Global Knowledge Partners
Osaka University aims to create new value as a university open to global society in which individuals with diverse knowledge learn from each other according to its basic philosophy of Open Community stated in OU Vision 2021. Each and every researcher at OU actively carries out international collaborative research, producing outstanding research results.
However, the world, including Japan, is facing increasingly complicated and serious social issues. In 2015, the United Nations adopted "Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” outlining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to address urgent global challenges. In reaction to this, the Japanese government established the SDGs Promotion Headquarters to move ahead with measures related to the SDGs.
In order to respond to these changes in society, it is necessary to gather even more diverse knowledge to tackle social issues. To this end, Osaka University will work together with university partners around the world with the clear objective of "contributing to the solution of social issues" to achieve steady results. Regarding these strategic partnerships as means for academic collaboration and the partners themselves as global knowledge partners, we will form interdisciplinary research groups to address common issues set together with other world-class universities, implementing advanced research.
At the same time, OU will also develop world-class global human resources through this joint research. For joint research with global knowledge partners, we will establish a cross-boundary support system within the university. We will design systems to acquire external funds, proceed with projects, receive and send young researchers, supporting these endeavors in cooperation with our overseas centers and offices.
Partner universities (as of July 2021)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
- University of Groningen (Netherlands)
- University College London (UK)
- The University of British Columbia (Canada)
New seed funding projects with UCL in 2021-2022
REPRESENTATIVE FROM OSAKA UNIVERSITY | REPRESENTATIVE FROM UCL | Project Name |
|---|---|---|
Specially Appointed Assistant Prof. Chatterjee Shreyam, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research | Dr. Tracey CLARKE, Maths & Physical Sciences | Development of Novel Materials for Green Organic Photovoltaics |
Associate Prof.（Lecturer）SHIRAI Shizuka, Cybermedia Center | Dr. Mutlu CUKUROVA, Institute of Education | Development of a Conceptual Framework to Facilitate Collaborative Learning in Hybrid Education settings using Multimodal Analytics |
Prof. Beverly YAMAMOTO, Osaka University UNESCO Chair/Graduate School of Human Sciences | Dr. Sarabajaya KUMAR, Social & Historical Sciences | The Everyday Lived Experiences of Disabled University Students in London and Osaka during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Prof. SEKINE Jun, Graduate School of Engineering Science | Dr. Andrea MACRINA, Maths & Physical Sciences | Stochastic Measure-Distortion Processes for Risk Analysis with Heavy Tails and Power Laws - Applications to Climate Change Risk and the Emergence of Pandemics |
Prof. KITA Michihiro, Graduate School of Engineering | Dr. Daniel OVIEDO, Bartlett | UCL-Osaka Walking Cities Lab: researching walking cities that are not walkable |
Prof. MIURA Asako, Graduate School of Human Sciences | Dr. Keri WONG, Institute of Education | COVID-19 vaccine acceptance for parents and children (UCL-Osaka Vax-PaC Study) |
New seed funding projects with UCL in 2020-2021
Representative from Osaka University | Representative from UCL | Project Name |
|---|---|---|
Specially Appointed Assoc. Prof. Jason ORLOSKY, Cybermedia Center | Dr. Kaan AKSIT, Engineering Sciences | Telelife Technology Seminars via Virtual Reality |
Prof. NAGAI Takeharu, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research | Prof. Ricardo HENRIQUES, Life Sciences | "Where's the manual?": Understanding the spatio-temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 assembly using super-resolution microscopy and biosensor engineering |
Prof. YOSHIMORI Tamotsu, Graduate School of Medicine / Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences | Prof. Henry HOULDEN, Brain Sciences | The impact of Rubicon variants on human brain neurodevelopment |
Assoc. Prof. WAN Weiwei, Graduate School of Engineering Science | Dr. Dimitrios KANOULAS, Engineering Sciences | TeleGrasp: Semi-Autonomous Object Grasping using Robot Vision and Human IMU-based Teleoperation |
Asst. Prof. YOSHII Chiyo, Graduate School of Letters | Dr. Deborah PADFIELD, Art ＆ Humanities | Using images and movement to explore intercultural understanding of pain and suffering within medical education and higher education - a series of workshops and seminars |
Prof. Beverly YAMAMOTO, Graduate School of Human Sciences | Dr. Carol RIVAS, Institute of Education | CHIA: children made vulnerable through health conditions and disability, an international exploration of relevant issues and assets during the pandemic |
New selected projects in the Strategic Matching Fund with Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2019-2020
Representative from Osaka University | Representative from Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Project Name |
|---|---|---|
Professor Ma Ninshu, Joining and Welding Research Institute | Fenggui LU, School of Material Science & Engineering | Design and Assessment in Advanced Manufacturing |
Professor TANAKA Manabu, Joining and Welding Research Institute | Zhuguo LI, School of Material Science & Engineering | Materials and Joining Science for Advanced Manufacturing |
Associate Professor FUKUDA Takashi, Graduate School of Engineering | Fei XIAO, School of Materials Science and Engineering | Investigation of new elastocaloric materials for refrigeration |
