Osaka Gakuin University (大阪学院大学, Ōsaka Gakuin Daigaku), also known as Osaka Graduate University (OGU), is a mid-sized, mid-level private liberal arts university located in Suita, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The university focuses on law, economics, and international studies, but still provides a wide array of other subjects for study.

History/Background

Osaka Gakuin University was founded in 1963, from the previous establishment, Kansai Kenri Senmon Gakko. The school was subsequently refurbished and expanded during the 1990s.

Historical Overview

• 1940 - Kansai Accounting Institute founded.
• 1952 - Kansai Accounting School founded.
• 1953 - Kansai Business College founded.
• 1959 - Osaka Gakuin University High School founded.
• 1962 - Osaka Gakuin Junior College founded (Department of Business Administration).
• 1963 - Osaka Gakuin University founded (Faculty of Commerce, Department of Commerce)
• 1964 - Addition of Departments of Business Administration and Economics to Faculty of Commerce.
• 1967 - Graduate School of Commerce founded(Master's program).
• 1969 - Doctoral program established in Graduate School of Commerce.
• 1970 - Faculty of Economics established. Division of Correspondence Study established.
• 1974 - Faculty of Law established. Faculty of Foreign Languages established. Graduate School of Economics founded (Master's Program).
• 1976 - Doctoral program established in Graduate School of Economics.
• 1987 - Addition of Department of International Studies (Junior College).
• 1990 - Faculty of International Studies founded.
• 1994 - Division and Reorganization of Faculty of Commerce: Department of Commerce reorganized into Faculty of Distribution and Communication Sciences, Department of Business Administration reorganized into Faculty of Adiministrative Sciences, Graduate School of International Studies founded (Master's Program)
• 1995 - Graduate School of Law founded(Master's program).
• 1996 - Doctoral program established in Graduate School of International Studies.
• 1997 - Doctoral program established in Graduate School of Law.
• 2000 - Department of Law and Policy established in Faculty of Law; Faculty of Informatics (Department of Informatics) and Faculty of Corporate Intelligence (Department of Corporate Intelligence) founded.
• 2001 - Division of Correspondence Study (Faculty of Commerce, Department of Commerce) renamed Division of Correspondence Study, Faculty of Distribution and Communication Sciences, Department of Distribution and Communication Sciences.
• 2004 - Graduate School of Legal Profession (“Law School”) established.
• 2005 - Graduate School of Computer Science founded (Master's Program).
• 2006 - Faculty of Law (Department of Law , Department of Law and Policy) reorganized as Faculty of Law (Department Law).

Founding Principles

Founder Taneo Shirai stated that Osaka Gakuin University seeks to develop individuals of both practical ability and broad vision, who can serve society at large and contribute to the peace and welfare of humankind.

Majors

• Distribution and Communication Sciences: Students study the mechanism of distribution economics, in addition to marketing principles and practices, using as materials case studies of corporate activities. Studies also extend to such related areas as accounting, finance, psychology, trade and information systems.
• Business Administration: Students acquire related background knowledge and specialized theories, and cultivate their practical ability to apply it to the resolution of complex and diverse problems that may be encountered in actual administrative activities.
• Economics
  Economics
  Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
  
  : Students learn how to analyze, and form firm views regarding, society, and to effectively express their ideas and analyses.
• Law
  Law
  Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
  
  : Courses cover principle laws, including constitutional, civil, criminal and commercial laws, as well as laws attracting growing social interest, such as those related to foreign, environmental, consumer and social security affairs. Students also learn basic research skills, including how to collect and consult documented reference materials, advancing from discussions of daily legal problems to understanding and interpreting more specialized legal subject matter.
• Foreign Languages: The students are expected to master the four basic language skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking), obtain a good understanding of the culture of the languages they learn, and solidify their own cultural identity.
• International Studies
  International studies
  International Studies generally refers to the specific University Degrees and courses which are concerned with the study of ‘the major political, economic, social, cultural and sacral issues that dominate the international agenda’...
  
