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36-548: Osaka University is one of the most productive research institutions in Japan. Numerous prominent scholars and scientists have attended or worked at Osaka University, such as Nobel Laureate in Physics Hideki Yukawa , manga artist Osamu Tezuka , Lasker Award winner Hidesaburō Hanafusa , author Ryōtarō Shiba , and discoverer of regulatory T cells Shimon Sakaguchi . The academic traditions of Osaka University reach back to

72-418: A large number of other modern and ancient languages (such as Ainu , Catalan , Cantonese , Czech , Dutch , Finnish , Greek , Hausa , Karen , Lingala , Lithuanian , Nepali , Polish , Romanian , Shan , Tamil , Tibetan , Tok Pisin , Uyghur , Welsh , Manchu , Sanskrit , Sogdian , Pali , Latin , Hebrew , Ancient Greek , Old Church Slavonic , and Esperanto ) as minors. In October 2007, OUFS

108-662: A portion of Information Science, and the Center for the Practice of Legal and Political Expertise. All undergraduates attend classes on the Toyonaka campus during their first year of enrollment. Sports activities are primarily concentrated on the Toyonaka campus, with the exception of tennis, which is located in Suita. The Suita campus houses faculties of Human Sciences , Medicine , Dentistry , Pharmaceutical Sciences , and Engineering . It contains

144-457: A prestigious university, evident in its consistent high rankings both domestically and internationally. In the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Quacquarelli Symonds , Osaka University was placed 80th globally and 3rd in Japan, after UTokyo and KyotoU . In the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, it was ranked 175th globally. As a research institution, Osaka University ranks highly in Japan. According to Thomson Reuters, it

180-522: Is around an hour, depending on the mode of transport used. The bus leaves from the Hankyuu shopping center towards Osaka-Gaidai mae, which stops right in front of the university. Other buses bound for Madani Jutaku 4 are also available which stop in the nearest residential area. Access between OUFS and Osaka University has improved due to the extension of the Osaka Monorail . Owing to the recent extension of

216-600: Is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of physics . It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in physics. As dictated by Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Nobel Foundation and awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The award

252-582: Is home to the School of Foreign Studies, the Research Institute for World Languages, and the Center for Japanese Language and Culture. In addition to these three campuses, the former Nakanoshima campus, the university's earliest campus located in downtown Osaka, served as the hub for the faculty of medicine until the transfer to the Suita campus was completed in 1993. In April 2004, the Nakanoshima campus became

288-660: Is on the development of an interdisciplinary, international, and problem-solving orientation to research and education. The degree programme is based on international benchmarking standards, has competitive entry requirements and attracts students from all over the world. The current director of this programme is Beverley Yamamoto, who leads a UNESCO Chair in Global Health and Education. Osaka University's Graduate School of Humanities hosts another English-medium program in Global Japanese Studies for graduate students, one of

324-475: Is possible for undergraduate and graduate students to take classes and/or engage in research for up to one year without paying tuition to that university or school while retaining their enrollment status at their home university. Inter-university agreements number is 156, and inter-faculty agreements number is 651 as of May 1, 2024. Osaka University's academic alliances include Cornell University (1989), Harvard University (2008), Stanford University (2008), and

360-518: Is presented in Stockholm at an annual ceremony on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel's death. Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma and a monetary award prize that has varied throughout the years. The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to 226 individuals as of 2024. The first prize in physics was awarded in 1901 to Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen , of Germany, who received 150,782 SEK . John Bardeen

396-500: Is ranked 2nd for innovation in Japan and 22nd worldwide. Its notable research achievements include leading positions in immunology (first in Japan, fourth globally), material science (fourth in Japan, fifteenth globally), and chemistry (fifth in Japan, fourteenth globally). It also ranks seventh for research funding per researcher in the Japanese COE Programme and third in Japan for the number of patents accepted in 2017. In

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432-463: Is the only laureate to win the prize twice—in 1956 and 1972. William Lawrence Bragg was the youngest Nobel laureate in physics; he won the prize in 1915 at the age of 25. He was also the youngest laureate for any Nobel prize until 2014 (when Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 17). The oldest Nobel Prize laureate in physics was Arthur Ashkin who was 96 years old when he

468-881: The California Institute of Technology (2008) in the United States, McGill University (1996), the University of Toronto (1999) and the University of British Columbia (2019) in Canada, Seoul National University (2000) and Yonsei University (1998) in South Korea, Peking University (2001) and Tsinghua University (2004) in China, the National University of Singapore (2008), the National Taiwan University (2008),