Professor YAMASHITA Hiromi, Graduate School of Engineering | Yixin ZHAO, School of Environmental Science & Engineering | Design and synthesis of photo- and photoelectro catalysts for solar light-driven H2 production and energy conversion |
Professor OHSAWA Naoki, Graduate School of Engineering | Yu LUO, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering | Study on residual stress measurement method based on inherent strain |
Professor IIJIMA Kazuhiro, Graduate School of Engineering | Shixiao FU, School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | Concept Development of “Unmanned” Offshore Structure for Fish Farming in Deep Waters |
Professor KASHIWAGI Masashi, Graduate School of Engineering | Decheng WAN, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering | Hydrodynamic Study on Ship Maneuvering Motion in Waves Using CFD and Potential-Flow Methods |
Professor DOI Kenji, Graduate School of Engineering | Zhongren PENG, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering | Research on how to apply intelligent transportation system to improve urban atmospheric environment |
Professor TSUCHIYA Tatsuhiro, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology | Wenli ZHENG, Department of Computer Science and Engineering | Reliable Decentralized Data Platform for Smart City |
Associate Professor YAMAGUCHI Yohei, Graduate School of Engineering | Yanjun DAI, School of Mechanical Engineering | Modelling and evaluation of integrated HVAC system with desiccant and solar technologies |
Assistant Professor SASAKI Yuya, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology | Hongdi HE, School of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Civil Engineering | Information Integration Platform for MaaS and Analysis of Urban Environmental Data |
Assistant Professor KAITO Takashi, Graduate School of Medicine | Jie ZHAO, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | Development of an antibacterial interbody fusion cage for spinal fusion surgery by 3D printing technology |
New seed funding projects with UCL in 2019-2020
Representative from Osaka University | Representative from UCL | Project Name |
|---|---|---|
Professor NAGAHARA Hajime, | Dr. Mutlu CUKUROVA, Institute of Education | Artificial Intelligence for Collaborative Problem-solving: A Computer Vision System to Support Effective Teamwork |
Professor NAGAI Takeharu, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research | Prof. Ricardo HENRIQUES, Life Sciences | Towards nano-diagnosis: monitoring molecular dysfunction with nanometer sensitivity, a convergence of fluorescent biosensor engineering and functional live-cell super-resolution imaging |
Professor MATSUSHIGE Hisakazu, Center for the Study of CO* Design | Prof. Rose LUCKIN, Institute of Education | Learning (in) Environments Beyond the Formal Educational Boundaries - Revitalizing and Sustaining Knowledge/Skills Transfer in Japan and the UK |
Instructor KIMURA Yumi, Graduate School of Human Sciences | Prof. Daniel MILLER, Social & Historical Sciences | Facilitating digital health for older people in rural Japan |
Professor WADA Shigeo, Graduate School of Engineering Science | Dr. Ryo TORII, Engineering Sciences | Development of in silico model to evaluate performance of cardiovascular devices |
Professor YAMAMOTO | Dr. Sarabajaya KUMAR, Laws, Arts and Humanities, and Social and Historical | The Everyday Lived Experiences of Disabled University Students in London and Osaka |
Activity Reports
Student Perspectives on Sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Roundtable by Osaka University and UC Davis was held online on May 8, 2021.
For more information about this event, click here.
Osaka University and University of California, Davis (UC Davis) conclude Strategic Partnership Agreement
Osaka University concluded a Strategic Partnership Agreement with UC Davis on January 8, 2021.
Of particular note is the highly anticipated strengthening of collaboration between the two universities in the areas of Plant Bioengineering, Scientific Bioengineering, and Smart Communities.
Executive Vice President Kawahara and Professor Fujiyama (Director, ICBiotech) visited UC Davis in June 2019.
Academic Exchange Seminar and Student Forum with Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Friday, November 27, 2020 (Online)
22nd Academic Exchange Seminar between Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Osaka University
Saturday, November 28, 2020 (Online)
1st Osaka University - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Student Forum
For more details, click here.
Online meeting with the University of Groningen
On Friday, July 3, Osaka University held a meeting with the University of Groningen, one of its Global Knowledge Partners, in order to build a strategic partnership between the two universities.
Data workshop with the University of Groningen
"Workshop of AI Center of Institute for Scientific and Industrial Center, Osaka University and Groingen Cognitive Systems and Materials Center (CogniGron)" was held on March 2 and March 3, 2020 at the University of Groningen. For more information, click here.
Strategic Partnership Agreement between Osaka University and University College London Signed
October 7, 2019
UCL President & Provost Professor Michael Arthur, Vice-Provost Nicola Brewer, and their entourage visited Osaka University to sign a strategic partnership agreement with OU. (Details)
Workshop with University College London (UCL)
March 27~28, 2019 (London, UK)
Osaka University - UCL Strategic Partnership Kick-off Event (Program)
Workshop with the University of Groningen
March 12~13, 2019 (Osaka University)
2nd Data Workshop Osaka - Groningen (Details)