  : The curriculum is designed to deepen students' understanding of each zone's culture, history, politics, economics, religion, customs etc., so that they may acquire knowledge and skills necessary for active work in the 21st-century multicultural global community.
• Informatics
  Informatics (academic field)
  Informatics is the science of information, the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems. Informatics studies the structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of natural and artificial systems that store, process, access and communicate information...
  
  : Informatics Course is concerned with exploring innovative IT applications in natural and human sciences. Students concentrate either on life sciences dealing with earth and living organisms or on information processing and transmission in human and social sciences such as psychology and linguistics.
• Corporate Intelligence: Corporate Intelligence is a new interdisciplinary field whose central pillars of study and research are accounting and information science, complemented by commerce, business administration, economics, law, philosophy, ethics etc., in which information is studied systematically and comprehensively as a network of intelligence in a business context.

Campus

• MELOP: MELOP is a members' multimedia facility that opened on the basement floor of Building No. 12 in October 1997 and extended to the third and fourth floors of Building No. 3 in October 1998. MELOP is well equipped with hardware and software that cover a wide range of fields and functions, from widely used Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) to more sophisticated devices and software for computer graphics, video and sound editing (video captor, MIDI, etc.). MELOP organizes, and can be used for, seminars, group and independent activities and the like, so that its members, including beginner computer users, can acquire and improve multimedia skills useful for their future academic activities and career development. In October 2004, MELOP reopened, renovated in line with its new concept "Technology as a Tool. Acquire Useful IT Skills." In this new environment, MELOP provides solid support through new seminars and updated equipment (Building No. 12, from October 18 2004) to help members fulfill their needs and achieve individual goals.

• I-Chat Lounge: The I-Chat Lounge is a place where students can speak foreign languages, watch videos, read newspapers and magazines, and surf the Internet. Students can celebrate special events, enjoy wonderful company and experience life outside of Japan. Anyone can go to the lounge to make new friends and have a wonderful time.

• Library: The Library is the center of university education and research. Today's advanced computerization has largely transformed the Library from a conventional facility with the simple functions of storing and lending books and references. At Osaka Gakuin University, the Library is positioned as an information center featuring the latest computer equipment that encourages independent learning.

• Book Store

• Student Cafeteria

Events

• OGU Workshops: OGU Workshops are designated to "university and other open seminars," which the Board of Education of Osaka Prefecture organizes in collaboration with universities and other educational institutions, so as to provide school teachers with a variety of training opportunities and support their voluntary training, with the objective of improving the quality of their teaching.
• Digital Storytelling Festival: The Digital Storytelling Festival is an open competition for original stories composed using presentation software such as PowerPoint.
• Sports Workshop: Since academic year 2001, Osaka Gakuin University has been holding Sports Workshops for junior and senior high school students. The Rugby Workshop features rugby coaches and players invited from prestigious university teams of Great Britain, the birthplace of rugby. The Golf Workshop features professional golfers as instructors, from whom the participants learn techniques, rules and manners for improving their golfing, as well as golfing and social manners.
• Phoenix Festival: Each year Osaka Gakuin University organizes a series of events in diverse fields, within the framework of the "Phoenix Festival." The primary objective is to fulfill the University's Founding Principle of "developing individuals who have both practical ability and broad vision," while making this Founding Principle known to many people by contributing to the general public's enjoyment and cultural development.
• Cultural Lectures: Osaka Gakuin University organizes Cultural Lectures by a variety of personalities and specialists active in their respective fields, to further enhance University student life. The lectures help expand students' horizons and stimulate their studies and future plans.
• Kishibe Festivals: Kishibe Festival is held for four days in late October each year, mainly organized by the Kishibe Festival Executive Committee, composed of University students. During the Festival, student clubs and circles give performances and presentations, hold talks and exhibitions, run shops and stands, and welcome fellow students, faculty, alumni, and the general public to have fun together.