504-650: The Kaitokudō ( 懐徳堂 ) , an Edo-period school for local citizens founded in 1724, and the Tekijuku ( 適塾 ) , a school of Rangaku for samurai founded by Ogata Kōan in 1838. The spirit of the university's humanities programmes is believed to be intimately rooted in the history of the Kaitokudō, whereas that of the natural and applied sciences is based upon the traditions of the Tekijuku. Osaka University traces its modern origins back

540-500: The Nature index 2024 annual table, Osaka University was ranked 34th globally for its output in selected journals in the fields of natural sciences and Health Sciences research, among all leading research institutions in the world (3rd in Japan). Osaka University is one of the most selective universities in Japan. In most Japanese university selectivity tables, Osaka University comes after

576-733: The University of Fukui . Osaka University also has 21 research institutes, 4 libraries, and 2 university hospitals. Some staff at Osaka University are represented by the General Union , a member of the National Union of General Workers , which is itself a member of the National Trade Union Council . Osaka University maintains four overseas Centers for Education and Research, in San Francisco , Groningen , Bangkok , and Shanghai . Osaka University's School of Human Sciences on

612-537: The University of Hong Kong , and Australian National University (1995). In Europe, alliances include the University of Groningen (2002), the University of Bologna (2006), the University of Geneva (2007), and the University of Cologne (1982). Allied institutions in the United Kingdom include the University of Oxford (1997) and the Imperial College London (2006). Osaka University is recognised as

648-554: The Graduate Programs for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies. Osaka University has academic exchange agreements with a large number of universities in other countries and regions. These academic exchange agreements have been concluded on the university-to-university level and also on the school-to-school level. Joint research as well as researcher and student exchanges take place between Osaka University and these universities and schools. At certain of these universities and schools, it

684-716: The Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences and a portion of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. The campus is also home to the Osaka University Hospital and the Nationwide Joint Institute of Cybermedia Center and Research Center for Nuclear Physics. The Minoh campus was incorporated following the merger with the Osaka University of Foreign Studies in October 2007. The Minoh campus

720-824: The Nobel Prize in Physics was not awarded (1916, 1931, 1934, 1940–1942). There were also nine years for which the Nobel Prize in Physics was delayed for one year: A 2020 study reported that half of the Nobel Prizes for science awarded between 1995 and 2017 are clustered in few disciplines. Particle physics (14%), atomic physics (10.9%), and 3 non-physics disciplines dominate the prize in recent decades, followed by semiconductor physics and magnetics . Osaka University of Foreign Studies Osaka University of Foreign Studies ( 大阪外国語大学 , Ōsaka gaikokugo daigaku ) , abbreviated to OUFS or Ōsaka gaidai ( 大阪外大 ) , Hangaidai ( 阪外大 ) , Hangai ( 阪外 ) or Daigaidai ( 大外大 )

756-778: The Suita Campus hosts an English-medium four-year undergraduate degree program. The program started in 2011 as a result of the national government's G30 (Global 30) Project. Although the government ended the G30 Project in 2014 and replaced it with the Top Global University Project , the OU Human Sciences International Undergraduate Program continues. Areas of study include sociology, anthropology, philosophy, education, behavioral sciences, psychology, human development, and area studies. Focus

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792-461: The country with a School of Foreign Studies, along with the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies . The merger also made Osaka University the largest national university in Japan. The Toyonaka campus is home to faculties of Humanities , Law , Economics , Science , and Engineering Science . It is also the academic base for Graduate Schools of International Public Policy, Language and Culture,

828-414: The first Japanese School of Engineering Science and the School of Human Sciences which covers such cross-disciplinary research interests as broadly as psychology, sociology, and education. Built on the then-existing faculties, ten graduate schools were set up as part of the government's education system reform program in 1953. Two more graduate faculties were added in 1994. In 1993, Osaka University Hospital

864-666: The first students held (1 April) OUFS held 2 multicultural festivals every year, which were renowned for ethnic food stalls selling various sorts of international cuisine. Each society at the university held performances or exhibitions. The summer festival's highlight was the Bon Odori , and the November festival consisted of many plays in foreign languages. The OUFS campus is located in the northern suburb in Osaka prefecture. The time taken between Osaka University of Foreign Studies and Rail Terminals

900-594: The founding of Osaka Prefectural Medical School in downtown Osaka City in 1869. The school was later designated the Osaka Prefectural Medical College with university status by the University Ordinance (Imperial Ordinance No. 388) in 1919. The Medical College merged with the newly founded College of Science to form Osaka Imperial University in 1931. Osaka Imperial University was the sixth imperial university in Japan. Osaka Technical College

