The
Genesis
of
Creating
Osa k a Un ive rsit y
WORLD
TEKIJUKU
Harmonious Diversity
through Scholarship
From Tekijuku to World Tekijuku
With the aim of expanding its contribution
to the international community,
Osaka University launched its
World Tekijuku concept in 2014.
The university’s goal is to become
a world-class research institution and
one of the top 10 universities in the world
by the time it celebrates its centenary in 2031.
North American Center for Academic Initiatives
(San Francisco Office)
44 Montgomery St., Suite 3580, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
Tel:+1-415-296-8561 / Fax:+1-415-296-8676
e-mail: info@osaka-u-sf.org
Contacts
International Affairs Division, Osaka University
1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871 Japan
Tel: +81-6-6879-7037 / Fax: +81-6-6879-7106
e-mail: kokusai-ina@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp
Osaka University Tokyo Office
10th Floor, Nittochi Bldg.,
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Tel: +81-3-6205-7741, Fax: +81-3-6205-7743
e-mail: ou-tokyo-office@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp
www.osaka-u.ac.jp
@osaka_univ_e
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European Center for Academic Initiatives
(Groningen Office)
Oude Kijk in ‘t Jatstraat 26, 9712 EK, Groningen, The Netherlands
Tel:+31-50-363-8865
e-mail: info@osaka-u-groningen.org
ASEAN Center for Academic Initiatives
(Bangkok Office)
159 Serm-Mit Tower, 10th Fl., Room C, Sukhumvit(21)Rd., Klongtoey-Nua,
Wattana, Bangkok, 10110 Thailand
Tel:+66-2-661-7584 / Fax:+66-2-661-7585
e-mail: info@osaka-u-bangkok.org
East Asian Center for Academic Initiatives
(Shanghai Office)
Room 817, Tongji Building Block A, No. 1,
Zhang Wu Road, Shanghai City 200092, China
Tel:+86-21-6598-5665 / Fax:+86-21-6598-5535
e-mail:shanghai-ina@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp
Version 3.0, June 2015
The world is full of diversity- different peoples, genders, languages,
customs, cultures, and religions. Diversity is indispensable for human
development and social well-being, but it can also lead to conflict.
Overcoming the barriers that can result from diversity will be crucial in
the 21st century’s global society. Universities impart “scholarship,”
a language common to all humankind, which can serve to reduce or
eliminate the barriers caused by diversity, in much the same way that
sports and the arts can bring together disparate populations. In the
21st century, universities will need to take on the new role of creating
“harmonious diversity” through scholarship.
With the exchange of human resources
through scholarship, as a Global University,
the World Tekijuku,
Osaka University aims to contribute to global society
through the creation of harmonious diversity.
Toshio HIRANO,
President
Profile
Born in 1947, Dr. Hirano holds both an
MD and a PhD. He was appointed the
17th President of Osaka Universit y in
2011.
A leading re s earc her in t he field of
m o l e c u l a r i m m u n o l o g y, D r. H i r a n o
discovered interleukin-6 in 1986 and has
won numerous awards, including the
Crafoord Prize in 2009 and the Japan
Prize in 2011.
Multinational Inter-University Academic Exchange Network
-Member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), which is composed of 45 universities
-Member of the Association of East Asian Research Universities (AEARU), which is composed of 17 universities
-Member of the Japan-UK Research and Education Network for Knowledge Economy Initiatives (RENKEI),
which is composed of 12 universities
-Member of the HeKKSaGOn University Consortium, which is composed of 6 universities
European Center
(Groningen Office)
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Academic Exchange Agreements with Universities Overseas
105 inter-university and 499 inter-faculty exchange agreements
International Joint Labs
-Projects for promoting international joint research
-34 laboratories selected for 2013, 2014 and 2015
(Establishing labs in association with institutes and universities in Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, India, Korea, Morocco, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA)
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East Asian Center
(Shanghai Office)
WORLD TEKIJUKU
Osaka University is rooted in Tekijuku’s spirit of
independent scholarship and inquiry.
