Facts & Figures on the University
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Under the motto "Live Locally, Grow Globally," Osaka University grapples with the challenges of education and research. |
| President | HIRANO Toshio (Specialty: Immunology) |
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Trustees & Vice Presidents |
EBISU Shigeyuki HIGASHIJIMA Kiyoshi BABA Akio AIMOTO Saburo ABE Kenzo OYAMA Shinnosuke EGUCHI Taro TAKAHASHI Akira |
| Administration Bureau | 8 Departments, 22 Divisions and 7 Offices |
| Organization |
11 Schools with 10 Corresponding Graduate Schools:
Schools of: Letters, Human Sciences, Foreign Studies (School only), Law and Politics, Economics, Science, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Engineering, Engineering Science 6 Independent Graduate Schools: Graduate School of Language and Culture, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Law School, United Graduate School of Child Development. Osaka University, Kanazawa University and Hamamatsu University School of Medicine 5 Research Institutes: Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Institute for Protein Research, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Joining and Welding Research Institute 2 University Hospitals: Osaka University Hospital, Osaka University Dental Hospital University Library with 4 Branches: Main Library, Life Sciences Library, Science and Engineering Library, International Studies Library 22 Joint-Use Facilities: Institute for Higher Education Research and Practice, Center for International Education and Exchange, … 3 National Joint-Use Facilities: Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Cybermedia Center, Institute of Laser Engineering |
| Faculty and Staff |
Number of academic staff 3,102,
Number of non-academic staff 2,741,
Total: 5,843 Number of part-time academic staff: 3,333 |
| Students |
Undergraduates -- Students: 3,255* Total: 15,693 Graduates -- Master's course: 1,895*, Doctor's course: 657* (Integrated 5-Year Doctor's course: 55) Law School: 80 Total: 8,009 International Students 1,780 (Undergraduate: 274, Graduate: 1,041, Research Students: 465) *number of enrollees for current academic year |
| Campuses |
Suita Campus: 996,659.32 sq m (Administrative Bureau,
Schools of Human Sciences, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmaceutical
Sciences, and Engineering, Joint-Use Facilities, …)
Toyonaka Campus: 445,851.08 sq m (University Library, Schools of Letters, Law, Economics, Science, Engineering Science, …) Minoh Campus: 145,125.08 sq m (School of Foreign Studies, …) Nakanoshima Campus: 1,000 sq m (Osaka University Nakanoshima Center) |
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Budget (FY 2011) |
Revenue: 133.840 billion Yen Expenditure: 133.840 billion Yen |
Notes:
• The figures above were most recently updated on May 1, 2011.
• The number of staff does not include those on child-care leave, leaves
of absence, or overseas sabbaticals.








