Osaka Imperial University
| 大阪大学 | |
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| Motto |
地域に生き世界に伸びる (Live Locally, Grow Globally) |
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| 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 |
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Academic staff
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2,953 (academic) |
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Administrative staff
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8,675 (total) |
| Students | 25,248 |
| Undergraduates | 15,937 |
| Postgraduates | 7,856 |
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Other students
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1,780 (international students) |
| Location | Suita, Osaka, Japan |
| Campus |
Suburban / Urban, 1.59 km² |
| Authorized Student Groups | 58 sports-related, 68 culture-related groups |
| Affiliations | APRU, AEARU |
| Mascot | Macchi the Crocodile (unofficial) |
| Website | www |
| Toyo Keizai National | General | 4 |
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| National | General | 3 |
| T. Reuters National | Research | 3 |
| National | Employment | 7 |
| NBP Kansai | Reputation | 2 |
| Shimano National | Selectivity | SA |
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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 |
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LAW |
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| BE Success National | Qualification | 7 |
| BE Pass rate National | Qualification | 8 |
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ECONOMICS |
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| RePec National | Research | 2 |
| Natural Sciences & Technology | ||
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Engineering |
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| National | General | 4 |
| QS World | General | 51 |
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MATERIALS SCIENCE |
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| T.Reuters National | Research | 2 |
| T.Reuters World | Research | 12 |
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PHYSICS |
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| T.Reuters National | Research | 3 |
| T.Reuters World | Research | 22 |
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CHEMISTRY |
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| T.Reuters National | Research | 3 |
| T.Reuters World | Research | 12 |
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BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY |
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| T.Reuters National | Research | 3 |
| T.Reuters World | Research | 28 |
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ARCHITECTURE |
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| National | Qualification | 21 |
| Life Sciences | ||
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IMMUNOLOGY |
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| T.Reuters National | Research | 1 |
| T.Reuters World | Research | 4 |
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PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY |
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| 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 (63rd worldwide) in 2018 by the QS World University Ranking.
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.
Osaka University traces its origin back to 1869 when Osaka Prefectural Medical School was founded in downtown Osaka. The school was later transformed into the Osaka Prefectural Medical College with university status by the University Ordinance (Imperial Ordinance No. 388 of 1918) in 1919. The college merged with the newly founded College of Science to form Osaka Imperial University（大阪帝國大学） in 1931. Osaka Imperial University was inaugurated as the sixth imperial university in Japan. As part of the University, Osaka Technical College was later included to form the school of Engineering two years later. The university was eventually renamed Osaka University in 1947.
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