Contents
Osaka and Osaka University

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Campuses

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History04

Our Commitment

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Organization06

Facts and Figures

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Rankings

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Prizes and Awards

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Partner Institutions

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Strategic Partnerships

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Campuses

Osaka, Japan

Suita Campus

TokyoOsaka
Osaka is one of the biggest metropolitan areas in Japan and is the center ofthe Kansai region, which consists of Osaka, Kyoto, and several prefectures.
Though the prefecture itself is the second smallest nationwide, it ranks third
economically and has the third highest population. About nine percent of all
foreign residents live in Osaka, and it is the second most popular destination
to study abroad. Osaka is proud to host Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan,
under the theme; “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”

Suita campus is the largest of the three campuses, theheadquarters of Osaka University, and is adjacent to the northedge of Expo ’70 Commemorative Park. A large number ofindustry-university joint projects are conducted here, and it
also houses numerous world-renowned research institutes,schools, and graduate schools in addition to two university
hospitals. Based on the experience of the COVID-19
pandemic, a research center was established in April 2021 toamass knowledge and talent for the purpose of protecting ourlife and activity from the threat of infectious diseases.

Toyonaka Campus
The Main Library, the Museum of Osaka University, fiveschools, and seven graduate schools are located on ourToyonaka campus. It is always bustling with students and isconsidered our most lively campus. It is a great place to findfriends and get in touch with the community. First andsecond-year undergraduate students spend most of theirtime on this campus studying general education at theCenter for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences, anda number of graduate students and researchers study andwork at the numerous graduate schools and research
institutes on the campus.

Minoh Campus

Osaka University
Located in northern Osaka, Osaka University has threecampuses in the cities of Suita, Toyonaka, and Minoh.
All are just outside the center of Osaka city, and offer
easy access to Osaka (Itami) Airport and the bullet trainat Shin-Osaka Station. We welcome researchers andstudents from around the globe to our 11 schools; 15
graduate schools; 25 research institutes, centers, and02

facilities; four libraries; and two university hospitals.
Under the motto of “Live Locally, Grow Globally,” someof the most advanced research in the world is taking
place here at the university. With so many cultures,backgrounds, and ways of thinking all in one place,
Osaka University provides an enriching environment forpeople from all walks of life.

In April 2021, Minoh campus was moved to a new location
directly connected to the new train station scheduled to openin 2024. It is home to 25 language departments in our Schoolof Foreign Languages and is one of Japan’s two nationalcenters, a preparatory education institution for international
students to learn Japanese. It is also open to the public andenables citizens to interact with our world and culture throughthe university’s facilities. The International Studies Library of
Osaka University, a new type of library integrated with theMinoh City Library, and a new student dormitory opened on
the campus as well.

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History
Osaka University’s roots can be traced toKaitokudo and Tekijuku, two academies
that delivered front-line scholarship during
the Edo period (1603-1867). This tradition
is inherent in Osaka University today which
continues to achieve cutting-edge research
results worthy of international recognitionand provide society with distinguishedresearchers and professionals.

2021

1931

90th Anniversary ofOsaka University

Osaka Imperial University
Osaka Imperial University was founded in 1931 with passionate
support from the local government, the Kansai business community,
and the citizens of Osaka as a citizen-led imperial university.

2004

100th Anniversary of
Osaka University ofForeign Studies

National UniversityCorporation
Osaka University

1724

Kaitokudo

Kaitokudo was an academy
founded in 1724 by Osakamerchants. It contributed tothe development ofeducation and businessmorality for the remaining
140 years of the Edo period,
playing an important role ineducation in Osaka as a civicand liberal arts college.

1838

1949

Osaka University

Tekijuku

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Presently, universities are confronted withgrowing anticipation from society tocultivate talent and foster innovation ina major reorientation of social systems totackle challenges such as the COVID-19
pandemic and pursuit of the SDGs andcarbon neutrality.

