Osaka University

A national university located in Osaka Japan and founded in 1931 with roots going back as far as 1838 and the establishment of the private "place of learning " Tekijuku Osaka University is a premier research university not only in Japan but globally as well. With 11 undergraduate schools 15 graduate schools two university hospitals as well as a number of research institutes and joint-use facilities (including the World Premier International Research Center Initiative's Immunology Frontier Research Center) spread over 3 campuses Osaka University is well-equipped to meet the research needs of the modern era. Osaka University is also home to over 15 000 undergraduate and nearly 8 000 graduate students of which over 2 000 are from overseas emphasizing the university's commitment to developing world leaders for this generation and generations to come.