Active collaboration with the industry earns Osaka University 3rd place in Japan in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings for 2024

On June 12, 2024, Times Higher Education (THE) released its University Impact Rankings* for 2024.

Osaka University tied for 3rd among Japanese universities and placed 101st-200th in the world. When separated by category, Osaka University tied for first in Japan and 16th in the world for SDG9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) with a score of 99.8.

*THE University Impact Rankings: These rankings evaluate university performance on the United Nations’ 17 SDGs (such as gender equality, good health, and well-being) in 4 broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching.

In THE World University Rankings 2024, a comprehensive global university ranking assessing research-intensive universities (released in 2023), Osaka University tied for 1st globally in the industry category thanks to its high industrial value of the research.

• For Osaka University’s efforts to realize SDGs, click here.
• Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings