Prospective Students
Student Centers
At these Student Centers, graduate and undergraduate students of Osaka University can be provided with services such as: applications and procedures for financial aid, applications and procedures for exemption from enrollment and tuition fees, procedures for extracurricular activities, and information about employment. The centers also provide consultations on campus life. For more on matters the Student Centers handle, see the table at the bottom of this page.
Regardless of which school or graduate school a student belongs to, he/she can receive assistance at any of the Student Centers--Toyonaka, Suita, or Minoh.
Please feel free to visit any of the centers at your convenience and request assistance on a variety of matters.
Information about procedures, including deadlines, is posted on bulletin boards at each faculty/graduate school and Student Center as well as on the KOAN bulletin board. Students should make a habit of regularly viewing such bulletin boards and be sure to file any necessary documents during the designated periods.
[Announcement] Business hours for Students Centers during the spring holidays (Saturday, February 6~Thursday, April 8, 2021) [updated: February 5, 2021]
Osaka University Student Centers will be open according to the times listed in the columns for periods when classes are NOT being held below. (Note: All Student Centers will be closed from Wednesday, August 12~Saturday, August 15, 2020.)
Business hours
| Weekdays when classes are being held | Weekdays when classes are NOT being held | Saturdays when classes are being held |
Saturdays when classes are NOT being held | Sundays and national holidays | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suita Student Center | 8:30~17:00 |
8:30~12:00 13:00~17:00 |
closed | closed | closed |
| Toyonaka
Student Center -- office hours for general concerns -- |
8:30~17:00 |
8:30~12:00 13:00~17:00 |
closed | closed | closed |
| Toyonaka
Student Center -- office hours for extracurricular activity-related concerns only -- |
8:30~20:00 |
8:30~12:00 13:00~17:00 |
8:30~16:30 | 8:30~16:30 | closed |
| Minoh Student Center |
10:00~11:15 12:15~16:30 |
10:00~12:00 13:00~16:30 |
closed | closed | closed |
*In the case of severe weather warnings, business hours may be modified for any and all centers.
*Download and view the calendar here to view days when classes are held and special days when they are not.
*Business hours may be modified for any and all centers due to university events.
Suita Student Center (Map)
1st floor of IC Hall, Suita Campus
Toyonaka Student Center (Map)
2nd floor of Student Union, Toyonaka Campus
Minoh Student Center (Map)
1st floor of Building A, Minoh Campus
Procedures handled at Student Centers
| Exemption of enrollment fee | Procedures for entrance fee exemption at the time of admission |
| Exemption of tuition fee | Procedures for applying
for tuition fee exemption (for 1st or 2nd semesters) |
| Japan Student Services Organization | Procedures regarding the
Japan Student Services Organization,
including scholarship applications. |
| Financial aid offered by municipal governments and private scholarship organizations | Procedures for applying
for financial aid offered by municipal
governments and private scholarship organizations |
| Insurance | Procedures for Personal Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research, including submission of accident reports and filing claims for insurance |
| Employment | Information about employment opportunities and career conferences |
| Extracurricular activities | Procedures for renting
equipment, using facilities for extracurricular activities, and
submission of documents for forming a group |
Contact for procedures
| Classification | Place handling the procedure | Telephone
number |
| Financial aid & tuition fees | ||
| Tuition fee payment | Educational Affairs of faculty/graduate school | |
| Application for tuition fee (enrollment fee)
exemption |
Student Center | Suita:
06-6879-7088, 7089 |
| Application for tuition fee (enrollment fee) deferment | ||
| Application for paying the tuition fee in installments | ||
| Application for financial aid from the Japan Student Service Organization |
Toyonaka:
06-6850-5037 |
|
| Application for financial aid offered by
municipal governments and private organizations |
Minoh:
06-6879-7084 |
|
| Student dormitories | ||
| Dormitory Application | Toyonaka Student Center |
06-6850-6114 |
| Additional Recruiting | Housing Division | 06-6105-5887 |
| Insurance | ||
| Personal
Accident Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (PAS) |
Osaka University Cooperative | Suita:
06-6877-6509 Toyonaka: 06-6841-3326 Minoh: 072-730-2743 |
| Liability Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research (LSR) | ||
| Employment | ||
| Information about employment and academic and career counseling |
Student Center | 06-6879-7087 |
| Survey of careers after graduation/Notification of tentative job acceptance | Enter
your information on the
System for Publishing Employment Decisions
|
|
| Extracurricular activities | ||
| Report of forming an on-campus group | Student Center | Suita: 06-6879-7120 Toyonaka: 06-6850-5022 Minoh: 072-730-5081 |
| Report of continuing an on-campus group | ||
| Report of holding an event |
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| Request for certificate of an officially recognized group |
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| Request for using sports facilities |
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| Request for using hostels for extracurricular activities |
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| Request for using a meeting room in a Student Union | ||
| Request for using equipment for extracurricular activities | ||
| Issuance of certificates | ||
| Reissuance of student ID card | Student Center | |
| Student registration certificate | Automatic
issuance of certificates |
Educational
Affairs of faculty/graduate school Issuance of certificates for alumni |
| Transcript | ||
| Graduation certificate | ||
| Certificate of expected graduation | ||
| Fare discount certificate for student travel | ||
| Certificate of dormitory residence | Housing
Division |
06-6879-4968 |
| Certificate of scholastic ability for teacher's license | Educational Affairs of faculty/graduate school | |
| Certificate of expected teacher's license |
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| Classes | ||
| Class request form (G sheet) |
Educational Affairs of faculty/graduate school (Note: There are no class request (G sheet), request for makeup test, and request for retest forms for general education courses.) |
|
| Request for makeup test | ||
| Request for retest | ||
| Registration form for being absent from a test | ||
| Changes in status | ||
| Request for leave of absence | Educational Affairs of faculty/graduate school | |
| Request for withdrawal | ||
| Request for reinstatement | ||
| Request for readmission | ||
| Request for studying abroad | ||
| Request for changing university/school/graduate school | ||
| Registration form for change of guarantor | ||
| Registration form for address change | ||
| Registration form for surname change | ||
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