Street:1-1 Yamadaoka

City:Suita-shi

Province:Osaka

Post Code:565-0871

WWW:http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp

Also short-term student exchange programme. OUSSEP, OUSSEP-Maple and FrontierLab@OsakaU programmes; Osaka University Hospital and Osaka University Dental Hospital.

Public

Founded in 1931 as Osaka Imperial University, with Faculties of Medicine and Science. The academic origins of humanities schools trace back to Kaitokudo, a general education school for Osaka citizens, founded in 1724. The Faculty of Medicine traces its origin to the Tekijuku, a private school of Western medicine and sciences, founded in 1838. Osaka Engineering College incorporated as Faculty in 1933. Title changed to Osaka University in 1947. Acquired present status in 1949. From April 2004, all of Japan's national universities have become national university corporations/semi-national universities. Merged with Osaka University of Foreign Studies in October 2007

April to March (April-September; October-March)

Graduation from high school or recognized equivalent, and entrance examination

National:Registration, 282,000; tuition, 535,800 per annum (JPY)

Japanese

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

co-ed

Head : Shojiro Nishio

Job title:President

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International Relations Officer : Kenzo Abe

Job title:Director, Department of International Affairs

Bureau : Office for University-Industry Collaboration

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Centre : Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics

Fields of study:Computer Science, Medical Technology

More details:MEI Centre

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Centre : Biotechnology

Fields of study:Biotechnology

More details:International Centre

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Centre : Cybermedia

Fields of study:Media Studies

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Centre : Education and Research

More details:Bangkok, Gröningen, San Francisco and Shanghai Overseas Centres

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Centre : Education in Liberal Arts and Sciences

Fields of study:Humanities and Social Science Education, Science Education

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Centre : Environmental Innovation Design for Sustainability

Fields of study:Design, Environmental Studies

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Centre : Global Collaboration

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Centre : Health Care

Fields of study:Public Health

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Centre : Information and Neural Networks

Fields of study:Information Sciences, Neurosciences

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Centre : Intellectual Property

Fields of study:Civil Law

More details:Iprism

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Centre : Interdisciplinary Research and Education

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Centre : International Education and Exchange

Fields of study:International Studies

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Centre : Japanese Language and Culture

Fields of study:Asian Studies, Japanese

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Centre : Laser Engineering

Fields of study:Laser Engineering

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Centre : Low Temperature

Fields of study:Electronic Engineering, Physics

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Centre : Nakanoshima

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Centre : Quantum Science and Technology under Extreme Conditions

Fields of study:Physics

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Centre : Renovation of Instruments for Science and Technology

Fields of study:Instrument Making

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Centre : Study of Communication-Design

Fields of study:Design, Mass Communication

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Centre : Study of Finance and Insurance

Fields of study:Finance, Insurance

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Centre : Tekijuku Commemoration

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Course/Programme : Kaitokudo for the 21st Century

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Department/Division : Environment and Energy Management

Fields of study:Energy Engineering, Environmental Management

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Department/Division : Safety and Hygiene

Fields of study:Hygiene, Safety Engineering

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Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Medicine

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Graduate School : Dentistry

Fields of study:Dentistry, Oral Pathology

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Graduate School : Economics

Fields of study:Business Administration, Economics, Management, Political Sciences

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Graduate School : Engineering

Fields of study:Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Architecture, Biotechnology, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Management, Information Technology, Machine Building, Materials Engineering, Measurement and Precision Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering

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Graduate School : Engineering Science

Fields of study:Bioengineering, Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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Graduate School : Frontier Biosciences

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences

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Graduate School : Human Sciences

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences

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Graduate School : Information Sciences and Technology

Fields of study:Applied Mathematics, Biological and Life Sciences, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Multimedia, Physics

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Graduate School : International Public Policy

Fields of study:Comparative Politics, International Studies, Political Sciences

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Graduate School : Language and Culture

Fields of study:Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Japanese, Modern Languages, Social Studies

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Graduate School : Law

Fields of study:Law

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Graduate School : Law and Politics

Fields of study:Law, Political Sciences

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Graduate School : Letters

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Cultural Studies

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Graduate School : Medicine

Fields of study:Health Sciences, Medicine

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Graduate School : Pharmaceutical Sciences

Fields of study:Pharmacology, Pharmacy

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Graduate School : Science

Fields of study:Astronomy and Space Science, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics

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Graduate School : United Child Development

Fields of study:Child Care and Development

More details:United - Osaka University, Kanazawa University

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Institute : Academic Initiatives

More details:IAI

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Institute : NanoScience Design

Fields of study:Nanotechnology

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Research Division : Environmental Preservation

Fields of study:Environmental Management

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Research Division : Joining and Welding

Fields of study:Metal Techniques

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Research Division : Microbial Disease

Fields of study:Microbiology

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Research Division : Nuclear Physics

Fields of study:Nuclear Physics

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Research Division : Protein Research

Fields of study:Biochemistry

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Research Division : Radioisotope Research

Fields of study:Nuclear Engineering

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Research Division : Scientific and Industrial Research

Fields of study:Engineering, Information Sciences, Natural Sciences

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Research Division : Social and Economic Research

Fields of study:Economics, Social Sciences

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Research Division : Solar Energy Chemistry

Fields of study:Applied Chemistry

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Research Division : Ultra-High Voltage Electron Microscopy

Fields of study:Electronic Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering

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Research Division : WPI Immunology Frontier

Fields of study:Immunology

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School : Dentistry

Fields of study:Dentistry

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School : Economics

Fields of study:Business Administration, Economics, Management

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School : Engineering

Fields of study:Architecture, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering

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School : Engineering Science

Fields of study:Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Information Sciences, Materials Engineering

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School : Foreign Studies

Fields of study:International Studies

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School : Human Sciences

Fields of study:Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Chinese, Comparative Literature, French, Geography, German, Hindi, History, Japanese, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Musicology, Philosophy, Theatre

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School : Law

Fields of study:International Studies, Law, Political Sciences

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School : Letters

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities

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School : Medicine

Fields of study:Medicine

More details:Hamamatsu University - Chiba University and University of Fukui

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School : Pharmaceutical Sciences

Fields of study:Pharmacology, Pharmacy

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School : Science

Fields of study:Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics

Gakushi

Fields of study:Dentistry, Medicine

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Hakase

Fields of study:Dentistry, Medicine

Also Homu Hakase ( Juris Doctor), 3 yrs

Emergent Robotics / Human Interface / Motor Intelligence Annual Report

Emergent Robotics Adaptive Robotics Annual Report

International Public Policy Studies

Memoirs of Graduate School of Human Sciences

Memoirs of the Graduate School of Letters

Memoirs of the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research

Osaka Economics Papers

Osaka Journal of Mathematics

Studies in Language and Culture

Transactions of JWRI

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Statistics Year:2012-2013

Full Time Total:5988

Statistics Year:2012-2013

Male:16917

Female:7690

Total:24607

Foreign Total:1938

Part Time:1046