Student Organizations

• Sports-track clubs: American Football, Archery
  Archery
  Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
  
  , Badminton
  Badminton
  Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
  
  , Baseball
  Baseball
  Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
  
  , Basketball
  Basketball
  Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
  
  , Fencing
  Fencing
  Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
  
  , Fishing
  Fishing
  Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
  
  , Golf
  Golf
  Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
  
  , Handball
  Team handball
  Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
  
  , Ice Hockey
  Ice hockey
  Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
  
  , Japanese Archery, Judo
  Judo
  is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
  
  , Karate
  Karate
  is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
  
  , Kendo
  Kendo
  , meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu.Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.-Practitioners:Practitioners...
  
  , Lacrosse
  Lacrosse
  Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
  
  , Nippon Kenpo, Rubber Baseball, Rugby
  Rugby football
  Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
  
  , Shorinji Kenpo, Skiing
  Skiing
  Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
  
  , Soccer, Softball Tennis, Swimming
  Swimming (sport)
  Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
  
  , Table Tennis
  Table tennis
  Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
  
  , Tennis
  Tennis
  Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
  
  , Track and Field
  Track and field
  Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
  
  , Volleyball
  Volleyball
  Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
  
  , Youth Hosteling
• Culture-track clubs: Accounting, American Folksongs, Archaeology
  Archaeology
  Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
  
  , Calligraphy
  Calligraphy
  Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...
  
  , Comic Narration, Company Studies, Fine Arts, Free Arts, Light Music
  Light music
  Light music is a generic term applied to a mainly British musical style of "light" orchestral music, which originated in the 19th century and had its heyday during the early to mid part of the 20th century, although arguably it lasts to the present day....
  
  , Literature
  Literature
  Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
  
  , Management
  Management
  Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
  
  , Photography
  Photography
  Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
  
  , Science of Divination, Tax Studies, Tea Ceremony
  Tea ceremony
  A tea ceremony is a ritualised form of making tea. The term generally refers to either chayi Chinese tea ceremony, chado Japanese tea ceremony, tarye Korean tea ceremony. The Japanese tea ceremony is more well known, and was influenced by the Chinese tea ceremony during ancient and medieval times....
  
  
• Independent clubs: Brass Band
  Brass band
  A brass band is a musical ensemble generally consisting entirely of brass instruments, most often with a percussion section. Ensembles that include brass and woodwind instruments can in certain traditions also be termed brass bands , but are usually more correctly termed military bands, concert...
  
  , Broadcasting Station, Choir
  Choir
  A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
  
  , Cheerleading
  Cheerleading
  Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
  
  , Newspaper
  Newspaper
  A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
  
  , Pep Squad
  Pep squad
  Pep squads are found in high schools, middle schools and sometimes, elementary schools in the United States. The pep squad's main duty is to promote school spirit. Pep squad members make posters, cheer for school sports teams, and help with pep rallies. During games, pep squads lead cheers and chants...
  
  

Graduate School

• Commerce
  Commerce
  While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
  
  : The Graduate School of Commerce is intended for business-related research, mainly for students having completed undergraduate studies in the Faculties of Distribution and Communication Sciences, Administrative Sciences and Corporate Intelligence.
• Economics
  Economics
  Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
  
  : The Graduate School of Economics conducts education and research in a wide range of specialized fields, from theoretical and applied economics to finance, tax law and economic history. Special educational consideration is also given to students wishing to become tax accountants, and advanced education in economics is offered to those who wish to work in research institutions.
• International Studies
  International studies
  International Studies generally refers to the specific University Degrees and courses which are concerned with the study of ‘the major political, economic, social, cultural and sacral issues that dominate the international agenda’...
  
  : The Graduate School of International Studies pursues education and research by specialists in international relations and international cultures. In the former domain of specialization, the issues of contemporary society regarding law, economics, business, development, environment and so on are examined in an interdisciplinary manner. In the latter domain, international comparative studies are pursued in terms of culture, folk customs, language, religion and so forth.
• Law
  Law
  Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
  
  : The Graduate School of Law conducts education and research to train students toward becoming legal affairs experts capable of working effectively even amid such changes. On the two tracks of specialization.
• Computer Science
  Computer science
  Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
  
  : The School of Computer Science offers instruction to support students' research on themes relating to highly dependable system design, system CAD, information interface, software development, intelligent information media, information security, network application etc. in the main fields of multimedia, network, VLSI system.
• Law School
  Law school
  A law school is an institution specializing in legal education.- Law degrees :- Canada :...
  
