Osaka Metropolitan University

Overview

Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) was established in April 2022 through the merger of Osaka City University (OCU) and Osaka Prefecture University (OPU). This merger combined two institutions of similar size and age to create one of the largest public universities in Japan.

The new Morinomiya campus, scheduled for completion in 2025, will join the existing Sugimoto, Abeno, and Umeda satellite office campuses from OCU, as well as Nakamozu, Habikino, Rinku campuses, and the I-site Namba satellite office, which were formerly part of OPU. The campus plan is currently in the detailed design phase and may be subject to revisions.

OMU comprises 11 undergraduate schools, a college, and 15 graduate schools. The undergraduate schools and college offer programs in a variety of fields including agriculture, business, economics, engineering, human life and ecology, law, literature and human sciences, medicine, nursing, science, veterinary science, and sustainable system sciences. The graduate schools also offer specialized programs in informatics and urban management, alongside the existing disciplines.