100th Anniversary ofOsaka University

2007

Integration of Osaka University andOsaka University of Foreign Studies

Tekijuku was a private academy in
Osaka founded in 1838 by OGATA
Koan, a physician and renownededucator. Young minds from all overJapan gathered there to learn, andmany of them later played leadingroles in the modernization of Japan
during the Meiji period.

OurCommitment

2031

Celebrating the approval of Osaka Imperial University Foundation Planby the House of Peers (March 1931, at Tokyo Station)

Established originally as Osaka School of Foreign
Languages in 1921, it was founded with the money
donated to the government by an Osaka-based
businesswoman who was passionate about establishinga “school capable of nurturing internationally-mindedpeople in Osaka.” Thus, Osaka School of Foreign Studies
shares a similar background to that of Osaka University.

In order to respond to these momentous
changes in society, Osaka University has
resolved to take a step beyond simply
making “social contribution,” and topursue “social creation,” specifically, tocreate a society where each member
leads a meaningful and fulfilling life.

Inheriting our historical legacy, theuniversity remains deeply rooted in theOsaka region, while valuing its
relationship with the free and unfetteredcivic society of Osaka and nurturing thespirit of a “university in society, university
for society.”

With this vision, Osaka University willcontribute to the achievement of theSDGs and the promise of leaving noone behind.

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Organization
Schools/Faculty

Graduate Schools· Letters· Humanities· Human Sciences· Human Sciences· Foreign Studies· Law and Politics· Law· Economics· Economics· Science· Science· Medicine· Medicine· Dentistry· Dentistry· Pharmaceutical Sciences· Pharmaceutical Sciences· Engineering· Joining and Welding ResearchInstitute· Engineering· Engineering Science· Institute of Laser Engineering· Center for Diversity & Inclusion· Engineering Science· International Public Policy· Low Temperature Center· Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues· Information Scienceand Technology· Research Center for Ultra-High
Voltage Electron Microscopy· Social Solution Initiative· Frontier Biosciences· Research Center
for Environmental Preservation· Center for Global Initiatives· Center for International Educationand Exchange· Co-Creation Bureau· Law School· Child Development

Research Institutes,Centers and Facilities

Education andResearch Support Organizations· Research Institute for Microbial
Diseases· Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies· SANKEN (The Institute of Scientificand Industrial Research)· Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives· Institute for Protein Research· Institute of Social and Economic
Research· International Center for
Biotechnology· The Museum of Osaka University· Health and Counseling Center· Global Center for Medical
Engineering and Informatics

University Libraries· Main Library· Life Sciences Library· Science and Engineering Library· International Studies Library· Center for Mathematical Modelingand Data Science· Osaka University Hospital· Osaka University Dental Hospital

06· Institute for Datability Science· Institute for Radiation Sciences· Center for Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences· Center for Japanese Language andCulture· Intellectual Property and LegalPractice Center· Research Center for Nuclear
Physics· Cybermedia Center· North American Center
for Academic Initiatives· European Center
for Academic Initiatives· ASEAN Center
for Academic Initiatives· East Asian Center
for Academic Initiatives· Center for Multilingual Education· Center for Student Success Research and Practice· Center for the Study of Co* Design· Tekijuku Commemoration Center· Kaitokudo for the 21st Century· Office for Information and Communications TechnologyServices· Office for Information Security· Campus Sustainability Office· Department for the Administration of Safety and Hygiene· Office of the General Counsel· Center for Scientific Instrument
Renovation and Manufacturing
Support· R³ Institute for Newly-Emerging
Science Design

University Hospitals· Institute for Transdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs

Overseas Centers

Institute for Advanced
Interdisciplinary Research· Center for Information andNeural Networks

Osaka University
Nakanoshima Center· Osaka University-RIKEN Center
for Science and Technology

International Advanced Research Institute· Immunology Frontier Research Center· Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology· Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine07

Rankings

Facts and Figures

35 (2)*

68 (4)*Faculty and Staff

Students*female staff (as of May 1, 2022)*female students (as of May 1, 2022)

3,293

3,766

14,8908,154

Academic Staff

Researchers,
Administrative Staff,
Medical Staff, etc.

