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Osaka University continues to renew itself, breathing new life into all of its affairs, using the recent changes in Japan's system of university education as a particularly special opportunity to do so. After the merger with Osaka University of Foreign Studies on October 1, 2007, the university now consists of 11 Schools, 16 Graduate Schools, 5 Research Institutes, 2 Hospitals, 4 Libraries, 21 Joint-Use Facilities, 3 National Joint-Use Facilities, the WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Education, Kaitokudo for the 21st Century, 4 Overseas Centers for Education and Research, and the Osaka University Nakanoshima Center. The three campuses, Suita, Toyonaka, and Minoh, and the Nakanoshima Center occupy a total area of 1,588 million square meter. There are about 9,200 teaching, medical, and administrative staff and 24,750 students including 1,940 international students.
Official site
http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/
Last update: Aug. 09, 2012
| Postal Code | 565-0871 |
|---|---|
| Address | 1-1 Yamadaoka, Suita-shi, Osaka |
| Inquiry Department | Admissions Section, the Department of Student Affairs |
| TEL | 06-6879-7097 |
| FAX | 06-6879-7099 |
| Foreign Students Examination | There is Special Selection. |
| Admission Capacity | a few(at the year of 2013) |
| Applicants | 10(at the year of 2012) |
| Successful Candidates | 6(at the year of 2012) |
| Number of foreign students | 31(at the year of 2012) |
| Number of privately financed foreign students | 23(at the year of 2012) |
| Application Fee | 17,000 yen(at the year of 2012) |
| Admission Fee | 282,000 yen(at the year of 2012) |
| Tuition Fee/year | 535,800 yen(at the year of 2012) |
| Application for a delay of payment/repayment | Not available |
| Department | Mathematics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences (Biology Course) |
| Distribution of Application Forms | End of Sep |
| Previous Exam Papers | Please make an inquiry |
| Entry(Spring) | Apr, 2013 Entry |
| Application Category | Special Exam for Privately Financed International Students |
| Starting Date of Application | Dec. 19, 2012 |
| Deadline of Application | Dec. 26, 2012 |
| Date of Examination | Feb. 25, 2013 , Feb. 26, 2013 |
| Notification of Examination Result | Mar. 9, 2013 |
| Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan | Available |
| Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for Entrance Exam | Necessary |
| Subjects on Exam done by College or University | Mathematics、Science、Oral examination |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Necessary/Not necessary | Necessary |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Requested subjects | Japanese language、Mathematics2、Select two sbjects from Physics, Chemistry, or Biology |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Language in the Exam | either English or Japanese is available |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Refered Exam | The Exams after June, 2012 |
| English Examination | TOEFL |
| Japanese Language Proficiency Test | Not necessary |
| Remarks | On EJU, you must take at least 200 points in “Reading comprehension” and “Listening comprehension / Listening and Reading comprehension” of Japanese, 25 points in "Writing" of Japanese, and 240 points for sum of Science and Mathematics 2. You must take TOEFL (at any score, you can apply). There is another special examination for undergraduate English course in which lessons are conducted in English, and you entered at October. This is open to other kinds of applicants than international students privately financed. For details, see website below. For details, see website below. http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/faculty/english_program/index.html There is another special examination for undergraduate English course in which lessons are conducted in English, and you entered at October. For details, see website below. http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/faculty/english_program/index.html |
| Department | Physics |
| Distribution of Application Forms | End of Sep |
| Previous Exam Papers | Please make an inquiry |
| Entry(Spring) | Apr, 2013 Entry |
| Application Category | Special Exam for Privately Financed International Students |
| Starting Date of Application | Dec. 19, 2012 |
| Deadline of Application | Dec. 26, 2012 |
| Date of Examination | Feb. 25, 2013 , Feb. 26, 2013 |
| Notification of Examination Result | Mar. 9, 2013 |
| Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan | Available |
| Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for Entrance Exam | Necessary |
| Subjects on Exam done by College or University | Mathematics、Science、Oral examination |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Necessary/Not necessary | Necessary |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Requested subjects | Japanese language、Mathematics2、Physics、Select Chemistry or Biology. |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Language in the Exam | either English or Japanese is available |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Refered Exam | The Exams after June, 2012 |
| English Examination | TOEFL |
| Japanese Language Proficiency Test | Not necessary |
| Remarks | On EJU, you must take at least 200 points in “Reading comprehension” and “Listening comprehension / Listening and Reading comprehension” of Japanese and 25 points in "Writing" of Japanese, and 240 points for sum of Science and Mathematics 2. You must take TOEFL (at any score you can apply). There is another special examination for undergraduate English course in which lessons are conducted in English, and you entered at October. This is open to other kinds of applicants than international students privately financed. For details, see website below. http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/faculty/english_program/index.html |
| Department | Biological Sciences (Life Science Course) |
| Distribution of Application Forms | End of Sep |
| Previous Exam Papers | Please make an inquiry |
| Entry(Spring) | Apr, 2013 Entry |
| Application Category | Special Exam for Privately Financed International Students |
| Starting Date of Application | Dec. 19, 2012 |
| Deadline of Application | Dec. 26, 2012 |
| Date of Examination | Feb. 25, 2013 , Feb. 26, 2013 |
| Notification of Examination Result | Mar. 9, 2013 |
| Admission procedures - Application from outside Japan | Available |
| Admission procedures - Visiting Japan for Entrance Exam | Necessary |
| Subjects on Exam done by College or University | Mathematics、Science、Oral examination |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Necessary/Not necessary | Necessary |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Requested subjects | Japanese language、Mathematics2、Physics、Chemistry |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Language in the Exam | either English or Japanese is available |
| Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students-Refered Exam | The Exams after June, 2012 |
| English Examination | TOEFL |
| Japanese Language Proficiency Test | Not necessary |
| Remarks | On EJU, you must take at least 300 points in Japanese (sum of “Writing” “Reading comprehension” and “Listening comprehension / Listening and Reading comprehension”), and 260 points for sum of General Subject and Mathematics 1. You must take TOEFL (at any score you can apply). There is another special examination for undergraduate English course in which lessons are conducted in English, and you entered at October. This is open to other kinds of applicants than international students privately financed. For details, see website below. http://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/faculty/english_program/index.html |