Osaka
University welcomes exchange students with entrance examination fee, matriculation
fee and tuition fee waivers from partner institutions abroad that have inter-university
or inter- faculty exchange agreements with Osaka University.
Exchange
students are first selected and nominated by their home institutions. Your
study abroad or international office exchange coordinator can inform you about
procedures at your university and answer specific questions about the nomination
process for exchange students.
Variety of
Exchange Programs(PDF)
The Osaka University Short-term Regular Student Exchange Program
is intended for undergraduate/-graduate students registered at institutions
that overseas that have a student exchange agreement with Osaka University.
The exchange student is enrolled as a Special Auditor at the undergraduate
level, or as a Special Auditor/Special Research Student at the graduate level
at Osaka University.
An Undergraduate Special Auditor can freely choose classes
from various courses provided by a registered
school/faculty or classes opened for all schools and faculty.
A Graduate Special Auditor can freely choose classes from
various courses provided by a registered
school/faculty or graduate school.
Graduate Special Research Students
receive instruction for individual research at a graduate school or a research
institute.
Exchange student under the Inter-University Student Exchange Agreement:
Exchange student under the Inter-Faculty
Student Exchange Agreement:
For details, contact the relevant School/Faculty or Graduate
School.
Special Programs
OUSSEP
OUSSEP was designed to give
students from abroad who do not speak Japanese well or who have not studied
Japanese at all, an opportunity to earn transferable credits at Osaka University
under the close coordination of the International Student Center (hereafter
the ISC). Participants are offered special academic lectures taught in English
called International Exchange Subjects, which are administrated by the International
Affairs Committee. The University grants credits to students who attend a
Full-(Half-) year OUSSEP for the courses they take as International Exchange
Subjects, and presents a certificate of completion to students who successfully
complete the requirements of OUSSEP.
More information: OUSSEP HP
OUSSEP-Maple
The
OUSSEP-Maple Program is one of the short-term student exchange programs at
Osaka University, which is promoted by the Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and the Japan Student Service Organization
(JASSO). This Program is especially designed by the Center for Japanese Language
and Culture (CJLC) to help students improve their language skills and, enhance
their knowledge of the Japanese culture and society, which wil connect towards
their respective academic goals. Moreover, OUSSEP-Maple helps to develop proficient
individuals with an in-depth understanding of Japan from various perspectives,
comparing and contrasting with their own language and background.
More
information: Center
for Japanese Language and Culture HP
FrontierLab@OsakaU
FrontierLab@OsakaU
is a program
designed to nurture creative faculties in students by offering a wide range
of potential research directions and emphasizing hands-on laboratory experience.
It is specifically created for international students seeking a challenging,
short-term upgrading of vital research and analytical skills. Applications
from both undergraduate and graduate science and engineering majors/minors
are welcome.
Each participant in
the Frontier Lab Program will be assigned to a particular research group in one
of Osaka University's internationally renowned science and technology fields.
Thematic studies will be conducted under the close supervision of the faculty,
through experiments, peer consulting, group work and interactive discussions.
More information: FrontierLab@OsakaU
HP