Undergraduate
Students

Graduate
Students

654*

2,564*

4,988*

2,518**Rank among universities in Japan.

*Rank among universities in Japan.

QS World University
Rankings 2023

Reuters Top 100:
The World’s Most Innovative Universities 2019

Nature Index
2017 Innovation

20*(2)**

Highly Cited Researchers 2022
by Clarivate

2 Immunology 2 Cross-Field 1 Physics

Number of International Patent Applications
World Intellectual Property Organization Rankings 2021

International Researchers(Inbound)International Students(Inbound)Students Studying Abroad(Outbound)(April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022)(as of May 1, 2022)(April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022)

Nobel Prize

Lasker Award

YUKAWA
HidekiHANAFUSA
Hidesaburo

AKIRA
ShizuoSAKAGUCHI
Shimon

1982

2011

2015

1949
Physics

Asia 2,178
Europe 205
Central and South America  63
Africa 62
Middle East 49
North America 24
Oceania 10Online 244
Europe 214
North America 80
Asia 51
Africa 9Middle East 
9Central and South America  5
Oceania 1Inter-University
Academic Exchange Agreements

Inter-Faculty
Academic Exchange Agreements(as of November 1, 2022)(as of November 1, 2022)

Asia 66Europe 
50
North America 
19Oceania 5
Central and South America  4
Middle East 
3Africa 
1Asia 
350
Europe 
179
North America 
48
Oceania 
16Central and South America  10
Middle East 13
Africa 11

Gairdner International Award

Wolf Prize

Crafoord Prize

HAYAISHI
Osamu

SATO
Mikio

1986
Medicine

2002-2003
Mathematics

Claude E. Shannon Award08

5* Rank among educational institutions.
**Rank among educational institutions in Japan.

Prizes and Awards

International ExchangeAsia 579Europe 221
North America 88Oceania 29Africa 25
Middle East 24
Central and South America  13
Other 131 (1)*

*Rank among universities in Japan.

KASAMI
Tadao
1999

KISHIMOTO
Tadamitsu
HIRANO
Toshio2017

2009Japan Prize
KISHIMOTO
Tadamitsu
HIRANO
ToshioSAKAGUCHI
ShimonKyoto Prize

OKAMOTO
YoshioMIMURA
Takashi

2019

2017

2011

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Partner Institutions

Inter-University Academic Exchange Agreements (as of November 1, 2022)
EuropeAustria· University of Vienna· Technische Universität Berlin· Technische Universität Darmstadt· Universität Hamburg· University of AugsburgBelgium· The University of Göttingen· IMEC

HungaryDenmark· Eötvös Loránd University· University of Copenhagen· University of Southern Denmark

The Netherlands· Delft University of TechnologyFinland· University of Groningen· Åbo Akademi University

Norway· University of Helsinki
France· University of Oslo

Middle EastIsrael· The Hebrew University ofJerusalem· Peking University

The Philippines· Shanghai Jiao Tong University· Ateneo de Manila University· Shenzhen University· De La Salle University· Southeast University· University of the Philippines· Tongji UniversityQatar· Tsinghua University· Qatar University· The University of Hong Kong

Saudi Arabia· King Abdulaziz University· Wuhan University· Xi’an Jiaotong University· Zhejiang University

Africa

India

Egypt

· Indian Institute of Technology,Hyderabad· Alexandria UniversityRussiaIndonesia· Saint Petersburg UniversityOceania· Institut Teknologi BandungSpainAustralia· Universitas Gadjah Mada

· Australian National University· Sciences Po· Universidad Autónoma deMadrid· Universitas Indonesia· Sorbonne University· University of Valladolid· Aix-Marseille University· École polytechnique· The National Center for Scientific
Research (CNRS)· Université Grenoble Alpes· Université Paris-Saclay· University of Bordeaux· University of Strasbourg
Germany· Bielefeld University· Friedrich-Alexander Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg· Goethe University Frankfurt· Monash University· The University of Adelaide

