Osaka Prefecture University (OPU) is located in Sakai which has a long tradition of foreign trade and cultural exchanges. With a history of over 130 years, OPU merged with two public universities to become one of the largest comprehensive public university corporations in Japan comprising 7 undergraduate and graduate schools. With a total of 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students and 745 faculty members, OPU is one of the leading centers of academic excellence and cutting-edge research. In ratio to the number of faculty members, OPU tops the nation in number of research proposals accepted by the highly competitive JST Incubation program.
Osaka Prefecture University Japan
