Greetings from the Alumni Association Chairman

Greetings. This is KISHIMOTO Tadamitsu, Chairman of the Osaka University Federation of Alumni Association.

Osaka University, whose spiritual and cultural roots can be traced back to the two places of learning in Osaka, Kaitokudo and Tekijuku of the Edo period, was founded in 1931 with passionate support from the political and business circles and the citizens of Osaka as Osaka Imperial University with two schools: the School of Medicine and the School of Science.

There are many universities with a longer history than Osaka University. But as an alumnus of the university myself, I’m proud to say that Osaka University alumni, active in all manner of disciplines and recipients of various awards, such as the Order of Culture, Person of Cultural Merit, Japan Academy Prize, and the Imperial Award, have received much praise from all quarters as one of the leading universities in Japan both in name and in deed.

Currently, Osaka University has a variety of alumni associations, even those for individual schools and majors. The Osaka University Federation of Alumni Association, established in 2005 with the goal of contributing to the development of these alumni associations and further promoting exchange and collaboration between the university and its graduates beyond the borders of schools and departments, has taken various approaches.

In order to solidify its bonds with alumni and further enhance their collaborative efforts with the university, the Osaka University Federation of Alumni Association has decided to welcome all alumni, faculty, and staff as members and current undergraduate and graduate students as associate members. Through these efforts, we will work for the development of Osaka University and its Federation of Alumni Association.

We hope that all alumni will take pride in being members of the association and continue to take an interest in the university by visiting the campus and enjoying events such as Homecoming Day. At the same time, we also sincerely hope that Osaka University, based on its illustrious tradition and history, will continue to develop as a vibrant university to “live locally, grow globally,” just as its motto shows.

April 2023

KISHIMOTO Tadamitsu
Chairman, Osaka University Federation of Alumni Association
(14th President, Osaka University)