Tekijuku, the origin of Osaka University
North American Center
(San Francisco Office)
Osaka University
UC/UCEAP
Osaka Office
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Tekijuku was a private academy in Osaka founded in 1838 by OGATA Koan,
a physician and renowned educator. Young minds from all over Japan
gathered there to learn, and many of them later played leading roles in the
modernization of Japan during the Meiji period.
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The Birth of Osaka Imperial University
Osaka Imperial University was established in 1931 with the School of
Medicine and the School of Science through the reorganization of Osaka
Prefectural Medical School that originated in Tekijuku. It attracted young and
ambitious academics from all over Japan, including Hideki YUKAWA.
International students
ASEAN Center
(Bangkok Office)
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International researchers
Centers for Academic Initiatives established by Osaka University
Centers established by departments and institutions
“World Tekijuku” concept
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Worldwide Network
International Joint Labs
In 2014, Osaka University established its mission to create a “World
Tekijuku,” a launch pad where students and researchers, willing to tackle
global issues in the 21st century, will gather from all over the world to
learn together, playing vital roles in the global society.
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QS World University Rankings
2014/2015:
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Osaka University: Facts & Figures
( as of May 1, 2015 ) Organization
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16
Schools
Graduate
Schools
27
Research
Institutes
and Centers
2
University
Hospitals
Letters
Human Sciences
Law
Letters
Human Sciences
Law and Politics
Economics
Science
Medicine
The Institute for Academic Initiatives (IAI) promotes cross-boundary education and research from both
medium-and long-term perspectives, and was established in 2012 to strengthen the president’s leadership
and governance. The IAI is a unique institute at Osaka University in that it has five interdisciplinary PhD
programs for cultivating future leaders and four top-level research divisions.
Economics
Science
Medicine
Dentistry
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dentistry
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Engineering
Engineering Science
Language and Culture
Research Institute for Microbial Diseases
The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research
Institute for Protein Research
Institute of Social and Economic Research
Joining and Welding Research Institute
University Hospital
University Dental Hospital
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Engineering
Engineering Science
Foreign Studies
International Public Policy
Information Science and Technology
Frontier Biosciences
Law School
Child Development
Research Center for Nuclear Physics
Cybermedia Center
Institute of Laser Engineering
Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC)
etc.
In 2014, Osaka University was selected as a university recipient of support from the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology’s Top Global University Project under the philosophy of World
Tekijuku. This philosophy aims to foster high-level learning to ascertain the true essence of things, and create
“harmonious diversity” through scholarship.
Budget
FY2015, in millions of yen
25 language majors
(merged with Osaka University of Foreign Studies in 2007)
Hospital
Revenue
23,762
49,336
4,017
4,247
Expenditure
143,646
36,469
Others
Facilities
University-Industry
Collaboration, etc.
9,655
2,741
8,619
23,762
University-Industry
Collaboration, etc.
We are proud to offer
Management Expenses Grants
Others
Funds for Facilities
Funds for Education
& Research
( 1US$=122yen, as of May 1, 2015 )
143,646 74,056
Hospital
13,064
Tuition
37,564
Education
& Research
Number of Students, Staff, and Researchers
15,535
Suita Campus
Undergraduate students
4,641
Graduate students (Master’s courses)
3,465
3,245
2,898
Graduate students (Doctoral courses)
2,094
International students
Campus
Academic staff
Non-academic staff
908
(FY2014)
International researchers
997,071
m2
Toyonaka Campus
441,313
m2
Minoh Campus
140,400
Nakanoshima Center
1,000
m2
m2
International Prizes
World University Rankings
8 11
28
by Discipline in March 2015 based on the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports
Name
Achievement
Year
Nobel Prize in Hideki
Physics
YUKAWA
Theoretical prediction 1949
of mesons
Wolf Prize in Osamu
Medicine
HAYAISHI
Discovery of the
1949
oxygenase enzymes
and elucidation of their
structure and
biological importance
Wolf Prize in Mikio
Mathematics SATO
Lasker
Award
Hidesaburo
HANAFUSA
Creation of algebraic analysis, 2002
theories of hyperfunction and
2003
micro-local hyperfunction,
and holonomic quantum
field theory including a
unified theory of soliton
equations
Demonstrating how RNA
1982
tumor viruses cause cancer,
and elucidating their role in
combining, rescuing and
maintaining oncogenes in
the viral genome
Name
Crafoord
Prize
Tadamitsu
KISHIMOTO
Toshio
HIRANO
Gairdner
Shizuo
International AKIRA
Award
Achievement
Year
Pioneering work in
2009
isolating interleukins,
determining their
properties and exploring
their role in the onset of
inflammatory diseases
Discovery of proteins
playing a key role in
innate immunity
2011
The discovery of regulatory 2015
Shimon
SAKAGUCHI T cells, characterization of
their role in immunity and
application to the
treatment of autoimmune
diseases and cancer
Japan
Prize
Tadamitsu
KISHIMOTO
Toshio
HIRANO
Discovery of
interleukin-6 and its
applications in the
treatment of diseases
2011
Osaka University and Hideki YUKAWA,
Japan's First Nobel Laureate
Hideki YUKAWA, Japanese theoretical physicist and
the first Japanese Nobel laureate, worked as an
associate professor at Osaka University from 1933
to 1939.