  : The students are expected to become legal professionals who play the important role since the rule of law covers even the smallest aspects of people's lives. As legal problems and conflicts are expected to become increasingly diverse and complex, a large number of highly qualified legal professionals are needed.

International Exchange

The university has been actively promoting intercultural understanding in its education, carrying out various exchange programs via the University's network of 18 universities in eight countries around the world.These programs include programs focusing mainly on language training and exposure to cultural diversity, longer overseas stays for studies, and overseas internships enabling students to gain working experience in an international environment, thereby learning intercultural sensibility and practical skills. For their unique content, not found in other universities' overseas programs, OGU's internships are drawing much attention.

OGU Global Network

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United Kingdom

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  • Southern Taiwan University
  • Providence University
    Providence University
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     South Korea
    South Korea
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  • Soonchunhyang University
    Soonchunhyang University
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  • Baekche University Thailand
    Thailand
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  • Bangkok University
    Bangkok University
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     Philippines
    Philippines
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  • University of San Carlos
    University of San Carlos
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Notable Graduates

Politics

Politics

Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...

• Kinoshita Motonori - Congressional deputy of Okayama Prefecture, Democratic Party.

Business

Business

A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...

• Humino Naoki - President of Eat & Co.

Literature

Literature

Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...

/Arts

ARts

aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....

• Shoji Kazunobu - Artist

Entertainment

Entertainment

Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...

Musicians:

• Okano Akihito - Musician, Porno Graffitti
• Suikazura - Folk singer
• Clearance - A cappella Vocal group
• Slow Riders - Rock band
• Uchikoshi Motohisa - Musician, Radio DJ

Actors and Actresses:

• Nakabayashi Taiki – Actor
• Yamada Masato – Actor
• Isaka Yuuko – Model, Actress
• Miura Tsuyoshi – Actor
• Ishida Hiroshi – Actor
• Arita Hiroyuki – Voice actor

Comedian

Comedian

A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...

s:

• Hukuda Mitsunori – Comedian, Tutorial
• Torihada Minoru – Comedian
• Keisuke – Comedian
• Shouhukutei Jinpuku – Rakugo Storyteller
• Tatekawa Bunto – Rakugo Storyteller
• Katsura Bunya – Rakugo Storyteller

Sports

• Takahashi Naoko – Former National Marathon runner
• Shimomura Eiji – Former National Volleyball player
• Yoshida Kuniaki – Former National Volleyball player
• Sasaki Hayato – Professional Soccer player
• Ishibitsu Yousuke – Professional Soccer player, National team
• Sasagaki Ryousuke – Professional Soccer player
• Hashigaito Kouichi - Professional Soccer player
• Inada Kouji - Professional Soccer player
• Senoo Ryousuke - Professional Soccer player
• Baba Yutaka - Professional Soccer player
• Okamura Kazuya - Professional Soccer player
• Katou Kenta - Professional Soccer player
• Yoshii Naoto - Professional Soccer player
• Marutani Yuuichi - Professional Soccer player
• Danshoku Diino – Professional Wrestler
• Konno Shouta – Professional Basketball player
• Nishikawa Masato – Professional Baseball player
• Hujii Masashi – Former Professional Baseball player
• Kobayashi Hiroshi – Amateur Baseball player

Mass Media

Mass media

Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...

• Uenosono Kimihide – Writer, Director
• Yamada Satsuki – Former News Anchor
• Kanda Toshiaki – IT Journalist

External Links

• http://www.osaka-gu.ac.jp/english/
• http://www.hpu.edu/index.cfm?section=acadprograms6689
• Osaka Gakuin University
• http://www.osaka-gu.ac.jp/english/international/index.html
• http://www.osaka-gu.ac.jp/english/international/index.html
• http://www.outreach.olemiss.edu/study_abroad/programs/japan_ogu.html