Osaka City University
Motto	N/A
Established	Founded 1880, Chartered 1928
School type	Public
President	Satoru Kaneko
Location	Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Campus	Urban, -- acres (-- km²)
Enrollment	7,105 undergraduate, 2,063 graduate
Faculty	852 full-time
Mascot	None
Endowment	US$-- (JP¥--)
Website	www.osaka-cu.ac.jp

Osaka City University (大阪市立大学 Ōsaka Shiritsu Daigaku, in southern Osaka sometimes abbreviated to 市大 Ichidai or Shidai) is one of the municipal universities in Japan. It is located in the south end of Osaka City. Image File history File links Emblem_osakacity. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term public school has different meanings: In Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and most other English-speaking nations, a public school is a school which is financed and run by the government and does not charge tuition fees. ... Osaka Castle (ÅŒsaka-jō) Location in Japan Osaka Aquarium (Kaiyukan) Osaka railway station The Osaka Tower (TsÅ«tenkaku) Osaka City   listen? (大阪市; ÅŒsaka-shi) is the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... Osaka Castle Location in Japan Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, ÅŒsaka-shi, â–¶ (help· info)) is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ... Urban area is a term used to define an area where there is an increased density of man-made structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... In some educational systems, an undergraduate is a post-secondary student pursuing a Bachelors degree. ... Osaka Castle Location in Japan Osaka (Japanese: 大阪市, ÅŒsaka-shi, â–¶ (help· info)) is the capital of Osaka Prefecture and the third-largest city in Japan, with a population of 2. ...

One of the famous alumni is Takeshi Kaiko. Kaikō Takeshi (開高健) (1930-1989) was a prominent post-war Japanese writer, a recipient of Akutagawa, Kawabata and Mainichi prizes. ...

History

Its root was founded in 1880, as Osaka Commercial Training Institute (大阪商業講習所) with the donations by the local merchants. It developed into Osaka Commercial School in 1885, then was municipalized in 1889. Osaka City was defeated in a battle to draw the Second National Commercial College (the winner was Kobe City), so the city authorities decided to establish a municipal commercial college without any aid from the national budget. It was the beginning of the School's hard history. 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Kobe (Japanese: 神戸市; kōbe-shi) is a city in Japan, located on the island of Honshu. ...

In 1901 the school was reorganized into Osaka Municipal Commercial College (市立大阪高等商業学校), later authorized under College Act in 1904. The college had grand brick buildings around Taisho period - the most prosperous days both of the school and of the city. 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Taisho period (大正 Taishō, lit. ...

The Building No.1 (main building) of Osaka City University, built in 1934

In 1928 the college developed into Osaka University of Commerce (大阪商科大学), the first municipal university in Japan. The city mayor, Dr. SEKI Hajime (関一, 1873-1935) declared the spirit of the municipal university, that it should not simply copy the national universities and that it should become a place for research with a background of urban activities in Osaka. But, contrary to his words, the University was removed to the most rural part of the city by 1935. The first president of the University was a liberalist, so the campus gradually became what was thought to be "a den of the Reds (Marxists)". During World War II, the Marxists and the socialists in the University were arrested (about 50 to 80 members) soon after the liberal president died. The campus was evacuated and used by the Japanese Navy. Download high resolution version (1280x960, 331 KB)The 1st Building (main buiding) of Osaka City University (2005) File links The following pages link to this file: Osaka City University ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 331 KB)The 1st Building (main buiding) of Osaka City University (2005) File links The following pages link to this file: Osaka City University ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Commanders Strength Casualties Full list Full list World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ...

After the war, the campus was wholly occupied by U.S. Army (Camp Sakai), so a number of students became anti-American fighters and "worshipers" of the Soviet Union. The campus was given back to the University, partly in 1952, and thoroughly in 1955. In 1949, during the occupation, the University was merged (with other 2 municipal schools) into Osaka City University, under Japan's new educational systems. 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

The "Chapel", one of the ruins of Camp Sakai, built around 1950, removed in 2005

At first OCU had five faculties (Business / Economics / Law and Literatures / Science and Engineering / Housekeeping).
In 1953, Faculty of Law and Literatures was divided into two faculties.
In 1955, Osaka City Medical University was merged and became Medical School.
In 1959, Faculty of Science and Engineering was divided into two faculties.
In 1975, Faculty of Housekeeping was reorganized into Faculty of Human Life Science. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1170x838, 210 KB)the Chapel, one of the ruins of the occupation army. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1170x838, 210 KB)the Chapel, one of the ruins of the occupation army. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1955 (MCMLV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

In September 1950, Osaka City was attacked by Typhoon Jane and the city budget was heavily injured. In addition, a taxation reform (advised by Carl Sumner Shoup) deprived the city of large income from eating houses. So OCU gradually became a mere burden to the city. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Graduate Schools

• Graduate School of Business
• Graduate School of Economics
• Graduate School of Law (including Law School)
• Graduate School of Literature and Human Sciences
• Graduate School of Science
• Graduate School of Engineering
• Graduate School of Medicine
• Graduate School of Human Life Science
• Graduate School of Creative City - since 2003

Faculties (Undergraduate Schools)

• Faculty of Business
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Medicine (including School of Nursing)
• Faculty of Human Life Science

Institutes

• Institute for Economic Research (virtually abolished on 31 March 2003)
• Institute of Health Science and Physical Education
• Research Center for Human Rights
• Botanical Gardens (a part of Faculty of Science; located in Katano)
• Institute for Cosmic Ray Physics (a part of Faculty of Science)
• Toneyama Institute for Tuberculosis Research (a part of Medical School; located in Toyonaka)

Katano (交野市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ... Toyonaka (豊中市; -shi) is a city located in Osaka, Japan. ...

External link

• Official website