Sweden· The University of Melbourne· Karolinska Institutet· The University of Queensland· KTH Royal Institute of Technology· University of Gothenburg

Asia

Switzerland

Brunei Darussalam· École Polytechnique Fédérale deLausanne (EPFL)· Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University· ETH Zurich· Universiti Brunei Darussalam· Universiti Teknologi Brunei· Universitas Airlangga

Korea· Changwon National University· Chonnam National University· Chung-Ang University· Chungnam National University· Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute ofScience & Technology (DGIST)· Ruhr–Universität Bochum· The University of Sheffield

Taiwan· Lawrence Livermore NationalLaboratory· National Cheng Kung University· Nazareth College of Rochester· National Taiwan University· Purdue University· National Tsing Hua University· Rice University· National Yang Ming Chiao Tung
University· Texas A&M University

Thailand· University of California, Berkeley· Chiang Mai University· University of California, Davis· Chulalongkorn University· Department of Medical Sciences,
Ministry of Public Health· University of California· University of California,
San Diego· University of Georgia· Kasetsart University· University of Hawai’i at Mānoa· King Mongkut’s University ofTechnology Thonburi· University of Oregon· University of Washington· Mahidol University· Wesleyan College· NSTDA· Universidade de São Paulo· Hanoi University of Science andTechnologyMexico· Vietnam Academy of Science andTechnology· National Autonomous Universityof Mexico· Vietnam Japan UniversityPeru· Vietnam National University,Hanoi· Pontifical Catholic University ofPeru· Universiti Sains Malaysia· The Hong Kong University ofScience and Technology· Cornell University· Hanoi Medical University

Malaysia· The University of Nottingham

USA· University of Campinas· University College London (UCL)· Fudan University· Singapore ManagementUniversity· Can Tho University· Yonsei University· The University of Manchester· University of Toronto· National University of Singapore· Pusan National University· Beijing Normal University· Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München· Nanyang Technological University

Brazil· King’s College London· Dalian University of Technology· The University of British Columbia

Vietnam· Heinrich Heine University
Düsseldorf· University of LeedsSingapore· Korea University· Seoul National University· University of Durham· TRIUMF· Hanyang University

China· Leibniz University Hannover· McMaster University

Central and South America

UK· The Chinese University ofHong Kong

Canada· Thammasat University· Gyeongsang National University· Heidelberg University· Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyNorth America

Mongolia· National University of Mongolia· RWTH Aachen University· Hunan University

Myanmar· Technical University of Munich· Nanjing University· University of Yangon· Viet Nam National University
Ho Chi Minh City· Northeastern University· Northwest University1011

Strategic Partnerships toChallenge Global Issues
Global Knowledge Partners

ASEAN Campuses

Osaka University explores deeper routes of collaboration through joint research and education with our Global
Knowledge Partners and four of our Overseas Centers to approach global issues, synergize through discovery acrossall fields of academia, and make an impact on resolutions to those issues worldwide.

Osaka University established Osaka University ASEAN Campusesin cooperation with universities and institutions in the region.
Together with the ASEAN region, we will carry and nurture the next
generation of global individuals, and to move forward in ourmission to contribute to the quality growth of the ASEAN region,
Osaka University will implement international co-creation platforms
with local and Japanese businesses in each country holding one of
our ASEAN Campuses.

Mahidol University
Thailand

Vietnam Academy ofScience and Technology
VietnamCollaboration fields
Bioengineering, Applied Physics,
Infectious Diseases, EnvironmentalEngineering, Halal Science,Biodiversity and Bioresource, andJapanese Language and Culture

Institut Teknologi
BandungIndonesia

Universiti
Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam

Sultan Sharif Ali IslamicUniversityUniversiti
Teknologi Brunei

Brunei Darussalam

Brunei Darussalam

Universiti
Sains Malaysia
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