In 1935, he published a paper in which he predicted
the existence of mesons; this was a major influence
on elementary particles research.
YUKAWA received a PhD degree from Osaka
University, submitting a dissertation titled “On the
Interaction of Elementary Particles” in 1938. For this
contribution, he later received the Novel Prize.
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70
Chemistry
Immunology
Materials Science
33
Biology and Biochemistry
Physics
38
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Microbiology
Influential Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 2014, Thomson Reuters
Category
Biology & Biochemistry
Chemistry
Clinical Medicine
Materials Science
Name
Category
Name
Shizuo AKIRA
Shizuo AKIRA
Tamotsu YOSHIMORI
Hiroaki HEMMI
Masahiro MIURA
Tetsuya SATOH
Immunology
Tsuneyasu KAISHO
Shimon SAKAGUCHI
Shizuo AKIRA
Kiyoshi TAKEDA
Tohru FUNAHASHI
Masahiro YAMAMOTO
Shinji KIHARA
Physics
Yoichi ANDO
Tsuyoshi SEKITANI
Plant & Animal Science
Tatsuo KAKIMOTO
Welcome to Osaka University
Researchers
Researchers and laboratories at Osaka University welcome partnerships with international researchers.
Information is available on our website. Osaka University supports researchers from all over the world,
enabling them to expand and develop their research.
Students
Degree Programs
Osaka University has all-English degree programs at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Moreover, a great number of additional courses are available in English and offered to both domestic
and international students.
Short-Term Non-Degree Programs
OUSSEP (Osaka University Short-term Student Exchange Program): An exchange program with a
maximum duration of 12 months for 3rd and 4th year international students.
FrontierLab@OsakaU: A program with a maximum duration of 12 months for international students
interested in participating in laboratory research.
J-ShIP (Japanese Short-stay In-session Program): A five- or eight-week long intensive Japanese
program for international students who wish to study the Japanese language.
Living in Osaka
Japan
The Osaka area ranks 30th in terms of economic scale and 17th in terms of population in the world.
Presently, it is the second largest urban area in Japan after Tokyo, and is the financial and cultural
center of Western Japan.
Tokyo
Osaka
Osaka has a long history and is of international significance. Osaka Harbor and its industrial arteries
have nurtured a vibrant tradition of productivity and manufacturing. In 607, an early Japanese
mission to Sui China departed from Suminoe no Tsu (a port then located in Suminoe, Osaka) after
envoys prayed for a safe voyage at Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine. Since then, Osaka has been an
important Japanese port area for more than 1,400 years.
From a cultural point of view, the inhabitants of Osaka are known for their love of good food,
popular culture, and sociable joviality.
Entertaining
&
Industrialized
Outgoing
&
Vibrant
Friendly
&
Open
Area
Culture
People
Global Admissions Office
A new admissions program for international students at undergraduate level has been introduced as of
2014. The program is meant for applicants without Japanese citizenship who can demonstrate an
adequate level of Japanese language knowledge. Submission of application materials and selection
procedures do not require traveling to Japan.
Before and After Coming to Osaka
The Center for International Education and Exchange (CIEE) provides social and academic support for
international researchers and students, providing guidance and advice on visa procedures, housing,
network and community links, and other useful information.
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