Promoting Ability to see beneath the Surface, beneath the Appearance, and to Ascertain the true Essence
Osaka University promotes advanced scientific research in new fields by strongly encouraging a solid foundation in the "Basics" in order to provide students with a broader and deeper viewpoint.
Institute for Academic Initiatives (IAI), Osaka University
The Institute for Academic Initiatives (IAI) was set up in order to promote interdisciplinary education and research under the leadership of President Hirano. Education and research in professional fields have always been conducted in each of our schools; however, modern society faces many challenges that require creative approaches, approaches that call upon scholarship from more than one field, one specialty. Thus, the IAI was set up for the purpose of promoting such cross-border medium- and long-term interdisciplinary learning and research. A few words about the logo: The IAI logo incorporates a dual image, a bird and a star. The star-bird -- Osaka University -- is shown climbing, striving, leading always higher.
Exciting Leading-Edge Research Projects and HISHO 30
Osaka University actively promotes researchers, their research, and university-industry collaboration.
CLIC-ON -- A Program for training Young Researchers in inspired Innovation
Osaka University's mid-term plan includes CLIC-ON (Cooperation toward Leadership in Innovative Creation -- Open-innovation Network), a program, under the leadership of the president, for nurturing researchers. It is hoped that this program will become a national model.
The "We can't dispose of that!" Project and the Renovation Center of Instruments for Science Education and Technology
In 2007, the Renovation Center of Instruments for Science Education and Technology started the Project to Extend the Life of Infrastructure for Education and Research. This project renovates and upgrades expensive laboratory equipment, equipment that may no longer be the latest, most advanced model, however, equipment that is still quite capable of providing valuable research results. Upgraded and renovated, this equipment is then made available to a greatly expanded number of users throughout the university.
