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Osaka University

Osaka University
大阪大学
Osaka University logo
Motto 地域に生き世界に伸びる
(Live Locally, Grow Globally)
Type Public (National)
Established Founded in 1724 (Kaitokudo)
Chartered on November 22, 1919 as Osaka Prefectural Medical College
Re-established on May 1, 1931 as Osaka Imperial University
Endowment US$2.3 billion
(JP¥264.3 billion)
President Shojiro Nishio
Academic staff
2,953 (academic)
Administrative staff
8,675 (total)
Students 25,248
Undergraduates 15,937
Postgraduates 7,856
Other students
1,780 (international students)
Location Suita, Osaka, Japan
Campus Suburban / Urban,
1.59 km²
Authorized Student Groups 58 sports-related, 68 culture-related groups
Mascot Macchi the Crocodile (unofficial)
Affiliations APRU, AEARU
Website www.osaka-u.ac.jp
University rankings (overall)
Toyo Keizai National General 4
National General 3
T. Reuters National Research 3
National Employment 7
NBP Kansai Reputation 2
Shimano National Selectivity SA
QS Asia
(Asian Ranking version)
General 8
ARWU Asia Research 6
THE World General 130
QS World General 45
ARWU World Research 75
ENSMP World Alumni 92
University rankings (by subject)
Social Sciences & Humanities

LAW

BE Success National Qualification 7
BE Pass rate National Qualification 8

ECONOMICS

RePec National Research 2
Natural Sciences & Technology

Engineering

National General 4
QS World General 51

MATERIALS SCIENCE

T.Reuters National Research 2
T.Reuters World Research 12

PHYSICS

T.Reuters National Research 3
T.Reuters World Research 22

CHEMISTRY

T.Reuters National Research 3
T.Reuters World Research 12

BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

T.Reuters National Research 3
T.Reuters World Research 28

ARCHITECTURE

National Qualification 21
Life Sciences

IMMUNOLOGY

T.Reuters National Research 1
T.Reuters World Research 4

PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY

T.Reuters National Research 9
T.Reuters World Research 154
* T. Reuters World rankings include non-educational institutions

Osaka University (大阪大学 Ōsaka daigaku?), or Handai (阪大 Handai?), is a national university located in Osaka, Japan. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan as the Osaka Prefectural Medical College, and one of Japan's National Seven Universities. Numerous prominent scientists have worked at Osaka University such as the Nobel Laureate in Physics Hideki Yukawa.

It is the 4th best ranked higher education institution in Japan (96th worldwide) in 2016 by the Academic Ranking of World Universities.

Academic traditions of the university reach back to Kaitokudō (懐徳堂?), an Edo-period school for local citizens founded in 1724, and Tekijuku (適塾?), a school of Rangaku for samurai founded by Ogata Kōan in 1838. The spirit of the university's human sciences is believed to be intimately rooted in Kaitokudo, whereas that of the natural and applied sciences, including medicine, is widely believed to be based on Tekijuku.


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