and multicultural environments, expanding perspectives through overseas research, and discovering the joy of research in seminars, students deepen their inquiries and advance step by step through diverse approaches.

INTERVIEW.01 A Multicultural Collaborative Workshop That Challenges Values

A project in which international students from over 100 countries and regions work together with domestic students in groups. It is a required first-year course that develops communication and multicultural collaboration skills.
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INTERVIEW.02 Learn Actively, Question Deeply: Student Success Workshop

This class helps all APU freshmen develop the skills and knowledge to learn independently at university and to formulate their own questions, guiding them toward “student success.”
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INTERVIEW.03 Field Research Abroad: Global Research Program

Based on research questions they formulate themselves, students conduct field research abroad. While further exploring their own interests and curiosities, they are able to learn freely and in a practical way.
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INTERVIEW.04 deepen research: Seminars and Graduation Thesis

In seminars that deepen specialization, students further develop their own research themes over two years, from their third to fourth year, in preparation for their graduation thesis. A key feature is that students can motivate and inspire each other through friendly competition.
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