936-616: The language and culture of certain society, was commonly understood as a training center of espionage during World War II , and therefore, the school was obliged to be renamed "Osaka College of Foreign Affairs" in April 1944. It moved to Takatsuki, Osaka for a few years after the war and went back to its original site in Osaka city. In 1949, when the Law on the Establishment of National Schools came into effect, "Osaka University of Foreign Studies (OUFS)"

972-512: The schools cover a range of disciplines: Humanities, Human Sciences, Law and Politics, Economics, Science, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, Engineering Science, International Public Policy, Information Science and Technology, Frontier Biosciences, Law (Law School), and the United School of Child Development, which is a collaboration with Kanazawa University , Hamamatsu University School of Medicine , Chiba University , and

1008-514: The top two universities, the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University . Osaka University and Nagoya University hold regular Athletics Competition every year. Recent years Osaka also has a regular windsurfing competition relationship with Kyoto University , Kobe University , and Taiwan's National Sun Yat-sen University . List of Nobel laureates in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics ( Swedish : Nobelpriset i fysik )

1044-504: The university was supported financially by Choko Hayashi (1873–1945) an Osaka businesswoman, who made a private donation of ¥1,000,000. Based on this donation the Japanese government established the "School of Foreign Affairs (SFS)" in Uehonmachi, Tennoji-ku , Osaka with the aim of nurturing internationally minded personnel in Japan. However its characteristics of the education, specialized in

1080-479: The university's Nakanoshima Center, serving as a venue for information exchange, adult education classes, and activities involving academic as well as non-academic communities. Osaka University consists of 11 undergraduate schools and 15 graduate schools. The undergraduate schools include Letters, Human Sciences, Foreign Studies, Law, Economics, Science, (Faculty of) Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, and Engineering Science. At postgraduate level,

1116-448: Was awarded the prize in 2018. Only five women have won the prize: Marie Curie (1903), Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1963), Donna Strickland (2018), Andrea Ghez (2020), and Anne L'Huillier (2023). Before L'Huillier, each woman only ever received a quarter share of the prize, although Marie Curie did receive an unshared Nobel prize in chemistry in 1911 . In 2023, L'Huillier received a one-third share. There have been six years for which

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1152-542: Was consolidated with Osaka University to become "Osaka University School of Foreign Studies (OUSFS)". Since the 2008 academic year, students now apply for their entry through Osaka University. OUSFS moved its location to the current Senba-Higashi area of Minoh-city ( Osaka University Minoh Campus ). Administration office moved to 8-chome, Uehonmachi, Tennoji, Osaka. The University's night school established. Classes started at Aomatani Campus. School of Foreign Studies, Osaka University, inaugurated. Enrollment ceremony for

1188-774: Was established based on the existing "Osaka College of Foreign Affairs". It was reformed to offer 12 modern languages as majors. In 1979 OUFS moved its campus to Ao-Madani area of Minoh-city , in northern Osaka, and continued at this location until its consolidation into Osaka University in 2007. As one of the only two national universities of foreign studies in Japan (along with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) OUFS offered an extensive variety of modern languages ( Chinese , Korean , Mongolian , Indonesian , Filipino , Thai , Vietnamese , Burmese , Hindi , Urdu , Arabic , Persian , Turkish , Swahili , Russian , Hungarian , Danish , Swedish , German , English , French , Italian , Spanish , Portuguese , and Japanese ) as majors, and

1224-453: Was incorporated to form the School of Engineering two years later. The entire university was renamed Osaka University in 1947. After merging with Naniwa High School and Osaka High School as a result of the government's education system reform in 1949, Osaka University started its postwar era with five faculties: Science, Medicine, Engineering, Letters, and Law. Since that time new faculties and research institutes have been established, including

1260-672: Was one of Japan's only two national universities specialized in foreign studies, along with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies . It was dedicated to area studies and the study of foreign languages and their related cultures. In October 2007, OUFS was consolidated with Osaka University to become "Osaka University School of Foreign Studies (OUSFS)". Osaka University of Foreign Studies (OUFS) initially offered foreign language education in 9 world languages. The number eventually increased to 25, in accordance with OUFS's development as Japan's major center for foreign language education and research. The history of OUFS dates back to 1921. The founding of

1296-556: Was relocated from the Nakanoshima campus in downtown Osaka to the Suita campus, completing the implementation of the university's plan to integrate the scattered facilities into the Suita and Toyonaka campuses. In October 2007, a merger between Osaka University and the Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Minoh was completed. The merger made Osaka University one of two national universities in

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